Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.36
July 05, 2021
…May, wireless broadband firm Ondas Holdings Inc. acquired the MassRobotics member, and they recently completed a $51.5 million equity raise that was heavily oversubscribed. Drones providers need FAA, industry acceptance The commercial drone industry is growing quickly and providing significant benefits to the U.S. public, but enabling expanded BVLOS operations is critical for the industry to truly take off, said American Robotics. For verticals such as agriculture, oil and gas, renewable energy, and infrastructure and construction to adopt more drones, fully autonomous flights are necessary, it said. Key to these operations are the use and FAA acceptance of innovative safety…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.42
June 25, 2021
…analyze their assets in real time. Last month, the MassRobotics member agreed to merge with Ondas Holdings Inc. Scout and TASA Cypress, Calif.-based SARA's Artificial Perception and Threat Awareness (APTA) Division develops sensing and collaboration systems using AI and edge processing for both the military and commercial aerospace markets. They include radio-frequency geolocation systems, acoustic-based threat-detection systems, and other sensors for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The company said it has more than 25 years of experience in developing airborne acoustic sensors needed for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, addressing business and regulatory hurdles to commercial UAS operations. SARA said its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.62
June 25, 2021
…Korea and Europe, as well as U.S. robotics clusters MassRobotics and Silicon Valley Robotics, which co-hosted. The GRC welcomed new member Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and André Montaud, director of the Coboteam Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes robotics cluster, invited attendees to SIDO Lyon, a robotics exhibition in France in September. Democratizing access and revising rehab One of the top goals for researchers and companies developing wearable technologies is to democratize access to systems that can help people with disabilities. Only 5% to 15% of amputees have access to advanced prostheses, said Hamayal Choudhry, founder and CEO of smartARM. His company is working on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.26
June 08, 2021
…the most.” Theobald, who is also a co-founder of MassRobotics, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping grow the Massachusetts robotics cluster, has helped develop Vecna's technologies and lead the company to its current growth stage. Daniel Theobald “Daniel is unequivocally one of the worlds’ foremost roboticists and automation experts,” said Trevor Zimmerman, co-founder and managing partner of Blackhorn Ventures, lead investor for Vecna Robotics’ Series B fundraising round. “At his request, we ran a thoughtful process to find a similarly exceptional CEO to lead Vecna Robotics through the next phases of growth.” “We’re delighted to have found that leader,” he…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 41.62
June 04, 2021
MassRobotics is a nonprofit robotics innovation hub, whose mission is to help create and scale the next generation of successful robotics technology and connected devices companies by providing innovative entrepreneurs and startups with the workspace and resources they need to develop, prototype, test and commercialize their products and solutions. While MassRobotics originated and is headquartered in Boston, we are reaching and supporting robotics innovation globally and are working with startups, academia, industry and governments both domestically and internationally. In order to create a fertile environment in which visionaries can thrive, MassRobotics: Offers best-in-class infrastructure and prototyping facilities to enable the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.61
June 04, 2021
…rollouts. The Boston-based startup is a resident member of MassRobotics, an organization dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem by helping innovators and entrepreneurs. Peter Howard, CEO of Realtime Robotics, responded to the following questions from Robotics 24/7 about the funding and his company's technology and plans: How much is Realtime working with investors Omron or Toyota? Howard: We work extensively with Toyota, which has been a hugely supportive investor from our earliest days. Our business interactions with Omron are at an earlier stage, based on their later investment. Don't most autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and collaborative robots already have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.62
June 02, 2021
…specifications,” said Glynn. “We're a participant in the Materials Handling Institute's Robotics Group, and Chris [Cacioppo] is working with MassRobotics and other local companies on a specification for robots to talk to one another.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.84
May 19, 2021
…of fleets, Third Wave Automation is part of the MassRobotics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Interoperability Working Group. The organization this week announced Version 1.0 of a communications standard for AMRs of different types from different vendors. “The effort is a good idea,” Poursohi said. “We haven't seen a lot of [mixed environments] yet, but we will as we start to enter warehouses where there are other machines.” Third Wave has been conducting remote onboarding as it has doubled in size to 32 employees during the pandemic. “We're looking for roboticists, machine learning experts, and engineers, and we're building out our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.69
May 18, 2021
…the need for them to communicate has also grown. MassRobotics is one of the organizations leading efforts to develop interoperability standards. After a year of monthly meetings, the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Working Group has defined what data should be shared in standard messages. The global market for AMRs and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) will reach $14 billion by 2026, with more than 270 vendors in the space, according to Logistic IQ. Adoption of AMRs will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% between 2020 and 2026, it predicted. Industry analysts attribute this growth to accelerated e-commerce demand during…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.71
May 17, 2021
…and Stanford University and is a resident member of MassRobotics. AR said Scout is a fully automated drone system capable of continuous, unattended operation. It is offered as a “drone-in-a-box” turnkey data solution service under a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in January approved Scout as the first system for automated beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations with no humans on-site. The company said this approval gives it an exclusive first-mover advantage to unlock the commercial drone market by overcoming the need for costly visual observers to be on the ground during every drone flight. With…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
May 14, 2021
…Chris Cacioppo, our chief technology officer, is working with MassRobotics and other local companies on a specification for robots to talk to one another.” “Our goal at ROG this year is to raise awareness about the issues and a realization that buying a robot is only the start of the journey,” said Pestoni, who is also co-founder of the Robot Operations Group (ROG). “To take full advantage of the technology, you need coordination of people and robots working together.” “Logistics companies just happen to use robots. This new wave of organizations—we're enablers,” said Inggs. “Robotics-as-a-service [RaaS] providers are trying to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.62
May 05, 2021
…May 19, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern), MassRobotics and MassTLC are hosting a virtual career fair for those interested in careers in robotics and artificial intelligence. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are currently 132,500 robotics engineers in the U.S. Projections show a 9% job market growth from 2016 through 2026. The virtual career fair is intended for all industry job seekers, including both recent graduates and seasoned engineers, computer scientists, vision specialists, mechatronics experts, AI professionals, and anyone seeking careers at companies delivering hardware and software for robotics and AI. The event is free…
