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June, 2017 saw two robotics-related companies get $50 million each and 17 others raised $248 million for a monthly total of $348 million. Acquisitions also continued to be substantial with SoftBank’s acquisition of Google’s robotic properties Boston Dynamics and Schaft plus two others acquisitions. UPDATED 7/4/2017: Added acquisition of OC Robotics by GE Aviation. Fundings Drive.ai raised $50 million…
At Hannover Messe this May, Canadian startup Genesis Robotics introduced an actuator they claimed could change the world of robotics and the whole area of motion control in cars, robots and even bicycles. They said their new LiveDrive will replace traditional gears and is particularly well suited for robots because of its precision, power, controllability and…
Identifying your fasteners, making patterns with gaffer’s tape, burning marks in wood, and more on zip tie cutting.
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Reposted from the OSRF Blog We are excited to show off a simulation of a Prius in Mcity using ROS Kinetic and Gazebo 8. ROS enabled the simulation to be developed faster by using existing software and libraries. The vehicle’s…
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