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.

GUSS delivers its 200th autonomous crop sprayer

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 16, 2023

GUSS delivers its 200th autonomous crop sprayer

GUSS Automation reaches milestone with 200th autonomous sprayer, having covered over a million acres, and expands via John Deere joint venture.

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Halodi Robotics Uses Ansys Simulation to Speed Humanoid Robot Development

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 10, 2023

Halodi Robotics Uses Ansys Simulation to Speed Humanoid Robot Development

Halodi Robotics leverages Ansys software to design safe, powerful motors for humanoid robots, cutting development time by months.

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Addverb and Velociti Alliance Partner to Automate Grocery Intralogistics

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 9, 2023

Addverb and Velociti Alliance Partner to Automate Grocery Intralogistics

Addverb and Velociti Alliance team up to bring integrated warehouse automation to grocery and convenience store supply chains, promising up to three times efficiency gains.

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Kodiak Robotics to Integrate Ambarella AI SoC into Autonomous Trucks

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 9, 2023

Kodiak Robotics to Integrate Ambarella AI SoC into Autonomous Trucks

Kodiak Robotics partners with Ambarella to use CV2AQ AI system-on-chip for camera data processing in self-driving trucks.

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Wieland Expands North American Footprint with Heyco Metals and National Bronze Acquisitions

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 9, 2023

Wieland Expands North American Footprint with Heyco Metals and National Bronze Acquisitions

Wieland acquires Heyco Metals and National Bronze to broaden product offerings and manufacturing capabilities in North America.

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Lumotive and Axibo Partner to Bring Lidar to Cinematography Automation

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 9, 2023

Lumotive and Axibo Partner to Bring Lidar to Cinematography Automation

Lumotive and Axibo unveil the Precision eJib, a 6-axis robotic arm with 3D sensing for advanced camera automation.

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Forvia boosts logistics productivity with MiR AMR fleet in Czech plant

ArchiveOpinion · Jan 9, 2023

Forvia boosts logistics productivity with MiR AMR fleet in Czech plant

Automotive supplier Forvia reports higher logistics productivity, safety, and sub-two-year ROI using 14 MiR autonomous mobile robots.

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