Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.88
May 23, 2022
…on the bottom level of the shelf. The Shenzhen, China-based company will also display its HAIPORT automatic loading and unloading machine. The system is capable of loading four to eight cases in only three seconds and unload the same number of cases in five seconds. A single workstation can handle up to 900 cases per hour, an order-fulfillment speed that is 16 times faster than robot-to-conveyor belt transport, the company claimed. The company said the A42T can carry eight loads to feed the HAIPORT in one move. Europe is a growing market for HAI ROBOTICS HAI ROBOTICS said it sees…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.39
May 17, 2022
…it is the first and currently only company in China operating a robotaxi service on public roads without a safety driver. The Shenzhen, China-based company has five research and development centers globally and is operating in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. It also has a robotaxi permit in California and U.S. offices in San Jose, Calif. SiLC develops FMCW lidar for ease of integration Silicon photonics industry veterans with decades of commercial product development and manufacturing experience founded SiLC Technologies in 2018. The Monrovia, Calif.-based company has been developing frequency-modulated, continuous-wave (FMCW) lidar systems. It said its “4D+ Eyeonic Chip…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.62
May 11, 2022
…has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Foshan in China, as well as Taipei, Singapore, and the U.S. Flexiv RDK uses APIs for flexibility Flexiv said its Robotic Development Kit uses customizable application programming interfaces (APIs) so users can easily and completely control adaptive robot arms. The toolkit allows them to make instant program modifications or integrate external hardware and software, it added. RDK features the ability to issue multiple commands, execute high-level tasks, and invoke various skills. Developers can use it to rapidly create custom applications like teleoperation, dual-arm tasks, or autonomous mobile robot work, according to Flexiv. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.07
May 11, 2022
…the DriveU.auto platform on roads in the EU, U.S., China, Japan, and Israel. DriveU said it provides the connectivity necessary for teleoperation across environments. Source: DriveU.auto Teleoperation a necessary step toward autonomy Driverless vehicles are entering a new phase: mass deployment and commercialization, according to DriveU.auto and Teraki. In this phase, mobile robot and self-driving vehicle operators must scale large fleet operations in the real world. Teraki claimed that it selects and processes only the relevant information from large amounts of sensor data. It said its preprocessing algorithms can improve the accuracy of subsequent artificial intelligence models by 20% through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.83
May 04, 2022
…of companies in the Bay Area were manufacturing in China. Today, she said the majority are manufacturing locally. “We don't realize that we are regrowing an entirely new manufacturing industry, and one in which we will be held again as the world's leaders,” she said. “The role of robotics cluster organizations must grow to keep pace with rapid expansion of robotics in the U.S.,” noted Keay in the release. “Our organizations have always worked together informally but are now collaborating strategically to increase U.S. economic productivity and sustainability.” Sustainability a goal In the release, the alliance said it will work…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.77
May 04, 2022
…The company has operations in Arizona, Texas, Europe, and China. Werner network to support TuSimple AFN The integration pairs Werner Enterprises' roadside service network with the TuSimple Oversight system on the TuSimple Autonomous Freight Network (AFN). That transportation network allows freight to be moved from point to point safely and reliably with autonomous trucks. The AFN is operational from Arizona to Florida, with over 11,200 mapped miles. TuSimple plans to expand it include major logistic routes in its next phase of development. The integration is part of the TuSimple Connect platform. TuSimple cited the integration as further evidence of its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.17
April 29, 2022
…C+ funding of more than $80 million (U.S.). Shenzhen, China-based VisionNav claimed the financing makes it “the company with the greatest number of funding rounds and [is] the single biggest funding in the field of driverless industrial vehicles globally.” Intralogistics enterprises have struggled with low efficiency, labor recruitment difficulties, and a lack of digitalization, said VisionNav. It added that autonomous lift trucks and other industrial vehicles offer a feasible solution, as well as a large potential market. The global volume of forklift shipments reached 1.58 million units in 2020 and 2.34 million units in 2021, an increase of 42.93% over…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.11
April 27, 2022
…the upcoming Intralogistica Italia 2022 trade show. The Shenzhen, China-based company, whose European headquarters are in the Netherlands, will show its HAIPICK A42 robot at the Italian trade show. The company said its autonomous case-handling robot (ACR) can help meet rising demand, as companies look for more flexible and cost-efficient goods-to-person order-picking systems. “Our ACR system is an excellent solution for the challenges the Italian warehousing/logistics market is facing, and an excellent solution deserves a team of excellent people to support it,” said Davide Tuzi, HAI Robotics' country manager in Italy. “This is the kind of team we are building…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.63
April 27, 2022
…company has facilities in Nanjing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, China, and in Kuala Lumpur, as well as more than 70 sales and service outlets. TICA has branches dedicated to air-handing units (AHUs), fresh air, modular chillers, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) units, screw chillers, centrifugal chillers, and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) low-temperature waste heat power-generation systems. New Geek+ system helps TICA meet carbon goals In pursuit of China's goal of carbon neutrality by 2030, TICA has expanded its operations to several major energy markets including geothermal, solar, liquid natural gas (LNG) power, biomass energy, and industrial energy storage. In order to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.43
April 26, 2022
…PonyPilot+ App. Triade teams up Ontime is one of China’s leading ride-hailing providers, offering a wide range of app-based ride-hailing services across the cities of China’s Greater Bay Area, such as Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, and Dongguan. GAC is one of China’s largest automakers and a longtime Pony.ai partner. Pony.ai’s close collaboration with Ontime enables the two companies to leverage their own unique advantages to accelerate commercialization of autonomous driving technology, they said. “Our deep cooperation with Ontime is key to our strategy of building the autonomous driving ride-hailing ecosystem,” said James Peng co-founder and CEO of Pony.ai. “This program…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.97
April 25, 2022
…make intelligent systems more available. It has manufacturing across China and the U.S. Last year, the Troy, Mich.-based company said it was working on time-of-flight cameras using Microsoft Corp.'s Azure platform. Persee+ includes numerous improvements Orbbec said the Persee+ features a specialized hardware accelerator for AI and machine learning applications. That and other improvements to Persee, which was released in 2015, are intended to help users find new, advanced applications for 3D imaging, said the company. An Amlogic A311D processor increases performance in Persee+, noted Orbbec. The smart vision system on a chip (SoC) unit includes four ARM A73 cores…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.29
April 18, 2022
…to manufacturing and selling its robotic rehabilitation devices in China. Earlier this month, the Boston-based company announced that it had received a portion of the technology license fee payment from the joint venture it is establishing with Beijing-based medical device company Beijing Ryzur Exiom Medical Investment Co. Myomo received $1 million of the $2.7 million required. It expects to receive the remainder during the second quarter. “At that point, we will begin transfer of the technology and record the remaining $1.7 million as revenue,” stated David Henry, Myomo’s chief financial officer, in a press release. “In anticipation of this final…
