ABB adds two models to its ‘cobot’ line-up News 2/24/2021GoFa and SWIFTI hope to take robotics into new environments
Robotic harvest companion ‘Carry’ wants to help farmers boost efficiency News 2/23/2021Future Acres claims the machine pays for itself in just 80 days
AiFi and Wundermart team up for checkout-less stores throughout Europe News 2/18/2021To start, 20 Wundermart locations will be fully automated using the OASIS platform
Bearing.ai comes out of stealth to optimize the shipping industry News 2/18/2021Lands large customers at sea
Autonomous drone and air taxi port ‘Air One’ set to open in the UK News 2/1/2021Its creators hope to eventually operate hundreds of similar sites
Walmart plans modular fulfillment centers full of autonomous robots News 1/28/2021Alert Innovation’s Alphabot passes trial with flying colors
Unilever and Alibaba collaborate on AI-powered closed-loop recycling machines News 1/13/2021The systems are using AI to identify and sort plastic material, and fast-track it to recycling centers
USDA awards $20 million grant to improve food systems using AI News 1/6/2021Including food production, processing, and nutrition
Gatik announces Canada’s first autonomous delivery fleet and $25m in funding News 11/25/2020Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw signs up for five vehicles
EdgeQ raises $51m for AI and 5G on a chip News 11/25/2020Potential use cases include autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial robotics
Walmart bins Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robots, enters Cruise autonomous delivery partnership News 11/18/2020One AI robot loses its job, but another starts an internship
Robo-delivery startup Nuro raises $500 million News 11/16/2020After discovering new applications for its product during the pandemic
Alphabet’s X launches ‘computational agriculture’ business Mineral News 10/14/2020Google's sibling wants to build smart farms
AI Summit Silicon Valley: How FedEx uses AI to improve its supply chain Analysis 10/1/2020Say hello to Roxo
French warehouse robotics startup Exotec raises $90m News 9/30/2020Skypods hope to fulfill your 3am retail therapy needs
Omdia: AI to help drive robotics revenue to $286bn by 2026 News 9/29/2020With agricultural robots expected to emerge as the largest market category
German vertical farm developer Infarm raises $170m News 9/23/2020Investors prove they have an appetite for AI-led farming
FDA is using AI to screen imported seafood News 9/15/2020The project is just a pilot – but the initial results look very promising
AI Summit London: How Tesco used AI to help deal with lockdown demand Analysis 9/8/2020Tesco’s CTO talks about the steps taken to confront the COVID crisis
Climax Foods raises $7.5 million to turn data into sustainable cheese News 9/2/2020Using AI models to find plant-based proteins that taste just as good
Logistics SaaS platform FarEye closes Series D funding at $37.5 million News 8/25/2020The machine learning-based platform is helping customers slash delivery times and boost productivity
Advertima gets $17.5m to develop AI for physical retail News 8/3/2020But it only works if people keep going to stores
Dexterity emerges from stealth to launch ‘collaborative’ robots for warehouse automation News 7/22/2020They pick, pack, move and collaborate
Scale AI and partners invest $29m in Canadian AI efforts News 7/22/2020Five domestic projects receive funding
AI-powered freight dispatcher SmartHop raises $4.5m News 7/22/2020Before AI ultimately kills the trucking industry, it might be able to help it
IBM and Verizon collaborate on 5G, AI-based enterprise solutions News 7/17/2020First stop: AI for supply chains and industrial organizations
Autonomous grilling and frying robot Flippy gets a job at White Castle News 7/14/2020Robots slide into sliders
German port first to adopt ML in shipping container management News 7/14/2020The solution aims to reduce dwell time, which is a major challenge for port operators
Microsoft acquires Orions Systems to boost its Connected Store offering News 7/13/2020Orions Systems’ tech takes a more flexible approach to cataloging visual data
Tuna Scope: Japanese fish processing facilities trial AI-based tuna grader News 7/10/2020An optimization effort, or a marketing move?
Ann Arbor gets a robot grocery delivery service News 7/1/2020Local startup dreams of a nationwide roll-out
Amazon makes major self-driving move, acquires Zoox News 6/26/2020Unlike some of its competitors, Zoox designs everything – from the chassis to the software
DHL Supply Chain partners with Microsoft and Blue Yonder on warehouse robotics News 6/24/2020Helping the logistics giant integrate and use robots faster
Amazon deploys AI-based camera tracking to help with COVID-19 distancing, promises to open source tech News 6/18/2020But how much of this is just PR?
Warehouse automation specialist Locus Robotics raises $40 million News 6/11/2020DHL is set to deploy 1,000 Locus robots in 2020
Using data and analytics to navigate coronavirus and safeguard for the future Partner Perspectives 6/10/2020Data and analytics are often a significant factor driving innovation, but in these difficult times, they are proving more crucial than ever
TalentCloud partners with Microsoft to sell AI-based crop management system to Chinese farmers News 5/28/2020Using IoT and machine learning technologies to reduce pollution and food safety risks arising from chemical use
FedEx to develop AI capacity in partnership with Microsoft News 5/26/2020Their brainchild - FedEx Surround - will improve the logistics company’s analytical capabilities and enable near real-time tracking
Transmetrics offers free beta testing for AI-based logistics system part-funded by the EU News 5/22/2020The SaaS firm was able to proceed with the second phase of development thanks to a €1.67 million grant from the EU Commission
British food and beverage firms take up Quantzig's AI services to address distribution issues News 5/22/2020Upheaval caused by coronavirus outbreak adds to existing concerns over quality control and cost optimization
Swedish startup receives a grant for AI-run Farming-as-a-Service News 5/18/2020Growing greens in Stockholm as part of a government-backed project
Intel Capital invests in 11 AI and automation startups News 5/13/2020$132m for American and Chinese businesses
Industrial AI robotics startup Covariant raises $40m News 5/11/2020Series B round comes after crucial ABB partnership
From Thales of Miletus to AI and the fourth industrial revolution: A brief history of monopolies News 3/12/2020
ABB adds two models to its ‘cobot’ line-up News 2/24/2021GoFa and SWIFTI hope to take robotics into new environments
Robotic harvest companion ‘Carry’ wants to help farmers boost efficiency News 2/23/2021Future Acres claims the machine pays for itself in just 80 days
AiFi and Wundermart team up for checkout-less stores throughout Europe News 2/18/2021To start, 20 Wundermart locations will be fully automated using the OASIS platform
Bearing.ai comes out of stealth to optimize the shipping industry News 2/18/2021Lands large customers at sea
Autonomous drone and air taxi port ‘Air One’ set to open in the UK News 2/1/2021Its creators hope to eventually operate hundreds of similar sites
Walmart plans modular fulfillment centers full of autonomous robots News 1/28/2021Alert Innovation’s Alphabot passes trial with flying colors
Unilever and Alibaba collaborate on AI-powered closed-loop recycling machines News 1/13/2021The systems are using AI to identify and sort plastic material, and fast-track it to recycling centers
USDA awards $20 million grant to improve food systems using AI News 1/6/2021Including food production, processing, and nutrition
Gatik announces Canada’s first autonomous delivery fleet and $25m in funding News 11/25/2020Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw signs up for five vehicles
EdgeQ raises $51m for AI and 5G on a chip News 11/25/2020Potential use cases include autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial robotics
Walmart bins Bossa Nova shelf-scanning robots, enters Cruise autonomous delivery partnership News 11/18/2020One AI robot loses its job, but another starts an internship
Robo-delivery startup Nuro raises $500 million News 11/16/2020After discovering new applications for its product during the pandemic
Alphabet’s X launches ‘computational agriculture’ business Mineral News 10/14/2020Google's sibling wants to build smart farms
AI Summit Silicon Valley: How FedEx uses AI to improve its supply chain Analysis 10/1/2020Say hello to Roxo
French warehouse robotics startup Exotec raises $90m News 9/30/2020Skypods hope to fulfill your 3am retail therapy needs
Omdia: AI to help drive robotics revenue to $286bn by 2026 News 9/29/2020With agricultural robots expected to emerge as the largest market category
German vertical farm developer Infarm raises $170m News 9/23/2020Investors prove they have an appetite for AI-led farming
FDA is using AI to screen imported seafood News 9/15/2020The project is just a pilot – but the initial results look very promising
AI Summit London: How Tesco used AI to help deal with lockdown demand Analysis 9/8/2020Tesco’s CTO talks about the steps taken to confront the COVID crisis
Climax Foods raises $7.5 million to turn data into sustainable cheese News 9/2/2020Using AI models to find plant-based proteins that taste just as good
Logistics SaaS platform FarEye closes Series D funding at $37.5 million News 8/25/2020The machine learning-based platform is helping customers slash delivery times and boost productivity
Advertima gets $17.5m to develop AI for physical retail News 8/3/2020But it only works if people keep going to stores
Dexterity emerges from stealth to launch ‘collaborative’ robots for warehouse automation News 7/22/2020They pick, pack, move and collaborate
Scale AI and partners invest $29m in Canadian AI efforts News 7/22/2020Five domestic projects receive funding
AI-powered freight dispatcher SmartHop raises $4.5m News 7/22/2020Before AI ultimately kills the trucking industry, it might be able to help it
IBM and Verizon collaborate on 5G, AI-based enterprise solutions News 7/17/2020First stop: AI for supply chains and industrial organizations
Autonomous grilling and frying robot Flippy gets a job at White Castle News 7/14/2020Robots slide into sliders
German port first to adopt ML in shipping container management News 7/14/2020The solution aims to reduce dwell time, which is a major challenge for port operators
Microsoft acquires Orions Systems to boost its Connected Store offering News 7/13/2020Orions Systems’ tech takes a more flexible approach to cataloging visual data
Tuna Scope: Japanese fish processing facilities trial AI-based tuna grader News 7/10/2020An optimization effort, or a marketing move?
Ann Arbor gets a robot grocery delivery service News 7/1/2020Local startup dreams of a nationwide roll-out
Amazon makes major self-driving move, acquires Zoox News 6/26/2020Unlike some of its competitors, Zoox designs everything – from the chassis to the software
DHL Supply Chain partners with Microsoft and Blue Yonder on warehouse robotics News 6/24/2020Helping the logistics giant integrate and use robots faster
Amazon deploys AI-based camera tracking to help with COVID-19 distancing, promises to open source tech News 6/18/2020But how much of this is just PR?
Warehouse automation specialist Locus Robotics raises $40 million News 6/11/2020DHL is set to deploy 1,000 Locus robots in 2020
Using data and analytics to navigate coronavirus and safeguard for the future Partner Perspectives 6/10/2020Data and analytics are often a significant factor driving innovation, but in these difficult times, they are proving more crucial than ever
TalentCloud partners with Microsoft to sell AI-based crop management system to Chinese farmers News 5/28/2020Using IoT and machine learning technologies to reduce pollution and food safety risks arising from chemical use
FedEx to develop AI capacity in partnership with Microsoft News 5/26/2020Their brainchild - FedEx Surround - will improve the logistics company’s analytical capabilities and enable near real-time tracking
Transmetrics offers free beta testing for AI-based logistics system part-funded by the EU News 5/22/2020The SaaS firm was able to proceed with the second phase of development thanks to a €1.67 million grant from the EU Commission
British food and beverage firms take up Quantzig's AI services to address distribution issues News 5/22/2020Upheaval caused by coronavirus outbreak adds to existing concerns over quality control and cost optimization
Swedish startup receives a grant for AI-run Farming-as-a-Service News 5/18/2020Growing greens in Stockholm as part of a government-backed project
Intel Capital invests in 11 AI and automation startups News 5/13/2020$132m for American and Chinese businesses
Industrial AI robotics startup Covariant raises $40m News 5/11/2020Series B round comes after crucial ABB partnership
From Thales of Miletus to AI and the fourth industrial revolution: A brief history of monopolies News 3/12/2020