Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.28
January 23, 2023
…Improvements in end effectors could help them. Scientists at Tufts University and Cornell University, as well as Beijing University, Nanjing University, and Zhejiang University in China, have been researching how compliant or soft grippers can be more precise. More rigid grippers are often used in manufacturing, but they have difficulty handling delicate items, such as electronics or household goods. Richard Matthias Hartisch at the Department of Industrial Automation Technology at the Technical University of Berlin and Kevin Haninger at the Department of Automation at Fraunhover IPK last week released a paper on how a compliant finray-effect gripper can be used…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.12
May 04, 2022
…partners. General Partner Mark Martin is a Cornell and Tufts University alumnus. He has been an investor, board observer, and advisor for over 20 startups in software-as-a-service (SaaS), Internet of Things (IoT), and sensor technologies. As a vice president of industrial automation, sensors, and IoT at Analog Devices, Martin led an organization with over 600 employees and $1 billion annual revenue. Martin has extensive merger and acquisition experience, overseeing the sale of two business units valued at over $400 million combined and the acquisition of four businesses valued at over $100 million combined during his tenure at Analog Devices. He…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.45
October 03, 2022
…a therapist a few times a week,” said Arnold. Tufts University, whose School of Engineering offers a master’s degree in robotic engineering, demonstrated how augmented reality (AR) using a Microsoft Hololens could control a Kinova light collaborative robot arm and a Turtlebot mobile robot. Tufts also had a Spot legged robot from Boston Dynamics, and MIT CSAIL demonstrated two smaller quadrupeds. The Institute for Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University showed a rover with a robotic arm, its entry into the 2021 University Rover Challenge. In April, Northeastern won a Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) award for its robot to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.40
June 24, 2022
…director, Cowen Elaine Chen, director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts University Veronica Pascual, CEO, ASTI Technologies Group Bilal Zubari, partner, Lux Capital Lior Susan, partner, Eclipse Ventures Lidiya Dervisheva, partner, Next47 Michael Feinstein, principal business development manager, AWS Lars Pappe, vice president and head of the Center of Excellence for automation of operations, DP DHL Vijay Somandepalli, chief technology officer and CEO, American Robotics Ben Linville-Engler, director, Massachusetts eHealth AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator requirements, benefits The application period for the second AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator is open from June 23 through Aug. 1, 2022. MassRobotics will provide expertise in venture…
