InOrbit, a cloud-based robot operations (RobOps) platform, announces the InOrbit Platform is fully compatible with robots that implement the recently announced MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard and is helping robotics companies become standard-compliant. The standard allows autonomous vehicles of different types to share information about their robot(s) speed, location, direction, health, tasking/availability and other performance characteristics.…
MassRobotics startup Ori raises $20M for robotic furniture
Ori, the MassRobotics resident The Robot Report profiled just yesterday, raised $20 million in Series B funding for its robotic furniture. Ori said the funding will allow it to partner with “architects and builders on designing urban housing and spaces that are flexible, intelligent, sustainable and affordable.” The investors who participated in the Series B…
Ori brings robotic furniture to life
Boston-based startup Ori is making it its mission to ensure downsizing in square footage no longer means sacrificing functionality or experience. Founded in 2015 by a team of MIT engineers, Ori is developing robotically controlled furniture that saves space and allows people to “live large in a small footprint.” Ori raised a $6 million Series…
Cowen, MassRobotics collaborating on robotics & AI research
Cowen Inc. and MassRobotics today announced a collaboration to bring together their extensive market knowledge to advance research into the emerging robotics and artificial intelligence industry. Based in the Boston area, MassRobotics is a global hub for robotics, and the collective work of a group of engineers, rocket scientists, and entrepreneurs focused on the needs…
MassRobotics, SICK partner to assist robotics startups
SICK, Inc., a manufacturer of sensor solutions for industrial applications, has partnered with MassRobotics. With this partnership, local and global robotics startups and corporations will have better access to sensor and safety solutions from SICK. MassRobotics is a nonprofit organization located in Boston. MassRobotics is the strategic partner of the Robotics Summit & Expo, which…
Growing the robotics industry requires partnerships, says MassRobotics at ESC
At the Embedded Systems Conference, a MassRobotics co-founder explained where developers and investors should look for successful commercial robots.
How to celebrate National Robotics Week in Massachusetts
In celebration of National Robotics Week, April 6-14, 2019, MassRobotics is hosting a series of state-wide open houses at innovative robotics organizations shaping the new Massachusetts technology landscape and the state’s ever-growing robotics cluster. “Massachusetts is a global hub of robot technology development and innovation,” said Tom Ryden, executive director, MassRobotics. “As part of RoboWeek,…
MassRobotics wins grant for clean energy & robotics innovation
MassRobotics announced it will be expanding its work in the clean energy and water space through its partnership with Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). MassRobotics will receive a grant award under MassCEC’s IncubateMass program that will be used to catalyze the formation of robotics and AI start-ups in the clean energy and water sector. The…
MassRobotics, RIA Partner to Advance Robotics Industry
MassRobotics, an independent, nonprofit organization and the world’s largest hub of robotics startups, and the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade organization and part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), have formed a strategic partnership. The goal of the partnership is to support and advance the innovations and technologies from robotics organizations to…
MassRobotics VIP Reception kicks off Robotics Summit
The inaugural Robotics Summit & Showcase (May 23-24 in Boston) kicked off in style with a VIP Reception at MassRobotics, the independent, non-profit organization whose mission is helping grow the Massachusetts robotics community. MassRobotics, the exclusive strategic partner for the Robotics Summit, hosted an intimate crowd of the Summit’s speakers and sponsors for two-plus hours…
MassRobotics VIP Reception kicks off Robotics Summit
The inaugural Robotics Summit & Showcase (May 23-24 in Boston) kicked off in style with a VIP Reception at MassRobotics, the independent, non-profit organization whose mission is helping grow the Massachusetts robotics community. MassRobotics, the exclusive strategic partner for the Robotics Summit, hosted an intimate crowd of the Summit’s speakers and sponsors for two-plus hours…
Robotics Summit & Showcase Names MassRobotics a Strategic Partner
Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, parent company of The Robot Report, announced MassRobotics as the exclusive Strategic Partner for the inaugural Robotics Summit & Showcase to be held on May 23-24, 2018, in Boston. In this role, MassRobotics will provide strategic guidance for the Summit, and act as a liaison to MassRobotics’ partners and sponsors…