Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.29
August 23, 2019
…2015 and now includes extensive collaboration between Auburn, NIST, NASA and the global standards organization ASTM International. The nationally recognized organization conducts research, trains and educates graduate and undergraduate students, and develops and promotes technological innovations that advance the pace of the additive manufacturing industry. The new system is comprised of a customized digital radiology vault from Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions that accommodates additive manufacturing machines designed and built by Auburn researchers to fit within the X-ray vault. Thissolution enables Auburn engineers and their partners to conduct three-dimensional non-destructive interrogation of mission-critical metal parts as well as provide real-time process monitoring…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.21
October 25, 2022
…Robotics. “We look forward to working with Space Force, NASA, and other organizations in the space economy to help them navigate the complexity and potential of robotics, specifically robotic arms, in that realm.” Founded in 2015, PickNik Robotics said it helps companies address the technical, cost, and time challenges associated with the development of advanced robotic applications. Its partners include Google, Amazon, and Samsung. The company also supports and collaborates with the worldwide open-source robotics movement and is the lead developer of the MoveIt motion-planning framework. PickNik to develop capture controls for SpaceWERX Under its SpaceWERX contract, PickNik Robotics will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.12
August 24, 2018
…Sciaky EBAM 110 machine. The tanks met or exceeded NASA’s performance and reliability requirements, which will allow the tanks to become a standard product option on LM 2100 satellites. “Sciaky's EBAM technology is now the world's only large-scale metal 3D printing process that has qualified applications for land, sea, air, and space,” said Scott Phillips, president and CEO of Sciaky, Inc. “We are delighted to work with the innovators at Lockheed Martin Space and will continue to push the boundaries of additive manufacturing.” In addition to meeting NASA’s strict requirements for strength, durability, and light weight, Lockheed Martin was able…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.50
September 24, 2022
…world,” said Astrobotic CEO, John Thornton. Astrobotics to deliver NASA’s VIPER As part of Griffin Mission One, Astrobotic will deliver NASA’s Volatitles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the South Pole of the Moon. VIPER’s job will be to map the moon to check for the presence of ice. Earlier in the week in Paris, Astrobotics announced it was launching a commercial power service to the moon called Luna Grid. It also recently announced it had acquired Masten Space Systems, which provides “suborbital payload testing services,” according to Astrobotic. The company, as part of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Sequential…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.27
January 20, 2022
…today announced its newest course in partnership with Makeblock, NASA, and the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration. In “Intro to Robotics: Exploring Uncharted Territories,” students can gain and use foundational knowledge of Juni’s Scratch or Python coding courses to build and interact with Makeblock’s mBot Neo robot. “Robots are the present and future, and right now, students aren’t given enough opportunities in school to explore their power and world changing potential,” stated Vivian Shen, co-founder and CEO of Juni. “We’re launching ‘Exploring Uncharted Territories’ to help students deepen their understanding of robotics and to inspire wonder about what they might…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.77
April 13, 2023
…Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 3 funding from NASA to develop advanced motion-planning capabilities for robots in microgravity environments. It has also a commercial-off-the-shelf product for supervised autonomy for space missions called MoveIt Space. In addition, the company has worked with NASA and various commercial space companies to lead the development of Space ROS, a flight-certified version of the Robot Operating System (ROS). Motiv develops robotic arms for use in space Founded in 2014, Motiv Space Systems has designed and manufactured space systems for commercial and scientific applications, including Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Among its contracts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.60
July 23, 2022
…to pay homage to the great engineering work of NASA, and that of our extensive team of robotic experts, by letting our robotic mowers celebrate a fellow robot,” noted Björn Mannefred, robotics software manager at Husqvarna. “Nobody should have to sing 'Happy Birthday' to themselves, right?” Owners of the 405X, 415X and 435X AWD Automower models that have the latest firmware installed will be notified about the update through the Husqvarna Automower Connect app. They will have an opportunity to opt in and join the choir pre-event. If users accept and follow the necessary steps, the Automower robotic mowers will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.25
July 05, 2023
…Mission Grant by the Australian Space Agency to support NASA’s endeavor to explore the Moon and beyond to Mars. The grant will accelerate the development and production of the company’s light detection, altimetry and velocimetry (LiDAV) technology, the Sydney, Australia-based Advanced Navigation said. Supported by this award, Advanced Navigation said it will deliver a space-qualified LiDAV sensor called LUNA (Laser measurement Unit for Navigational Aid) to US-based space systems company, Intuitive Machines, as part of NASA’s ongoing Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Project LUNA will ultimately be demonstrated on board Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander during the final descent en…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.97
April 18, 2019
…the U.S., in the high school division of the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The team tied for first with a European Space Consortium for high school students worldwide but then lost the tiebreaker. In addition to its performance completing the course and mission tasks (video), the team earned: Rookie of the Year Award Technology Challenge Award (beating all universities and high schools) for the student-designed and built carbon fiber wheels Featherweight Award for the lightest high school rover (117 lbs.) STEM Engagement Award for its outreach work with Girl Scouts and elementary students. The competition saw nearly 100 teams…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.96
August 10, 2022
…stated John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision. “Working with NASA aboard the space station will test how MIRA can make surgery accessible in even the most faraway places.” Virtual Incision said it holds more than 200 patents and patent applications. It raised $43 million in Series C funding in November 2021. The Lincoln, Neb.-based company claimed that MIRA is the first RAS platform of its kind. Virtual Incision designs for portability, fast setup MIRA's small design could offer the benefits of RAS during abdominal procedures without the logistical inefficiencies of traditional mainframe systems, said Virtual Incision. The device weighs about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.57
November 17, 2021
…time challenges of developing robotics applications. Organizations such as NASA, Amazon, Formant, and Kindred have partnered with the company to develop robotics applications. PickNik leads MoveIt development PickNik Robotics also leads the development of the open-source MoveIt project, a widely used framework within the Robot Operating System (ROS). Companies and academics use the motion-planning software to enable robotic arms to interact with and manipulate objects. MoveIt is now used worldwide in hundreds of robots, including projects by Google, Microsoft, Fetch Robotics, Kinova, and Franka Emika. For example, robotic arms are used in space missions to repair satellites and augment astronauts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.59
March 31, 2022
…in 2015, PickNik said it helps organizations such as NASA, Google, Amazon, and Samsung address the technical, cost, and time challenges associated with the development of advanced robotics applications. The Boulder, Colo.-based company also supports and collaborates with the worldwide open-source robotics movement and is the lead developer of the MoveIt motion-planning framework. Sierra Space works on Dream Chaser “At Sierra Space, our mission is to build a platform in space to benefit life here on Earth,” said Steve Lindsey, chief strategy officer at Sierra Space and a former astronaut who has flown five missions for NASA. “To fulfill that…
