Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.94
March 30, 2022
…on the road A DARPA challenge-winning team from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT founded RightHand Robotics in 2015. Their stated goal was to apply grasping intelligence powered by computer vision and applied machine learning to real-world problems. The Somerville, Mass.-based company said its data-driven picking platform provides flexible and scalable automation for predictable order fulfillment. It raised $66 million in Series E funding last month. RightHand said it will be at the following events: MODEX 2022: The RightHand Robotics team is at Booth B8622, and the Vanderlande team is at at Booth B5406 from March…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.24
March 16, 2022
…AI technology.” Members of a DARPA challenge-winning team from Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT founded RightHand Robotics in 2015. The Somerville, Mass.-based company applies computer vision and machine learning for its RightPick piece-picking system. RightHand raised $66 million in Series C funding last month. Partnership program intended to ease robotics adoption RightHand Robotics said its Partner Integrator program will make it easier for end customers to adopt robotic picking by working with their preferred automation suppliers. “The Partner Integrator program aligns business goals of system integrators, OEM technology providers, certified robot integrator partners, and other related…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.34
March 04, 2022
…by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University describes how cognitive science and psychology could help humans collaborate with robots more effectively. The researchers examined 35 research papers that focused on humans teaching robots new behaviors. In their analysis, the researchers kept in mind two theories—“the analogical transfer theory” and “the variation of theory of learning.” The “analogical transfer theory” suggests that humans learn by analogy. When humans interact with a new domain or concept, they implicitly look for something familiar they can use to understand the new entity. The “variation theory of learning,” on the other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.26
March 04, 2022
This week, the commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded $3,057,320 to Harvard University and Boston University to support the development of next-generation robotics and wearable technologies. The new grant will help researchers working to improve the lives of people with neuro-motor impairments and to help individuals achieve ambitious fitness goals, according to the Baker-Polito administration. The project will also help drive innovation in a new category of rehabilitation, diagnostic, and assistive devices that are more lightweight, affordable, and connected, said the Innovation Institute at the MassTech Collaborative. “Massachusetts is a global leader in both technology and healthcare because of our support for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.22
February 23, 2022
…presence to meet the needs of warehouse operators worldwide.” Harvard Biorobotics Lab, Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT researchers Tenzer, Leif Jentoft, and Lael Odhner founded RightHand Robotics in 2015 after winning a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) manipulation challenge. They focused on solving the “holy grail” of warehouse automation—piece picking for supply chain and e-commerce fulfillment, said the Somerville, Mass.-based company. RightPick deals with complex picking RightHand Robotics launched its autonomous piece-picking product in 2017. The modular, data-driven RightPick platform uses artificial intelligence, edge computing, machine vision, grippers, and collaborative robot arms. Its workflows can quickly adapt to new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.74
December 10, 2021
…success story is to begin with educational excellence—MIT and Harvard—and wait 200 years.' Innovation and enrepreneurship are part of our DNA and have helped us get through many an economic cycle.” With more than 350 robotics and related technology companies in the region, the Massachusetts robotics hub is one of the biggest in the world. Local companies range from best-in-class component makers and software developers to suppliers of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), collaborative robots, and surgical systems. Jay Ash addresses MassRobotics partner event. Massachusetts startups have successful year Saad noted that several MassRobotics members were acquired, raised funding, or added…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.54
November 09, 2021
…4 million Americans quit their jobs in July 2021. Harvard Business Review cited a study that found that, in general, resignation rates were higher among employees who worked in fields that had experienced extreme increases in demand due to the pandemic. From Oct. 1, 2020, to Oct. 1, 2021, AMR usage increased across a number of industry sectors, with several seeing dramatic year-over-year growth, said Brain Corp. It cited the following increases in square feet covered autonomously: Retail stores: +40% Airports: +69% Shopping malls: +113% Education: +426% Hospitals: +2,500% Source: Brain Corp AI a differentiator, says Brain Corp While Brain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.63
November 01, 2021
…medical problems Researchers at CRICO/Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Center for Medical Simulation studied malpractice claim rates. They compared rates before and after simulation for 292 obstetrician-gynecologists who were insured by the same malpractice insurer and attended one or more simulation training sessions from 2002 to 2019. The study found that malpractice claim rates declined from 11.2 claims per 100 physician coverage years before simulation training (with one year of coverage of one physician by the malpractice insurer) to 5.7 claims per 100 physician coverage years post simulation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.03
August 25, 2021
…Boulud as investors and advisors. It has locations in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., and in Boston. Through automated fresh coooking, Spyce claimed that it can source quality ingredients, “enable seamless experiences for its guests, and create engaging and tech-forward jobs for its employees.” Sweetgreen shares purpose with Spyce Founded in 2007, sweetgreen said it believes that real food should be convenient and accessible to everyone. The company has more than 130 restaurants nationwide and over 4,300 team members preparing food daily from fresh ingredients. It filed for an initial public offering in June and is valued at $1.78 billion.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.01
May 18, 2021
…in 2015 by a DARPA challenge-winning team from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT. The company is intended to bring grasping intelligence powered by computer vision and applied machine learning to bear on real-world problems. Source: RightHand Robotics PickCenter gives European users hands-on opportunities At the PickCenter, prospective customers will have the opportunity to experience RightHand's item-handling system firsthand to assess performance and suitability for their business needs. The center will also services such as initial item-set evaluation, pre-service process and workflow audit, project scoping and management, and training. “We’ve very excited to open our new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.75
April 12, 2021
…in 2015 by a DARPA challenge-winning team from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT with the intention of applying computer vision and machine learning to real-world grasping problems. “We relaunched our site in January,” noted Vince Martinelli, head of product and marketing at RightHand Robotics. “It now has a stronger product focus to serve our customers. We're also partnering with companies such as SVT Robotics on software.” “The pandemic accelerated the shift from the older model of shoppers picking items to remote fulfillment centers and has put pressure on retail productivity,” he told Robotics 24/7. “Everyone…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.30
September 15, 2020
…innovation to stay ahead of the competition. Last May Harvard Business Review found that 10 times more money is spent on R&D than on advertising worldwide. Marcel Spiegel But for many traditional manufacturers, implementing digital technology into their workflows can still be seen as an insurmountable challenge, with major financial implications that are not always realistic, leaving them struggling to know how to compete. This can be particularly true of the automotive industry, largely due to the higher number of parts required in production. Leading automotive manufacturers are relying on additive manufacturing (AM) to accelerate the product development cycle and…
