Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.85
June 10, 2024
…adopt NVIDIA technology to build robotic facilities Delta Electronics, Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron are using the reference workflow to build, simulate and operate their robotics-enhanced facilities. In a COMPUTEX keynote demo, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang demonstrated how Foxconn, one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, develops digital twins of its factories on NVIDIA Omniverse, a platform for virtually integrating 3D data from leading industry tools such as Teamcenter from the Siemens Xcelerator platform. “AI for manufacturing is here,” said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge computing at NVIDIA. “Every factory is becoming more and more autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.54
July 07, 2023
…North America. Additionally, TX will initiate its collaboration with Foxconn to establish production technology, carrying out mass production for its next-generation model, “GHOST.” With this funding, Kenichi “Kent” Yoshida (SBRG) and Ryohei Nomoto (GCP) will be newly appointed as directors. TX sees growth continuing Since its inception in 2017, TX said it has surged ahead from R&D and proof of concept with small-scale robots to deploying hundreds of its own robots in dynamic environments outside factories and executed at commercial scale. In 2021, TX announced a partnership with FamilyMart, one of the three major convenience store chains in Japan, through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.29
May 29, 2023
…in the real world, he said. NVIDIA cited Taiwan-based Foxconn Industrial Internet, Innodisk, Pegatron, Quanta, and Wistron as some of the more than 50 users of its new reference workflow. Pegatron digitizes inspection Pegatron manufactures everything from motherboards to smartphones, laptops, and game consoles. With a dozen factories handling more than 300 products and over 5,000 parts per day, the company has to manage quality control across its product portfolio, and frequent product updates require ongoing revisions to its AOI systems. In addition, Pegatron is using the reference workflow to digitalize its circuit-board factories with simulation, robotics, and automated inspection.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.88
January 03, 2023
…Speaking of autonomous vehicles, NVIDIA announced a partnership with Foxconn to build DRIVE Orin computers and integrate the Hyperion sensor architecture into electric vehicle fleets. The company is also relying on its relationship with video game developers for in-vehicle experiences. NVIDIA said its simulation tools will help developers of both autonomous vehicles and robotics. “Isaac Sim provides the ability to simulate tens or even thousands of robots, with multiple instances of virtual robots in the cloud,” said Talla. “Soon, it will also address simulation of multiple robots in one instance.” “Digital twins are becoming a must-have developer tool,” he concluded.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.60
December 01, 2022
…Hai Technology Group, also known as global electronics manufacturer Foxconn, to build the MK-V and its battery packs in Ohio. Monarch Tractor said it expects manufacturing operations to begin at the Foxconn Mahoning Valley facility in 2023, while tractor research and development will continue in California. The MK-V has received recognition including being awarded “Overall AgTech Solution of the Year” in the 2021 AgTech Breakthrough Awards, recognized as a CES 2022 Innovation Award Honoree, and named to the 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. Constellation Brands is first customer Constellation Brands, a leading fine wine and craft spirits producer that claimed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.06
January 19, 2022
…$25 million in Series B funding. Its customers include Foxconn, Samsung, General Motors, Flex, Harman International, Pivotal Commware, and Kyocera. Powermat eliminates need for direct-contact charging Powermat said its new wireless charging platform for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other commercial devices eliminates the need for direct contact with pogo-pins entirely, providing operators with 90% charging efficiency while enabling flexible charging capabilities. Robots, including those using photovoltaic cells, can charge in proximity to their charging stations without the need for accurate alignment or direct contact, it said. “This innovation will help accelerate the global adoption of robots and AMRs, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.68
December 16, 2021
Powermat Technologies Inc. today announced investment from Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd. (FIT) and Hudson Sustainable Group as part of its $25 million (U.S.) Series B round. The Tel-Aviv, Israel-based company said it plans to use the funding to continue its growth and entry into the automotive, micromobility, and robotics markets. It also said its partnership with FIT on go-to-market strategies will advance their shared goal of capturing new and emerging markets for wireless power. “This investment by FIT and Hudson Sustainable Group will allow Powermat Technologies to capitalize on the huge demand for wireless power solutions, to better solve customers'…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.22
September 13, 2021
…Capital, as well as strategic investors including Xiaomi Group, Foxconn Industrial Internet, and Midas. Agile Robots claimed to be the robotics company with highest total financing amount in 2020. With the completion of this financing round, Agile Robots said it will be the first intelligent robotics company in China to receive investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (SVF 2). SoftBank Group added that it has made capital contributions to allow investments by SVF 2 in certain portfolio companies. The announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy limited partnership interests in any…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.80
September 08, 2021
…including as an asset tracker for the logistics and transportation industry in the U.S. Ossia's customers include Toyota subsidiaries, Foxconn, building infrastructure firm Saint-Gobain, and Walmart. The company said wireless power devices based on its EU and U.K. certifications will be available through its commercial partners.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.94
October 09, 2019
…a key priority in their business strategy. Manufacturing giant Foxconn even spun out Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), a company focusing on developing software and building hardware, including precision tools, servers for cloud services, and robots, to accelerate its digitalization effort. However, despite the government’s will to transform the industrial sector, small- and medium-size manufacturers, which represent a significant proportion of the manufacturing sector in the region, are less incentivized to follow the government guidance in adopting AI and automated operations. For these players, it is still economically viable and more practical to perform back-end operation tasks manually via a cheap…
