RoboBoston, one of the largest celebrations of robots and robotics of its kind, takes place in the innovative Boston Seaport neighborhood on Friday, September 27th and Saturday, September 28, 2024. More than 50 companies, universities, and student robotics teams will gather to showcase advanced robotics and technology in a series of professional and STEM-related events. … Read more

By Eugene Demaitre | September 13, 2024 – the Robot Report Boston Dynamics hosted MassRobotics’ latest Women in Robotics event. Credit: Sayo Tirrell, MassRobotics WALTHAM, Mass. — Women may be underrepresented in robotics, but there are opportunities for those who can collaborate, learn, and mentor, said speakers at a Women in Robotics event held by MassRobotics this week. … Read more

MassRobotics announces that Jumpstart Cohort 5 applications are now open. Opportunities exist for both Boston and Lowell students; the program expanded to a second location in 2023 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) to reach additional students. The MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellowship Program was created in 2021 to provide opportunities for diverse Massachusetts high school girls … Read more

By Brianna Wessling & Eugene Demaitre | September 20, 2024 The Robot Report One of ABB’s healthcare initiatives was its partnership with XtalPi, where it helped build automated laboratory workstations. | Source: ABB Robotics With each passing year, labor shortages and complexity increase for the healthcare industry. From pharmacies to hospitals, businesses are struggling to find and keep … Read more

Ingmar Posner | Josie Hughs | Cynthia Breazeal | Heather Culbertson | Joyce Sidopoulos BOSTON, Mass. / Sept 26, 2024 – MassRobotics, a leading robotics innovation organization, announced its 2024 Robotics Medal and Rising Star recipients at the IEEE ICRA@40 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Robotics Medal is the world’s first major prize to recognize … Read more

Robotics in Defense—A Bridge Between Innovation and Department of Defense Challenges On September 17th, MassRobotics and MITRE hosted an event aimed at fostering collaboration between innovative tech startups and the Department of Defense (DoD). The annual event brought together leaders from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), Army Research Lab … Read more

This year’s RoboBoston returned bigger and better than ever, held in the heart of Boston’s Seaport on September 27-28, 2024. As one of the largest celebrations of its kind, RoboBoston showcased cutting-edge robotics technology from more than 50 companies, universities, and student teams, all united in Boston’s vibrant innovation hub. With perfect weather over the … Read more

MassRobotics recently welcomed 10 innovative Korean startups for an intensive, week-long International Immersion Program, in partnership with the KAIST Global Commercialization Center (GCC). Designed to help international startups expand their operations into the U.S., this program offered an invaluable opportunity for Korean entrepreneurs to connect with Boston’s world-class robotics ecosystem, gain deep insights into the … Read more

From left to right: Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder at MassRobotics, Cynthia Breazeal, a professor of media arts and sciences at MIT, and Ingmar Posner, a professor of engineering science at Oxford. | Source: MassRobotics By Brianna Wessling, The Robot Report | October 13, 2024 MassRobotics, a robotics innovation organization, recently announced Dr. Cynthia Breazeal as the 2024 recipient of … Read more

The RoboBusiness Conference is a key event for anyone involved in the robotics and automation industries. MassRobotics was proud, once again, to be part of the conference by offering the Robotics Startup Bootcamp. This two-part workshop aimed to equip aspiring robotics founders with the knowledge, strategies, and insights needed to overcome the unique challenges of … Read more