Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.15
April 15, 2023
…I, Scrubber 50, and RS26 are used in autonomous cleaning applications and to overcome labor shortages. Samsung Electronics recently invested 59 billion won ($45.2 million) in Rainbow Robotics, a regional humanoid robotics business, providing a glimpse into the robotics plans of the South Korean tech behemoth. Samsung said it intends to market the EX1 human helper robot in the upcoming months. The ROBOTIS MINI is a miniaturized humanoid robot that can be controlled via smartphones, and its frames can be customized with 3D printing technology. Robo Garage Co.'s RoBoHoN was designed for the entertainment industry. It has features including face…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.08
May 08, 2022
…robots, case/tote transport robots, collaborative in-aisle picking robots, and cleaning robots. Half of companies prioritize ROI When choosing a robotics solution, 48% of companies say return on investment (ROI) is extremely important to their decision making, while 40% see payback time as extremely important, and 38% point to total cost of ownership. In addition, 28% consider time to value when choosing a solution, and 26% consider investment risk extremely important. Of those companies planning to implement robots, 32% have yet to secure the funding for these projects, but are working on it, while 24% do have the funding in place.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.96
March 01, 2019
…still not true. Significant effort should be put into cleaning and formatting data so it is useful to train a deep neural network. However, this is much more software engineering than machine learning.” Data labeling can be laborious and expensive. “The other challenge is the complex math involved,” Nehemiah says. “You have millions of operations that can seem like a black box, so it’s important to get an understanding of what is causing the machine learning tool to predict what it is predicting and why. That brings value to the evaluation tools.” Banerjee points out that machine learning and deep…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.96
June 27, 2023
…robots – moving materials, collecting data with sensors, and cleaning spaces. Its customers work in retail, healthcare, transportation, malls, warehouses, schools, and commercial offices. Gill works with Brain Corp's applications team to ensure that it has the cloud connectivity to complete new tasks. “The robot is not being driven directly from the cloud, but we have all these analytics that say stuff like, 'Hey, the robot is getting stuck here a lot. Let's go in and edit the route,'” he said. Brain Corp shares information with customers in several ways, Gill explained. One method is through a mobile app, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.87
July 29, 2023
…location to another, monitoring warehouse security, and even performing cleaning and maintenance activities. Some companies are experimenting with using drones equipped with mapping software to create 3D maps of a warehouse to help optimize its layout, detect out-of-place objects, and improve efficiency. Drones can also collect data such as temperature, humidity, and light levels in a warehouse to maintain ideal conditions for stored products. As with AMRs, drones use IMUs for dead reckoning to improve navigation accuracy during flight and swarm autonomy for collaborative working. In addition, envision swarm drones communicating directly with swarm AMRs. For instance, if a package…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
November 01, 2019
…is also labor and time associated with preparing and cleaning up the metal powder. “Organizations need to understand the part outside of the [metal AM] system and how it needs to be processed,” says Tyson Gregory, metals application engineer at EOS Solutions. “Often that is underestimated and adds to the cost.” Before contracting for metal AM services from a third-party, it’s important to codify how the on-demand manufacturing service provider controls and monitors the build process, adds Stratasys Direct’s Mutchler. Ask about granular details like the level of material recyclability, traceability of powder composition, or the room temperature of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.59
May 14, 2021
…“I can be notified on my phone that a cleaning robot on the other side of an airport finds a spill and doesn't know what to do. But if I can get help remotely from someone close to it or from a systems operation center, then the minimal time spent is not a bad thing.” Why third-party software makes sense In addition, most warehouse managers don't know what they're looking for in automation, and competition can cause confusion, according to von der Burg. “They don't really like the robotics manufacturers' fleet management systems,” he asserted. “They're supposed to be flexible,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.41
September 20, 2022
…factories. Such robots are suitable for applications in hospitality, cleaning, roaming security, and last-mile delivery, said NVIDIA. For years, AMR manufacturers have been sourcing and integrating compute hardware, software, and sensors in house. This time-consuming effort can take years, lengthening go-to-market pipelines and distracting from domain-specific applications, NVIDIA said. Isaac Nova Orin is designed to reduce development time and cost for AMR makers and software vendors. Source: NVIDIA Nova Orin supports different sensor configurations Nova Orin offers tested, industrial-grade configurations of sensors, software, and GPU-computing capabilities, said NVIDIA. Tapping into NVIDIA AI platform frees robotics developers to focus on building…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.32
August 19, 2021
…and being virtually maintenance free with no watering, battery cleaning or changing required.” “It may not be right for the really high-throughput applications, but I think it has its sweet spot for many light- to medium-duty operations,” Bruin added. “Just like with lithium, it’s a matter of assessing the application benefits and costs, and making the ROI work.” In many ways, lift truck OEMs are taking a dual path to addressing labor availability concerns. One is the fully automated lift truck. In addition, a range of other technologies, including new motive power options, operator-assist functions, and semi-autonomous functions, can maximize…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.75
May 15, 2022
…Robotic putwalls, 15%. Other processes included collaborative in-aisle picking, cleaning robots, and mobile goods-to-person systems. Asked their preferred commercial models for acquiring their robots, 46% indicated they planned to purchase an entire solution, including the hardware, software, maintenance, and support. An equal percentage planned to subscribe to a RaaS model (24%), in which the solution provider is responsible for all of the above or buy the robot but subscribe to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model (22%) for software and support. Robots fleets already in action End users who have already implemented robotics in their operations were the last category of respondents.…
