Apple is expected to unveil its first-ever foldable iPhone on September 9, which will have to clear one of the foldable industry’s toughest hurdles: building a smartphone that can fold hundreds of thousands of times without cracking. According to experts at femtosecond laser company Litilit, many electronics manufacturers now face a similar challenge: making durable […]
Robotic animals are designed to be helpful rather than scary, showing promise in disaster recovery, utility inspection, and companionship. The post Unusual robotic animals can prove their utility appeared first on The Robot Report .
Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), an insurance company based in Houston, Texas, is partnering with Adrian Flux to launch the UK’s first domestic humanoid robot household insurance policy. The cover is available to UK customers through Adrian Flux’s home insurance offering, underwritten by TMHCCI. This new product class is intended to support the development of […]
Foundry Robotics has announced its oversubscribed $100 million Series A funding round led by Marlinspike Partners. Participating in the round are early backers Khosla Ventures and Red Glass Ventures, and new investors SE Ventures, Wing VC, and Axiom Ventures, as well as existing investors Hanabi and Zero Shot Fund. Foundry builds and operates autonomous factories […]
Key Points Factories installed 542,000 industrial robots in 2024, more than double the number a decade earlier, according to the International Federation of Robotics. As cells run longer and with fewer people, many manufacturers are moving coordinate measuring machines closer to production so parts are checked within minutes of machining. Temperature is the main challenge […]
