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Listen to the episode on this link: The Robot Report Episode 188 In Episode 188 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe, Mike Oitzman, and Eugene Demaitre recap robots that they encountered during the two major trade shows this week: ProMat and NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC). Steve and Gene attended ProMat in Chicago, and Mike attended GTC in San Jose, Calif. Show timeline Register now so you don’t miss out! Podcast sponsored by

Day two of NVIDIA GTC is behind us. The highlight of the day was NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote session at the San Jose Arena. The arena was packed to the rafters with an estimated 16,000 attendees. Huang presented for nearly two hours, and at one point, brought the Disney BDX robot up on stage with him. The Disney BDX robot entertained the crowd while NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang discussed new robot products. | Credit:

Google DeepMind has unveiled two cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER, marking a significant step in bringing advanced AI capabilities into the physical world. Building upon the foundation of Gemini 2.0, these models extend DeepMind’s multimodal reasoning prowess, which already encompasses text, images, audio, and video, to include direct interaction with the environment. Gemini Robotics, a sophisticated vision-language-action (VLA) model, introduces physical actions as a new output, effectively enabling robots to be

In Episode 186 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre interview Mark Messina, the new managing director and CEO of ANSCER Robotics America. Mark Messina, managing director and CEO, ANSCER Americas Messina discusses his journey in the robotics industry, including Kiva, Amazon Robotics, Geek+, and Addverb. He also explains the vision and technology behind ANSCER Robotics and its approach to market differentiation. In addition, Messina emphasizes the importance of building valuable

[embedded content] Boston Dynamics released a new video of the electric Atlas humanoid. The video shows behind-the-scenes snippets of the Atlas engineering team and the robot in various states of assembly and repair. It’s a refreshing look at the complex systems that make up a humanoid robot, and it’s also an honest look under the hood at a time when many companies are guarded about the IP within their robots. Aaron Saunders, chief technology officer

A group of researchers at New York University have developed and launched AnySense, an iOS app optimized for gathering visual training data for generalizable robotics models. Raunaq Bhirangi, Zeyu Bian, Venkatesh Pattabiraman, Haritheja Etukuru, Mehmet Enes Erciyes, Nur Muhammad Mahi Shafiullah, and Prof. Lerrel Pinto developed the AnySense app. Late last year, Prof. Pinto and his team launched an open-source research project called Robot Utility Models (RUM) that attempts to generalize training for robots so

Viam maintains high levels of security for its customers, their machines, and data stored in the cloud. | Credit: Viam Viam AI secured a $30 million Series C round, led by existing investor Union Square Ventures, with participation from Battery Ventures and Italian investment group Neurone. The round brings Viam’s total amount raised to $117 million since its founding in 2020. The Viam platform operates across multiple domains, including robotics, IoT, smart home applications, and

In Episode 185 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre interview Dr. Kevin Dowling, managing director of The Robotics Factory, an incubator and accelerator. Dr. Kevin Dowling, The Robotics Factory Dowling discusses the role of The Robotics Factory in fostering robotics startups. He outlines the organization‘s three main programs: Create, Accelerate, and Scale, which aim to support early-stage companies in various aspects of business development. In addition, Dowling talks about the strengths

Data Navigator consolidates access to multiple data types for a holistic understanding of asset health. | Credit: ANYbotics ANYbotics AG today launched Data Navigator, a new asset management platform that it said “empowers businesses to harness the full potential of inspection data.” Data Navigator takes data collected by ANYmal quadruped robots to provide a comprehensive view of asset health. The company said it turns that data into actionable insights, enabling preventive maintenance strategies. “Robotic inspection

The Apollo humanoid robot is intended to be used for a variety of applications. | Credit: Apptronik Apptronik Inc., which is developing artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots, and Jabil Inc., a global manufacturing and supply chain systems provider, today announced a strategic collaboration. The companies plan to build Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid robots and integrate them into Jabil’s manufacturing operations. This includes the production lines for the robots, “paving the way for Apollo to build Apollo,” they