Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.67
April 07, 2021
…2020 and first quarter of 2021.” Robot fleets and interoperability “In addition to order fulfillment, demand for UV disinfection robots went way up,” Carlson said. “We have a couple of customers developing and deploying these robots. Lots of applications are 24/7—robots need to charge multiple times per day because their payloads are using energy. That has shown the weakness of some contact-based systems. We're doing 'five nines' of reliability and visibility into charging stations with the Commander software.” What about the need for interoperability among multiple types of robots from different vendors? “We definitely hear about it a lot,” said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.34
March 30, 2021
…capability for connectivity will be a given. Communication and interoperability standards like OPC-UA will help to facilitate this process. Considering collaboration At Automate Forward last week, you participated in the session on “How Collaborative Automation Is Driving Productivity.” How have cobot arms, autonomous mobile robots, and light industrial arms with new sensor and safety features converged? Guerry: This was such a great panel, and I was honored to be included in this group of industry leaders. We discussed the rapid growth of cobot and light industrial applications. Three of us are rooted in this area. I happen to know that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.57
March 26, 2021
…addition to ease of use, standards for safety and interoperability are crucial to encouraging businesses to use robotics. “Safety is critical,” Burnstein said. “The Washington Post recently talked to me and Boston Dynamics, and it reported that one of the main barriers to robot butlers in the home is the technology for working in different environments is still not there yet.” “Standards are always going to be a critical issue,” said Burnstein. “We're working on standards for communications among mobile robots.” Source: A3 “For interoperability, we're working with groups like MassRobotics and the ARM [Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing] Institute,” he…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.62
March 24, 2021
…we need them to be in synch. That's where interoperability comes into play. We need tools as end users so that all these tasks come together as an orchestra. I've been trying to explain this to vendors and am starting to see more buy-in.” Robotics 24/7 will be covering interoperability efforts such as the Robot Industries Association (RIA) Interoperability Task Force, MassRobotics' Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Interoperability Working Group, and the Robot Operations Group. Surviving coronavirus disruptions and avoiding vendor lock-in Although automotive manufacturing, one of the biggest users of industrial automation, experienced a slowdown last year because of U.S.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.68
February 08, 2021
…software (like apps) and requires gatekeepers to enable greater interoperability between their platforms and third-party services. Before the proposals can be implemented, the EU states and the European Parliament must agree on a common legal text. After many years of development, these two elements have been brought together in smart containers, which now present an effective way to transport vaccines and other biologics around the world. “The data derived from IoT-enabled containers can also be used to model journeys and conduct risk assessments for different routes before a shipment goes ahead,” says Richard Ettl, founder and CEO of SkyCell. “This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.01
November 10, 2020
…hopping from place to place.” “This is not traditional interoperability,” Jonnalagadda says. “For Autodesk, interoperability [in Fusion] is about using data in its current format, using it as is. This is not about IoT; it is about data and insights; using data to augment and enhance. Our customers want the data from the field for design choices, maintenance choices and operational choices.” Connecting for product insight Engineers “know everything about the CAD model, but know little about the physical model when it is in production,” says Paul Sagar, VP of CAD Product Management at PTC. “There is no data on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
November 05, 2020
…company says the open-architecture platform is designed to support interoperability with complementary solutions from leading independent software vendors (ISVs) including Ansys. New factory services To assist in the design and implementation of digital factories featuring HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology, HP’s enhanced 3D Factory Services support the processes necessary for industrial management and production of high-quality parts at scale, the company says. The services include offerings across facilities and equipment assessment, human capital planning and training, and design and implementation of production processes. Among the digital services are HP 3D Application Programming Interface (API), HP 3D Process Control, and HP…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.09
October 22, 2020
…products faster, the companies report. The new collaboration advances interoperability between EOS and Ansys technologies. As a member of the EOS Developer Network, Ansys will enhance user AM processes via Ansys simulations and expedite printing by sending jobs directly to EOS' 3D printing systems. Additionally, to enhance simulation fidelity, Ansys simulations integrate EOS-specific data by leveraging EOS' open-source application program interfaces. This integration will help improve part geometries by predicting and compensating for distortion and other issues to reduce build failure and upgrade manufacturing processes to increase productivity. It will also improve material property selection by forecasting how design changes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.90
August 12, 2020
…Other hurdles include “lack of expertise in deployment and interoperability with legacy systems.” Despite COVID 19, the IOT market is still going strong, said Sam Lucero, Omdia. Data is the New Goldmine Despite COVID's impact, Lucero thinks the IOT uptake will continue. The world is expected to see “7.4 billion devices cumulatively in 2019 to 20.3 billion devices in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of 18.3%,” he said. Certain industries are now seeing higher activities, caused by the virus outbreak. Connected healthcare solutions, wearable devices, and remote patient monitoring devices are among them. The new frontier is the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.73
August 11, 2020
…companies to focus on innovation, rather than on basic interoperability issues,” the Consortium states in its home page. While AM software developers and users have acknowledged 3MF file format's richer set of features (support for color and multimaterial structures, to name but two), STL remains an entrenched format, likely here to stay for the long haul. Baldez said, “STL has been around since 1987, so it's been a while ... We're learning that it takes time for people to accept the new 3D printing workflow. The way I see it, if you go to your PC now, it still supports…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.94
May 01, 2020
…forces in choosing MQ-9 because of its proven, multi-role combat performance and ability to support ad-hoc communications networks and interoperability with Allies. MQ-9B follows the legacy of GA-ASI's Predator® series of RPAS, the world's most trusted and capable armed Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) RPA Systems. The entire fleet has accumulated more than 6 million flight hours to date. Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.14
April 23, 2020
…into dynamic and flexible operations. Q: What role does interoperability play in the evolution of logistics robots? A: Interoperability is the key to the advancement of the industry as a whole. Automation companies are working together in pre-competitive collaboration to create greater efficiencies for their customers. To that end, we will start to see a shift and a tremendous increase in added value from self-driving vehicles much like we saw with computers and, later, smart phones, when they began to run apps and software developed by other companies. Q: What’s ahead for Vecna? A: In addition to the work we’re…
