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As we enter the third quarter of the yr, the frenzy round humanoid robots has continued. In August 2024, 5 of our high 10 tales had been about such robots or humanoid alternate options. Firm shutdowns and rebrands additionally grabbed our readers’ consideration this previous month.
Listed here are the highest 10 hottest tales on The Robotic Report in August 2024. Subscribe to The Robotic Report E-newsletter or take heed to The Robotic Report Podcast to remain updated on the robotics developments you should find out about.
10. BMW assessments Determine 02 humanoid on manufacturing line
BMW Group examined humanoid robots for the primary time in manufacturing. Throughout a two-week pilot at a plant in Spartanburg, S.C., the brand new Determine 02 humanoid from Determine AI efficiently fitted sheet-metal components into exact fittings that had been then assembled as a part of a automobile chassis. This manufacturing course of requires excessive dexterity. Learn Extra
9. Smooth Robotics exits gripper enterprise, launches AI-focused firm
After two straight file years in the course of the top of the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial robotic gross sales have crashed again to actuality, particularly in North America. In line with the Affiliation for Advancing Automation (A3), gross sales of business robots in North America declined 30% in 2023. In opposition to that backdrop, Smooth Robotics introduced its strategic shift, becoming a member of different corporations which have pivoted from {hardware} to software program. Learn Extra
8. No sweat! Watch new Atlas humanoid crush some pushups
Boston Dynamics confirmed off the capabilities of its electrical Atlas humanoid in a brand new video. In it, the robotic does eight pushups as a fast “warm-up” earlier than work. The corporate has beforehand proven the hydraulic model of Atlas performing a number of stunts, together with backflips, dances, parkour, and taking instruments by way of a mock building web site. Learn Extra
7. Fast Robotics’ new CEO explains the usage of AI to speed up correct choosing
Many corporations are racing to use the newest advances in synthetic intelligence to robotics. Fast Robotics this yr introduced Fast iD, which it stated makes use of generative AI, pc imaginative and prescient, and machine studying to allow robotic arms to choose, examine, and place objects “with 100% certainty in end-of-line and logistics situations.” Learn Extra
6. ObotX seeks companions for brand new robotic it says equals humanoid functionality
A significant concern about humanoid robots is their expense, however cell manipulators present an alternate. ObotX has patented a novel kinematic that gives the same vary of movement to a dual-armed, humanoid robotic, however at a a lot cheaper price level. The corporate is on the lookout for companions to take “Elon” to market. Learn Extra
5. Congress threatens to floor U.S. agriculture with DJI drone ban
A coalition of agriculture-specific drone operators and repair suppliers has shaped to foyer towards the proposed Countering CCP Drones Act (HR 6572) presently working its approach by way of Congress. This invoice would ban the sale of drones from Shenzhen Da-Jiang Improvements Sciences and Applied sciences Co., or DJI, within the U.S. Learn Extra
4. Symbotic acquires Veo Robotics for $8.7M
Symbotic Inc., a number one developer of logistics automation, has acquired “considerably the entire belongings” of Veo Robotics Inc. for $8.7 million. Symbotic confirmed the deal through electronic mail to The Robotic Report. We are attempting to study precisely what the corporate acquired, however it appears like most of Veo’s mental property and workers are actually at Symbotic. Learn Extra
3. 1X unveils NEO Beta because it prepares to deploy humanoids into residence pilots
When will humanoid robots be prepared for family chores? Whereas many robotics consultants take a protracted view on the subject, 1X Applied sciences AS unveiled the NEO Beta prototype of its humanoid because it prepares for pilot deployments in choose properties later this yr. Learn Extra
2. Determine 02 humanoid robotic is able to get to work
Determine AI Inc. unveiled its second-generation humanoid robotic. Determine 02 refines each aspect of the unique Determine 01 design, and the corporate stated it’s one step nearer to its objective of promoting manufacturing humanoids to industrial customers. Learn Extra
1. READY Robotics, maker of ForgeOS, shuts down
READY Robotics, a Columbus, Ohio-based firm based in 2016, has shut down. It was greatest identified for its ForgeOS robot-agnostic working system, however it not too long ago branched out into automation consulting and launched a palletizing system. A number of sources informed The Robotic Report a funding spherical fell by way of on the final minute, which brought on the corporate to put off its workers and shut its doorways. Learn Extra
