Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.34
October 22, 2021
…work paid off, helping staffers maintain social distance from COVID-19 patients with arrythmias,” said Fischel. “With remote collaboration, physicians in Italy and Portugal could help each other and share interoperative maps.” Magnetic system finds success in Monaco Stereotaxis this week announced that its Genesis system was installed at the Princess Grace Hospital Center in Monaco. Electrophysiologists at the hospital have been using Stereotaxis' technology in 2006. Since then, more than 1,000 patients in Monaco have benefited from the system's precision and safety, said the company. Dr. Gabriel Latcu, head of electrophysiology and deputy head of cardiology services at Princess Grace…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
October 22, 2021
…forward to the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals, despite current COVID-19 restrictions,” said Junko Yazawa, senior vice president of All Nippon Airways. “We are really proud of their achievements so far with their innovative avatar technology that will most definitely be an important part of our future in travel and human connections. We look forward to witnessing our dreams come true as the teams showcase their avatars once again for the finals.” The 15 finalist teams will equally share a milestone prize purse of $2 million and move on to finals testing in fall of 2022. The teams will compete to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.64
October 21, 2021
…in e-commerce order fulfillment and goods-to-person picking before the COVID-19 pandemic? What did you see that was lacking in other offerings? Wise: Fetch originally started with a manufacturing focus. The product wasn’t focused on e-commerce and fulfillment. Before the pandemic, we were receiving more pressure to move in that direction and as we expanded from manufacturing into fulfillment and logistics operations. Fetch and Zebra executive Melonee Wise spoke at A3's AMR and Logistics Conference last week. In designing our new fulfillment solution, we focused on configurability, payload volume, and weight capacity. Fetch outhauls other platforms 80 kg versus 18 kg…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
October 21, 2021
…needs to be met With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of awareness between the healthcare and technology communities was evident in terms of how robotics could be applied to ease staffing concerns and reduce the potential spread of the virus. MassRobotics said it identified many unmet and untapped “white spaces,” which led to the development of its Healthcare Robotics Working Group and the catalyst program. “To fill these spaces, we encouraged healthcare robotics startups in the following areas to apply to the catalyst program – clinical care, public safety, laboratory and supply chain automation, out-of-hospital care, quality…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
October 20, 2021
…from 5,196 sold during the early peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Q2 2020, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Last quarter's increase marks the third-highest quarter on record for robot units sold overall, added the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based organization. “With the big increases in automation sales, and favorable economic conditions in U.S. manufacturing sector throughout much of 2021, it’s clear users have accelerated their orders for robotics and other forms of advanced technologies,” stated Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. “By automating—either for the first time or expanding on how they use automation—companies will be better prepared to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.43
October 20, 2021
…Fla., area who were unemployed or displaced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Connecting Talent to Careers Project” is intended to create a comprehensive national capability for talent identification and attraction for manufacturers nationwide. The ARM Institute is leading the project, which is receiving $2.997 million from the Labor Department’s National Dislocated Worker Grant and $650,000 in non-federal funds. “The COVID-19 pandemic hit manufacturers in an unexpected and unprecedented way in 2020 and 2021,” stated Lisa Masciantonio, chief workforce officer at the ARM Institute. “These disruptions revealed critical vulnerabilities in American supply chains, highlighted the benefits of innovative technologies that enhance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.87
October 20, 2021
…conferences in the U.S. since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year and a half ago. About 650 people attended the Autonomous Mobile Robots and Logistics Conference put on by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) and 60 exhibitors and sponsors led by FedEx Corp. A3's AMR & Logistics event included programming intended to help companies get started with automation, as e-commerce demand has climbed, supply chains grapple with disruptions, and both robotics vendors and end users struggle to find skilled labor. The global market for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) could experience…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.62
October 19, 2021
…ago, but our expansion plans were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mathan Muthupillai, CEO of Techmetics Robotics. “But we were not sitting idle. We focused on new product developments and advanced the mobile platform development schedule.” “In addition to mobile platforms, we developed a UV disinfection robot and the high-security delivery robot or SDR,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We also enhanced all our existing solutions, like Butler and Concierge for contactless delivery.” All about the base The company said it uses safety-compliant SICK sensors and safety controllers. The TRV line also comes with a braking system on the drives…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
October 17, 2021
…is no exception—especially considering the e-commerce boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as retail is a massive industry, so is the retail automation market. As is illustrated below, the global retail automation market is projected to show significant growth. The market was already valued at $11.22 billion back in 2018 and is now expected to reach a value of $23.42 billion by 2026, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7% between 2021 and 2026. Source: Statista, Meili Robots What is retail automation? Retail automation refers to the technologies that enable businesses — regardless of whether they are online…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.59
October 14, 2021
…with OCC to help the retail sector quickly address COVID-19 contamination concerns while supporting long-term strategies for more effective infection prevention,” stated Per Juul Nielsen, CEO of UVD Robots. It is the company's first deal in the food and beverage market. UVD Robots is a brand of Odense, Denmark-based “venture factory” Blue Ocean Robotics. The company's service robot portfolio also includes the GoBe telepresence robot and PTR Robots for safe patient transfer and rehabilitation. Blue Ocean was recently included on Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Robotics Companies 2021.” Disinfection and data in grocery stores A 2017 study found that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.96
October 13, 2021
…of e-commerce and strain on supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated industry collaboration and consolidation, noted Fortune Business Insights. InOrbit said its cloud-based robot operations, or RobOps, platform enables vendors and warehouse operators to scale up more efficiently. The Mountain View, Calif-based company said its systems can simplify robot connectivity, collect actionable data, and increase the efficiency of fleet operations and orchestration, as well as optimize robots and processes. With the ability to easily integrate into existing systems, InOrbit said it can help engineers develop and operate mobile robot applications. InOrbit shares RobOps goals with Meili Robots “InOrbit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.30
October 11, 2021
…FFEL says. Source: First Financial Equipment Leasing With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating e-commerce demand, what automation trends have you seen? Sanborne: A lot of companies are automating existing manual processes, from individual machines to re-engineered distribution centers [DCs]. We've helped some customers go from fully manual, wide aisles with fork trucks to much more automated systems and dense DCs. The integrator can show the cost of moving a case, as well as the monthly and annual totals. If you put in automation, it can bring the cost down. If you lease the equipment, the day you start operating it, money…
