Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.20
March 01, 2024
…standard in electric vehicle (EV) charging. Automotive manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, and BMW have committed to transitioning to the NACS by 2025. Scythe said an industry-wide move toward standardized charging infrastructure will streamline user experiences by providing reliable and simple charging solutions. “With the US moving towards the adoption of NACS across the board, it's clear that this standardized charging solution will be the optimal and most convenient method for charging any EV or machine - including M.52 - for the foreseeable future,” said Davis Foster, Co-founder and chief engineer of Scythe. Existing Scythe M.52 mowers to be forward…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.21
September 11, 2023
OTTO Motors today announced the OTTO 1200, which it claimed is the highest-performing, heavy-duty mobile robot for compact environments. It can safely move payloads of up to 1,200 kg (2,650 lb.), said the Kitchener, Ontario-based company. The autonomous mobile robot (AMR) is equipped with patented adaptive fieldset technology to quickly and safely maneuver around people in narrow spaces, claimed OTTO Motors. The company said it delivers the same reliability, productivity, and durability as its other products, now in a compact package. “Nearly a decade ago, OTTO Motors introduced the first heavy-class AMR for material handling,” stated Matt Rendall, co-founder and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.38
September 08, 2023
…of autonomous trucking company Argo AI LLC, which partners Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen shut down last year. Rander and Browning, another Argo AI alumnus, both worked at Uber Advanced Technology Group (ATG), which Uber Technologies Inc. sold to Aurora in 2020. “We could not be more thrilled to unveil our autonomous trucking business to the world,” said Rander. “As global commerce continues to become increasingly interconnected, now more than ever, businesses have a dire need for more reliable and efficient supply chains, especially in the trucking and freight industries.” “Leveraging our advanced AI-powered autonomous driving systems, we will improve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.29
July 19, 2023
…gained the trust of major industry players like General Motors, Tesla, Ford, and Chrysler, demonstrating their ability to meet the needs of some of the biggest organizations in the world.” “Their reputation for manufacturing high-quality industrial vehicles aligns perfectly with Cyngn's commitment to helping organizations tap into future-facing technologies and bring reliable autonomous solutions to their facilities,” he said. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Cyngn said it develops and deploys scalable, self-driving systems to allow existing workforces to increase productivity and efficiency. The company said it addresses significant challenges, such as labor shortages, costly safety incidents, and increased consumer demand for e-commerce.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.71
May 02, 2023
…data center. Earlier, Paikeday built data center solutions at Cisco. He started his career as a manufacturing engineer at Ford Motor Co., where he later held business development roles working with enterprise and service provider accounts. Paikeday holds an engineering degree from the University of Toronto.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.20
January 23, 2023
…its booth, Cepton showed a Chevy Silverado and a Ford F-150 equipped with its sensors embedded in multiple locations, including headlamps, fog lamps, side mirrors, front grill, and tailgate. It claimed the Vista-X120 Plus offers Vista-X120 Plus offers a 500% increase in data rate, 30° wider field of view, more than 20% reduction in size, and 50% reduction in height. “Developing cutting-edge lidar technology is one thing, but making it usable for consumer vehicles is another,” said Dr. Jun Pei. “Integrating lidars into everyday passenger cars is more challenging than it seems, with many factors that need to be taken…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.96
July 15, 2022
…workforce of more than 2,000 people, according to TechCrunch. Ford Motor Co. and others have invested in Argo AI, which last year launched self-driving deliveries with Walmart Inc. in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Washington, D.C. The company this week said it will shut down its operations in Washington, D.C. Chowbotics Inc.—DoorDash Inc. acquired Hayward, Calif.-based Chowbotics in 2021 but last week said it is shutting down the salad-making robot startup. While DoorDash has launched its own robotics division and has filed a patent around autonomous delivery vehicles, reported Restaurant Dive, it's not yet clear what will happen to Chowbotics' staff…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.77
May 13, 2022
…have boosted investment in robotics. Large automakers such as Ford, BMW, Honda, and General Motors have been investing heavily in the development of robotics technology, along with tech companies such as Google, NVIDIA, and Intel. New-age AV startups such as Zoox, AutoX, and Optimus Ride have attracted huge investments. In addition, as AV companies grow to meet the challenge of human-robot collaboration at the level required to bring self-driving vehicles to market, the horizon for leveraging these solutions for other robotics applications could expand. There has been a lot of interest in delivery and disinfection systems during the pandemic, but…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.85
May 01, 2022
…providers to end users like Procter & Gamble, General Motors, and Ford. We hope to publish it later this year.” “We're trying to get alignment with OSHA [the Occupational Safety and Health Administration] to make it a compulsory standard,” Wise said. “Safety is like religion—you either believe in it, or you don't. Larger manufacturers largely get it, but as robots push into logistics and distribution, there isn't the same belief.” “Over the past couple of years, we've interacted with prospective customers who ask, 'Why can't you do this?' and we'll say, 'Because the safety standard says it isn't a good…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.61
April 22, 2022
…sites later this year. As with previous work at Ford Motor Co. and research institutions in Ohio and Michigan, the latest deployments will enable Agility to iterate with customer feedback. They will also help it gain insights into operating environments, discover new uses for its robots, and refine their capabilities, said the company. New Amazon fund joins investors DCVC and Playground Global led Agility Robotics' Series B round. Previous investors, including MFV Partners, ITIC, Robotics Hub, Safar Partners, Sony Innovation Fund, and TDK Ventures, also participated. “We’re deepening our investment in Agility Robotics because their robots solve the labor shortages…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.26
February 11, 2022
Toyota Motor North America has turned to Symbio Robotics Inc. to make better use of the industrial robots on its assembly lines as it shifts to electric vehicles. Toyota is using the SymbioDCS software framework to program its industrial robots to automate assembly processes and to better take advantage of the robots' artificial intelligence capabilities. “Symbio’s AI-based software gives Toyota’s team real-time control of our industrial robots and provides even more flexibility to help meet changing customer and market demand,” said Pascal Renouil, general manager of advanced technology at Toyota Motor North America. AI software unlocks new robot capabilities SymbioDCS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.39
December 15, 2021
…to differentiate themselves based on safety and reliability. OTTO Motors this week named two executives with engineering and integration experience as co-presidents. The Kitchener, Ontario-based company also recently announced a lifetime powertrain warranty for its autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs. “When we built our first prototype in 2013, the world of automation was a different place,” recalled Matthew Rendall, CEO of OTTO Motors. “The most important concept—not only in AMRs, but also in best practices when designing and installing automation, was maximizing return on investment [ROI]. We set out to design a transformative materials-handling solution using autonomy technology that has…
