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This week, we introduced the honorees for the 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. On the podcast episode this week, your complete The Robotic Report editorial employees brings its opinions, observations, and highlights of the 2024 awards program. Host Steve Crowe discusses the awards with editors Mike Oitzman, Eugene Demaitre, and Brianna Wessling.
Hear because the editors discusses a few of their favourite robotics firms and merchandise from this cohort of honorees. You’ll study what impressed the editors about a number of of the winners and what’s notable on this yr’s program.
Digit named Robotic of the Yr
2023 was the yr of humanoids, and Agility Robotics has taken an early lead with business trials. The corporate’s Digit humanoid stole the present at ProMAT, the place it demonstrated its means to choose up totes from a shelf, stroll over to a conveyor, and place the totes onto the conveyor.
Autopicker wins Utility of the Yr
Cincinnati-based Brightpick, which spun out of Photoneo, was named the inaugural Utility of the Yr winner. In 2023, Brightpick unveiled Autopicker, which it mentioned is the primary commercially accessible AMR that may decide and consolidate orders straight in warehouse aisles.
Electrical Sheep is Startup of the Yr
San Francisco-based Electric Sheep’s distinctive enterprise mannequin permits it to usher in income because it takes its time deploying its expertise. This enterprise mannequin led to it being named Startup of the Yr.
Observe that the foundations for the RBR50 state that improvements must be introduced inside the calendar yr. Hold that in thoughts as your group plans its product roadmap, and remember to submit your nomination the subsequent iteration of the RBR50 later this yr.
Come rejoice on the 2024 RBR50 Gala
We launched three new classes in 2024 – Robotic of the Yr, Utility of the Yr, and Startup of the Yr – and will likely be holding the inaugural RBR50 Gala on Could 1 from 6:00 to eight:00 p.m. on the finish of Day 1 of the Robotics Summit & Expo.
The gala gives an opportunity to attach with the world’s main robotics innovators. It’s additionally a night of celebration to honor main roboticists and their spectacular achievements.
Tickets to the gala can be found by way of Wednesday, April 17.
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