Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.68
November 01, 2019
The Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus (PAIC), a major development project aimed at generating new economic activity around the city and its airport, will feature a 30-acre additive manufacturing (AM) “neighborhood” that brings together materials suppliers, 3D printing providers and manufacturers. The 3D printing cluster and the PAIC are launching as the Allegheny County Airport Authority begins work on its Terminal Modernization Program. The 3D printing neighborhood (Neighborhood 91) was officially announced on October 25, although some details were presented at the America Makes Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX) event. “This will be Pittsburgh’s 91st neighborhood,” says David Storer, manager of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.37
January 07, 2020
…be located in the emerging high tech area of Pittsburgh known as Robotics Row, a stretch of land that has become a hotbed for robotics and technology companies along the Allegheny River. The IAM Robotics Showcase Innovation Center will feature a distribution center environment where visitors will experience the company’s high tech robotic labor system in action. A robotic labor system enables businesses to offer a greater assortment of products without adding labor as it fills the automation gap in long-tail business strategy between legacy automation and manual labor. The company’s robotic labor system is powered by Swift™, the world’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.26
June 29, 2021
Pittsburgh's technological and industrial renaissance continues. The Pittsburgh Robotics Network today said that it now has more than 100 members, making Pittsburgh home to one of the world’s most dynamic robotics and artificial intelligence ecosystems. “We have created one of the world’s largest platforms where top robotics and AI companies work together,” said Joel Reed, executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN). “We’re a community of innovators, builders and makers determined to solve the world’s toughest problems. The PRN bridges this community to growing pools of worldwide talent, emerging industry networks, investors, and users of autonomous solutions.” The PRN…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.11
September 21, 2022
The Pittsburgh Robotics Network yesterday announced that it is presenting the first Discovery Day 2022 as an opportunity for people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and education to learn about the region's robotics ecosystem. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. “Discovery Day offers something for everyone, and it provides us with a unique opportunity to share the work we’re so passionate about with the larger Pittsburgh community,” stated Joel Reed, executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN). “In addition to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.83
February 15, 2022
…patented electrostatic-sanitization drones, is taking a spin at helping Pittsburgh officials identify bridges for infrastructure and stability issues. AERAS said it “is partnering with engineers and policymakers to use its drones to create and aggregate the largest and most precise data on infrastructure possible. The result will be the compilation of thousands of high-definition photos and data points that assist engineers and inspectors to have a fuller, more accurate picture of the state of bridges.” AERAS drones take on new challenge The Pittsburgh-based company was founded in 2020. Its drones were the first to be certified by the Federal Aviation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.64
June 03, 2022
PITTSBURGH—RE2 Robotics Inc. has had an interesting few years. The Pittsburgh-based robotics company makes mobile manipulation systems that are used in the defense, aviation, construction, energy, medical, and subsea industries. Like every company, RE2 has faced hardships during the pandemic, but according to Jorgen Pedersen, former president and CEO, the company doubled the size of its staff in the past two years. And the only reason Pedersen is the former president and CEO is because his company was recently purchased by Salt Lake City, Utah-based Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. Pedersen now works as chief operating officer there. Business has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.26
February 23, 2023
The Pittsburgh Robotics Network today announed that it will co-host the Robotics Factory's Aviation & Robotics Summit from April 18 to 20. The organization joined Innovation Works, which manages the Robotics Factory, as well as industry partners such as the Pittsburgh International Airport's xBridge innovation center and Future Travel Experience. The summit's goal is “to bring the best minds in robotics and aviation together for three days of workshops, tours, and networking,” said the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN). “This strategic collaboration will enable the connections and collaborations necessary to create and develop robotics solutions for the aviation industry’s toughest challenges.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.05
February 24, 2023
Locomation, an autonomous trucking company based out of Pittsburgh, will not be closing after all. In a statement to the publication FreightWaves, CEO Çetin Meriçli said the company had reduced its “non-engineering headcout in the face of economic headwinds.” The Pittsburgh Business Times previously reported that the company was shutting down because it had run out of cash and could not bring in new investors. “Unfortunately, we had an employee give an unauthorized and inaccurate quote, and despite providing further information, the original story ran anyway,” Meriçli told FreightWaves. Company recently hosted demos The news come just several weeks after…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 24.02
October 13, 2017
…industrial arm that can pick products with precision. IAM Robotics was founded in 2012 and is proudly based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company is home to over 50 employees and supports customers worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.98
November 18, 2021
…Nephew PLC opened a research and development center in Pittsburgh's Strip District. The company said it has tripled its floor space in Pittsburgh in response to the growing demand for medical robotics. Smith+Nephew transformed the former site of a cardboard-box warehouse into a state-of-the-art facility called The Stacks. It joins other technology firms at Three Crossings 2.0, including Apple and autonomous driving company Argo AI. U.K.-based Smith+Nephew also this week announced another R&D center for digital surgery and robotics innovation in Munich, Germany. The company's U.S.-based manufacturing is in Oklahoma City and Memphis. Robots part of 'continuum of care' Smith+Nephew…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.61
November 12, 2022
…late last month hit the robotics world hard. The Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle company, which was backed by both Ford and Volkswagen, wasn't meeting expectations for several factors, including the economic downturn and a lack of funding from new investors, reported Pittsburgh Inno. The remains of the company will be absorbed by Ford and VW. Argo's closure is certainly a blow to the robotics industry, but thankfully there are still companies working on advancing autonomous driving. We wanted to share a few interesting companies working in the autonomous trucking space. That market made more than $900 million last year and is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.09
October 10, 2023
…of several initiatives CMU has implemented to support the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem. Last month, the free Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day event opened its doors to the public, affording attendees an inside look at the over 140 robotics organizations that make up the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN). CMU lists recipients CMU confirmed the finalized list of recipients for the Block Center’s Southwest Pennsylvania Build Back Better grants: “Bridging the Gap Between Education and Talent” — Pittsburgh Technology Council/Fortyx80 “Pittsburgh Gateways Corp/CorePower Job Training Program” — Pittsburgh Gateways “Essentials of Robotics: Short-Term Certificate Program” — Justin Starr, Community College of Allegheny County…
