On this week’s podcast, the entire The Robot Report editorial staff shared its observations about the 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winners.
Contactless charging is better than mere wireless robot charging, says Meredot
Contactless wireless charging offers advantages over wired or contact-based charging, according to Meredot’s CEO.
Fulfillment robots have evolved for warehouses, explains Staxel
Fulfillment robots have evolved from Kiva’s mobile platforms to ASRS and the humanoids now in trials for warehouse use.
R-24 and GTC 2024: A look back at recent robotics events
In this podcast episode, our editors recap their experiences at the R-24 robots, drones, and automation event in Denmark and GTC 2024 in California.
Listen to our MODEX 2024 recap
This episode of The Robot Report podcast looks at the robots for warehousing and logistics from MODEX 2024.
Podcast: 3Laws co-founder discusses robot safety and the evolution of bipedal locomotion
3Laws Robotics co-founder Aaron Ames describes the history of legged robots, and the latest podcast episode looks at a slump in robot orders.
Podcast:A look at Zipline’s future and the design of the ZIP Droid
In this episode, we learn about Ziplines’ new drone delivery platform with cofounder and CTO Keenan Wyrobek and lead droid engineer, Stephen Killian.
Podcast: CNHI provides an update on agricultural automation
CNHI Chief Digital Officer Marc Kermisch explains how robots and data can help farmers in this week’s podcast episode.
NRF 2024 shows how robots can innovate category management
NRF 2024 provided examples of how robots are evolving to provide real-time data to retailers on the path to smart category management.
How do mobile robots use ToF cameras?
Time-of-flight or ToF cameras offer mobile robots precise navigation, low-light performance, and high frame rates for a range of applications.
The warehouse automation industry is changing — are you ready for disruption?
The industry value chain is changing. We’re seeing a shift away from highly customized fixed warehouse automation to more modular, configurable, and standardized systems, like those from AutoStore and OPEX. This will have far reaching implications for the warehouse industry, eroding margins for system integration and solution design, while benefiting system OEMs. In this insight…
Podcast: Tangram launches 3D sensor; Next Generation Robotics offers optimization service
In this episode, learn about the new HiFi Sensor from Tangram Vision and how Next Generation Robotics is delivering optimization as a service for robot operations.
Maturi Jagadish discusses product development at Brain Corp
Product Management Director Maturi Jagadish discusses the product development and market fit strategy processes at Brain Corp.
Autonomous robots & data transfer: going beyond self-imposed WiFi limitations
Mobile robotic solutions today gather lots of information that needs to be processed off-board of the AMR. This article explores the options beyond WiFi for extracting that information.
Consumers are Ready for a Robot-Assisted World
Leading technology manufacturers are developing autonomous mobile robots to assist consumer-facing workers with an approachable, friendly design.
PODCAST: ProMat 2023 robotics recap
Listen to this week’s episode of The Robot Report Podcast and a recap of all of the cool robots at ProMat 2023.
5 key questions to consider when implementing AMRs
Implementing AMRs is difficult. Environment, culture, and technology define a company’s fleet. AMR deployment requires a technical and industry-savvy supplier.
Editor’s Picks: best robots of CES 2023
Robots were everywhere at CES 2023. Mike Oitzman highlights some of his favorite robots he saw in Las Vegas.
PODCAST: 2022 in review: the year in robotics
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the top moments and biggest stories that happened in the robotics industry during 2022.
PODCAST: Developing policies for cops using robots with lethal force
Paul Scharre, who helped the Office of the Secretary of Defense develop policies around autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies, joins the show to discuss San Francisco’s police department potentially using robots with lethal force.
PODCAST: Nic Radford on underwater robots; celebrating 100 episodes
Leveraging experience developing space robots for NASA, Nauticus Robotics is developing underwater robots to perform inspection and maintenance tasks.
PODCAST: A conversation with the founders of RobOpsCon; a robo dog fight breaks out over patents
This week, we talk to the founders of Robotics Operations Group (ROG) about the organization’s growth and RobOpsCon earlier this week.
Automating risk management to improve employee safety in warehouses
Warehouse accidents can happen even with proper safety practices. Automating warehouse procedures eliminates manual work and improves procedures.
PODCAST: RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi on automating tire changing
This week, we talk with RoboTire CEO Victor Darolfi about automating tire-changing with robots.
PODCAST: AI – chipset bans and keeping humans in the loop
This week’s podcast discusses situations in which AI and machine learning still come up short for robotics systems and how a human-in-the-loop system can help solve edge cases in real-time.