Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 53.13
November 28, 2022
Bridgestone Corp. today announced that it has started a proof of concept for soft robot hands to automatically perform piece-picking tasks at logistics sites. The company said it will seek to achieve small-scale commercialization of soft robotics created with various partners during its next Mid Term Business Plan, from 2024 to 2026. “From the perspective of the declining birthrate, aging population, and the need to avoid contact between people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is rising demand for automation in areas where people work, which is drawing attention to soft-robotics that can collaborate together with people,” stated Norikazu Otoyama,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.25
July 20, 2022
…million U.S.), include SOMPO Holdings Inc. and new investor Bridgestone Corp. Yamaha has designated several “new businesses” and “growth businesses” as “strategic business fields” in its new “Medium-Term Management Plan (2022–2024)” announced in February of this year. As one of its new businesses, the company established eve autonomy Inc. as a joint venture with TIER IV in 2020. Its goal was to commercialize automated transport. Through this and other initiatives, Yamaha Motor said it plans to establish the technology for low-speed automated driving under specific conditions. The company said it plans to build electric vehicles for logistics facilities and to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.11
July 13, 2022
…sectors. In addition to its previously announced program with Bridgestone, May Mobility is working on a project with MONET Technologies and SoftBank for an international route in Tokyo. A Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS equipped with May Mobility’s ADK will launch this fall as part of a new public on-demand AV deployment. Source: May Mobility Investors support 'driver-out' operations May Mobility said its Series C round brings its total funding to date to $194 million. The company said it plans to increase its engineering headcount, expand its global customer base, enhance rider experiences, and further invest in technology advancements. “With this round…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.86
October 04, 2021
…of its autonomous trucks. Kodiak trucks run exclusively on Bridgestone tires, and they will be equipped with Bridgestone cloud-connected sensors to capture critical tire-centric data. That data will be analyzed and processed into live actionable insights, increasing uptime, safety, and operational efficiency, said the company. As NVIDIA DRIVE Orin becomes available, Kodia plans to use the supercomputing platform. With more than 250 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of compute performance, DRIVE Orin follows safety standards such as ISO 26262 ASIL-D. The system will provide the data and computing power to reliably make and implement decisions safely and securely, said Kodiak.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.84
November 10, 2021
…Ventures, StepStone Group, Gopher Asset Management, Walleye Capital, Aliya Capital Partners, and others participated in Kodiak's Series B round. Bridgestone Americas and BMW i Ventures previously invested in the company. Cowen served as exclusive placement agent to Kodiak Robotics. Kodiak Robotics said it will use the Series B funds over the next 12 months to double employee headcount by adding at least 85 people to its team. The company will also expand autonomous service capabilities from coast to coast and add a minimum of 15 new trucks to its fleet for a total of at least 25 autonomous vehicles.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.09
August 20, 2022
…the autonomous challenge secures from industry leaders like Schaeffler, Bridgestone, Cisco and AWS. Luminar provides our lidars and then the teams had to pay $300,000 to acquire the car. Essentially, in the autonomous challenge, we raise sponsorship money through donations of hardware and software. We also subsidize the car cost a bit, but we wanted to make sure that teams were invested in the asset. Can anyone apply and participate? Mitchell: Yes. We ran a prize competition where we had an open call, and we had 41 universities from around the world that signed up. Those universities, over the course…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.91
November 05, 2021
…SKF, and Lidl. The company's technical collaborators include Ericsson and Siemens, and it has also partnered with customers Oatly, Bridgestone, and GE Appliances, a Haier company. Since Oct. 1, 2020, Einride said its partners have seen a 90% decrease in CO2 emissions with electrical transport, while matching the cost of diesel. Einride will officially establish a U.S. headquarters in New York, where parts of the leadership team will be based. In addition to its headquarters, the company plans to open up regional offices in Austin, San Francisco and in the South East.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.32
December 08, 2022
…Luxembourg, and Norway. It has also deployed operations for new clients including Electrolux; GE Appliances, a Haier company; and Bridgestone. In October, Einride Saga successfully completed a pilot on a U.S. public road, which Einride said made it the first company to receive approval to do so for a vehicle without a safety driver on board. In November, the company showed its latest release of Einride Stations, freight capacity as a service, and grid operations.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.18
June 27, 2022
…centers across France. It is owned by tire manufacturer Bridgestone Corp. Muses Europe said it is getting 80% of its added engineering and manufacturing value from French suppliers, including: Calip Group for the production of the cabins Bosch France for the assembly of the cabins F2J Stamping for the production of the chassis Nava to assemble 300 vehicles Navya will assemble the first pre-series run of 300 delivery vehicles at its Vénissieux plant near Lyon, France. This “will enable us, on the one hand, to optimize our production capacity and, on the other, allow us to strengthen our understanding of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.58
May 06, 2024
…by Microsoft’s OpenAI. “Mixmaster Moodie” is coupled with “Tetote,” Bridgestone's soft robot hand powered by bendy rubber artificial muscle that employs a pioneering cocktail recommendation system to serve a cocktail based on visual and audio cues. Doosan will also present its Training Kit, a certified training equipment which allows users to practice and experience Doosan’s cobot training programs anytime, anywhere. Doosan Robotics joined forces with prominent global companies, to develop AI cobot offerings for commercial setting. These partners include the Apex Motion Control’s Baker-Bot Quad, a modular cake decorating system which consists of individual robotic stations including top and side…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.57
January 08, 2023
…University International Center for Automotive Research integrated sensors, and Bridgestone supplied the tires. dSPACE provided simulation and validation technology and the onboard supercomputer, and AWS provided cloud computing and data analytics. The initial 31 university teams used open-source software including the Robot Operating System, or ROS 2. PoliMOVE pulls ahead in close contest Yesterday's challenge required racecars to take turns passing one another as leader/defender and follower/passer/attacker for the first time at speeds of 80, 115, and 155 mph (128.7, 185, and 249.4 kph). Six of the nine teams qualified for the head-to-head competition Saturday. In the run leading into…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.80
June 05, 2023
…for lidar, Continental for radar, Cisco for communications, and Bridgestone for tires,” he explained. “There aren't a lot of real-world examples of all these technologies working together, from engines and wiring harnesses to sensors and software.” IAC has hosted four oval competitions, with one IAC team setting a world record for autonomous racing on an oval track reaching 180 mph at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 7, 2023. That same team, PoliMOVE, also holds the world’s fastest autonomous land-speed record of 309.3 kph (192.2 mph) over 1 km. The races have been popular with the public, but they're focused…
