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In 2022 we noticed large actions within the robotics business, from high-profile lawsuits to large acquisitions to thrilling new robots and deployments, there was no scarcity of stories to cowl this 12 months.
Listed below are the highest 10 hottest tales on The Robotic Report in 2022. Subscribe to The Robotic Report E-newsletter or take heed to The Robotic Report Podcast to remain up to date on the robotics tales you want to learn about.
10. How Amazon developed precision autonomy for Proteus
Early this 12 months, Amazon unveiled its first-ever autonomous cell robotic (AMR) Proteus. The corporate first entered the cell robotic house in 2012, when it acquired Kiva Methods for $775 million. Kiva Methods provided automated guided autos (AGVs) which were at work in Amazon’s warehouses since. Learn Extra
9. Boston Dynamics suing Ghost Robotics over quadruped design
Boston Dynamics is suing competitor Ghost Robotics for patent infringement. Boston Dynamics claims Ghost Robotics infringed on seven patents associated to its Spot quadruped robotic. In accordance with the grievance (PDF) filed in Delaware federal court docket, Boston Dynamics mentioned Ghost Robotics’ Imaginative and prescient 60 and Spirit 40 quadrupeds each comprise infringing capabilities. Learn Extra
8. Boston Dynamics delivering a fleet of Stretch robots to DHL
Boston Dynamics has landed the primary buyer for its Stretch case-handling robotic. DHL Provide Chain is spending $15 million with Boston Dynamics to additional automate warehouses in North America. Boston Dynamics will ship a fleet of Stretch robots to a number of DHL warehouses all through North America over the following three years. Learn Extra
7. Ghost Robotics responds to Boston Dynamics lawsuit
Ghost Robotics has responded to the patent infringement lawsuit just lately filed by Boston Dynamics. Earlier this 12 months, we discovered that Boston Dynamics is suing competitor Ghost Robotics for allegedly infringing on seven patents associated to the previous’s Spot quadruped robotic. Filed in Delaware Federal court docket on November 11, 2022, Boston Dynamics takes problem with each Ghost Robotics’ Imaginative and prescient 60 and Dash 40 quadrupeds. Learn Extra
6. Intel provides short-range RealSense D405 depth digital camera
Sure, you learn that headline accurately. There’s a new Intel RealSense depth digital camera available on the market. The Intel RealSense D405 Depth Digital camera ($259) is a short-range stereo digital camera that the corporate mentioned supplies sub-millimeter accuracy. The Intel RealSense D405 Depth Digital camera is designed for robotics functions that require “close-range depth sensing.” Learn Extra
5. 9 superb images from Mars Perseverance rover
Earlier this 12 months, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Perseverance rover touchdown on Mars. It touched down on Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, and is trying to find indicators of previous life on Mars. Throughout its journey, Perseverance can be taking some unimaginable pictures of Mars. Under are a few of the extra memorable images taken by Perseverance over the previous 12 months. Learn Extra
4. NASA releases first science picture from James Webb Area Telescope
NASA launched the primary science picture from the James Webb Area Telescope (JWST) throughout a press convention with US President Joe Biden. The picture was of SMACS J0723.3-7327. What you see within the picture is an space of house that features the faintest objects ever noticed within the infrared. This slice of the huge universe covers a patch of sky roughly the scale of a grain of sand held at arm’s size by somebody on the bottom. Learn Extra
3. Hyundai launches Boston Dynamics AI Institute
Hyundai Motor Group (Hyundai) introduced the launch of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Hyundai and Boston Dynamics are making an preliminary funding of greater than $400 million to make basic advances in synthetic intelligence (AI), robotics and clever machines. The institute will likely be led by Marc Raibert, founding father of Boston Dynamics. Learn Extra
2. Watch Disneyland’s Spider-Man robotic crash throughout a stunt
Because it was unveiled as a part of the Avengers Campus on June 4, 2021, Disneyland’s Spider-Man robotic has efficiently carried out its stunts numerous instances. On June 9, 2022, nonetheless, robotic Peter Parker momentarily misplaced its Spidey-Sense. The Spider-Man robotic failed in mid-air and crashed into the W.E.B. facility that’s a part of the stunt setup. And it was all caught on video. You possibly can watch the incident beneath. Learn Extra
1. RoboTire installs its first system at Low cost Tire
RoboTire introduced that it’s put in and began working its system at a Low cost Tire in Fountain Hills, Arizona. The system can exchange 4 tires on a passenger car in lower than 25 minutes. On the Low cost Tire, the RoboTire System will take away, raise and set up tire and wheel assemblies. RoboTire hopes that its system will scale back technician accidents that may be brought on by repetitive heavy lifting. Learn Extra
