Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.06
May 25, 2021
…airport terminal, or hospital ward, said the Neve Ilan, Israel-based MushashiAI spin-out. The modular system is designed to track and trace movements of goods and equipment, provide real-time safety alerts for forklifts and driven pallet jacks, or navigate and manage fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). MAESTRO is the “brain” of 634AI's navigation and fleet management system. Source: Real-Time Innovations RTI Connext adds AI to AMR management Real-Time Innovations (RTI) said RTI Connext shares data cirectly, connecting artificial intelligence algorithms to real-time networks of devices for the development of autonomous systems. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company claimed that it is the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.40
May 25, 2021
…operate its drone systems above people. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said the FAA waiver will allow it to make the largest-scale backyard drone deliveries to date. With more than 50 years of aerospace and defense experience, Flytrex claimed that its direct-to-consumer service lets retailers and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) cater to a wider customer base with faster, safer, and cheaper deliveries than ever before. The company added that it is helping to set new drone safety standards and regulations, as well as to bring simpler, quicker, and greener autonomous delivery. Flytrex works with regulators From 2018 to 2020, Flytrex participated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.89
May 17, 2021
…at research and development centers in the U.S. and Israel, as well as field operations in the U.S., Mexico, China, and Poland. “I am very proud of the solutions we’ve delivered and the positive benefits our customers have realized as a result,” Hanspal said. “Going forward, we plan to substantially accelerate our growth and better service our customers by doubling down on software and expanding our reach through new sales channels and geographies.” Bright Machines reimagines manufacturing Over the past few years, global manufacturing has faced challenges including global trade conflicts, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and pandemic-induced factory closures,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.80
May 10, 2021
…for most safe autonomous vehicle operations, said Tel Aviv, Israel-based Ottopia. “With Ottopia as an NVIDIA DRIVE ecosystem partner, developers can now access a universal teleoperation option for safe remote monitoring with tight integration to the DRIVE platform,” said Rammy Bahalul, director of autonomous machines and vehicles at NVIDIA. Teleoperation promises to save money, lives Founded in 2018, Ottopia Technologies claimed that it is the only company that provides all the key technologies to control vehicles remotely and safely. Ottopia said its customers can save money and lives by deploying its software in their autonomous trucks, forklifts, shuttles, and other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.91
April 20, 2021
…for any application or target market. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company added that its REEcorner technology is modular and scalable, offering zero-emissions vehicle designers more freedom and space. REE said its manufacturing model uses its Tier 1 partners' existing production lines to minimize capital expenditures. It has subsidiaries in the U.S., the U.K., and Germany. Villeurbanne, France-based Navya was founded in 2014 and supplies self-driving systems and associated services. The company's Autonom Shuttle development platform is dedicated to passenger transport, and it has sold more than 180 units in 23 countries. Navya's Autonom Tract is designed for goods transport. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.06
April 14, 2021
…retrieval system (ASRS) for goods-to-person order fulfillment. The Binyamina, Israel-based company claimed that its robots can increase order efficiency, expand storage capacity, and optimize warehouse operations. Caja said its proprietary systems serve market segments such as footwear, apparel, and grocery. AHS, Caja to optimize retailer's operations AHS will complete the installation and deployment of approximately 100 robots in the new facility. Caja's dual-robot system will support roughly 108,000 square feet. The partners said they will be able to optimize the distribution center's operations to support an outbound unit volume of more than 26,000 units per day. “When AHS was looking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.21
April 04, 2021
…for customers. The unit recently partnered with Tel Aviv, Israel-based Foretellix Ltd. to address large-scale verification of autonomous vehicles on highways and confined areas such as mines. Volvo also last month opened a new testing facility in Sweden. Autonomy experts Chris Urmson, Drew Bagnell, and Sterling Anderson founded Aurora in 2017 to develop self-driving technology. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it is working with manufacturing, mobility, logistics, and fleet management partners including Hyundai and Uber. Its goal is to accelerate the adoption of driverless vehicles to safely move goods and people. The Aurora Drive includes hardware and software, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.79
March 21, 2021
…The financing complements a recently awarded grant from the Israel Innovation Authority for a total of $9.3 million. Flytrex said it will use the funds to expand its footprint across the U.S. and scale up its production and research and development capabilities. The financing follows a 2019 round, bringing total funding to $20.3 million, said the company, which claimed to be a leader in on-demand drone delivery for food and retail. Flytrex said the investment comes in the wake of several significant milestones. In September 2020, the company announced a benchmark pilot project to deliver select grocery and household essential…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.90
November 23, 2020
…signing on. NFI at a Glance Founded: 1932 by Israel Brown Ownership: Privately held by the Brown family Headquarters: Camden, New Jersey Annual Sales: $2 billion+ Facilities: 350 locations across North America, comprising 50 million square feet Assets: 3,000 trucks and 12,500 trailers, including more than 750 temperature-controlled trailers Employees: 13,100+ “Questions about innovation are in every bid we do now,” notes Darin Richards, regional vice president of operations for privately held NFI, a New Jersey-based 3PL operating 50 million square feet of warehouse space in 350 locations around the country, along with a dedicated fleet of more than 3,000…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.72
May 07, 2020
…(2): Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Israel: Ariel Univ. Italy (3): Univ. of Pisa; Univ. of Modena; Politecnico di Milano Poland (2): Polish Academy of Sciences; Warsaw Univ. of Technology South Korea (2): Kookmin Univ.; Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Switzerland: Eth Zurich U.S. Universities (22) Alabama (2): Auburn Univ.; Univ. of Alabama California (2): UC Berkeley; California Polytechnic State Univ. (Cal Poly) Colorado: Colorado State Univ. Florida (2): Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ.; Univ. of Florida Georgia: Kennesaw State Univ. Hawaii: Univ. of Hawaii Indiana (2): Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. (IUPUI).; Purdue Univ. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.23
April 28, 2020
…platform for additive mass manufacturing, is collaborating with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to find a solution for manufacturing COVID-19 test swabs. Over the last 2 weeks, Origin has quickly shifted its resources from being a 3D printer manufacturer to become a medical device manufacturer and has started production to address the shortage of COVID-19 test kit supplies. BIDMC, an academic medical center affiliated with Harvard Medical School, selected Origin's 3D-printed test swab to be part of a clinical trial to evaluate it for efficacy and safety. Origin's 3D-printed swab passed a rigorous initial clinical evaluation for human factors,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.29
April 23, 2020
…of the swabs per day. EnvisionTEC worked with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to develop a swab design and material to be printed on their Envision One cDLM 3D printer. The Envision One is capable of producing up to 2,400 swabs in 24 hours. This leads to a production capacity of EnvisionTEC and its Envision One user network of up to a million swabs per day. EnvisionTEC engineers have designed a collection tip for a flexible nasal swab that has completed testing in an IRB-approved clinical trial. To be given this approval, a rigorous testing procedure was required to…
