Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.42
March 30, 2021
…difficult to find and retain. According to the Manufacturing Institute, U.S. manufacturers will face a labor shortage of 2.4 million by 2028. Automation can be a solution for both challenges. Over the past few years, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have emerged as a safe and efficient alternative to traditional manual material movement. AMRs navigate independently along pre-determined paths, with most using built-in lidar sensors and environment-mapping technology to map the facility in real time. This eliminates the need for floor tape, wires, magnets, or other cumbersome facility infrastructure. AMRs not only present opportunities for increased productivity and faster returns on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.29
March 26, 2021
…interoperability, we're working with groups like MassRobotics and the ARM [Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing] Institute,” he said. “The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is also a partner, and we've worked with Silicon Valley Robotics. “We're also very active internationally. A3 Mexico will roll up into A3,” Burnstein added. “We work with the VDMA [Germany's Mechanical Engeineering Industry Association], the IFR, and we have good relations with the Chinese Robotics Industry Alliance and the Chinese Machine Vision Industry Alliance.” Automate to return in 2022 “The pandemic forced us to postpone the live version of Automate to Detroit next June, rather than 2023, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.22
March 24, 2021
…very far.” Aaron Prather, FedEx senior technical advisor. Source: ARM Institute Many vendors wanted to be “one-stop shops” for robots, but that oversimplified the needs of manufacturers and logistics providers such as FedEx, he observed. “Early on, there was the image—'You'll only buy robots from us'—but you only have so many resources, so much time,” said Prather. “They didn't understand scale of where users want to take things. At FedEx, we need to take objects from small to big, and this may include two to four different robots.” “We also need to clean our facilities and maintain security,” he said.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.70
February 04, 2021
…Lisa Masciantonio, Chief Workforce Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Marie-Christine Caron, Senior Engineering Section Manager, GE Aviation (Global Robotics and Automation R&D Center) Fritzi Moneza, Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Advanced Automation, Northrop Grumman Sue Keay, CEO, Queensland AI Hub Susanne Lauda, Director, Global Advanced Manufacturing Technology, AGCO Helen Greiner, CEO, Tertill Helena Samsioe, CEO and Founder, GLOBHE (Global Health) Amy Elliott, Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Rosa Ciprian, Senior Electrical Engineer Lead, Alert Innovation Elena Messina, Group Leader Manipulation & Mobility Systems, NIST Christine Spiten, Co-founder, Blueye Robotics Nicole Renee Williams, Thermoplastic Composite Materials and Process Manager,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.18
November 10, 2020
…now as chief scientist for advanced manufacturing at Florida Institute of Technology, Grieves says too many manufacturers have backward thinking about how a digital twin is developed and how it should be used. From the very beginning, “we were looking at usage in service, using both a physical version and a virtual one,” Grieves explains. The change requires “moving from functional-centric to product-centric engineering,” he says, and populating the product digitally in the model first. “It is clear—at least, it is clear to me—the digital twin precedes the physical,” instead of creating a digital twin after the fact. “It was…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.82
September 16, 2020
IACMI members and members of other Manufacturing USA Institutes are invited to be among the first U.S. manufacturing leaders to learn about a new call for the creation of a “National Manufacturing Guard” designed to ensure a resilient, robust national supply chain and manufacturing base in the future. Scheduled for Sept. 29 and October 1, the two identical online sessions will feature Institute leaders focusing on: The formation of a National Manufacturing Guard The establishment of a National Supply Chain Data Exchange The formation of a Technology Corps A Resilient Manufacturing Advisory Council “The COVID-19 pandemic crisis response has shown…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
June 10, 2020
…work on the exoskeleton technology research at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Verve is now looking toward commercializing the product. “Our system is technically composed of textiles and has a small motor for power that is similar to motors used in consumer robot applications. The system acts like an external muscle that applies force to your biological muscles and has integrated sensors to adjust to your movements.” Why choose soft? “We looked at how muscles were working and then joints,” Galiana says. “When moving joints, it felt like probably there would be restrictions to movement…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.16
May 01, 2019
…sensor models and traffic models. Recently, the Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, the R&D arm of the Japanese carmaker, has announced it will use NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation to test and validate its autonomous vehicle systems. Role of Simulation Modern passenger cars benefit from the cumulative experience of an industry that has been crash-testing for decades. To achieve a comparable type of reliability, the connected autonomous cars must be road-tested for millions of miles. This is something that is highly challenging to do in the congested physical world, but could be accomplished in a much shorter time in the virtual world. “The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
March 20, 2019
…to a recent study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, more than 2.4 million jobs are expected to remain unfilled in the manufacturing space by 2028. In addition, 80% of manufacturers report a shortage of qualified applicants for skilled production positions, and the shortage could cost U.S. manufacturers 11% of their annual earnings. Manufacturing executives reported an average of 94 days to recruit engineering and research employees and 70 days to recruit skilled production workers. Automate Works! Theater Sessions on April 11: Workforce Urgency for Robotics in Manufacturing (10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) Dr. Stephen Catt, Deputy Director- Education and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.85
March 11, 2019
…University and co-founder of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute. The award is named for Joseph F. Engelberger, known throughout the world as the ”father of robotics.” Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation, Inc., the world’s first industrial robot manufacturer. The Engelberger Robotics Awards are presented to individuals for excellence in technology development, application, education and leadership in the robotics industry. Each winner receives a $5,000 honorarium and commemorative medallion with the inscription: “Contributing to the advancement of the science of robotics in the service of mankind.” The awards recognize outstanding individuals from all over the world. Since…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.84
April 25, 2017
…featuring speakers from A3, Amazon, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, RAMTEC Ohio, and FANUC. In conjunction, A3 released a white paper exploring how companies like General Motors and Amazon continue to grow their workforce even as they add automation technologies. Automate 2017 also garnered increased international participation. For the first time, 13 Chinese automation companies exhibited, reflecting China’s dramatic growth in robotics implementation and development. A first-ever joint US-China Robotics Forum brought together leaders from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and its counterpart, the China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA). A3 also announced Apellix as the winner of the Automate…
