
Reframe Systems combines robotics, Pixels to Parts software, and a network of microfactories to build homes. | Source: Reframe Systems Reframe Systems, a robotics company using physical AI to industrialize home construction, today announced said it has raised $40 million. The company said the funding will help it scale its microfactory network across North America. Currently, the U.S. is short 4.5 million homes. Reframe said this problem stems from the construction industry’s fragmented na
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Reframe Systems, a robotics company, raised $40 million in funding to expand its network of automated microfactories that construct homes using robotics and software. The company addresses a shortage of homes in the U.S. by building homes near communities in factories rather than through traditional on-site construction involving many subcontractors. The funding will support expansion of the microfactory network across North America, with the company aiming to deliver one million homes by 2040. Reframe has already completed 10 homes and plans to open a new factory designed to produce up to 500 multifamily units or 250 single-family homes annually.

Sentire combines clinical workflows with integrated engineering, software, and imaging technologies. | Source: Cornerstone Robotics Medtronic PLC today announced a new partnership with Cornerstone Robotics Ltd. that includes a $700 million investment. Medtronic has also gained the rights to distribute Cornerstone Robotics’ Sentire surgical system in select markets outside the U.S. where the system is approved. Medtronic will distribute Sentire alongside its own Hugo robotic-assisted surger

Collaborative robot arms from JAKA Robotics (left) and Universal Robots. Get the popcorn ready. The patent fight between Teradyne Robotics and JAKA Robotics has turned into a full-blown public brawl. Teradyne, parent company of Universal Robots, sued JAKA’s German subsidiary last week, alleging infringement of patents covering hardware and software used in its cobot arms. Today, JAKA hit back, saying it has gone to court seeking injunctive relief over what it calls Teradyne’s “false, misleading,

NexCOBOT, which exhibited at the Robotics Summit & Expo, provides a range of controllers. Source: NexCOBOT Humanoid robotics and physical AI developers are not only raising billions of dollars; they’re also getting acquired by big technology companies. This has implications for industrial adoption, according to Jenny Shern, general manager of NexCOBOT. For instance, Mobileye acquired Mentee Robotics for $900 million in January, Amazon bought Fauna Robotics in March, and Meta picked up
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