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This week, we introduced the honorees for the 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards. On the podcast episode this week, all the 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 yr’s program.

Digit named Robotic of the 12 months

2023 was the yr 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 12 months

Cincinnati-based Brightpick, which spun out of Photoneo, was named the inaugural Utility of the 12 months winner. In 2023, Brightpick unveiled Autopicker, which it mentioned is the primary commercially obtainable AMR that may decide and consolidate orders instantly in warehouse aisles.

Electrical Sheep is Startup of the 12 months

San Francisco-based Electrical Sheep’s distinctive enterprise mannequin permits it to usher in income because it takes its time deploying its expertise. This enterprise mannequin led to it being named Startup of the 12 months.

Be aware that the principles for the RBR50 state that improvements should be introduced throughout the calendar yr. Hold that in thoughts as your group plans its product roadmap, and you’ll want to submit your nomination the subsequent iteration of the RBR50 later this yr.

Come have a good time on the 2024 RBR50 Gala

We launched three new classes in 2024 – Robotic of the 12 months, Utility of the 12 months, and Startup of the 12 months – and will probably be holding the inaugural RBR50 Gala on Could 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 by way of Wednesday, April 17.

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