Ivan Hernandez Dalas - Mechatronics

The Robot Report Podcast · Why Opportunity Charging Is Winning as Robot Fleets Scale Ben Waters, CEO of Wibotic. In Episode 266 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Ben Watters is the CEO and co-founder of WiBotic, a company that develops wireless charging solutions and fleet-wide battery management software for industrial mobile platforms of all shapes and sizes. The company ‘s mission is to energize businesses with autonomous systems to grow and scale without limitation, while creating a workplace filled with brilliant people who are passionate about leadership. Ben has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, where he worked on wireless power technologies for implanted devices, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and physics from Columbia University.   Show timeline 4:04 – News of the week 24:10 – Ben Waters, CEO of Wibotic News of the week Roboharm project details Women arrested in Philadelphia...

Startups in the MassRobotics healthcare catalyst cohort will have an opportunity to showcase their technology at the Robotics Summit & Expo. | Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics this week opened its call for applicants for Cohort 6 of its Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program. The program is a four-month, non-equity initiative that helps robotics and automation teams accelerate clinical readiness, technical validation, and go-to-market in healthcare and life sciences. Applications are open now, and will close Dec. 31, 2026 . The cohort will run February through June 2027, concluding with company showcases at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. This year, MassRobotics welcomed Intel to the program’s steering committee, joining founding partners Festo , Novanta , and Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Intel said its Health and Life Sciences team brings mentorship and technical depth in edge AI and on-device compute for surgical and procedure-enabling robotics and OR ...

Claire chatted to Rika Antonova from the University of Cambridge about using artificial intelligence to develop complimentary robot hardware and algorithms. Rika Antonova is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include co-design, automated algorithm discovery, data-efficient reinforcement learning, exploration, active learning, and​ robotics. After completing a research Master’s degree at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Rika undertook a Computing Innovation Fellowship at Stanford University. Before that, she was a senior software engineer at Google. View Source

Sponsored by Analog Devices Inc. Robotics companies are developing new capabilities at a rapid pace, from autonomous mobile robots to humanoid systems. However, keeping up with technological advances is one part of the challenge. The most critical thing is to turn a successful prototype into a commercially viable product that can be manufactured and deployed at scale.   “The biggest challenge I see robotics startups facing today is the speed at which the industry moves,” says Cameron Villone, Senior Product Technology Manager at Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI).   In most cases, a startup excels in adopting next-generation technologies in sensing, motion control, and AI, but commercialization requires additional expertise in electronics, system integration, validation, and manufacturing. These demands can often stretch the resources of smaller engineering teams.   ADI is developing its Emerging Tech Hub within the Analog Garage to help robotics startups and established companies overcome...

Nyobolt is providing fast-charging, long-duration battery technology for Digit 5. Source: Agility One of the challenges that humanoid robot designers face is power management. Agility Robotics Inc. today said it is working with Nyobolt on a fast-recharge battery system for its Digit 5 system. The technology will allow the robot to work more than 20 hours in a day, the companies claimed. “For our customers, Digit’s uptime is the business case,” stated Daniel Diez, chief business officer at Agility. “Digit 5 will deliver more than 20 hours of productive work in a 24-hour day, more than two full shifts. That’s the kind of gain that materially improves the value customers get from Digit and the economics of deploying a humanoid robot fleet. Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging technology gets us there, and it’s one of the pieces that makes Digit 5 ready for full-scale operation.” Founded in 2015, Agility said Digit is “the first multi-purpose, hum...

The Spot quadruped conducts inspections at a Michelin plant in Lexington, S.C. Source: Boston Dynamics Robotics is a key enabler of reshoring production to the U.S., but there is little consensus on how to best encourage it. Most industrial automation is made by foreign-owned companies, but can recent policies such as tariffs and FCC import restrictions help promote reshoring? At RoboBusiness 2026, which will be on Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif., industry experts will discuss how to encourage manufacturers and robotics suppliers to reshore to or expand in the U.S. They will also examine software advances, the role of workforce development, and supply chain challenges of reshoring. In addition, the panelists will talk about multinational relationships, cybersecurity and geopolitical concerns prompting reshoring efforts , and the need for a national robotics strategy. About the reshoring speakers Michael Bearman is chief legal and safety officer at Vecna Robotics , where he...