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This week, we introduced the honorees for the 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. On the podcast episode this week, the whole 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.

Pay attention because the editors discusses a few of their favourite robotics firms and merchandise from this cohort of honorees. You’ll be taught what impressed the editors about a number of of the winners and what’s notable on this 12 months’s program.

Digit named Robotic of the Yr

2023 was the 12 months 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 capacity to select 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 obtainable AMR that may choose and consolidate orders immediately in warehouse aisles.

Electrical Sheep is Startup of the Yr

San Francisco-based Electrical Sheep’s distinctive enterprise mannequin permits it to usher in income because it takes its time deploying its know-how. This enterprise mannequin led to it being named Startup of the Yr.

Observe that the principles for the RBR50 state that improvements must be introduced inside the calendar 12 months. Preserve that in thoughts as your group plans its product roadmap, and make sure you submit your nomination the subsequent iteration of the RBR50 later this 12 months.

Come have a good time 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 shall be holding the inaugural RBR50 Gala on Might 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 via Wednesday, April 17.

Be taught from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and plenty of extra.