robotics

Fueled by a $132M Series B Raise, Indian Automation Startup Expands to North America with Frisco Offices

by | Feb 16, 2022
Addverb produces around 10,000 robots a year at its Noida, India, manufacturing facility. Now Addverb's CEO has a mission for his robots: to help address pandemic supply chain disruptions in the U.S.
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Walmart Is Building Two Dallas-Area Facilities That Are So High Tech, 400 New Jobs Will Require STEM Skills
by | Nov 9, 2021
A 1.5 million-square-foot automated fulfillment center is slated to open in Lancaster in 2023, followed by a 730,000 square-foot automated grocery distribution center in 2024. Both will deploy the latest in high-tech robotics and innovation.
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Toyota Motor North America Continues To Lead in R&D Patents Among Automakers
by | Feb 9, 2021
Toyota added 2,819 patents to its collection in 2020—up four percent from the previous year. The Plano-headquartered company says it invests over $1 million in emerging technology globally every hour.
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Now Open: The Bosai-Tech Open Innovation Challenge Is Looking For Startups in Emerging Tech
by | Nov 24, 2020
Applications are open until Dec. 16 for the contest, which involves four leading Japanese firms on the search for foreign enterprises in IT, IoT, AI, fintech, sensors, satellites, healthcare, drones, and robotics.
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Robotics Education and Competition Foundation Receives $750K from Texas Workforce Commission

by | Sep 16, 2020
The grant will be used to give thousands of Texas students access to robotics and STEM learning resources.
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Plug-and-Play Power: Fort Worth Tech Manufacturer Expands Production of Smart Electric Motors for e-Mobility
by | Jul 28, 2020
The technological advancement of these motors has "as big of an impact on minimizing global energy consumption as any major battery breakthrough could have," says Linear Labs' VP of Technology.

Four M200 motors in a four-wheeled vehicle "can provide more peak torque than a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S engine."
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AT&T IoT Technology Powers Germ-Zapping Robots
by | Apr 7, 2020
The robots use UV light to help destroy viruses and other deadly pathogens to help hospitals stop the spread of disease.
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New Fort Worth Office Building Will Feature First Fully Automated Parking Garage
by | Mar 31, 2020
Developers say Triune Centre's robotic vehicle handling system will be the first for an office building in the nation. The garage will work via the property's proprietary app.
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Optiv Security Doubles North Texas Footprint With New Innovation and Fusion Center

by | Jul 19, 2019
Located in Frisco's HALL Park, Optiv's newly opened 14,000-square-foot Center aims to accelerate its "inside-out" approach to cybersecurity that includes Cyber-as-a-Service solutions.
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The Seeker: Meet the ‘World’s First Robotic Quarterback’
by | Jun 18, 2019
A new Dallas-based startup, Monarc, has created a patented football robot that uses wearable technology and IoT to throw perfect passes, every time. Here's how it works.
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Robots in Action: Amazon Takes DISD Robotics Championship Teams Behind the Scenes, Gives $10K to STEM
by | Apr 18, 2019
We take you on a photo tour with DISD student inside a robotic fulfillment center, where Amazon encourages students to pursue robotics and engineering careers.
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Robotics Contest Getting a Reboot for Denton Students
by | Jun 27, 2018
DC BEST's main goal is to motivate Denton County middle and high school students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
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Boost to Education: Hunt, TI Foundations & Texas Workforce Commission Donate Funds to Local Schools

by | Dec 15, 2017
Several local schools have received grants or donations that will help develop programming and scholarships to set kids up for their future careers.
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UTA Emotional Robotics Lab
Looks at Human-Robot Bonds
by | Nov 21, 2017
The new lab is studying whether or not a robot can a robot fill in the emotional gap needed to be a companion or caretaker to humans.
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ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index Tops $1B
by | Aug 18, 2017
Total assets under management is well over $1.6 billion, when you combine the increasing number of funds in Europe and Asia also tracking the ROBO Global Index.
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Robotics Gives Sunset Special Ed Students a Taste of STEM
by | Mar 14, 2017
A Dallas ISD robotics team is the first made up of all special needs students to compete at a FIRST Robotics Competition in Texas.
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