Factories and other industrial users spent more than $2 billion on 39,708 robots in 2021, 28% more than in 2020, according to data compiled by the industry group the Association for Advancing ...

iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) Q3 Earnings Conference Call October 28, 2021 8:30 AM ETCompany ParticipantsColin Angle – Chairman and CEO Andrew Kramer – ...

The previous annual record for robot orders was set in 2017 – when North American companies ordered 34,904 robots valued at $1.9-billion.

The question of why exactly Facebook is looking into robot skin is obvious enough that AI head Yann LeCun took it on preemptively on a media call showing off the new projects.

This is how it works: When an order comes in, the robot gathers the pans and utensils needed for the meal prep. It then accesses the ingredients needed from a smart cabinet holding 15 to 18 spice ...