Agility Robotics, manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, has raised $150 million. This capital will be used to accelerate Agility’s R&D and scale its robot production.
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On June 14, UiPath Together 2022 will take place in Amsterdam. On this day, a wide range of topics regarding The Future of Work will be discussed, including case studies. Renzo Taal, SVP EMEA at UiPath, will present a keynote on The Great Reawakening: People, Technology and the Future of Work.
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Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company working on a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) platform, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) supplement to complete the final stage of its clinical study analyzing the MIRA Platform in bowel resection procedures. The approval was supported by a favorable interim clinical study report on the safety profile of MIRA.
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Chief data officers (CDOs) who met revenue-generation objectives and data monetisation goals were more successful in their role than those who primarily focused on enablement projects, such as data governance, according to the Gartner seventh annual Chief Data Officer Survey.
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GIST researchers have developed a way for robot vision to identify occluded objects. Much like human vision, the method allows for the detection of visible, partially occluded, and unseen objects in a single framework.
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Recently, a team led by Prof. Qing Shi from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, has developed a novel robotic rat named SQuRo (small-sized quadruped robotic rat), which was made available online in the journal IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
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Advanced Robot Solutions (ARS) signed a Proof of Concept Agreement with Grinergy, a South Korean headquartered lithium-ion rechargeable battery and battery management systems company. Connecticut-based ARS is a provider of customized service robots and A.I. kiosk solutions for trade shows/events, admin buildings, government, courts, airports, and hospitality.
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Brainchip and Nviso partner on human behavioral analytics in automotive and edge AI devices
BrainChip, producer of neuromorphic AI IP and chips, and nViso, a human behavioral analytics AI company, announced a collaboration targeting battery-powered applications in robotics and mobility/automotive to address the need for high levels of AI performance with ultra-low power technologies.
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Savioke, manufacturer of service robots for room service and other deliveries to the hospitality industry announced that Seaview Investors has added a Relay Service Robot to each of its hotels. Savioke’s service robots are already installed in several hundreds of hotels and have made more than 1,000,000 deliveries worldwide.
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Report: European executives share automation benefits
by Gary Floodby Gary FloodLast week’s ‘Reboot Work Festival’ featured a range of regional UiPath case study and project updates—here, we focus on the rewards the automation giant’s EMEA clients seem to be reaping through its platform.