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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.42
September 02, 2022
…appreciate what humans can do, look at highly dexterous manipulation and multi-step complex tasks. Robots can't do them. Also, robots will create far more opportunities for humans than they’ll take. Nobody knew where the Industrial Revolution would go, but most people don't want to go back to the jobs that existed before it. What common misconceptions do Apptronik and other service robotics providers still encounter? Cardenas: Biggest misconception is that people see competition between humans and robots, rather than the possible future of man and machine. Imagine doing your job without a computer or living life without a mobile device.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.42
February 08, 2022
…costs. Equipped with sensors for safe collaboration and accurate manipulation, ways of learning new tasks without programming expertise, and a variety of end-of-arm tooling, cobots can bring flexibility to shops of all sizes. Cobots promise to boost productivity Collaborative robots can perform the dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks once performed by humans. “This provides a double benefit,” said Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development at cobot leader Universal Robots A/S. “Cobots take care of tasks humans are unavailable or unable to perform efficiently and safely, providing a powerful tool for companies struggling in the face of the ongoing manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.39
January 28, 2022
…this exposure by applying robotics to an energetics refilling operation. Execution of this project will demonstrate safety systems, robotic manipulation strategies and designs that are immediately applicable to manufacturing of shaped charges, as well as more broadly to the production of other devices and products that use energetics and advance the state of the art in this field.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
September 22, 2022
…performance Just as hand-eye coordination is critical for human manipulation, so too must robot designers understand the key capabilities to maximize robotic gripper performance, he said. MAXXgrip is designed for dexterity The new gripper combines flexible fingers, a suction cup, and fast-mounting interfaces for safe handling, said The Gripper Co. “The inherited self-compliance capability will not just ease up gripping training effort, but [also] provide a high level of adaptability to variance in part size, shape, surface and rigidness,” it said. “[The] same underactuated kinematics resist unintended collision that otherwise would lead to costly SKU and or tool damage.” “The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
September 22, 2021
…stereo camera ROS navigation ROS TurtleBot 3 sample ROS manipulation and camera sample ROS services MoveIT motion-planning framework Native Python ROS usage ROS 2 navigation Functional block diagram of Isaac Sim on Omniverse showing three inputs to the simulator: the robot model, environment model, and 3D assets. The simulator can be controlled from both ROS and python. Outputs of the simulator include the digital twin and the synthetic data, which can be used to train perception models. Source: NVIDIA Isaac Sim generates synthetic data for perception training In addition to being a robotic simulator, Isaac Sim can generate synthetic data…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
August 12, 2022
…If the application requires extremely fast part handling or manipulation of lightweight parts, or a small working envelope, the delta is a good option to consider. Make way for robot upstarts “The next phase of robotic evolution is in human-machine collaboration, and the introduction of the collaborative robot (cobot) is a major innovation in automation,” said Rockwell. Cobots allow workspaces to be more flexible, enabling humans and robots to work in tandem. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) also offer the benefit of working alongside human operators while automating low value-add processes like material handling. Both types of robots are designed with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.32
April 16, 2021
…including automated guided carts (AGCs) and automated forklifts. Mobile manipulation has posed several challenges, including safety and power management, but Waypoint Robotics has teamed up with Productive Robotics to offer the Vector AMR with the OB7 collaborative robot arm. Picking solutions Stoecklin Logistics unveiled its robotic case picker, CO-PRO, designed to relieve human employees of the repetitive task of lifting heavy crates and cartons. It automatically moves them directly from pallets to a conveyor or robotic system. Its patented universal gripper holds up to 66 lb. and can transfer multiple units for higher throughput. “As the volume of cases in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.14
July 13, 2021
…applications such as food processing, household automation, and surgical manipulation. At the 2021 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS), researchers from NVIDIA Corp. and the University of Southern California presented DiSECt, which they described as the first differentiable simulator for cutting soft materials. The researchers said DiSECt can accurately predict the forces acting on a knife as it presses and slices through natural soft materials, such as fruits and vegetables. The work was nominated for a Best Paper Award at RSS 2021. The simulator augments the Finite Element Method (FEM) with a continuous contact model based on signed distance fields…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.05
May 24, 2022
…inductive bias for robot learning, and using physics accelerators for reinforcement learning. Its experts will also present on bi-manual manipulation, representing and handling deformable objects, and robotics for climate change. The company is exhibiting at Booth 200, where representatives from Connect Tech, an elite member of the NVIDIA Partner Network, will be available to answer questions. The NVIDIA robotics research team is a part of NVIDIA Research, which comprises 300 researchers around the globe focused on topics spanning AI, computer graphics, computer vision, and self-driving cars.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.03
February 21, 2023
…well as more intricate machine handshakes and successful object manipulation.” As a result of these advances, vendors now offer robots with skill sets well-suited for industrial applications. One of these features is driving intelligence. “AMRs must always know where they are in dynamic environments,” noted Jay Judkowitz, vice president of product at OTTO Motors. “They must also be able to maximize average speed without sacrificing safety. This means optimizing for fast and safe turns and pivots, not just worrying about achieving maximum speed down a straight unobstructed aisle.” Fleet management grows in importance Complimenting this intelligence is support from fleet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.94
March 14, 2023
…move to a location and then do more complex manipulation tasks. This will allow more processes and tasks to be automated in warehouses and factories. What roboticists should look for at GTC What are some things to look for at GTC next week? Andrews: Make sure to attend our featured sessions on NVIDIA Isaac and Jetson platforms at GTC from March 20 to 23. Learn how edge AI, simulation, and synthetic data generation are accelerating robotics research and deployment. Noteworthy sessions include “Training Highly Dynamic Robots for Complex Tasks in Industrial Applications” and “Design a Complex Robot Architecture on NVIDIA…
