Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.93
March 01, 2023
…SEQSENSE said its mobile robot's core technologies include localization, navigation, and 3D mapping using a super-wide field-of-view lidar. The company developed its original sensor to enable the robot to navigate in narrow aisles or crowded environments. SEQSENSE's 3D lidar technology. Source: AWS The robot also has a high-resolution camera, a 360-degree camera with three fisheye lenses, microphones, and speakers. Operators can monitor the robot remotely and communicate through it. SQ-2 can move around for up to six hours with a 1.5-hour charge, and it go back to the charging station by itself, noted SEQSENSE. In the video at the bottom…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.53
February 21, 2023
…said Andrews. 'Mobile' becomes the operative word Enhancements to navigation and control now enable autonomous mobile robots to provide intelligent mobility to a range of industrial applications. “Collaborative robotic solutions are bridging the labor shortage gap by shortening warehouse coverage areas,” said Samay Kohli, co-founder and CEO of GreyOrange. “Some of these solutions include goods-to-person picking, zone transport and sortation, vertical height utilization, person-to-goods co-working bots, heavy payload transport, and robotic picking arms.” “Combined with multiagent orchestration platforms, collaborative robots are creating a balanced working environment, where workload and task needs are dynamically assigned to human operators and robots to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.95
February 20, 2023
…said it is designing advanced autopilot systems with high-precision navigation that will enhance aviation safety by enabling all-weather auto-taxi, auto-takeoff, and auto-landing, without new ground infrastructure. It said its vision is to transform the way we move goods and people around the planet with safer, more convenient, and more affordable air transportation. “In my two decades in Congress, I have promoted policies that foster innovation in Silicon Valley, and I am thrilled that Reliable Robotics is leveraging our talented workforce,” said Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. “Reliable Robotics is on a mission to make aviation safer with technologies like auto-landing and auto-takeoff…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.79
February 19, 2023
…technology to note paths and traffic lanes. The MP1000R's navigation software enables it to change its map and improve over time as the user’s needs warrant. In Bosch Rexroth's booth, the AMR simulated the transport of assembled materials at the end of line from a workstation to a custom pallet rack. Both were assembled with various components from the company’s aluminum framing portfolio. In addition, the Bosch Rexroth ctrlX AUTOMATION Cube showcased the company’s ctrlX CORE controller. It is designed to offer flexible connectivity through various automation and IT networks. The company also presented its engineering programming environment, along with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.22
February 16, 2023
…or VSLAM, positioning with its AI local perception and navigation technology, it said. Sevensense is a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich and develops VSLAM and navigation technologies for autonomous systems. The Zurich-based company said the Evaluation Kit gives autonomous mobile robots and autonomous guided vehicles a 360-degree view of their surroundings to offer <0.3 inches (<4 mm) precise and reliable positioning capabilities in all indoor and outdoor environments, even over uneven floors and ramps. The company has offered its navigation technologies to AMR makers in the past, but the kit was designed to make the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.13
February 09, 2023
…and landing with a remote pilot supervising operations. Higher-precision navigation, sophisticated flight-planning capabilities, and more robust flight controls enable better management of aircraft and environmental conditions, said the company. The technology can also improve safety with or without onboard crew, Reliable Robotics said. Once certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the company said its system will reduce the occurrence of common causes of fatal aviation accidents, such as controlled flight into terrain and loss of control. “Headquarters Air Force Mobility Functional Integration Team supports the efforts of Reliable Robotics and the development of their aircraft automation systems,” said U.S.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.57
February 08, 2023
…3D LiDAR coverage of 200 meters and 3D SLAM navigation, the Rex CS can clean dynamic environments with intelligent path planning that adapts to obstacles on the fly, while picking up even the smallest debris, leaving floors immaculate,” the Singapore-based company said in a press release. The robot features a “brush pressure of up to 95 kg (209 lb.), a cleaning width of 1,270mm (50 in.), and twin cylindrical nylon-carbide coated brushes for a polished finish,” the company noted. “The side brushes push debris inwards effectively, even from the edges of the walls, allowing the Rex CS to clean up…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.16
February 06, 2023
…for multiple tasks, claimed the company. The InOrbit robot navigation dashboard at the Robot Space. Click on image to enlarge. Source: InOrbit Decision makers can observe orchestration in real time Whether in person or remotely with multiple live-streaming cameras, decision makers can see robots from different vendors working together in real time at the InOrbit Robot Space. The company said its ability to “orchestrate multi-vendor robot fleets at scale through a single pane of glass is what sets InOrbit apart.” Robotics companies that are part of the InOrbit Connect ecosystem will also be able to showcase their robots in a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.36
January 19, 2023
…robots improve safety and reduce the damage often associated with the manual handling of goods. Its robots use SLAM navigation and LiDAR, along with a host of other sensors. These systems were designed to operate in areas with very tight space constraints at high elevations, such as narrow aisles and minimal pallet spacing in rack, the Moissy-Cramayel, France-based company said. In addition, BALYO added its robots will be simple and easy to deploy for Danone because they do not require any infrastructure changes to the existing facility space.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.11
January 17, 2023
…Kivnon offers automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that use magnetic navigation and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that use mapping technologies. The company said its mobile robots are robust, safe, and precise and can adapt to any environment and industry. It also supplies integrated systems and accessories for transporting goods in the aeronautics, logistics, and warehousing sectors. Forklift Pallet Stacker can work around other machinery The new K55 Forklift Pallet Stacker can automatically transport loads of up to 2,645 lb. (1,199.7 kg), Kivnon said. It can move both forward and backward and comes equipped with lifting forks to move loads up to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.78
January 16, 2023
…low-noise and low-drift optical gyroscope smart sensor for autonomous navigation GrAI Matter Labs, which said it is building “Life-Ready AI—artificial intelligence that feels alive, delivering brain-inspired chips that behave like humans do,” with the goal of enabling devices that assist humans to act and react in real time Impossible Sensing, which is applying aerospace technology to the agriculture industry to help the world become carbon-neutral IntelliCulture, a company providing farm equipment management software to promote sustainable farming practices through actionable insights, efficiency improvements, and risk mitigation Precision AI, a startup that's creating AI-powered agricultural drones for plant-level herbicide applications at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.31
January 15, 2023
…essential resource As a result of advances in sensing, navigation, motion control, and manipulation, robotics is no longer an optional tool to boost productivity. The technology has become an essential resource for reshoring U.S. operations or for helping companies to keep their doors open domestically. “Automation and robotics reduce overhead costs on labor, improve production efficiency, and allow human employees to focus on tasks that require human intelligence,” said OMRON's Choy. “In the past, companies were prevented from taking advantage of this technology due to the capital and long-term costs, in addition to a lack of expertise to integrate and…
