Opinion & Briefings

Industry briefings, distilled for engineers

Daily industry briefings distilled from robotics research and industrial automation news — each links back to its original source.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 28, 2024

DOOM Now Playable on Husqvarna Robotic Lawn Mowers

Husqvarna releases DOOM (1993) as a free update for its Automower NERA robotic mowers, playable via onboard controls.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 28, 2024

Berkeley SkyDeck Partners with Jacobs Institute to Boost Hardware Startups

Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator teams get access to Jacobs Institute's advanced prototyping facilities and expertise.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 26, 2024

Figure to Supply General Purpose Humanoid Robots to BMW Manufacturing

Figure signs commercial agreement with BMW to deploy humanoid robots in automotive production, starting with use cases at Spartanburg.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 23, 2024

Mitsubishi Electric Automation's machine tending solution triples output for customer

TL Aerotek uses Mitsubishi's LoadMate Plus to automate machine tending, tripling output with 24-hour unattended operation.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 22, 2024

Arm and Nuro Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicles at Commercial Scale

Arm and Nuro collaborate to commercialize autonomous vehicles using Arm's AE technology for the next-generation Nuro Driver.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 20, 2024

Saudi Arabia and SoftBank to Build $100B Industrial Robotics Venture

Alat, a PIF company, partners with SoftBank Group to manufacture industrial robots in Riyadh, targeting a $1B GDP boost by 2025.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 19, 2024

Epson launches GX-B Series SCARA robots for medical, electronics and consumer electronics

Epson Robots releases GX-B Series SCARA robots with payloads up to 20 kg, advanced vibration reduction, and industrial safety features.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 16, 2024

QYSEA launches AI underwater measurement system for submersible robots

QYSEA's QY-MT tool brings AI-based precision measurement to underwater robots, targeting bridge, ship, and offshore inspections.

ArchiveOpinion · Feb 4, 2024

Service Robot Instruction Parsing for Action Sequence Generation in Intelligent Spaces

A gated intent recognition and keyword extraction model with ontology-based strategy correction enables reliable action sequence generation for home service robots.