Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.36
May 12, 2021
…Machinery (ACM) today named Ayanna Howard, dean of the Ohio State University College of Engineering, as the 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer. The organization cited her “fundamental contributions to the development of accessible human-robotic systems and artificial intelligence, along with forging new paths to broaden participation in computing through entrepreneurial and mentoring efforts.” Howard has conducted research on autonomous decision-making, developed robotic manipulation to aid people with disabilities, and founded a company serving children with special needs. She has also been a senior researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) and is academic co-lead of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.16
November 02, 2022
…for the Picnic Pizza Station includes managed foodservice providers Compass, Chartwells, and Sodexo Live!, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University, SeaWorld, and numerous regional pizzerias with new customers coming online weekly. Robotics 24/7's featured Picnic Works in a round-up of pizza-making robots to watch this spring.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.53
August 12, 2024
…investigator: RTX Technology Research Center Project Team: Carnegie Mellon University, Wason Technology LLC., Collins Aerospace Description: Lightweight, carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (TPCs) are recognized as a key material capable of meeting the future aerospace market high-rate demands, while also providing sustainability benefits. One challenging, but key enabler of high-rate TPC manufacturing is welding. In a prior ARM Institute-funded project called Rapid Welding of Thermoplastic Composite Structures, robotic continuous ultrasonic welding was shown to increase the speed of induction. This project will build on the outputs from the prior project in order to scale it to production use. Fixtureless robotic assembly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.70
March 23, 2022
…Scott McGill to vice president of sales. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company said the move recognizes McGill's talent and value to the organization. It also said the appointment reflects Cornerstone's growth in the material handling and supply chain industries. For more than 20 years, Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products has led research and development in the field of engineered wood floor panels. In 1994, Greg Doppler, founder and president of Cornerstone, invented the ResinDek panel. The company claimed that it has become the premier mezzanine flooring panel product sold worldwide today. The ResinDek industrial engineered flooring panels have the proven structural integrity…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.91
May 31, 2022
…panel chair, a retired law enforcement officer from Washington state and now the director of law enforcement at the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. “It is a document written by law enforcement for law enforcement,” he added. “It provides recommendations to law enforcement agencies for developing protocols and policies to provide consistent direction to all officers [within a specific domain] on how to interact with an autonomous vehicle.” The discussion was led by Ursimo, with participants from the highway patrol and state police from Ohio and California. The discussion focused on setting law enforcement interaction plans (LEIP) and the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.60
November 16, 2016
…20 percent fuel savings for tractor-trailers. Led by Purdue University, Peloton’s NEXTCAR project team also includes Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, ZF TRW, the University of Arizona and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Contributions from partners include Peloton’s current platooning system and higher-automation platooning technology under development, advanced powertrain solutions from Cummins, steering controls from ZF TRW and state-of-the-art trucks from Peterbilt. “Our first truck platooning system is coming to the market in 2017”Josh Switkes, Chief Executive Officer, Peloton Technologies “As we join in launching this national project, we are excited about the team’s complementary strengths in commercial powertrain development,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.04
September 01, 2019
…hires better prepared upon entering into the workforce. However, universities are challenged with keeping their curriculum current without turning a four-year program into a five-year program. There are efforts made by universities, like Ohio State University, which recently rolled out a certification program dedicated to finite element principles. “This is more about just putting the tools closer to the designer. You have to get the designers to use the tools.” — Chris Smith, Smart2Market Another great example is Cornell University, which developed a free, web-based, hands-on introduction to engineering simulation. Over the last 10 years, NAFEMS has offered over 15…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.19
January 28, 2022
…the following eight projects. AI Robot Programming Assistance Lead: University of Memphis Partners: READY Robotics, FedEx, DeepHow Description: There are technologies that can now dramatically reduce the knowledge necessary to program and install a robot, using no-code methods that make robotic programming accessible to those on the factory floor. However, there is still the limitation of process automation knowledge that can bottleneck or be a detriment to a successful robotic installation. This project aims to create an assistance system that can act as a stopgap for this lack of expertise by providing suggestions and corrections during robot task programming. This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.13
November 18, 2022
…for the Picnic Pizza Station includes managed foodservice providers Compass, Chartwells, and Sodexo Live!, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University, and numerous regional pizzerias with new customers coming online weekly,” the company said. “Connecting customers to partners through the program will allow these and other foodservice operators an enhanced way to automate and innovate, saving time, money, and labor to future-proof success.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.95
February 05, 2023
…Form Automation Source: Boeing Principal Investigator: Boeing Project Team: University of Southern California and 3M Project Description: This project seeks to develop adaptive path planning to ensure affordability of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) components for hypersonic platforms, or an object that exceeds 5 the speed-of-sound (Mach 5 or greater). The project also seeks to integrate improvements to automated pick, place, and form for processing CMC fabric prepregs using 3D vision-based sensors to reduce the cost and variability for high-rate production of CMC structures. Benefits of this approach include having a cost-competitive alternative to titanium, higher processing efficiency, and applications for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.86
October 26, 2022
…campuses Cartken’s robots are serving Grubhub deliveries at the University of Arizona and Ohio State. Grubhub users can order on the app as they normally would and get a tracking link to follow their order’s progress. Customers are informed that their deliveries will be by a robot, and they can use the app to unlock the robot’s lid to grab grub and go. Some might wonder if the delivery fee for such entertaining delivery technology is the same. “I believe it’s the same, but you don’t have to tip,” Bersch said. Mitsubishi Electric is a distributor for Cartken in Japan.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.12
August 25, 2023
…Commissioning for Day One Manufacturing Readiness Project team: Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (principal investigator), Siemens Corp., Spirit AeroSystems Topic areas addressed: Discovery workshops and market studies Description: Complex manufacturing systems can have many costs, errors, and hazards that may not be apparent in the design phase alone. Simulating systems by using digital/virtual twins allows for system testing in a digital environment prior to installation, enabling more successful installs and better “Day 1” experiences. This project will create a report detailing the framework for the creation of a virtual twin for commissioning, and all the steps involved…
