Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.18
September 01, 2021
…and mining, another popular field robotics application is commercial lawn mowing. The U.S. commercial lawn mower market could reach $4 billion by 2024, according to Research and Markets. RC Mowers makes remotely operated robotic lawn mowers that can operate in landscapes that are hazardous to human workers. Suamico, Wis.-based Embankscape Equipment LLC, which does business as RC Mowers, sent its team on a “Great American Road Show.” The company has demonstrated its mowers to commercial landscapers; public works departments; city, county, state and federal park systems; and city, county and state road departments. It reported that sales have exceeded projections.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.82
August 26, 2021
…and surround view make it suitable for affordable low-speed autonomy applications, said the company. The global market for robotic lawn mowers will experience a 11.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2031, according to Future Market Insights. The analyst firm noted that North America is the leading market and credited increasing interest in landscaping and reducing emissions for that growth.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.33
June 15, 2021
…agile enough to mow smaller spaces. This is no “lawn Roomba,” unlike many of the existing so-called robo-mowers homeowners can buy today. We've built a machine that's tailored to the needs of professional landscape contractors who maintain millions of acres across the U.S. every day. This means it's built from thick tubular steel with shock-absorbing components isolating the electronics and careful consideration taken when placing sensors so they can last years in the rugged environments where our machines work. Will it be able to closely groom golf courses? Is there a minimum or maximum area to be mowed? Morrison: We’ve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.96
November 01, 2019
…2). Current examples include iRobot’s Roomba, Husqvarna’s Automower robot lawn mower and Maytronics Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus robotic pool cleaner. Smart home technology developers, however, have grander plans, in which they foresee robots growing in complexity and value. They anticipate that these machines will eventually assume such household tasks as cooking and serving meals. Social robots, on the other hand, will be the soul of home systems, providing owners with some level of empathetic interaction (Fig. 3). Fig. 3: Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ robot aims to provide older adults living alone with social companionship via multimodal interaction. This bot intuitively engages…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
August 26, 2019
…vacuum their homes on a regular basis. Similarly, robotic lawn mowers are also available to buy to make garden maintenance a breeze. The self-driving future While self-driving technology is not quite readily available yet, it’s sure to be the next breakthrough in robotic and AI solutions. Self-driving taxis would eliminate the need for us to have our own cars, and we could even check our emails while on the road. Also, self-driving trucks and lorries would mean more cost-efficient last-mile delivery, allowing for shipping costs to be reduced. But we don’t have to wait around for self-driving vehicles for robotic…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.52
December 14, 2016
…small QR code looking piece of signage on their lawn, which allows the drone to know precisely where it can safely land. The drone Amazon is using for this trial looks very different from the unit Amazon showed off last year. In that video, Amazon’s drone had rotors and fixed wings, and was quite large. Its new unit appears much smaller, and has no fixed-wing capabilities. This means it probably can’t travel as far, but it’s much less likely to damage anything in an accident. Related Article: Customer Demands Reshaping Last-Mile Delivery Download the Paper: Technological Disruption and Innovation in…
