#anybotics

A couple of weeks ago, Brian wrote about ANYbotics’ $50 million Series B fundraise, which made me realize it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a robotics teardown. That changes today, since ANYbotics was kind enough to share its pitch deck so we could take a closer look at the highs and lows of four-legged ‘bots. Since the startup claims it has $150 million in preorders/reservations from gas,…

ANYbotics, a Swiss robotics pioneer, today announced a €46 million Series B funding round led by international deep tech investors Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Aramco Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, Swisscanto Private Equity, and other existing investors. The funds will be used to scale deployments internationally, fuel the development of… This…

ANYbotics this week announced a $50 million Series B. The round, led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital, comes as the firm is pushing to deploy its ruggedized four-legged robot, ANYmal X. That follows a $22 million round raised in December 2020. The startup says it’s already clocked $150 million in preorders/reservations from gas/oil and chemical companies. PETRONAS, Shell, SLB, Outokumpu,…

Digital Realty（以下、デジタル・リアルティ）は、定期点検の手段として、スイスのデータセンターにロボット犬を配備しています。 Anybotics社が最近発表したケーススタディでは、デジタル・リアルティがデータセンターの検査にロボット犬「Anymal」を一年以上にわたり使用していることが説明されています。 Anymalは、Boston Dynamics社のロボット「Spot」に似たデザインの四足歩行ロボットです。Anyboticsによると、それはデジタル・リアルティのチューリッヒサイトで「2022年7月から毎日」検査任務を行っており、HVACなどの特定システムの定期的な監視と測定を行っているとのことです。 同社によると、このマシンは通常、Anymal…

Boston Dynamics, Agility and others pen letter condemning weaponized ‘general purpose’ robots

This morning, a group of prominent robotics firms issued an open letter condemning the weaponization of ‘general purpose’ robots. Signed by Boston Dynamics, Agility, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, the letter notes, in part, We believe that adding weapons to robots that are remotely or autonomously operated, widely available to the public, and capable of navigating to previously…

Episode 317 — Tags to the Future: Impact of video calls, macOS on iPad, AirTags much more than finding things, terrestrial and extraterrestrial bots and their LEGO models, and Ted Lasso.

Photo by Angèle Kamp on Unsplash Impact of video calls, macOS on iPad, AirTags much more than finding things, terrestrial and extraterrestrial bots and their LEGO models, and Ted Lasso. The trio of co-hosts has great fun on their video call recording this audio podcast.  They contemplate the impact on your brain with and without breaks.  Then, there’s more fun to be had with this week’s Spring…