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| 03.05.2024 | Boston Dynamics и Agility научили своих двуногих роботов принимать неизбежное, даже если падают | Boston Dynamics представила видео, на котором их робот поскальзывается и падает. Видеоролик был посвящен пути старшей модели Atlas от исследовательского проекта DARPA до становления полноценным двуногим роботом. Agility: «Все иногда падают,... |
| 29.04.2024 | Boston Dynamics' New Atlas: Humanoid Robot Built to Fall and Get Back Up | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 29 April 2024, 10:04 am
Boston Dynamics' creative marketing unveiled the new Atlas, the robotics community's biggest news. Nearly five million people have seen the launch video, demonstrating the company's ongoing app... |
| 28.04.2024 | Humanoid robots are learning to fall well | The savvy marketers at Boston Dynamics produced two major robotics news cycles last week. The larger of the two was, naturally, the electric Atlas announcement. As I write this, the sub-40 second video is steadily approaching five million v... |
| 17.04.2024 | Meet Boston Dynamics’ new all-electric Atlas robot | Discover how companies are responsibly integrating AI in production. This invite-only event in SF will explore the intersection of technology and business. Find out how you can attend here.
Boston Dynamics, the 32-year-old company famed for... |
| 12.04.2024 | These 74 robotics companies are hiring | It’s tough out there — and yet, doing my semi-regular jobs post always gives me hope. Seems every time I post one of these, the number increases. At 74 companies, this is undoubtedly the largest list we’ve made, by a wide margin. That means... |
| 11.04.2024 | Collaborative Robotics Inc. Secures $100M in Series B Funding | Collaborative Robotics Inc., a secretive robotics startup, has successfully closed a $100 million Series B funding round, bringing its total raised amount to over $140 million in less than two years. The round was led by General Catalyst an... |
| 10.04.2024 | Secretive robotics startup Collaborative Robotics closes on $100M round
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Today’s Series B round was led by General Catalyst and saw the participation of a host of other new investors, including Bi... |
| 04.04.2024 | Agility Robotics lays off some staff amid commercialization focus | Agility Robotics on Thursday confirmed that it has laid off a “small number” of employees. The well-funded Oregon-based firm says the job loss is part of a company-wide focus on commercialization efforts.
“As part of Agility’s ongoing effor... |
| 01.04.2024 | Насколько близко мы подошли к созданию терминатора? | Хладнокровная машина, не знающая печали и жалости. Неумолимо и прямолинейно выполняющая поставленную ей задачу до конца. Таким запомнился зрителю терминатор из одноимённого фильма. Согласно его сценарию, бездушная машина прибыла к нам из бу... |
| 22.03.2024 | Nvidia's AI Innovations: A Glimpse into the Future | Nvidia, a powerhouse in the tech industry, is making waves with its latest AI advancements. From Project GR00T to the unveiling of the B200 chip, the company is pushing boundaries and shaping the future of robotics and artificial intelligen... |
| 19.03.2024 | Nvidia представила базовую ИИ-модель GR00T для роботов-гуманоидов | Nvidia представила программную платформу GR00T (Generalist Robot 00 Technology) для роботов-гуманоидов. ИИ позволит им понимать человеческий язык и имитировать человеческие движения.
GR00T презентовали на мероприятии GTC компании в Сан-Хосе... |
| 19.03.2024 | Jensen Huang brought a squad of 9 humanoid robots onstage to celebrate Nvidia's big bet on the machines | AI Jensen Huang brought a squad of 9 humanoid robots onstage to celebrate Nvidia's big bet on the machines
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| 18.03.2024 | Nvidia shows off Project GR00T, a multimodal AI to power humanoids of the future | Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here.
Nvidia is pushing the bar on robotics with the introduction of Project GR00T, a multimodal AI to power humanoids of... |
| 16.03.2024 | Компания Mercedes-Benz начала испытания человекоподобных роботов от Apptronik на производстве | Сумма сделки, призванной выявить финансовую выгоду использования роботизированного труда на автомобильных предприятиях и «понять потенциал робототехники», не раскрывается ни одной стороной. Неизвестно также число роботов-участников эксперим... |
| 15.03.2024 | Humanoid robots are joining Mercedes' assembly line | The newest Mercedes-Benz production worker is 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, can lift 55 pounds, and plugs itself in when it needs to take a break.
Apptronik, a humanoid robot manufacturer based in Austin, has won a contract to supply its Apollo hum... |
| 15.03.2024 | Mercedes begins piloting Apptronik humanoid robots | Pilot season has officially begun for the world of humanoid robotics. Last year, Amazon began testing Agility’s Digit robots in select fulfillment centers, while this January, Figure announced a deal with BMW. Now Apptronik is getting in on... |
| 14.03.2024 | Coming soon: A programmable army of humanoid robots | Envisioning a day when hundreds of humanoid robots can be summoned and deployed at the touch of a button, Agility Robotics has announced its first fleet management platform.
Why it matters: There's intense competition among humanoid robot m... |
| 13.03.2024 | OpenAI powers a robot that can hand people food, pick up trash, put away dishes, and more | Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here.
Despite reports of enterprises getting cold feet around embracing generative AI due to cost and accuracy issues, it... |
| 11.03.2024 | The loneliness of the robotic humanoid | Perhaps a few years from now, the halls of the Georgia World Congress Center will be peppered with humanoid robots the week of Modex. In 2024, however, Digit stands alone at the supply chain show. It’s a testament to Agility’s healthy head ... |
| 05.03.2024 | Aided by the democratization of generative AI, the robotics AI chipset market is expected to reach US$866m globally by 2028 finds Omdia | LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the democratization of machine learning (ML) in robotics, ML-powered workloads have become highly diverse. As generative AI (GenAI) technology continues to proliferate, foundation models are poise... |
| 05.03.2024 | Agility Robotics’ new CEO is ‘focused on the here and now’ | There was nothing else like Digit on the ProMat floor last year. The manufacturing supply chain event has gradually morphed into a tech show in recent years. Many of the biggest names in the space were present, showcasing autonomous mobile ... |
| 04.03.2024 | Agility Robotics Appoints Peggy Johnson as Chief Executive Officer | - |
| 01.03.2024 | Huge funding round makes “Figure” Big Tech’s favorite humanoid robot company | Enlarge / The Figure 01 and a few spare parts. Obviously they are big fans of aluminum.
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Humanoid robotics company Figure AI announced it raised $675 million in a funding round from an all-star cast of Big Tech inve... |
| 29.02.2024 | Robotics startup Figure raises staggering $675M and partners with OpenAI | Figure, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup focused on building humanoid robotics to ease a labor shortage in heavy and manual labor-focused industries such as warehouse and retail work, has just received enormous backing and valuation.
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| 25.01.2024 | General purpose humanoid robots? Bill Gates is a believer | The robotics industry loves a good, healthy debate. Of late, one of the most intense ones centers around humanoid robots. It’s been a big topic for decades, of course, but the recent proliferation of startups like 1X and Figure — along with... |
| 06.11.2023 | China boldly claims it has a plan to mass-produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within 2 years | Tech China boldly claims it has a plan to mass-produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within 2 years
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| 26.09.2023 | Agility Robotics: Our robot won’t be armed or take your jobs | Agility Robotics will soon be able to make 10,000 bipedal humanoid robots per year. When I spoke with Agility CEO Damion Shelton and CTO Melonee Wise onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco last week, they also claimed that the compa... |
| 21.09.2023 | Agility Robotics Opening RoboFab: World’s First Factory for Humanoid Robots | Factory will Produce the Human-Centric, Multi-Purpose Robot “Digit” at Scale in the US
Agility Robotics, creator of the groundbreaking bipedal robot Digit, revealed that the company is opening RoboFab, a robot manufacturing facility in Sale... |
| 18.09.2023 | RoboFab is ready to build 10,000 humanoid robots per year | Humanoid robots are pretty cool, and Agility Robotics‘ bipedal robot Digit is up there in terms of advanced tech (it even has a face!). Today, the company announced it’s getting ready to crank up its RoboFab, which can build more than 10,00... |
| 11.05.2023 | Keepon, carry on | I’m back in the South Bay this week, banging away at an introduction in the hotel lobby a few minutes before our crew heads to Shoreline for Google I/O. There’s a guy behind in a business suit and sockless loafers, taking a loud business me... |
| 26.04.2023 | Agility Robotics' Digit Warehouse Bot Collapses After 20+ Hours of Live Demos, Claims 99% Success Rate | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 26 April 2023, 09:04 pm
A new video that shows off what its robot can do was posted by Agility Robotics, centering on the Digit warehouse bot, which after more than 20 hours of doing live demonstrations for those ... |
| 20.03.2023 | Agility Robotics Launches Next Generation of Digit: World’s First Human-Centric, Multi-Purpose Robot made for Logistics Work | Agility Robotics is excited to unveil the next generation of Digit, the first human-centric, multi-purpose robot made for logistics work. Digit is designed from the ground up to go where people go and do useful work safely in spaces designe... |
| 28.12.2022 | The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022 | Venture capital investment in Pacific Northwest startups dropped 35% year-over-year in 2022. Source: geekwire.com/fundings
Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. But some startups were still abl... |
| 06.10.2022 | Tesla’s Optimus falls short of being groundbreaking, but the attention could lead to better things for robotics | Source: Tesla/The conversation.
In August 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the electric car manufacturer was planning to get into the robot business. In a presentation accompanied by a human dressed as a robot, Musk said work was beginni... |
| 25.04.2022 | Agility Robotics raises $150 million | Agility Robotics, Agility Robotics
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See full company profile "> a creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse envi... |
| 25.04.2022 | Agility Robotics raises $150M Series B | Agility Robotics has raised $150 million in a round co-led by DCVC and Playground Global. The Oregon-based company is a manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside humans in logistics and warehouse environments.
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| 25.04.2022 | Could Elon Musk break Twitter or fix it? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 25.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Scores $150M Series B Funding |
CORVALLIS, OR, Agility Robotics, a creator and manufacturer of robots, has raised $150 million led by DCVC and Playground Global.
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| 23.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150 Million Series B Led By DCVC and Playground Global to Accelerate Blended Human-Robot Workplaces | Company Prepares To Introduce Flagship Robot To Logistics and Warehouse Environments
Agility Robotics, a creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, announced that it has rai... |
| 23.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150M in Series B Funding | Agility Robotics, a Corvallis, OR-based creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, raised $150m in Series B funding.
The round was led by DCVC and Playground Global with par... |
| 22.04.2022 | Agility Robotics raises $150M from Amazon and others to build human-like robots used in warehouses | (Agility Robotics Photos)
Agility Robotics, a Corvallis, Ore.-based company developing robots that work alongside people in warehouses, has raised a $150 million round from Amazon and other backers.
DCVC and Playground Global led the round,... |
| 22.04.2022 | Agility Robotics raises $150M for its bipedal warehouse robots
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that includes Amazon ... | Oregon-based robotics startup Agility Robotics Inc. today announced that it has closed a $150 million funding round led by DCVC and Playground Global.
The Series B round also included the participation of a half-dozen other backers, includi... |
| 22.04.2022 | As it brings its bipedal robots to market, Agility announces a $150M round | Yesterday, Amazon announced that Agility Robotics is one of the five initial startups benefitting from the company’s $1 billion innovation fund. If I had to guess, I’d say that meant the retail giant was eyeing the Oregon State University s... |
| 22.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150 Million Series B Led by DCVC and Playground Global to Accelerate Blended Human-Robot Workplaces | Company Prepares To Introduce Flagship Robot To Logistics and Warehouse Environments
Agility Robotics, a creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, announced that it has rai... |
| 22.04.2022 | MFV Partners Doubles Down On Agility Robotics with Follow-on Investment | “Our belief in Agility Robotics is based on our philosophy that deep tech innovation has the potential to offer transformational benefits to both industries and society,” said Karthee Madasamy, founder and managing partner, MFV Partners.
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| 17.03.2021 | Agility Robotics 'Delivery Robot' Knocks at Door to Bring Package, Avoiding Face-to-Face Interaction | Isaiah Alonzo, Tech Times 17 March 2021, 12:03 am
Agility Robotics has been working on a bi-pedal robot prototype which aims to be an alternative to delivering products from the delivery van to a customer's doorstep, without the risk of fac... |
| 12.11.2020 | Agility Robotics’ humanoid Digit robot helps itself to the logistics market | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
As the pandemic wears on, humanoid robots that ca... |
| 12.11.2020 | Agility Robotics’ humanoid Digit robot helps itself to the logistics market | As the pandemic wears on, humanoid robots that can perform general tasks could become increasingly important. They can move heavy objects in warehouses, assist with last-yard deliveries, and potentially be involved in other tasks where low ... |
| 16.10.2020 | Agility Robotics Raises $20 Million to Build and Deploy Humanoid Robots for Work in Human Spaces | Investment led by DCVC and Playground Global, and joined by MFV Partners, TDK Ventures, ITIC, Sony Innovation Fund, and Safar Partners will accelerate robot deployments with customers
Agility Robotics, a leading maker of legged robots, anno... |
| 15.10.2020 | Biped robot maker Agility raises $20 million | - |
| 15.10.2020 | Agility Robotics : Raises $20 Million to Build and Deploy Humanoid Robots for Work in Human Spaces | Agility Robotics, a leading maker of legged robots, announced today the close of a $20 million investment. The investment will enable the company to meet the demand from logistics providers, e-commerce retailers and others for robots that c... |
| 15.10.2020 | Agility Robotics Raises $20M in Funding | Agility Robotics, an Albany, Ore.-based maker of legged robots, closed a $20m funding round.
The round was led by DCVC and Playground Global, which were joined by TDK Ventures, MFV Partners, the Industrial Technology Investment Corporation,... |
| 07.01.2020 | Ford becomes first customer to incorporate Agility Robotics into factory | Digit
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Agility Robotics announced that Ford Motor Company will become their first customer, purchasing two of their innovative robots for their factories and for deliveries. Agility will be displaying two pre-producti... |
| 07.01.2020 | The 8 coolest robots spotted at CES 2020 | CES 2022: Must-read coverage
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| 07.01.2020 | Стартап запустил продажи прямоходящего робота-курьера | Фото: Agility Robotics
Американский стартап Agility Robotics запустил продажи двуногого прямоходящего робота-доставщика Digit. Первые два экземпляра купила компания Ford.
Digit обладает руками, ногами и туловищем. Полуавтономный робот может... |
| 21.05.2019 | In Ford’s future, two-legged robots and self-driving cars could team up on deliveries | Autonomous vehicles might someday be able to navigate bustling city streets to deliver groceries, pizzas and other packages without a human behind the wheel. But that doesn’t solve what Ford Motor CTO Ken Washington describes as the last 50... |
| 22.01.2019 | Get ready for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI with highlights from last year’s event | As we get ready for TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI on April 18 at UC Berkeley, we can’t help but look back at last year’s robotics event. With more than 1,000 attendees, thought-provoking panels and cutting-edge demos, 2018’s TC Session... |
| 05.11.2018 | Yub nub! Students dress a bipedal robot like an AT-ST | Students at Oregon State University dressed up their bipedal robot, Cassie, in a delightful AT-ST costume. This robot, which everyone said looked like one of the Empire’s two-legged walkers anyway, can now zap both Rebels and Ewoks in a dea... |
| 16.05.2018 | Watch every panel from TC Sessions: Robotics | Last week at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, TechCrunch held its second TC Sessions: Robotics event. It was a full day of panels and demos, featuring the top minds in robotics, artificial intelligence and venture capital, along with some of ... |
| 13.05.2018 | Here are all the robots we saw at TC Sessions: Robotics | Robots are coming. Are they overlords or friendly companions designed to help us perform the mundane tasks of our respective days? Perhaps it’s both. Whatever the purpose, they’re no longer part of some vague future we can’t quite fathom. T... |
| 22.03.2018 | Agility Robotics Raises $8 Million for Commercial Bipedal Robots | - |
| 30.10.2017 | U. of Michigan expert puts bird-like robot through its paces | ASSOCIATED PRESS
A new robot, named “Cassie,” walks on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 23. Researchers say the two-legged, bird-like machine, which is capable of walking unassisted on rough and uneven t... |
| 09.02.2017 | Cassie the ostrich bot does the bipedal robot chicken walk | Bipedal robots are one of the most intensely researched areas of mechanical engineering, and while it’s a notoriously difficult problem, there’s no shortage of material from which to draw inspiration. Cassie, a new robot from Agility Roboti... |
| - | Стартап Agility Robotics привлек $150 млн на разработку двуногих роботов для работы на складах | Фото: Agility Robotics
Полученное новое финансирование стартап планирует вложить в открытие двух новых офисов в штате Орегон и Кремниевой долине, а также в поддержку функционирования недавно открытого центра разработки в штате Пенсильвания.... |
