Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.68
July 06, 2021
…has raised $160.1 million in Series A financing to date. Top investors and strategic partners include Capital Today, FCA, Honda China, and more. After six full months of operation with a perfect safety record, the company said it is moving forward with the production of its Gen5 system to expand its robotaxi fleet.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.34
April 01, 2024
…of autonomous technology professionals with decades of experience at robotics and autonomous driving companies such as Bosch, Amazon, and Honda. Its technology has been deployed in Japan, and the company raised $10.7 million in series A funding in 2023 for expansion in the U.S.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.99
October 25, 2019
…vehicle spray painting applications deployed by Lincoln Electrics and Honda, among others. In Flaim Systems' firefighting applications as well as Sixense's training apps, the use of replica equipment plays an important role. In Flaim Trainer, users use a haptic-enabled water nozzle that can simulate water pressure. In Sixense's spray simulation application, users use an industry-standard paint gun. The incorporation of eye tracking, hand tracking, and replica equipment that help build muscle memory brings AR-VR-powered training to a new level, setting it apart from entertainment applications that focus primarily on immersive visuals. Analyst firm Greenlight Insights released a whitepaper titled Optics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.74
May 06, 2021
…six high-resolution lidars and eight high-resolution 4D imaging radars. Corporate partners of AutoX include Alibaba Amap, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Honda, Dongfeng Motors, Shanghai Auto, BYD, Chery Automobile, Pengcheng Taxi, LetzGo Taxi, and DST. Top investors and strategic partners include Capital Today, Alibaba AEF, Dongfeng Motor, Shanghai Motors, MediaTek, and more.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.73
August 18, 2023
…Partners and Amplo, as well as strategic investments from Honda Motor, Goodyear Ventures, and Sungwoo Hitech. Freeman Group has now invested in three ventures associated with Voroninski. Prior to co-founding Helm.ai in 2016, he was chief scientist at Sift Security, a cybersecurity machine learning startup seeded by Freeman Group and acquired in 2018 by Netskope. It claimed to be the fastest-growing private cybersecurity company in the world, valued at $7.5 billion. Freeman Group, which has also invested in Helm.ai's Series B round, is a private investment and asset management firm founded by serial entrepreneur and investor Brandon Freeman, who is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.46
December 28, 2021
…is driving this demand, said the company. Velo3D has been a strategic partner to innovators such as SpaceX, Honeywell, Honda, Chromalloy, and Lam Research. It was also named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021. In March, Velo3D announced plans to merge with JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corp. and be publicly traded.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.41
August 23, 2021
…backed by Alibaba and has partnered with automakers including Honda. In addition, AutoX said it is the second company to obtain permission from the California Department of Motor Vehicles for completely driverless vehicles. AutoX navigates urban villages Unique to China, so-called urban villages are ultra-high-density residential neighborhoods in major cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou, according to AutoX. They are typically surrounded by skyscrapers, transportation infrastructure, and other modern urban developments. The public roads in urban villages are extremely busy, chaotic and overcrowded, especially in the early evening, the company said. In the video below, an AutoX fully driverless RoboTaxi…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.67
August 21, 2018
…of manufacturing activity, home to established plants from Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Hyundai and a new Mazda Toyota plant that will need 4,000 employees when it is operating at full speed. In the northeastern part of the state, there’s distribution, with large Walmart, Target and Children’s Place distribution centers. All of these facilities will need trained maintenance technicians. “The No. 1 issue before people locate here is: Where are my employees going to come from,” says Kracke. It’s not just a concern for today. “Our auto manufacturers view this as a 50-year lifecycle and they want to know they’re going to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.36
February 13, 2022
…these applications, as well as defense and other usage. Honda's Autonomous Work Vehicle has been tested in solar construction sites. Note that most outdoor systems are not as mature or fully autonomous as their supply chain cousins. YouiBot has developed its mobile manipulators and software for manufacturing facilities. The global market for mobile logistics robots was worth $2.4 billion in 2017 and could reach $11.2 billion by 2025, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.2% for that period, according to Allied Market Research. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated worker shortages and added demand for social distancing and contactless…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.69
October 24, 2022
…We did a long pilot with Toyota and a Honda subsidiary.” SIXAI has invested in a company that sells AI-enabled visual control inspectors to automotive and other manufacturers in Japan. They will be able to improve productivity and the accuracy of inspections, said SIXAI. “Another 20% of people are doing material handling, which is a bigger challenge with labor shortages,” recalled Poliakine. “We ended up with a concept of putting cameras on the roof or ceiling, like kids with remote controls, and investing in one very strong computer that can take everything from ERP, analyze collision risk, and send simple…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.52
June 24, 2021
…robot manufacturers; end users such as Amazon, Ford, GM, Honda, P&G, Nissan; and other government and non-government organizations such as the National Institute of Standads and Technology (NIST), UL, TUV, and academia to develop ANSI RIA 15.08-1. “As the AMR market has grown, so too has the need for accompanying safety standards in the U.S. and abroad,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). “OTTO Motors’ participation on our standards committee and leadership on this issue has helped to raise the bar for worker safety.” OTTO claimed that its fleet meets or exceeds the new standard.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.97
September 30, 2022
…Drumwright worked with the humanoid robot Asimo while at Honda Research Institute. Drumwright was a university professor and then a senior research scientist at the Toyota Research Institute. Drumwright has been granted three patents and has co-authored over 40 research articles on robotics with experts from institutions including MIT, Cornell University, and the University of Michigan. Backed by multiple venture capital firms, Dextrous Robotics received a competitive grant from the National Science Foundation in 2021. Dextrous Robotics designs for precision The job of loading and unloading trucks is one of the most challenging to fill in the logistics industry, according…
