Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.34
July 10, 2022
…intense labor associated with it all. Scalable and adaptable swarms The technology outlook for this segment, follows the development path of so many other use cases of robotics in an industry niche: technology development is underway by researchers in academia and at many colleges and universities worldwide. For example, adaptive swarm robots have the potential to provide significant environmental and economic benefits. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi recently received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture through the National Robotics Initiative 3.0 program to develop swarm robots to be used in agricultural applications. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.65
June 30, 2022
…of its software suite, the company said it offers swarm management, simulation, and 4D navigation. The company makes two mobile robots – the Lift and Cart. The Lift is used for replenishment of shelves and vertical warehouse optimization, while the Cart is used for picking and horizontal warehouse optimization. “We are glad to have found a partner in Fives who attaches great importance to further developing our solution together with us. At the same time, we benefit from Fives’ sales strength. This is essential for our expansion on the European market,” said Ilan Cohen, chairman and CEO of Caja Robotics.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.90
May 05, 2022
…generation of our AI-enabled mobile robotic platform harnesses mobile swarm technology, integrated buffer, and robotic picking along with advances in software and hardware performance that transform fulfillment operations at their core.” Berkshire Grey said it combines robotics and artificial intelligence to automate supply chain operations. The company said its customers include Global 100 retailers and logistics service providers. BG FLEX integrated as a modular package BG FLEX is now integrated with new, high-density buffering capabilities and enhanced goods-to-person and goods-to-robot picking stations in a single, modular package, said Berkshire Grey. With BG FLEX, retailers can easily convert any floor into…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.15
April 26, 2022
From drone swarms and groups of ground vehicles to a new nautical fleet, robotics suppliers and users are finding more uses for increasingly capable systems. Nauticus Robotics Inc. today announced the initial production run of Nauticus Fleet, which will consist of 20 pairs of Hydronauts and Aquanauts. The Houston-based developer of subsea and surface robots said the duos can be used in applications including undersea maintenance and intervention, as well as data-collection activities. “Nauticus Fleet represents the most promising operational and technological step changes in this industry,” said Nicolaus Radford, CEO of Nauticus. “We are on a mission to create…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.25
November 05, 2021
…in a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)-denied environment. A swarm of UAVs must identify a target vessel from several similar vessels in open waters in a GNSS-denied environment. It must then offload specific items from the target onto an USV in the shortest possible time using autonomous technologies. Morrish said this is a new kind of exercise for robotics. “A nice thing about this challenge is that you tell people what you want, but you don’t specify an approach to do it,” he said. “The very idea of the MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge is born out of our belief that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.20
August 16, 2021
…work together in greater harmony, both alone and in “swarm” scenarios, said the companies. The platform is intended to improve situational awareness and safety, they added. It will include accurate detection, tracking, and classification of time-critical objects, particularly in unstructured environments. Sarcos expects commercial applications Sarcos said it expects to apply this research in its commercial robotics products, particularly in its forthcoming Cybernetic Training for Autonomous Robots (CYTAR) AI platform, which Sarcos is also working with AFRL to develop. The company plans to use lessons from this research to further improve situational awareness and safety for its systems, including its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.10
June 16, 2021
…Aviv, Israel-based company uses a cloud-based network and decentralized swarm technology to share flight information and enable operational coordination in real time. Airwayz added that its system offers several AI-based features such as multiple autonomous flight modes, advanced mission planning, remote control, and hive mode to help organizations maximize the operational potential of drones. The partners noted that drones are a good way to bring access to necessities, especially during emergencies. “From inspection applications within airports, seaports, and train ports to surveillance for security and mapping for destination development, there are many branches of the Digiland business that could leverage…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.29
May 24, 2021
…to get our system flexible enough to work on swarms and ground robots as well as aerial drones. For example, our ExynPak handheld combines elements of aerial and ground-based sensing in mining environments. It provides a shared frame of reference for true collaborative autonomy. What is the most common question that you get from mining operations? Williams: This has changed rapidly over the past six to eight months. They've been burned before by people claiming full autonomy, so last year, we got asked, “Is it really autonomous? Can it really fly?” It took a while to convince them with demonstrations.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.29
May 09, 2021
…network of bar codes, and smart software coordinates the swarm so they do not collide or interfere with one another. The AGVs are only part of Amazon Robotics' innovation. Because of its scale, Amazon has been able to re-examine and re-engineer the entire logistics process. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce was a small but rapidly growing part of retail. Now, consumers have become accustomed to ordering everything from apparel and groceries to prepared meals, with the expectation of rapid and accurate fulfillment enabled by optimized systems. When a fulfillment center opens While brick-and-mortar stores have struggled, economic development authorities…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.11
May 04, 2021
…to continue developing a precision farming platform that deploys swarms of drones to reduce the use of herbicides in row crop agriculture. “Farms of the future must be sustainable and produce healthier foods,” stated Daniel McCann, founder and CEO of Precision AI. “Using artificial intelligence to target individual weeds is a quantum leap in efficiency and sustainability over today's practices of indiscriminate broadcast application of herbicide.” Precision AI was founded in 2018 and provides fully autonomous spraying and crop protection systems for small to large farms and farm machinery manufacturers. Precision AI to reduce herbicide use with targeted application Herbicide…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.43
April 16, 2021
Both system-directed, and swarm robots, are types of collaborative mobile robots, ones that work closely alongside your associates. These types of systems attempt to increase productivity rates compared to manual cart picking by reducing unnecessary walking and manual labor, speeding up workflows and reducing training time. Both approaches can provide benefits over cart-based picking, but there are significant differences as well. Before comparing and contrasting methodologies, let’s define each robotic approach. System-directed picking robots At its simplest, an associate meets a robot and is directed from pick to pick. This can be broken into traditional zones or utilize a more…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 19.11
April 16, 2021
…like a tugger pulling other carts behind it. It follows a picker who controls the bot with a device. “Swarm me” approach: The robot, integrated with the Warehouse Management System, waits for nearby pickers to interact with it. “Holy Grail” approach: The robot has piece-picking capabilities and travels autonomously to a pick location and does the picking. This approach does not involve humans.
