Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.28
April 15, 2022
Federal government technology partner Noblis Inc. this week announced that it has received a U.S. patent for technology to collectively optimize cooperative actions among autonomous connected machines. Specifically, the Reston, Va. based nonprofit was awarded U.S. Patent 11,283,874. A unified plan This system allows ad hoc collections of nearby machines to independently plan motion paths and earn trust from other machines by consistently carrying out those plans, according to Noblis. “Noblis Orchestrated Autonomy allows pick-up teams of autonomous machines to perform as if they have trained together extensively,” said Karl Wunderlich, Noblis research team lead and the system's inventor. “Further,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.27
April 13, 2022
…and understand begins with knowledge and data,” he said. “Governments, businesses, and research organizations need this information to mitigate climate change, reduce risk, and plan effectively.” The global market for offshore AUVs and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) will experience a compound annual growth rate of more than 6% between 2022 and 2027, predicted ReportLinker. It cited energy demand and said that countries including the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, and Norway are market leaders. Terradepth said it plans to use its latest funding to improve the charging system for its AUVs and further develop Absolute Ocean. “This year, our primary focus is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.70
April 07, 2022
…of the company, WeatherFlow-Tempest said it provides multiple innovative products and services. It claims to help individuals, businesses, and government customers hrough point-specific weather information, automated alerts, and intelligent forecasting. “Many of our members are racers,” said George Haye, SailFlow product manager. “MarkSetBot is revolutionizing the process of running a sailing race of any size or scope. We are delighted to partner with them to enhance the SailFlow app and the value of their service.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.62
April 06, 2022
…Metropolis makes it easier and more cost-effective for enterprises, governments, and integration partners to leverage world-class AI-enabled solutions to improve critical operational efficiency and safety problems, according to the company. A growing partner network The NVIDIA Metropolis ecosystem contains a large and growing breadth of partners who are investing in the most advanced AI techniques and most efficient deployment platforms, and who use an enterprise-class approach to their solutions. Partners can gain early access to NVIDIA platform updates to further enhance and accelerate their AI application development efforts. Further, the program offers the opportunity for partners to collaborate with industry-leading…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.70
April 06, 2022
…survey equipment. The $500,000 contract was funded under the government of Canada’s Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream (ISC TS) program. The Royal Canadian Navy's Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic (RCN FDU-A) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was the testing department for this service offering. St. John's, Newfoundland-based Kraken offers software-centric sensors, subsea batteries and thrusters, and underwater robotic systems. In July 2021, the company acquired PanGeo Subsea, a service provider specializing in high-resolution 3D acoustic imaging systems for the sub-seabed. Kraken augments RCN capabilities The Royal Canadian Navy has a national mandate to develop and maintain an advanced sonar imaging and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.21
April 04, 2022
…it does business with federal, state, local and international governments. Allgood said that RE2 is a good fit for Sarcos because it makes “complementary technologies.” Together, they will be able to serve many industries under one company. “Think about the fact that we will basically have products anywhere from undersea to the operating room, to heavy lift to light lift. We’ve now just really expanded our capabilities for all of our customers,” Allgood said. In the release announcing the merger, the companies said they will also take advantage of each other's technologies to improve automation in unstructured environments, noting they…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.72
April 04, 2022
…group is working for advocacy, awareness, and impact across governments and global organizations and all working for a gender-equal future. G100 is an action and think tank with a global, cross-cultural, intersectional, and intentional perspective toward peace and prosperity for all. The overall vision is to create an equal, progressive, and inclusive environment for women worldwide and to achieve gender equality in this decade of delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Tech industry has room for improvement Some numbers about women in tech from Kasee Bailey during Women's History Month in March: Only 24% of computing jobs are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.03
April 01, 2022
…with more than 300 members across industry, academia, and government. The Pittsburgh-based organization said it is working to make robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence more accessible to U.S. manufacturers large and small. It also supports efforts to train and empower the manufacturing workforce, strengthen the U.S. economy and global competitiveness, and elevate national security and resilience. ARM Institute lists projects and partners The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ARM Institute said the two projects received funding for “high-impact” research, development, and testbeds for pandemic response. The “Robotics and Automation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.12
March 28, 2022
…2010. The company said RE2’s proven track record serving government and commercial customers makes it an ideal addition to the team. RE2 recently announced that its Maritime Mine Neutralization System it is developing in partnership with the U.S. Navy had reached a new underwater depth of 1 km (3.9 mi.) RE2 staff to be retained RE2 was founded by President and CEO Jorgen Pedersen in 2001 as a spin out of Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center. It has more than 100 employees in its offices along Pittsburgh’s Robotics Row. Pedersen will become Sarcos’ Chief Operating Officer after the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.79
March 21, 2022
…Things (IoT) applications in markets including energy, utilities, and government. Carnegie Mellon and Stanford University scientists founded American Robotics in 2016. The company is a MassRobotics member and is moving from Marlborough, Mass., to Waltham, Mass. It applies innovations in robot autonomy, machine vision, edge computing, and artificial intelligence. American Robotics said it has designed its fully autonomous Scout drones for rugged, real-world environments. It offers them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Ardenna provides data for maintenance decisions Ardenna is a spinoff of Bihrle Applied Research Inc., which was founded in 1973 as an aeronautical research and development firm. In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.62
March 18, 2022
…Tom Ryden was going around speaking to industry and government leaders about his plan to build an innovation and networking robotics hub in Boston, one question got brought up constantly. “The No. 1 question I got was, ‘Why do you support this technology? It takes jobs, right?’” he said. That was around 2015. Seven years later, the robotics industry has certainly grown. The global market for industrial robots, which is just one of many types of automation, was valued at $43.8 billion in 2021, according to Statista.com. MassRobotics, an public-private nonprofit dedicated to growing Massachusetts' robotics ecosystem, now has more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.34
March 08, 2022
…helping stakeholders meet end-consumer demand for sustainable products. On March 9, Chris Wirth, AMP’s vice president of marketing and government affairs, is moderating a session about recyclability labeling at the event.
