Patty Katsaros

MassRobotics awarded prizes to university teams and showcased healthcare innovators, physical AI developers, and startups. The winning robot of the MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge was Northeastern University’s Soft Robotic Arm Screwdriver. Northeastern University students won a contest in which four teams’ rovers completed tasks in simulated Martian environments. Northeastern University researchers have developed the Hydrilla Hunter, a robot designed to detect invasive plants in rivers.

Read on for the latest news from Waypoint… Introducing the Waypoint Kingpin™ AMR top module for automatic load/unload AND cart pulling THE FIRST ALL-IN-ONE AMR TOP MODULE THAT CAN LIFT AND HITCH NASHUA, NH, March 9, 2020 – Waypoint Robotics announces the launch of Kingpin™, a simple but powerful automation top module that enables Waypoint’s industrial strength, omnidirectional AMRs to automatically load and unload payloads AND connect to a variety of carts offering the ultimate in flexibility...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — To support winners of MassTLC 5G Robotics Challenge sponsored by Verizon and Ericsson, Waypoint Robotics Inc. recently delivered a mobile manipulation platform to the 5G Lab at the Alley here. The challenge winners will use the mobile manipulation system, which includes Waypoint’s flagship Vector autonomous mobile industrial robot and its quick-swappable UR5 payload, to develop robotics solutions bolstered by 5G technology.