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We’ve missed the mark when it comes to funding robotics development to meet critical demands during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the takeaway from an editorial in the journal Science Robotics today, which was signed by leading academic researchers in the field. According to the authors of the editorial, robots could easily be doing some of […] More
Will the supply chain hold? As concerns around COVID-19 continue to escalate, shoppers are stockpiling essentials in preparation of a potential quarantine. From water and canned foods to disinfectants and hand sanitizer, which spiked 1,400% in sales from December to January, items are flying off the shelves and becoming scarce across both physical and online […] More
As short-term chaos dovetails with longer term considerations of the impact of the coronavirus shutdowns, a persistent question has been how the food supply chain will fare. One major concern is a coming labor shortage thanks to a bottleneck in H-2A guest worker visas, which provide the agriculture industry with its seasonal workforce. Just how […] More
During a wide ranging March 17 coronavirus briefing, President Trump and officials with key roles in the federal response to the ongoing pandemic discussed everything from deploying the DOD’s stockpile of MASH triage units to fiscal levers the administration hopes will stem the economic fallout from the crisis. One topic that got significant coverage, and […] More
Medical robots can help reduce workload in hospitals. During outbreaks of illness, freeing up medical staff has the potential to save patient lives and keep health workers safe. In one such example, a Cheetah Mobile-backed robotics company, Orion Star, has deployed robots in China that can help guide preliminary diagnosis and treatment, primary disclosure of […] More
Contract logistics company DHL Supply Chain is expanding deployments of autonomous mobile robots from a company called Locus Robotics. The expanded partnership will include 10 new, nationwide deployments in 2020 and an expanded multi-site service agreement. It’s an example of the growing importance of autonomous mobile robots, which can navigate semi-structured warehouse spaces, in the […] More
Security and surveillance are one of the biggest growth areas in the ever-expanding UAV sector. While it’s a relatively recent addition to enterprise toolkits in many industries, the use of drones to provide aerial assessments of activities on the ground is actually a return to form for the technology, which has seen some of its […] More
Robots with gecko-inspired hands are becoming more important during the rise of on-demand-everything. That’s prompting a leader in robotic end-of-arm tooling to expand its lineup of the biologically-inspired gripper pads for robots that work in various industries, including fulfillment and logistics. We’ve written about OnRobot’s Gecko Gripper before. It caused a stir in the admittedly […] More
