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Update: Autonomous Trucking Technology Maker Locomation Will Not Shut Down, Has Reduced Headcount

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.89

…the company began offering ride-along demos of its technology to stakeholders and members of the media. Born out of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center in 2018, Locomation is developing the Autonomous Relay Convoy System. The system involves two trucks – a lead truck driven by a human driver and a follower truck operating autonomously through ARC’s linked technology. The Times reported that the company currently has about 80 employees, who primarily operate out of the company’s Lawrenceville headquarters. Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments CEO Cetin Meriçli provided to FreightWaves.

Pittsburgh Robotics Network Welcomes Plus One Robotics to Its Growing Community

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.35

…represents the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem, which is anchored by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and includes leaders in autonomous vehicle development. The network said it helps robotics businesses and leaders make connections, expands collective knowledge, and works to advance robotics and artificial intelligence technologies. Plus One Robotics comes to PID San Antonio, Texas-based Plus One Robotics uses AI and 3D vision to provide autonomy for picking robots in warehouses and distribution centers. The company will establish facilities in Oakland, Pa.’s Pittsburgh Innovation District (PID), which includes research-and-development institutions CMU and the University of Pittsburgh. Plus One said it sees Pittsburgh as…

IoT Equips Students to Develop Ways to Cut Vehicle Emissions and Inspections

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.81

Carnegie Mellon University Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) Ph.D. student Prithvi Acharya and his advisor, Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Scott Matthews, teamed up with EPP’s Paul Fischbeck. They have created a new method for identifying over-emitting vehicles using remote data transmission and machine learning that would be less expensive and more effective than current inspection/maintenance (I/M) programs, according to the university. In an attempt to eliminate unnecessary costs and improve the effectiveness of I/M programs, Acharya, Matthews and Fischbeck published their recent study in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Their new method entails sending data directly from the vehicle…

IAM Robotics to open state-of-the-art headquarters and showcase innovation center

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.76

…the ability to showcase our solution, the proximity to Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center, and all of the numerous amenities in Pittsburgh’s Strip District and Historical Lawrenceville neighborhoods,” said Founder, Tom Galluzzo. Galluzzo added, “This new location is going to allow us to dramatically ramp up our production capacity and development testing for new technologies. We’re embracing our solution by operating our robots at the same scale as our customers and showing a better way to fulfill orders with autonomous robots.” IAM Robotics is designing the new showcase innovation center and headquarters now and plans to occupy it…

Pittsburgh Robotics Network to Display Emerging Technologies at Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.20

…up the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem, which is anchored by Carnegie Mellon University and includes more than 140 robotics organizations. Its stated mission is “to accelerate the adoption of robotics by bridging this large and dynamic community to the world.” The PRN said it provides networking opportunities, works to strengthen the Pittsburgh robotics ecosystem, and seeks to increase its international recognition. Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day Attendees learned about emerging technologies at last year's event. Source: PRN The Pittsburgh Robotics Network said that the event will feature live demonstrations of robots and AI technologies that are changing how people live, move, and…

Richard King Mellon Foundation Approves $75M Grant to Build New Robotics Center at CMU

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.93

The Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced that it has approved a $150 million grant to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single grant in the foundation's 74-year history. The longtime partners said the investment will support the university's science and technology leadership, contribute to Pittsburgh's ongoing economic renaissance, and provide a more vibrant future for the Hazelwood neighborhood. The first $75 million of the grant is the lead gift for a new cutting-edge science building on the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The second $75 million will seed a new robotics innovation center and…

Uber Reportedly Shopping Around For Self-Driving Mercedes-Benz Transportation Fleet

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.47

…self-driving technology, using engineers it poached from Google and Carnegie Mellon University. The company recently announced plans to expand its Pittsburgh facility to include a test track for driverless cars. “Uber isn’t valued at more than $50 billion because it’s a ‘taxi app,’ but because investors see Uber as a logistics company.” - Adrian Gonzalez, Adelante SCM Still, purchasing a fleet of cars, especially one of such size, has not been part of Uber’s playbook so far. The company’s business model relies heavily on drivers using their own personal vehicles, or ones leased from for-hire vehicle companies. If Uber buys…

Pittsburgh Robotics Network Passes 100 Members, Aims to Be ‘Robotics Capital of the World’

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.31

…robotics companies, research institutions, and universities in region, including Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), RE2 Robotics, Neya Systems, Carnegie Robotics, HEBI Robotics, Near Earth Autonomy, BirdBrain Technologies, Omnicell, and Advanced Construction Robotics. Grant marks formal launch The Richard King Mellon Foundation celebrated PRN's membership milestone with a grant of $125,000 to support its continued growth. The grant is part of its newly launched “2021-2030 Strategic Plan,” which aims to foster business growth for a diverse pool of talent in specific industry clusters. “The Pittsburgh Robotics Network will help position Pittsburgh as a national and worldwide robotics center – helping to attract…

America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory Name Awardees of Additive Manufacturing Challenge

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.51

…at Northwestern University Challenge 3: Macro-scale Structure-to-Properties Predictions QuesTek Innovations LLC Challenge 4: Micro-scale Structure-to-Properties Predictions University of Utah, Carnegie Mellon University, and Los Alamos National Laboratory Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

RE2 Robotics Continues to Grow After Sarcos Acquisition

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.19

…out of the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 2001. The company makes a line of robotic arms as part of its RE2 Sapien line, which are used in both structured and unstructured environments. Its flagship product is the Sapien 6M. It also makes robots that go underwater as part of its RE2 Sapien Sea Class line. Pedersen said the company’s bread and butter is developing technologies for outdoor use. “What sets us apart from ABB, KUKA, and FANUC is we design systems from the ground up for mobile outdoor applications,” Pedersen said. To date,…

RIA events next week focus on safety and collaborative robots

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.02

…host speakers from leading robotics organizations including Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, Rethink Robotics, Universal Robots, ABB, KUKA, FANUC, Precise Automation, Beckman Coulter, Robotiq, Soft Robotics, Marlatt Automation/FIPA. There will also be discussion around use cases for collaborative robots with a panel including General Motors, Glidewell Dental, and SEPCO Erie. “Robot safety is of utmost importance to the RIA and we are looking forward to introducing some new and important topics to this year’s National Robot Safety Conference,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of RIA. “Collaborative robots are a game changer for the industry. Our International Collaborative Robots Workshop attendees will learn…

Addverb’s Head of New Excellence Center for Advanced Robotics R&D Discusses Innovation, Collaboration

Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.88

…hire exciting talent in the robotics space. We are presenting at career fairs including at various universities, including Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Maryland. We are also scouting for talent in the local job space. What sorts of innovations are your company's customers looking for? Pattnayak: In the innovation front, two new architectures on safety and communication have already been developed. We are eagerly preparing to bring this to the market.

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