Brianna Wessling

The VES-4 is a humane and safe way to extract scorpion venom. | Source: Ben M’sik Hassan II University Scorpion venom is one of the most expensive liquids in the world, costing around $39 million a gallon. The venom...

Ayanna Howard was elected to the NAI 2021 class of fellows. | Source: Ohio State University Ayanna Howard, the dean of the college of engineering at Ohio State University, has been elected to the National Academy of...

Youibot offers a large range of versatile AMRs. | Source: Youibot Youibot, a Chinese producer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), closed its Series B funding round with more than $47 million raised. Youibot’s robots...

Industrial robotic arms from China-based EVS Robotics. | Credit: EVS Robotics China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in collaboration with 14 other government departments, revealed how it will...

Academics across the world are working every day to create new technologies. Their achievements push the robotics industry forward, but bringing new technology from the lab into the real world is a challenge of its...

These nano drones use soft actuators to fly through the air. | Source: MIT Researchers at MIT have created a tiny robot, weighing less than 1 gram, that can zip around with insect-like agility and resilience. The...

The unique bi-stable design of the actuator allows it to snap back and forth quickly with temperature changes. | Source: North Carolina State University A research team at North Carolina State University (NCSU) has...

Elbit Systems develops robotics for the military and commercially. | Source: Elbit Systems Oftentimes, autonomous robots operate in human-free environments, like logistics centers or automated production lines. It can...

This year, we covered over 50 mergers, acquisitions and SPAC deals worth billions of dollars. Here are 10 robotics acquisitions, in chronological order, that stood out to us in 2021. Subscribe to The Robot...

It’s been a big week for China’s autonomous vehicle industry, from funding announcements to new production facilities. Here’s a roundup of four announcements this week. Trunk.Tech brings in over $30 million in...

Kneron’s AI chips can be used in autonomous vehicles. | Source: Kneron Kneron, a provider of full stack edge AI solutions, announced $25 million in funding today, bringing the company to $125 million total in funding....

Virginia Tech has developed methods for testing how much damage a drone will do upon impact. | Source: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech’s testing methods for drones have been accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration...

Jash Vira (left), Christopher Fusco (center) and Denham D’Silvia worked closely together to develop the AI beer. | Source: University of Adelaide Humans have been brewing beer for more than 5,000 years, and the...

A hexapod robot with fin-ray inspired grippers that have altered crossbeams. Many soft robotic grippers are inspired by the way a fish’s fin bends. They involve triangular components that bend inward, around an object...

Dr Naresh Marturi, senior research scientist in robotics (left) and Maxime Adjigble, robotics research engineer (right) were part of a team that developed a system to better handle nuclear waste. There’s over 85,000...

The key to this robotic hand’s grip are at the ends of its fingers. It’s unique adhesive pads help it to grip objects with little force. | Source: Stanford University Stanford researchers set out to make a robotic...

Tiny Mile’s robots have operated in Toronto for over a year, but were pulled from the streets last week. | Source: Tiny Mile Today, the Toronto City Council voted to ban sidewalk robots until the council has the...

WeRide specializes in L4 autonomous vehicles. | Source: WeRide WeRide announced a strategic investment from Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group). This investment will further the joint development and manufacturing of...

There are more than three million industrial robots operating in factories around the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). In 2020, there was $13.2 billion of new robot...

Carolyn Garvey and Don Leslie are joining OTTO motors as co-presidents. | Source: OTTO Motors OTTO Motors added Carolyn Garvey and Don Leslie as co-presidents. Both of the new executive members come from Prodomax...

2021 was a big year for robotics. Nine months into the year, the industry saw record numbers of orders, and growth in non-automotive industries. From autonomous vehicles to delivery robots to acquisitions and shutdowns,...