Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.56
September 24, 2021
…more willing to invest in automation because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting effects. The same study showed companies see increased speed of tasks, greater productivity, and increased employee utilization as the top three potential benefits from automation. In addition, Honeywell said its new robot can work with its own autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). This enables continuous operation of the system while providing the flexibility to stage pallets and empty stacks virtually anywhere the robot is capable of traveling, it said. The Smart Flexible Depalletizer will be showcased at this year's Pack Expo International trade show in Las Vegas…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.97
September 24, 2021
With aging populations and the COVID-19 pandemic driving the need for contactless delivery, the demand for service robots has surged, according to Pudu Technology Inc. The Shenzhen, China-based company this month completed its C2-series financing, only four months after it raised C1 funding. Pudu Robotics said it has raised a total of $155 million. The startup is committed to the “spirit of invention” in its mission to improve productivity, efficiency, and smart living, said Felix Zhang, founder of Pudu Robotics. The company is hiring, he added. Founded in 2016, Pudu said tens of thousands of its commercial service robots are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.34
September 23, 2021
…The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company, which has supplied equipment for COVID-19 testing, plans to use its latest investment to distribute its automated lab platform globally. “Biology opens the door to solve many of humanity’s grand challenges,” said Jon Brennan-Badal, CEO of Opentrons. “For far too long, scientists and clinicians have been locked-in by slow, expensive, and overly complex lab solutions that underpin their work.” “Opentrons’ platform provides the key to unlock their potential,” he added. “We are enabling more R&D, more testing, more biology to unleash innovation in life sciences and healthcare.” Opentrons products and units Opentrons said it integrates robotics,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.27
September 22, 2021
…based on the growth we have seen driven by COVID-19 and labor shortages.” “At the same time, robotics developers face challenges with system complexity, unstructured environments, and complex sensor configurations,” Gopalakrishna said. “NVIDIA is working to make it easier for them to build realistic and scalable models, train machine learning algorithms using synthetic data, and deploy models on the edge.” Open Robotics to extend ROS for NVIDIA AI “As more ROS developers leverage hardware platforms that contain additional compute capabilities designed to offload the host CPU, ROS is evolving to make it easier to efficiently take advantage of these advanced…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.62
September 22, 2021
…Netherlands. HAIPICK offers rapid warehouse automation Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the global supply chain and warehousing logistics market was turning to automation, noted HAI Robotics. The warehouse automation market could be worth $30 billion (U.S.) by 2026, experiencing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% since 2019, estimated LogisticsIQ. HAI Robotics said its HAIPICK robots can pick and place totes or cartons on storage shelves up to 5 to 7 m (16.4 to 22.9 ft.) high and are able to carry up to eight loads to continuously feed goods-to-person picking stations. Unlike other mobile robots, the ACR is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.78
September 21, 2021
…robot providers jumped on the disinfection bandwagon during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few were already involved in cleaning applications. Avidbots Corp. today announced that it has expanded the functionality of its Neo 2 floor-scrubbing robot with a sprayer that can disinfect high-touch surfaces more economically and safely than other approaches. “The days of having single-purpose robots for specific tasks are behind us. A robot must be multi-functional to meet the ever-evolving needs of customers,” stated Pablo Molina, co-founder and chief technology officer of Avidbots. “With the Disinfection Add-On, our customers can disinfect surfaces for a few hundred dollars per month—this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.37
September 18, 2021
…a lack of workers to meet production needs. The COVID-19 pandemic did increase unemployment, and many people in the service industry have departed or changed jobs. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce noted that “there are now half as many available workers for every open job across the country as there have been on average over the past 20 years,” reported Forbes. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently said that the number of job openings has increased to 10.9 million. In response, many industrial and collaborative robot makers are offering systems for welding and other industrial applications. Robotics 24/7…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.21
September 17, 2021
…years. Attendance may have diminished since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, but exhibitors at Fabtech 2021 reported strong engagement with manufacturers. With shortages of skilled labor, it's no suprise that interest in automation continues to grow. The global market for robotic welding and peripherals could experience a experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6%, growing by $2.3 billion (U.S.) between 2021 and 2025, according to Research and Markets. Similarly, Markets and Markets projected a 10.5% CAGR, with the market growing from $7.1 billion (U.S.) in 2021 to $11.7 billion by 2026. Source: Markets and Markets Cobot welders add…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.32
September 17, 2021
…“And it can be programmed from a tablet.” “When COVID-19 hit, we had just gone into the market, and hospitals couldn't take in new automation,” recalled Isaksson. “We went out to one hospital, and after one hour, flowbot ONE could be used. Then there was the realization that it was so simple—three people could do the job instead of five people, and microbiologists were in short supply.” Flexibility built into flowbot ONE “The ease of use and being able to retask the system for a new setup are differentiators for flowbot ONE,” Isaksson said. “We've had success with organizations doing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.81
September 15, 2021
…restaurants, hotels, and hospitals in China and globally.” “The COVID-19 epidemic has significantly changed the way of communication,” said Maxwell Zhou, member of the founding team and executive general manager of CICC ALPHA. “The non-contact economy will become an important development trend in the post-epidemic era.” “With the continuous maturity of positioning and navigation technologies such as laser SLAM [simultaneous localization and mapping] and visual SLAM, commercial service robots represented by food delivery robots will usher in an explosion,” Zhou added. “The intersection of traditional automation with AI unlocks various new applications for robotics beyond typical repetitive tasks,” said Aysar…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.44
September 15, 2021
…first robot-related trade shows since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was had good attendance and thousands of exhibitors, even though the Delta variant is still putting a lid on many other conferences and events, with some returning to virtual formats. However, Fabtech 2021 was scaled back from the 2019 version, a decision that was made before the Delta variant hit the headlines. According to show management, there were 9,000 exhibitors and an expected 21,000 attendees this year. In comparison, more than 12,000 exhibitors and about 35,000 attendees were at Fabtech 2019. The 2020 show was canceled. Though…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.42
September 14, 2021
…services over 100 pick-up and drop-off points. Following a COVID-19 outbreak in Guandong, China's most populous province, DeepRoute.ai said it autonomously transported approximately 14,000 COVID-19 test samples per day to local hospitals for testing. In addition to expanding the types of vehicles deployed, DeepRoute.ai plans to grow its robotaxi fleet to more than 150 by the end of 2021. It said will own about 100 of that total, as interest in autonomous transportation and demand for affordable ride-hailing services increase. DeepRoute.ai is currently operating in Wuhan and Shenzhen, with more than 1.2 million miles driven safely on public roads. The…
