Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.35
August 29, 2022
…mobility, or PRM. A&K said it specializes in advanced navigation systems and has developed electric pods to safely transport people with limited mobility in crowded places, such as airports and malls, while avoiding obstacles and people. The company added these self-driving pods empower travelers to navigate airports more easily and independently – from reaching the gates to getting food at restaurants. Pods help people with limited mobility PRMs are one of the fastest growing passenger groups in aviation, A&K said. The most common request for mobility assistance comes from individuals who can normally walk short distances and climb stairs independently…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.27
August 17, 2022
…to route vehicles efficiently, as well as hardware for navigation and control. The company claimed that NDC enables robotics developers and suppliers to “automate virtually any type of vehicle or robot and integrate it to any type of material handling application, in any industry, worldwide.” “Vanderlande and Kollmorgen share a very similar mindset,” said Tobias Byfeldt, vice president of Kollmorgen AGV. “We both have a long history of advanced, industrialized and proven automation solutions – with reliability, collaboration, and the relentless strive for end-user success being our common cornerstones.” “We are convinced that this collaboration will drive strong growth for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.36
August 03, 2022
…and Velodyne. These can support challenging indoor/outdoor lighting conditions, as well as capabilities like lidars for mapping, localization, and navigation in robotics and autonomous machines. For comprehensive software support like device management, operating systems such as Yocto and Realtime OS, AI software and toolkits, developers can look to Allxon, Cogniteam, Concurrent Realtime, Deci.AI, DriveU, Novauto, RidgeRun, and Sequitur Labs. And for connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 6/6E, LTE, and 5G, developers can check out the product offerings from Telit, Quectel, Infineon and Silex. NVIDIA said its new Jetson AGX Orin 32GB production module is available in the Jetson store from retail…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.19
August 02, 2022
…unlike traditional personal identification code (PIN) access. The Contextual Navigation Engine lets Ottobot 2.0 navigate fully autonomously in unpredictable environments both indoors or outdoors, said the company. It fuses data from 3D lidar sensors, multiple cameras, and three layers of safety sensors to ensure maximum operational uptime, daytime and nighttime operations, and fast charging, claimed Ottonomy. In addition, the robot's four-wheel drive give it directional mobility, including four-wheel drive “crab mode.” This allows Ottobot 2.0 to maneuver in tight spaces and make zero-radius turns by moving sideways, Ottonomy said. Venture capital firms invest in deep tech Ottonomy said its seed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.87
July 27, 2022
…to their customers. Ravasio will lead development of robotic navigation system based around UWB positioning with ultrasonic and laser obstacle detection. The system will be designed to work “out of the box.” The project will further develop and repurpose an existing product that ARIN currently uses for collision avoidance in industrial environments. It aims to create a fully functioning technology that solves the problem of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). About the ARM Institute and AIM Higher Consortium The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) funded by the Office of the Secretary of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.15
July 21, 2022
…positioning to within 2 cm (0.7 in.) for autonomous navigation. “LUBA is powered by GNSS—the Global Navigation Satellite System— which contains GPS+GLONASS+BEIDOU+GALILEO,” the company told Robotics 24/7. “The fundamentals of GNSS calculate the position of the receiver by mixing the distance from the satellite and receiver itself.” “RTK positioning can reduce the factors that affect the GNSS signal accuracy and achieve accuracy within the centimeter level through the double difference between the GNSS signal received by the rover— LUBA—and the reference station,” Mammotion explained. Obstacle avoidance and map app LUBA has an all-wheel drive system with in-wheel motors and rugged…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.10
July 19, 2022
…It also features an fusing laser and visual positioning navigation technology that the company said can cut deployment times by 75% without the need to redecorate ceilings. Pudu said this ensures stable operation even in environments with ceilings up to 20 m (65 ft.). In addition, the PuduBot 2 has dual lidar sensors that allow it to constantly and accurately visualize its surroundings and make intuitive course adjustments, according to the company. With the PUDU OS, users can use an intuitive toolkit to design mapping paths and directions for their mobile robot fleets and keep track of each robot's whereabouts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.52
July 14, 2022
…on computer vision and deep learning for localization and navigation, said the company. Many warehouses also have unreliable Wi-Fi, so robots risk losing track of inventory. In response, Corvus' software stack runs fully onboard the drone. While many operations using drones use external stickers or beacons to enable navigation, the company said its drones are fully autonomous and can fly unattended for weeks at a time. “It’s been very exciting to work on the autonomy system from the ground up, then reach the milestone where we’re putting it in multiple customer facilities,” said Sarawgi. “There is this ‘wow’ moment when…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.46
July 12, 2022
…Robotics’ first product was a quadruped robot with autonomous navigation, able to deliver safe and agile motion performance with a multi-modal emotional interaction function, the company said. Equipped with the first household-use robotic arm, it can act as a companion with the ability to care, entertain, and transport. “Development of the robotics sector is propelled by breakneck progress in science and technology. XPENG Robotics is committed to establishing a holistic ecosystem for intelligent robots,” said Xu Zhigen, CEO of XPENG Robotics. “The completion of our Series A fundraising reflects the capital market's expectations and is a vote of confidence in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.17
July 11, 2022
…is a magnetic interventional ablation catheter that uses robotic navigation for precision, stability, and flexibility when diagnosing and treating cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. Stereotaxis said it drew on nearly 20 years of experience with existing technologies and has been involved in more than 100,000 procedures. “We are very pleased to reach this important milestone,” stated David Fischel, chairman and CEO of Stereotaxis. “This is a seminal event for Stereotaxis as a company and for the physician community that is pioneering the frontiers of robotics in electrophysiology.” MAGiC designed for lab efficiency Stereotaxis has developed robots and other systems to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.56
July 06, 2022
…it said. In addition, AGVs require more infrastructure for navigation, and they may not be nimble enough for site requirements, ASPINA said. While warehouses can support fully automated processes, factories often change their layouts, it said. Workers and transport equipment may coexist in a limited space, and “safety is of utmost importance,” said ASPINA. The company said its AMR hardware is designed for manufacturing sites, and its user interface is designed for usability. ASPINA applies manufacturing expertise Drawing from its own manufacturing experiences of the past 100 years, ASPINA said it has developed its AMR to be easily integrated for…
