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The robotics trade kicked off 2023 with a bang. From Boston Dynamics’ thrilling movies showcasing the most recent skills of its robots, to the biggest shopper electronics occasion on the earth, CES, going down in Las Vegas, there was no scarcity of issues to cowl this month. 

Listed below are the highest 10 hottest tales on The Robotic Report in January 2023. Subscribe to The Robotic Report Publication or hearken to The Robotic Report Podcast to remain up to date on the robotics tales you should learn about.

10. Constructed Robotics acquires Roin Applied sciences to speed up development robotics roadmap

San Francisco-based Constructed Robotics has acquired Roin Applied sciences. Roin is a three-year-old engineering firm that has designed and constructed a number of robotic concrete ending options, together with a shotcrete robotic and a concrete trowling robotic. Constructed Robotics CEO and co-founder Noah Prepared-Campbell mentioned the acquisition is primarily an acqui-hire that may allow Constructed to speed up its present roadmap of automated development gear. Learn Extra

9. United Robotics Group acquires cell robotic developer Robotnik

United Robotics Group (URG) has acquired a majority stake in Robotnik Automation, a Valencia, Spain-based supplier of applied sciences in cell service robotics. Monetary particulars of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. Robotnik has a 20-year observe report in creating cell robots and cell manipulators. The corporate has a presence in markets akin to Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, the USA, France, Germany and Italy. Learn Extra

8. Orbbec, Microsoft launch 3D imaginative and prescient digital camera

3D digital camera producer Orbbec launched its newest product, the Femto Mega, at CES 2023. Femto Mega was in-built partnership with Microsoft. The depth digital camera makes use of Microsoft’s time-of-flight (ToF) know-how for exact scene understanding over a large 120 levels area of view and a broad vary from 0.25m to 5.5m. Learn Extra

7. 8 notable robotics acquisitions in 2022

This 12 months, we coated almost 50 mergers and acquisitions price billions of {dollars}. The SPAC craze of 2021 seemingly got here to a crashing halt, however there was nonetheless loads of M&A exercise. This text particulars the ten robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2022 and two notable mergers. Have a look again on the notable acquisitions of 2021. Learn Extra

6. What’s a Robotic Service Supplier?

Because the variety of functions and the marketplace for robotic options grows, robotic service suppliers (RSP) are rising as an possibility for working industrial robots. So what’s a robotic service supplier? The reply begins by understanding the distinction between the standard capital gear promoting cycle and the idea of a subscription service promoting mannequin. Learn Extra

5. Robots at CES 2023

CES 2023, the biggest shopper electronics present on the earth, is going on this week in Las Vegas. 1000’s of trade people from around the globe are attending the occasion to see the most recent know-how. The present options greater than 60 robotics know-how distributors, with every thing from robotic toys to autonomous autos. Learn Extra

4. 2023 robotics predictions from trade specialists

We already recapped essentially the most memorable and hottest tales of 2022, in addition to the foremost acquisitions. You will discover all of The Robotic Report‘s 2022 12 months in Evaluate protection right here. With 2023 simply underway, we requested a number of the robotics trade’s main minds to look to the longer term. Right here’s what they’ll be keeping track of in 2023. This text will likely be up to date if further specialists weigh in. Learn Extra

3. Watch Boston Dynamics’ Stretch unload a DHL trailer

Boston Dynamics is formally placing its Stretch robotic into the hand of its prospects. Its first industrial software is with DHL Provide Chain. DHL Provide Chain was Boston Dynamics’ first Stretch buyer again in January 2022, when the corporate introduced a $15 million cope with Boston Dynamics, and now a 12 months later, we take a look at these robots being put to work in DHL warehouses. Learn Extra

2. Editor’s Picks: greatest robots of CES 2023

The buyer electronics present (CES) is the biggest occasion for shopper product launches on the earth. I had the chance to attend CES for the primary time this 12 months, and it was an awesome expertise. With over 3,200 distributors, there’s a lot to see that it could be not possible for one individual to see and expertise every thing. That’s the place pre-event analysis is important to distill the seller record right down to a manageable dimension. I needed to see over 60 robot-related merchandise at CES 2023, and I solely had two days to take action. Learn Extra

1. Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid work at a ‘development web site’

Boston Dynamics by no means disappoints when it releases a video exhibiting new capabilities for its robots. And it simply launched a video, “Atlas Will get a Grip,” by which the humanoid performs a slew of latest strikes at a simulated development web site. A “development employee” atop a scaffold conveniently forgot some instruments down on the bottom. As an alternative of hopping right down to get the instruments himself, Atlas brings the instruments to him. And that is the place the magic occurs. Learn Extra