Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
December 09, 2021
…technologies such as robotics can help companies, regions, and governments meet environmental sustainability goals. The AES Corp. yesterday announced the launch of Atlas, a new solar installation robot that it said will make the construction of new solar power facilities faster, more efficient, and safer. “Stakeholder commitment to a net-zero carbon energy future has never been higher, but our industry risks not being able to achieve this goal if we continue to adopt clean energy at the current pace,” said Chris Shelton, senior vice president and chief product officer at AES. “The AI-enabled, first-of-its-kind Atlas robot automates the construction of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.03
December 09, 2021
…our success in developing autonomous solutions for our U.S. government customers, and [it] will provide the resources needed to meet our growing commercial customer demand and the expansion of our commercial efforts,” said Alberto Lacaze, CEO of Robotic Research. Robotic Research said it has delivered autonomous mobility and robotics systems to the defense sector for two decades. The company said some of its products have been used on roadways around the world, as well as in the harshest unstructured environments without relying on GPS connectivity. RR.AI AutoDrive proven for multiple environments RR.AI cliaimed that its AutoDrive “vehicle-agnostic, full-stack” autonomy kit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.70
December 08, 2021
…“There's also interest in self-regulation rather than waiting for government mandates,” he said. “People who have been through the roller coaster can learn from one another. As a community, we're pulling each other up by our respective bootstraps for efficient and safe robot operations.” “What is autonomy?” Wieciek asked. “When we started ROG three years ago, we looked at the SAE definitions and how multiple people had scaled fleets from 10 robots to 150 in just a few years. There has been tremendous growth in the industry, as we've gone from thinking about how to make robots perform to how…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.55
December 08, 2021
Government can help or hinder new technologies and industries. According to four experts in robotics in automation, the European Commission's proposed AI Act and updated machinery regulations could cause severe damage to European small businesses and robotics companies of all sizes. They today called on European policymakers to review and amend the proposals. The new regulations would require machinery using software that could be classified as artificial intelligence to be certified by third parties for safety, adding what the industry and technology experts said is an unacceptable burden on business. The European Commission's proposed regulations may be intended to protect…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.61
December 07, 2021
…a demonstration for Israeli defense primes, drone companies, and government end users in central Israel. The goal was to prove the Robust Navigation System's capabilities for autonomous navigation for multicopters in different jamming scenarios. The test used two military-grade directional jammers with different bandwidths and a customized version of the Osprey Hexa-copter. It also used a PixHawk 2.1 Cube Black flight controller, a Here2 standard GNSS receiver and antenna module, and the Robust Navigation System (including GPSdome 1.03 + HCINS + HRVS). A regular, unprotected UAV, when faced with military-grade jammers, loses GNSS accuracy within three to five seconds, said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.96
December 01, 2021
…It also plans to invest in new technologies that further accelerate robot adoption as a mainstream security solution for government facilities, hospitals, schools, corporate campuses, manufacturing plants, logistics facilities, cities, airports, railways, and more. The company added that it has launched a roadshow as “the ultimate hybrid physical and virtual event, where the company brings all of its technologies to a city for prospective clients, government officials, and law enforcement to experience an interactive and in-person demo of its cutting-edge crime-fighting technology.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.54
November 29, 2021
…a CAGR of 14.5% between 2021 and 2027. The analyst firm noted that intial costs are still high, but governments are increasing their subsidies for new technologies.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.07
November 24, 2021
…members, including leading universities and research institutes, robotics companies, government bodies, and industry associations. USAF seeks support innovations According to the ARM Institute, the technology project call is based on priorities identified by the U.S. Air Force. The first is the development of augmented reality (AR) systems to “provide seamless, intuitive interaction with digital data for communication across time and space, and among people, machines, and manufacturing processes, to improve manufacturability and repairability” of Air Force assets, it said. “Most commercial AR applications to date are purpose-built systems with significant development overhead that can be justified only for relatively well-structured,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.65
November 18, 2021
Flying a drone indoors for mission-critical tasks is challenging because of a lack of satellite navigation and complex environments. Cleo Robotics Inc. today announced the availability of its Dronut X1 drone for law-enforcement, industrial inspection, construction, and defense markets. The Boston-based company claimed that it is the first company to successfully develop a stable and highly maneuverable ducted bi-rotor drone. “Built to solve what had been thought of as unsolvable technical challenges with ducted-fan aerial vehicles, we developed and tested the Dronut platform through rigorous and innovative engineering,” stated Omar Eleryan, founder and CEO of Cleo Robotics. “We are excited…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.78
November 17, 2021
…2026, led by increasing global demand for food and government subsidies, particularly in Europe. “The market for autonomous technology is still in its early days, but now, with the combination of management platforms, data, and autonomous technology, we believe most high-value crop farms will adopt these solutions in one to two years, creating a market worth billions of dollars in the U.S. alone,” said Bechar. “Our plans for the future are to deploy the unified platform with farms in California and expand our use cases and operations, further develop the ‘autonomous op’ decision-making software, and expand even further globally.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.16
November 09, 2021
…Robotic and Autonomous Systems Division at TATRC and the government sponsor of the project. “Together, they have smartly integrated their aircraft autonomy and blood storage system with a capable UAS [unmanned aerial system], demonstrating the ability to support field care, when immediate patient evacuation is not possible, through long-range delivery and recovery of critical supplies without requiring any forward infrastructure.” Near Earth, L3Harris test multiple scenarios Near Earth successfully integrated its autonomous flight systems and L3Harris’ FVR-90 hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft to demonstrate multiple delivery scenarios. In one example, the UAS analyzed landing areas using onboard sensors…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.60
November 03, 2021
…U.S. From home and business security to retail and government applications, ModalAI said its highly integrated AI-powered modules enable a variety of industries to use aerial and ground autonomous navigation systems that communicate on 4G and 5G cellular networks. VOXL CAM offers computing, navigation in one package The VOXL CAM makes it easier to develop drones, robots, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight control and cellular connectivity, said ModalAI. The credit card-sized VOXL CAM powers the Seeker drone, the company’s newest and smallest drone to date. “The VOXL CAM platform provides smarter perception and…
