Cognex agrees to acquire RealSense for about $500 million
Cognex has agreed to buy RealSense for about $500 million in cash, adding cameras and software that help robots judge the distance and position of objects. Cognex plans to fund the purchase with cash and investments on its balance...
US torpedo launches from British uncrewed submarine in joint test
The US Navy and Royal Navy launched a US Mk 48 exercise torpedo from the British uncrewed submarine XV Excalibur in a test at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre in Scotland. The demonstration showed that a US heavywei...
Waymo begins public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
Waymo has begun offering fully autonomous rides to public passengers in Las Vegas, its first public robotaxi market in Nevada, Yahoo Finance reported. The service starts with a few dozen vehicles in an area spanning nearly 24 mile...
Robot support selection method cuts planning work in research tests
Researchers report a method that selects where a legged robot should brace itself during manipulation tasks while using approximately one-third the computation of evaluating every possible contact exactly. Tests covered 392 task c...
ANYbotics tests controlled-door access for industrial inspection robots
ANYbotics and partners dormakaba and LEGIC Identsystems have tested a system that lets ANYmal inspection robots pass through controlled doors at GE Vernova's Whitegate power plant in Ireland. The companies said the robots repeated...
Waymo estimates 841 injury crashes avoided across 271 million driverless miles
Waymo says its driverless vehicles avoided an estimated 841 crashes that would have caused injuries across 271 million miles driven through June. Its newly released figures compare crashes in its operating areas with expected outc...