Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.86
June 15, 2023
…applications. Touchlab is a finalist in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. Last year, it received $4.8 million in seed funding from Octopus Ventures, which claims to be one of the largest “deep tech” investors in Europe. Tactile sensors allow remote control of Välkky Touchlab said it has developed low-profile tactile sensors thinner than human skin that can be wrapped around hard or soft robots. The company's e-skin is composed of single or multiple ultra-thin force sensors to transmit sensations such as pressure, vibration, or motion from a robot to a user in real time. Operators can use a wearable haptic…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 40.52
November 06, 2022
…This weekend, the final round of the ANA Avatar XPRIZE tested combinations of robots, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, and virtual reality for telepresence and teleoperation. The free, public event was held at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in California on Nov. 4 and 5 and was live-streamed online. The qualification process began in March 2018, and 17 teams from 10 countries competed for $8 million in prizes. “This competition is not only about advancing the future of robotics; it is, fundamentally, about the future of human connectivity,” said David Locke, executive director of the ANA Avatar XPRIZE. “I’m…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.14
November 08, 2021
…than any other warehousing company.” Touchlab is ANA Avatar XPRIZE finalist Touchlab was recently named one of the 15 finalists in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE, in which competitors are developing means for people to transport their presence over distances. “When the XPRIZE competition to make more intuitive telerobotic systems came along, we realized that one of the big things missing is haptics,” said Hussein, who is captain of the team. “You need an accurate sense of touch to do some dextrous tasks. Telerobotics is the perfect example. Skin is the largest human organ, and there's a need for immersion and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.19
November 05, 2021
…works with cross-sector industry stakeholders, universities, and research institutes to frame problem statements. Recently, ASPIRE has partnered with the XPRIZE Foundation to launch the “XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion” global competition. The initiative is co-funded by Ghadan 21, Abu Dhabi's accelerator program driving the emirate's investments in business, innovation, and people.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.83
October 22, 2021
…has narrowed in the $10 million, four-year ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition, which is intended to encourage the development of robotic avatars that could deploy a human user's senses, actions, and presence to a remote location in real time. XPRIZE yesterday announced that 15 teams from eight countries are advancing to the finals round. “We’re thrilled to announce the finalist teams moving forward in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE,” said David Locke, executive prize director of the competition. “The cutting-edge technology we witnessed at semifinals testing has the potential to entirely reimagine the human experience. We’re excited to see how teams further…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.04
August 30, 2021
…February and is a semi-finalist in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. Onboard demo planned GITAI said it will collaborate with Nanoracks LLC on a technoical demonstration of the S1 robot arm in the Bishop airlock in Node 3 of the ISS. Houston-based Nanoracks is providing the launch opportunity, on-orbit operations, and data downlink. NASA astronauts will install the arm inside the airlock. It will conduct intra-vehicular activity (IVA) such as swich and cable operations. The GITAI arm will also autonomously assemble structures and panels to demonstrate its capability for in-space assembly (ISA). “In the current space market, there are many…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.76
April 23, 2021
…Sarcos Robotics Robotics 24/7 recently covered the ANA Avatar XPRIZE, which also focuses on teleoperation. Did you consider competing? Wolff: We looked at participating but decided to keep our heads down on our core business. It's easy in robotics to get distracted, and we're focused on bringing our exoskeletons to markets such as warehousing and construction. Commercializing the Guardian exoskeleton How is Sarcos proceeding in its go-to-market strategy for the Guardian XO? Wolff: At CES 2020, we showed our Alpha model with Delta, right before the pandemic hit. We started deploying it, but most of our customers unfortunately closed their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.87
April 16, 2021
…That's the goal of the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition, which announced semifinalist teams earlier this month. Sponsored by All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, the Avatar XPRIZE is a four-year global competition focused on crowdsourcing the development of systems to deploy a human user's senses, actions, and presence to a remote location in real time. The avatars must be able to execute a set of tasks across real-world scenarios and convey a sense of presence for both the operator and the recipient of actions. “We are rapidly approaching an era where it will be possible for a…
