Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.47
February 05, 2023
…robots based on operation complexity. Hierarchical Robot Learning Framework Based on Reinforcement Learning for Decision Making and Control Source: General Motors Principal Investigator: General Motors Project Team: GE Research, University of Virginia, and Siemens Corporation Project Description: This project seeks to employ a Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm to allow manufacturing robotic systems to perform new tasks with minimal or no manual intervention. The team will do this by building a hierarchical RL framework in which expert knowledge, historical data, and digital twins are used to effectively learn manipulation policies to perform unstructured tasks. These outputs are expected to reduce the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.15
January 24, 2023
…they visited us in our offices in Munich. In general, as time goes by, more and more investors are interested in construction robotics. Compared to the first pre-seed and seed raises we've done in 2018 and 2019, fundraising was easier, despite the pandemic and recession. Here are some interesting facts about KEWAZO's new investors: Fifth Wall—the world's largest ConTech/PropTech [construction and property technology] fund Cybernetix Ventures—Boston-based firm focused on robotics, automation, and AI startups Unorthodox Ventures—the investment firm by contrarian entrepreneur and Big Ass Fans founder Carey Smith Nemetschek—a Munich-headquartered construction industry software concern. Nemetschek Group includes companies such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.70
January 23, 2023
…a “significant” ADAS lidar series production award for its General Motors business. Cepton is also engaged with all Top 10 global OEMs. The previously announced investment, in the form of convertible preferred stock, was approved at a special meeting of Cepton stockholders on Jan. 11, 2023. It is convertible, beginning on the first anniversary of the issue date, into shares of the company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $2.585 per share. “We’re excited to have completed our third investment in Cepton, which solidifies our commitment to lidar and increasing automotive safety for drivers worldwide,” said Michiaki Kato,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.42
January 18, 2023
…and Asia. Its customers include leading companies such as General Motors, Volkswagen, and KUKA. Currently, the U.S. accounts for approximately 25% of Photoneo Brightpick Group’s revenue. Photoneo Brightpick promises speedy deployment Brightpick said its robots autonomously pick, consolidate, and dispatch orders in large, small, and micro-fulfillment centers. The company claimed that its end-to-end system takes less than a month to deploy, enables warehouses to reduce their picking labor by 95%, and cuts costs for order fulfillment by half. Brightpick has been actively rolling out its warehouse automation in Europe, including with Rohlik Group, one of Europe’s largest online grocers, with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.64
November 07, 2022
…team via either locally hiring experienced talent from the Motor City or relocating members from Seoul. Our most most significant achievement was that we now have very tight partnerships with our valued customers ZF and Aptiv, and we got investment from them. Personally, I believe my family, including my husband who grew up in Minnesota, is enjoying our life here. My second- and fourth-grader sons are both in soccer and baseball teams. I played pickleball here for the first time and now am really enjoying it. The Michigan subsidiary opening has been a major step for STRADVISION, allowing us to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.45
October 28, 2022
…Koito received an ADAS lidar series production award from General Motors Co. that they claimed was the largest known award in the industry. Last week, Cepton announced that it is working with LidarSwiss Solutions GmbH to deploy its technology. Cepton's Sora sensor will be included in LidarSwiss' Nano 360 drone-based mapping and analytics sytem for infrastructure management and engineering design applications. “The prominent features of the Nano P60 are its high stability, point density, and intelligence,” said Robert Kletzli, founder and chief technology officer of LidarSwiss. “This lidar-enabled system addresses the critical gap of 3D accuracy with traditional camera and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.27
October 19, 2022
…there is no 'halo customer' in this space, like General Motors, that OEMs could point to and say, 'If it works for them, then it works for us.'” “There's no single player in the robot arm ecosystem, despite Amazon, Ocado, Kindred, and FedEx,” he added. “Consolidation will happen, but Plus One is fortunate. We started with the application rather than the technology. The only metric that matters for us is the number of picks around the world.” “We've had a lot of success with mixed depalletizing, which people don't want to do,” said Nieves. “Companies want to reach boxes at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.89
October 04, 2022
…Systems at Scale.” Kevin Blankespoor, senior vice president and general manager of warehouse robotics at Boston Dynamics, will deliver a keynote focused on “mobility, perception, and manipulation of robots.” The full agenda of conference sessions can be found online, but here are a few highlights, according to A3. Roundtables featuring vendors and users include: From the Warehouse to the Factory Floor and Beyond: Trends in Mobile Robotics and Automation with speakers from DHL, Procter & Gamble, Arendai, and Cascadia Capital. Productization and Scaling for Next Generation Automation (Cambridge Consultants; Dexterity; 3M; Kuka) Standardization Efforts for Mobile Robot Interoperability (MassRobotics, Vecna…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.89
September 30, 2022
…a single, repetitive task, Apollo is designed as a general-purpose robot capable of doing a wide range of tasks in dynamic environments,” the company said in a statement. “Apollo will benefit workers in industries ranging from logistics, retail, hospitality, aerospace, and beyond.” Some other players making humanoids have also recently made announcements, including Beyond Imagination Inc., Figure, Xiaomi, and Engineered Arts. We also can’t forget about Boston Dynamics’ Atlas or Agility Robotics’ Digit. That’s just scratching the service of the developments going on in the humanoid space, a global market that is estimated to reach sales of $17.32 billion by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.48
September 26, 2022
…guest check-in. Cobalt noted that leading enterprises such as General Motors and Slack rely on its automation to protect facilities, staff, and intellectual property. Cobalt Robotics moves from COVID-19 to security DoorDash initially used Cobalt's robots to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk in its offices. The companies said the technology enabled DoorDash to enforce mask wearing, social distancing, and other health and safety protocols without putting its team at risk. As more employees returned to the office, DoorDash began using Cobalt robots to perform routine security tasks including patrols for hazard and threat identification, perimeter control, security escorts, and alarm response.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.98
August 31, 2022
…second,” he observed. “In die casting, forge pressing, and general product assembly, companies are now investing in North American facilities built around automation.” Robotics vendors have their own supply chain challenges. “I describe robotics as an accelerant or a catalyst,” Finazzo added. “Everyone is selling to capacity, as demand outpaces supply. There's so much pent-up demand, that it will take a while to catch up from shortages in chips. I'm very bullish.” “There's an industry-wide focus on customer communications and being upfront about shipping and availability of components,” Shikany said. A3 offers multiple events A3 said it will discuss the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.03
August 23, 2022
…company Gatik announced today that it is working with motor vehicle engineering company Cummins Inc. to upgrade its fleet of autonomous medium duty trucks. Under the collaboration, Cummins will use its software to integrate its power train system to enable drive-by-wire for Gatik’s Isuzu FTR fleet with the Cummins B6.7 engine. “As we commercialize our product offerings at scale across North America, ensuring that we integrate our technology with the world’s leading Tier 1 companies is critical to meeting intensifying demand for our solution safely and quickly,” said Arjun Narang, CTO and co-founder, Gatik. “Cummins’ technological leadership in developing the…
