Might noticed the return of a few of the most enjoyable occasions in robotics. We began the month with the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston, which introduced collectively hundreds of attendees and greater than 200 exhibitors for over 50 academic periods. Later within the month, Automate 2025 kicked off in Detroit.
Listed here are the ten hottest articles on The Robotic Report prior to now month. Subscribe to The Robotic Report Publication and hearken to The Robotic Report Podcast to remain updated on the most recent robotics developments.
10. Persona AI raises $27M to develop humanoid robots for shipyards
Persona AI Inc., a developer of humanoid robots and embodied synthetic intelligence, has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding spherical. The Houston-based firm plans to make use of the funding to speed up improvement and deployment of its platform, which is engineered for duties in shipbuilding and manufacturing. Learn extra.
9. Commonplace Bots launches 30kg robotic arm and U.S. manufacturing facility
Commonplace Bots unveiled a brand new robotic and has expanded its manufacturing facility in Glen Cove, N.Y. The corporate stated the brand new 16,000-sq.-ft. (1486.4 sq. m) manufacturing unit doubles the dimensions of its earlier Lengthy Island location. This enlargement aligns with the corporate’s unveiling of a brand new robotic at Automate in Detroit. Learn extra.
8. TRON1 robotic extends its attain with a brand new optionally available arm
Cell manipulation can take many varieties. TRON1 is a cute two-legged cellular robotic, paying homage to the AT-ST walker in Star Wars. It is without doubt one of the main choices of LimX Dynamics. Exhibiting on the Worldwide Convention on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Atlanta, LimX is focusing on the biped at analysis purposes. The Shenzhen, China-based firm stated it’s growing “general-purpose robotics” and dealing towards synthetic common intelligence (AGI). Learn extra.
7. Amazon’s Vulcan robotic makes use of power sensing to stow gadgets
Amazon is opening new automation alternatives by deploying its first robots that usee power and contact sensing to enhance materials dealing with duties. One of many traditional purposes at Amazon warehouses is goods-to-person (G2P) choosing. Kiva cellular robots current movable cabinets, stocked with stock, to a stationary human picker. The human affiliate picks a particular merchandise for a particular buyer order and singulates it for cargo. Learn extra.
6. Rainbow Robotics unveils omnidirectional wheels, improvement package for its dual-arm robotic
Rainbow Robotics, a Korean robotics developer that spun out of the Humanoid Robotic Analysis Heart of KAIST, unveiled two new options for its RB-Y1 system at ICRA 2025. RB-Y1 is a semi-humanoid robotic that contains a torso, two arms with seven levels of freedom (DoF) every, a 6-DoF single leg, and a wheeled cellular platform. Learn extra.
5. ABB upgrades Flexley Mover AMR with visible SLAM capabilities
ABB stated it’s extending its portfolio of totally autonomous cellular robots, or AMRs, by equipping its Flexley Mover P604 with 3D visible simultaneous localization and mapping, or vSLAM, navigation and user-friendly AMR Studio programming software program. The corporate stated the launch is a part of its general effort in direction of providing robots which might be extra versatile, environment friendly, and simpler to make use of. Learn extra.
4. igus introduces Iggy Rob low-cost humanoid for service, industrial purposes
As some market analysts predict that as much as 20 million humanoid robots may very well be deployed in industrial settings by 2030, igus GmbH unveiled its first humanoid, Iggy Rob. The movement plastics specialist stated it designed the robotic to assist industrial manufacturing, service environments, and transport duties. Learn extra.
3. Waymo robotaxis to map Boston
Waymo is sending a small fleet of robotaxis to map town of Boston. The automobiles gained’t be driving autonomously. As an alternative, the autos may have skilled, human autonomous specialists behind the wheel always. The aim of the journey is to discover Boston’s distinctive – and chaotic – driving atmosphere and perceive the variations in comparison with areas the place Waymo routinely operates. Learn extra.
2. DHL shopping for 1,000+ Stretch robots from Boston Dynamics
DHL Group, a world chief in logistics, is increasing its already sturdy relationship with Boston Dynamics. Via a memorandum of understanding, DHL plans to deploy 1,000+ further Stretch robots from Boston Dynamics by 2030. The businesses are additionally seeking to increase the sorts of purposes Stretch is used for, past container unloading. Learn extra.
1. 10 robotics developments noticed at Automate 2025
On the top of commerce present season, Automate 2025 supplied alternatives to see the state of economic and industrial automation. From robotic arms and cellular platforms to grippers, sensors, and software program, in addition to academic and technical workshops, there was one thing for everybody on the occasion. Learn extra.
