Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.15
June 21, 2022
…Defense-sponsored consortium's more than 340 members include start-ups, research universities, community colleges, manufacturers of all sizes, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and more. ARM Institute seeks educational leaders Click on infographic to enlarge. Source: ARM Institute Launched in 2021, the ARM Endorsement Program audits and promotes the organizations that are most effective at preparing students for careers in manufacturing and working with robots. The ARM Institute's criteria for evaluating programs aligns with its robotics career pathways and competencies. It uses them to evaluate both organizations and their programs based on the following benchmarks: Relevance to the industry Effective curriculum Efficiency…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.13
May 31, 2022
…the 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.66
February 07, 2022
…and robot supplier programs to community colleges and traditional universities. New programs exemplify educational excellence The ARM Institute provided the following descriptions of each of the newly endorsed programs, which it said exceeded its evaluation criteria. University of Maryland – Maryland Robotics Center: The Master of Engineering in Robotics program and the Graduate Certificate in Engineering program ensure continued research and development of robotic applications and contributes to the overall robotics ecosystem. The instructors allow for innovation in the program curriculum and attract industry and diverse students, said ARM. In addition, the curriculum examples show the level of knowledge, skill,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.24
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 10.65
January 27, 2022
…is progressing. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University yesterday announced that the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, or STAR, has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without human guidance. The researchers described their work in Science Robotics. “Our findings show that we can automate one of the most intricate and delicate tasks in surgery: the reconnection of two ends of an intestine,” said Axel Krieger, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins' Whiting School of Engineering and senior author. “The STAR performed the procedure in four animals and it produced significantly better results…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.58
January 25, 2022
…a second unit in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital at the Washington University Medical Campus. It has been working with Stereotaxis since 2005 to develop the technology, said Fischel. “BJC's hospitals have remained part of our innovation efforts,” he said. “During the development of Genesis and our imaging system, we've incorporated practical feedback from various nurses and physicians. For example, the table needs to provide good access for nurses and anesthesiologists prior to the robotic procedure.” “I trained with the program because BJC was an early adopter,” said Steyers. “It's a bit easier to learn than manual procedures, but most hospitals don't…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.72
October 25, 2021
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and its food services provider, Sodexo, have partnered with Starship Technologies to roll out the university’s food delivery service via autonomous robots. N.C. A&T is the first historically Black college or university to partner with Starship, as well as its first partnership in North Carolina. “As a STEM university, A&T and Sodexo’s partnership with Starship Technologies' autonomous delivery robots falls right in line with what we are about,” said Angela Peterson, associate vice chancellor for campus enterprises at North Carolina A&T. “We are incredibly excited to provide this service to our students to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.25
September 26, 2021
…some safety hazards. An electrical engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington has focused on developing a safer battery specifically to power drones inspecting mines. Such drones could go deep into a mine and perform inspections that would otherwise be difficult for a human to do. David Wetz has been conducting research based on his background in energy storage. He examined battery failures and has worked to design a battery that meets all energy needs. Wetz also noted that the structure to house the battery and other electrical components must meet the U.S. Mining Safety Hazard Authority's strict…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.47
May 17, 2021
…drives delivery records Starship, which has offices in London; Washington, D.C.; Hamburg, Germany; and Tallinn, Estonia, said that its robotic services have proved to be especially popular with college students. It said that college campuses repeatedly set delivery records in the past year. This “on-demand generation” will help fuel the need for autonomous delivery well into the future, it said. “I hadn’t even heard of robot delivery before I started school and now I don’t see a future without it,” said Claire Sunderman, a student at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. “Starship robots are really convenient and cool. I…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.54
April 01, 2019
…director of the electromagnetics and photonics lab at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). “We are not doing as good as we could at innovating new things that 3D printing enables.” This is not to say that developers of the technology lack a vision of what 3D-printed electronics can be; far from it. Current printing technology and recent research developments offer a glimpse of what 3D electronics might look like. Two 3D Printed Electronics Visions A look at some of the advanced printing technologies reveals differing perspectives on the form factors and architectures of 3D-printed electronics. Researchers at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.52
December 18, 2018
…relies on the use of toxic materials. Researchers at Washington State University have found a way to produce flexible glucose sensors using 3D printing via direct ink writing. They are using a nanoscale material that is electrically conductive and flexible, and claim to be able to produce biosensors that are more accurate using production methods that are less material intensive. The team, led by Arda Gozen and Yuehe Lin of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, published their research in Analytica Chimica Acta. The wearable sensors could make it easier and less painful for diabetics (especially children) to monitor…
