Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.54
August 24, 2022
…for complex programming by the user, said IRIS. The Aurora, Ill.-based company added that the RPZ-MAX uses light curtains and protected sensors and cable routing to minimize wear and maximize safety. “As clients move away from manual labor to something that’s more automated in terms of palletizing, we want to break down the barrier between the fear factor of putting robots on the factory floor,” said Robert Fell, president of IRIS Factory Automation. “We want them to take ownership of the equipment because once that happens, they’re going to fully embrace it and feel comfortable using it.” PSA Sniper Cell…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.95
August 02, 2022
…employees. It has worked with numerous automation providers, including Aurora Innovation, Elroy Air, Dorabot, and Neolix. Berkshire Grey, FedEx continue collaboration FedEx Ground and Berkshire Grey are already working together to deploy Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Product Sortation and Identification (RPSi) systems to sort small packages that arrive daily and require distribution. In addition to recent installations at eight sortation facilities, including Queens, N.Y.; Las Vegas; and Columbus, Ohio, FedEx Ground plans to place RPSi systems at additional facilities in its network over the next 12 months. The two companies said the new product-development agreement is an expansion of this collaboration.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.07
July 29, 2022
…Wis.; Dallas; and Romulus, Mich. Additional CFCs are slated for California; Frederick, Md.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Cleveland; Charlotte, N.C.; and Aurora, Colo., as well as South Florida and the Northeast.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.80
May 19, 2022
Aurora Innovation Inc. and FedEx Corp. yesterday announced the expansion of their pilot program to autonomously move FedEx shipments on an additional commercial lane in Texas. “Some time ago, I was asked why the general public should care about autonomous trucking. This is why,” stated Sterling Anderson, co-founder and chief product officer of Aurora. “In six months of working with FedEx, we’ve safely, reliably, and efficiently transported packages for tens of thousands of FedEx customers.” “This lane expansion came ahead of schedule, and we’re delighted to continue building the future of trucking with one of the country’s biggest and most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.70
May 14, 2022
…with Velociti on its program to convert regular Class 8 trucks to semi-autonomous vehicles. Covenant is in talks with Aurora to integrate its self-driving technology into its operations. The list goes on. These companies are also testing their technology out in the wild. Embark Trucking announced it has completed testing its autonomous trucks on the snowy roads of Montana. Kodiak Robotics showed off its new “fallback system” that allows its trucks to autonomously pull over when they sense a problem. That's just a small preview of what happened this week in trucking. Check out the slideshow on the right (bottom…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.43
April 29, 2022
…for leading autonomous vehicle developers such as Argo AI, Aurora, Locomation, Motional, and Waymo. Last week at the PRN’s “State of Our Autonomous Vehicle Industry” event, the organization released its “Pittsburgh Robotics Cluster Profile,” which focused on the region’s unique position for fostering growth and opportunity in global robotics and autonomy industries. “Regions who are able to build out their technology ecosystems to support this type of integration will be poised to realize major economic growth,” said Reed. “In the process of creating this Robotics Cluster Profile, we've identified over 100 robotics companies and over 40 supporting organizations, making the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.73
April 28, 2022
…with UCHealth, a not-for-profit health care system headquartered in Aurora, Colo. This will allow Assistive Technology Development to present preliminary results. The study will assess the early clinical efficacy and collect patient and clinician feedback. ATDev said it has reduced its actuation unit by 70% from a large, wall-powered, benchtop system to a wearable, battery-powered system that will enable it to complete the pilot. In addition, the company is in the process of raising capital and has begun diligence with two firms. Kinarm uses robotic arms to provide an objective assessment method to identify, measure, and track cognitive motor or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.59
April 14, 2022
…and its Kärcher North America unit is headquartered in Aurora, Colo. Kärcher KIRA B 100 R includes AI, metrics Running on BrainOS, the KIRA B 100 R robotic scrubber handles the tedious assignment of cleaning floors all on its own so staff members can focus on higher-value tasks, providing a significant return on investment to customers, claimed Kärcher. The autonomous mobile robot (AMR) can safely navigate around people and obstacles using a robust snesor system and artificial intelligence, the company said. Its intuitive interface allows workers of any technical ability to easily teach and run cleaning routes, it added. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.72
April 07, 2022
Self-driving technology software company Aurora Innovation has announced a collaboration with transportation logistics company Werner Enterprises. Starting this week, Aurora Driver-powered trucks are hauling loads between Fort Worth and El Paso on behalf of Werner. This lane represents the middle leg of one of the busiest commercial thoroughfares for Werner and the U.S. trucking industry: Atlanta to Los Angeles, the companies said. From Fort Worth to El Paso Introducing an autonomous route between Fort Worth and El Paso allows Werner to move freight seamlessly and reliably on a subset of one of its most voluminous lanes. The collaboration with Werner…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.73
February 25, 2022
…autonomous shuttle buses in Las Vegas, and General Motors-backed Cruise has opened rides to the public in San Francisco. Aurora and Toyota are planning an autonomous van pilot for multiple U.S. cities, while China-based WeRide is testing driverless vehicles in San Jose, Calif. Alphabet unit Waymo recently sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles to keep details of its autonomous vehicle deployment permit, including some public-safety data, private. It and other developers are also testing autonomous vehicles in Arizona.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.71
February 17, 2022
…also testing autonomous freight in Texas with J.B. Hunt and UPS. Other autonomous trucking developers testing in Texas include Aurora and Uber Freight, TuSimple, Gatik, Kodiak Robotics, and Embark.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.86
February 02, 2022
…C, C+ 11/4/2021 TuSimple San Diego 1,081 IPO 4/7//2021 Aurora Pittsburgh 1,000 SPAC 7/15/2021 Plus Cupertino, Calif. 920 SPAC, IPO 6/23/2021 WeRide Guangzhou, China 620 Series B, C 6/23/2021 Embark San Francisco 614 SPAC 6/23/2021 Nuro Mountain View, Calif. 600 Series D 11/2/2021 Public rides now available GM and Cruise employees have been testing the autonomous vehicles, which have individual names like Sourdough, Tostada, Poppy, and Disco. While people were excited to be riding in self-driving cars, they quickly became bored—as they should, Vogt noted. “I work on these cars every day, and I’ve seen every inch of progress,” he…
