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Manipulators and collaborative arms on the record, or stories naming them.
Robot arm and collaborative robot (cobot) news from the verified record: the manufacturers of industrial manipulators and cobots, the arms they have on the record and the deployments, integrators and partnerships that put them to work. Every story cites a company, a deployment, a relationship or a score on the record.
Icarus Robotics to Launch JOY Robot to ISS in Early 2027
Icarus Robotics has announced that JOY, its free-flying robot designed for the International Space Station (ISS), is slated for delivery to NASA in January 2027, with a mission launch to the station expected later that year.
Robot hand exhibits 23 DOF for fine gesture demo Paid
PHYBOT debuted the PhyHand at the Canton Fair, demonstrating active gestures using 23 degrees of freedom; fine grasping features remain under development, as stated in the Robot Economy record.
Icarus Robotics Flies JOY, Readies ISS Launch With NASA in 2027
Icarus Robotics has completed the final major round of parabolic flight testing for JOY, its free-flying dual-arm robot, clearing a key milestone before sending the platform to the International Space Station in early 2027.
Hello Robot Wins $3 Million NIH Grant for Elder Care Research Paid
Hello Robot has been awarded a $3 million Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIH) to advance its Stretch mobile manipulator for elder care, Robotics & Automation News reports.