Through internal R&D and external acquisitions, Amazon continues to be a leader in automating warehouse operations.
Locus Robotics raises $117M for autonomous mobile robots
Locus Robotics has now raised $422 million since it was founded in 2014.
Attabotics brings in $71.7M in Series C funding
Attabotics announced that it brought in $71.7 million in Series C-1 funding. The latest round brings its total funding to $165.1 million.
ISEE’s yard automation solution brings in $40M
ISEE, the Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of self-driving yard truck solutions, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B funding.
OSARO, SVT Robotics partner on piece-picking system integration
OSARO customers gain access to SVT’s SOFTBOT Platform to simplify complex system integration.
Pickle Robot’s unloading robots bring in $26M
Pickle Robot Company announced that it closed a $26 million Series A funding round and it has live pilot implementations in the LA area.
Meet Sparrow: Amazon’s new item-picking robot
Amazon has unveiled Sparrow, a robotic arm capable of picking individual products before they get packaged.
Fortna, MHS Global will now be known as FORTNA
The April 2022 merger of MHS Global and Fortna resulted in a single company that will now be known as FORTNA.
Amazon testing robots to transport oversized items in fulfillment centers
Amazon already has more than half a million robots working in its fulfillment centers every day, and it’s looking to add more.
Fox Robotics closes $20M funding round
Fox Robotics intends to use the new funds to ramp up production, invest in talent, and expand globally.
Ambi Robotics raises $32M for sorting robots
Ambi is enabling warehouses to pull items from bulk inventory by using vision to guide robotic arms to grasp and then sort items.
OTTO Motors releases new AMR software
A breakdown of some of the new features in the OTTO Motors’ 2.26 software release.
Amazon ends testing of Scout delivery robots
During limited field testing, Amazon learned certain aspects of the program weren’t meeting customers’ needs.
Walmart to acquire ASRS maker Alert Innovation
Walmart began working with Alert Innovation in 2016 to build custom technology for its micro-fulfillment centers.
inVia Robotics to automate 2 ShipHero fulfillment centers
ShipHero, a shipping and logistics platform, announced that it would implement inVia Robotics’ robotic system at two more fulfillment centers.
Teradyne merges AMR companies AutoGuide, MiR
By combining with AutoGuide, MiR’s product portfolio will expand to include high payload AMR tuggers and forklifts.
Dexterity partners with Sumitomo to deploy 1,500 robots in Japan
Sumitomo invested in Dexterity’s 2020 funding round through its U.S.-based corporate venture capital arm Presidio Ventures.
ROEQ doubles capacity of OMRON LD-250 with new cart system
ROEQ is delivering top modules and cart systems for OMRON’s LD-250 autonomous mobile robot, boosting its carrying capacity to 500kg (1,102lbs).
6 River Systems releases new features for its fulfillment solution
6 River Systems, part of the global commerce company Shopify, announced new features for its wall-to-wall fulfillment solution.
1MRobotics leaves stealth with $25M for micro-fulfillment centers
1MRobotics, a company developing robotic dark stores, emerged from stealth with two rounds of funding totaling $25 million.
Meet Agility Robotics’ Digit bipedal at RoboBusiness
Agility Robotics co-founders Jonathan Hurst and Damion Shelton will discuss how they’re developing Digit to perform real-world tasks.
Amazon testing pinch-grasping robots for e-commerce fulfillment
Amazon said preliminary tests show a prototype pinch-grasping robot achieved a 10-fold reduction in damage on items such as books and boxes.