Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.70
April 14, 2021
…of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers in Massachusetts are African-American, 7% are Latinx, and one-third are women, according to the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. MassRobotics is dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem through partnerships with business and academia. In addition to its space for robotics startups, member networking, and informative events, the organization is working with the local community and educators, said Tom Ryden, executive director of MassRobotics. “Interest has really grown in our STEM efforts this past year,” he told Robotics 24/7. “It has been tough for students to be on Zoom calls all day, so…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.61
November 20, 2020
…in New England serving all 190 communities in Eastern Massachusetts through 600 dedicated member agencies and direct service programs. Berkshire Grey is the leader in AI-powered robotic picking technology for industrial automation. Together the three organizations are piloting the use of technology as part of a new effort, “Picking With Purpose (PWP),” announced today by Berkshire Grey. “At a time of unprecedented and increasing need in the city, we need to do everything we can to get more food to more people,” said Jilly Stephens, CEO of City Harvest. “Berkshire Grey’s innovative technology as well as their generous donation of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.08
June 23, 2020
…the virtual opening of a test facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts, that will enable potential customers to see a wide range of modular, high-payload autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) operating in a live environment. Companies considering AMRs for their manufacturing, warehouse or other e-commerce-related distribution applications can virtually visit the test facility now—with the facility opening for onsite visits following Massachusetts’ phased re-opening guidelines—to see how the flexible, safe and easy-to-deploy AMRs would work in their own facilities. By identifying and addressing opportunities and challenges prior to investing in equipment or breaking ground on their own sites, end users will be able…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 30.25
May 18, 2020
iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference. iRobot was founded in 1990 when Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists Colin Angle and Helen Greiner teamed up with their professor Dr. Rodney Brooks with the vision of making practical robots a reality. In 2010, iRobot generated more than $400 million in revenue and employed more than 500 of the robot industry’s top professionals, including mechanical, electrical and software engineers and related support staff. The company has shipped over six million homecleaning robots and 4,000 unmanned vehicles to date.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.44
May 07, 2020
…Hawaii Indiana (2): Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. (IUPUI).; Purdue Univ. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Michigan (3) Michigan State Univ.; Western Michigan Univ.; Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn New York (2): Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); U.S. Military Academy (West Point) North Carolina: Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Pennsylvania: Univ. of Pittsburgh Texas: Texas A&M Univ. Virginia: Univ. of Virginia Wisconsin: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison “This is an extraordinary challenge, calling on the best and brightest of our university students and faculty worldwide to engineer software that will have a significant impact on the future of all classes of transportation,” says…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.58
March 30, 2020
…rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://t.co/cmFqei96Gf pic.twitter.com/8lpQeJ1XQS — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (@MIT) March 29, 2020 Similarly, Syracuse University faculty, alumni, and staff have also begun producing 3D-printed face shields, using the School of Architecture's digital design and production facility. The facility used the Lulzbot Taz 6 (an open-source 3D printer from MatterHackers), Gigiabot 3+ (from re:3D), and Zortrax M300 printers to churn out shields. According to the story published by the university, the team can produce 60-90 face shields per day. For more on our COVID-19 news items, please go to our dedicated section. Syracuse University staff,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.48
March 17, 2020
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Brown University have developed new approaches that improve the accuracy of a material testing technique by using machine learning. Nano-indentation—the process of poking a sample of a material with a sharp needle-like tip to see how the material responds by deforming—is important in many manufacturing applications, but its poor accuracy in obtaining certain key mechanical properties of a material, has prevented it from being used widely in industry. Using the standard nano-indentation process and feeding its experimentally measured data to a neural network machine learning system,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.38
March 10, 2020
Empire Group, Inc., a Massachusetts-based provider of end-to-end product development and production services, announced its strategic partnership with Mainspring Capital Partners, a Boston-based provider of growth capital to growing businesses. Empire Group is a full-service product development company that provides customized and advanced solutions to manufacturers on the East Coast, and across the U.S., within the consumer goods, defense, medical device, aerospace/aviation, automotive, juvenile, and toy industries. Empire Group and Mainspring closed the investment on February 18, 2020 to fund the company's vision of becoming a provider of advanced product development and additive manufacturing services in the eastern U.S. This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.51
March 03, 2020
…an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Management Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The announcement is made in conjunction with MODEX 2020, taking place March 9-12 in Atlanta, Georgia, where RHR will be demonstrating its RightPick solution at booth #9826 in the “Fulfillment and Delivery Solutions” hall. RHR will also be at LogiMAT 2020, taking place March 10-12 in Stuttgart, Germany, exhibiting by the east entrance in Stand EO45. To schedule a time to meet at either show, visit RHR’s events page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.21
October 24, 2019
…said today it has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), and last week it announced it has added Aris Kekedjian to its Board of Directors. XPO said it is the first global logistics company to collaborate with the MIT ILP, an organization that matches up what XPO called MIT ILP’s world-class resources with industry-leading corporations to solve global business challenges. “We’re excited to explore the latest developments in technology with the MIT ILP,” said Mario Harik, chief information officer of XPO Logistics, in a statement. “This is an opportunity for us to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.48
October 22, 2019
Markforged is opening a new manufacturing facility in Billerica, MA. The 25,000-square-foot space will enable the company to more than double its production capacity, support increased demand for Markforged 3D printers and create new jobs. This is their third major footprint expansion this year—following a new European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and an artificial intelligence innovation center in Cambridge, MA. With users in more than 50 countries, demand has increased for Markforged materials and 3D printers, which has resulted in the company boosting material production by 81% in the past year, Markforged reports. The new facility will support the fabrication…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.62
July 18, 2019
Markforged has announced a new office in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA, to support the rapid expansion of its software and artificial intelligence (AI) teams. Located in CIC Cambridge at 245 Main Street, the 2,000-sq.-ft. office is the new central hub for developing Markforged’s AI software for adaptive manufacturing, Blacksmith, which was announced this May. “Kendall Square is the perfect environment for expanding our R&D team, and we’ll be able to take advantage of the top-tier AI developer talent in the area,” says David Benhaim, CTO and co-founder of Markforged. “Our Kendall team will transform manufacturing with Blacksmith. These developers…
