Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.21
April 06, 2021
…awarded the company $1.2 million to develop a robotic manipulation system for the construction of solar panels. RE2 Sapien comes out of military technology “The core robotic technology within the RE2 Sapien arms was originally developed by our team for the U.S. military, and we have built on that expertise to deliver commercial solutions in the aviation, construction, energy, and medical markets,” said David Lee, director of product management at RE2 Robotics. “Additionally, our Maritime Dexterous Manipulation System, developed for U.S. Navy applications, will now be productized commercially as RE2 Sapien Sea Class arms.” RE2 said its Sapien arms can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.86
March 31, 2021
…wide variety of applications, building on its autonomous mobile manipulation robot (AMMR) experience. “When we built our AMR, we thought, ‘How can we make this the most powerful, flexible, and collaborative solution?’” said Tom Galuzzo, founder and CEO of IAM Robotics. “Bolt expands on our AMMR solution Swift by turning its base into a standalone AMR.” “We applied what we learned with Swift, honing in on battery power and direct-drive wheels to ensure Bolt has the power to operate safely and efficiently—even with top modules attached,” he said. “Bolt is already opening new doors for IAM Robotics because it introduces…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.15
March 30, 2021
…precise piece picking. Where do you expect AI and manipulation to advance the most this year? Guerry: AI is on everyone’s minds and there are a lot of predictions out there; we all agree machine learning will have a huge impact on the future of robotics. Manipulation, vision and gripping have been working together for a long time. With the changes in computing power, computing location—edge— machine learning is a natural step. What I see progressing is packages ready to implement. Packages consisting of hardware, sensing, and software will unweight deployment. As for Schunk, do you see grippers and end-of-arm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.72
March 29, 2021
…flexible movement of materials and improve working conditions for employees. Stretch combines Boston Dynamics’ advancements in mobility, perception and manipulation to tackle the most challenging, injury-prone case-handling tasks, and we’re excited to see it put to work.” Boston Dynamics is currently seeking customers to pilot test deployment of Stretch with truck-unloading tasks ahead of its commercial deployment in 2022. Interested parties can apply to join the Stretch Early Adopter Program by visiting www.bostondynamics.com/stretch.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.56
March 11, 2021
…AI and robotics maturation. By contrast, he explains, a manipulation robot for the consumer world—envision a mobile robotic housekeeper—would have to be capable of doing a much larger universe of tasks that would stretch the limits of what robots can do. “Logistics presents a more controlled environment and problem set that is surmountable with the current level of technology and what robots are capable of doing,” says Galluzzo. “Logistics and warehouse fulfillment are right at the intersection of current technology and market need.” Manufacturers have used robotics in factories for decades and continue to update those technologies, though generally, they’re…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.61
February 08, 2021
…content, increase transparency in terms of advertising, and reduce manipulation and disinformation. The DMA is to enable the European Commission to prevent providers of “core platform services” such as marketplaces, search engines, or social networks from acting as “gatekeepers” and becoming too dominant and being able to determine the rules of the market themselves. Gatekeeper status is presumed for companies with an annual turnover above €6.5 billion or a market value of at least €65 billion that operate a platform with more than 45 million monthly active end users and more than 10,000 yearly active business users. DMA prevents unfair…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.97
February 04, 2021
…Elliott, Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Rosa Ciprian, Senior Electrical Engineer Lead, Alert Innovation Elena Messina, Group Leader Manipulation & Mobility Systems, NIST Christine Spiten, Co-founder, Blueye Robotics Nicole Renee Williams, Thermoplastic Composite Materials and Process Manager, The Boeing Co. Cynthia Breazeal, Professor and Associate Director, MIT Media Lab Leah Curry, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana The Feb. 2021 issue of Smart Manufacturing magazine provides a more extensive article detailing the accomplishments of the women selected in this exceptional group. Read the full article here.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.48
February 03, 2021
…pick, place and sort them into complete end-customer orders. Kindred’s CORE with AutoGrasp combines AI-powered machine vision, grasping and manipulation algorithms that handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybags. Kindred uses cutting-edge AI research and human-in-the-loop data methodology to continuously improve robot capabilities so that picking becomes smarter, faster and more accurate over time. CORE with AutoGrasp is continually enhancing the platform’s capabilities and providing critical business intelligence to inform decisions and increase productivity. Kindred SORT robots have picked more than 100 million units in production to date.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.06
January 13, 2021
…identifies items to pick, place and sort into complete end-customer orders. Kindred’s CORE/AutoGrasp combines AI-powered machine vision, grasping and manipulation algorithms that handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybagged items. Kindred SORT robots have picked more than 100 million units in production to date.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.53
October 26, 2020
…that identifies items to pick, place and sort into complete end-customer orders. AutoGrasp combines AI-powered machine vision, grasping and manipulation algorithms that handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybagged items. Kindred SORT robots have picked more than 100 million units in production to date.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.85
October 13, 2020
…OEM. Those providing 3D printing services without such a record memorialized by blockchain technologies run the risk of data manipulation, he contends. Given the two companies are fellow start ups and are targeting similar industries, there’s a natural synergy between their offerings without any competitive overlap. “We don’t do anything they do and they don’t do anything we do,” Fox says. “But in working together and sharing data via standardized interfaces, there is huge potential to cross-pollinate our interests, expand markets, and provide greater total value per purchase to printers and end customers.” For a simple tutorial on blockchain basics,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.50
July 09, 2020
…arms. Some vendors, such as IAM Robotics, offer “mobile manipulation” robots that can pick items. In short, there are multiple types of robotics, and they often work in combination with people, or with fixed forms of automation like conveyors. This range of solution types is the first thing potential users need to realize about warehouse robotics. Robotics vendors say there are other ways that robotics is evolving for intralogistics, including new workflows, better exception handling, and deeper leveraging of artificial intelligence (AI). What’s more, robotics aligns with the times in that they can help keep human co-workers safe, while keeping…
