Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
August 29, 2023
…at a hospital, or designing robots to go to Mars.” InOrbit offers RobOps to educators Mountain View, Calif.-based InOrbit said its RobOps platform empowers developers and end users to maximize the potential of every robot at scale. The company said its multi-cloud platform enables efficient robot operations. It also provides observability through secure, real-time analytics and data collection, robot performance monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis. The InOrbit Education Edition delivers key benefits to teachers and students, said InOrbit: Free forever: RobOps tools available at absolutely no cost for any number of users and an unlimited number of robots. Easy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.64
January 20, 2022
…their robots through, emulating what a NASA astronaut exploring Mars or a deep-sea researcher mapping the ocean floor may encounter. At the end of the course, students will design and complete a master simulation challenge to present to the Juni community. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Juni on this exciting new robotics course,” said Jasen Wang, founder and CEO of Makeblock. “Our expertise in STEM education toys and excitement for robotics, paired with Juni’s unique approach and commitment to developing future-looking courses that prepare students for tomorrow, make this partnership a seamless fit.” “We believe hands-on learning is the key…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.64
August 05, 2022
…The news come a little over a month after re:MARS, where Amazon announced Proteus, its first fully autonomous mobile robot (AMR), along with a host of other new robotics technologies designed to be used in warehouses. For years, Amazon has used robots as part of its distribution and fulfillment operations. Its Amazon Robotics division includes the former Kiva Systems, which it acquired in 2012. The company also relies heavily on robots, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. In October 2021, Amazon opened a robotics manufacturing facilty in Westborough, Mass., about 30 miles from iRobot's headquarters. iRobot declined to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.61
June 26, 2024
…Tech Venture Fund with participation by Garage Capital and MaRS IAF, and returning investors including EmergingVC. Forcen said it will use this investment to scale up prototype production facilities to support more customers and continue developing its force/torque sensing technology and edge AI. Founded in 2015, the company said it creates force/torque sensing components and edge AI software systems designed to enable robot companies to deploy robotic manipulation in complex and unstructured applications. “Robotic vision has undergone a revolution over the past decade and is continuing to accelerate with new AI approaches,” said Mark Skapinker, Brightspark Ventures co-founder and partner.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.54
July 17, 2022
…and maintain satellites, lunar bases, and even cities on Mars. GITAI preps S2 for extra-vehicular demo In the upcoming technical demonstration, GITAI's “S2,” a 1.5 m (4.9 ft.)-long, dual-arm robotic system, will autonomously execute in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing in the vacuum of space. The arm was delivered last August via a SpaceX capsule. The company tested this same model in the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) 8 m (26.2 ft.)-class thermal vacuum chamber in February. The robot then reached NASA's Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 following this ground system test. GITAI said it expects to achieve TRL Level 7,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
January 28, 2023
…to national defense. In fact, these robots could even autonomously build structures in orbit or on the Moon or Mars one day. MIT’s self-building, autonomously scaling modular robotics system is a vital step forward in engineering technology. About the author Emily Newton. Emily Newton is a tech writer who enjoys writing about the latest innovations changing our world. Read more of her articles online at Revolutionized Magazine.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.45
May 10, 2022
…Amazon Astro consumer device and the Perseverance rover on Mars to wireless factories, robots “promise to make our lives easier, but many challenges remain,” noted Dev Singh, senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics, drones, and intelligent machines at Qualcomm. “We've made a $70 billion investment in compute, AI, and 5G,” he said in a press briefing. “Our expanded roadmap of solutions will help bring enhanced AI and 5G technologies to support smarter, safer, and more advanced innovations.” Qualcomm announced the new platforms for the “connected intelligent edge” at its annual 5G Summit. It said they could…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
April 28, 2023
…fun in their professions.” Another VR experience allowed a user to teleoperate a dual-armed robot in a simulation of Mars exploration. igus also offered a VR tour with its igus:bike, which is largely made of recycled plastic and is designed to avoid corrosion. The bicycle will be available for order in August, and igus' Chainge program recycles its materials with minimal performance degradation. Editor's note: igus paid for media travel to Hannover Messe.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
February 20, 2023
…the true final frontier. If sea levels are rising within the century, the solution is not to go to Mars.” “Venture capital firms should spend more on the oceans,” asserted Radford. “The past 40 years have been invested in the digital world, but the next 100 years will be identified by the ubiquitous manipulation of the physical world.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.37
June 05, 2019
…is by pioneering autonomous drone technology. Today at Amazon’s MARS Conference (Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space) in Las Vegas, they unveiled their latest Prime Air drone design. Amazon has been hard at work building fully electric drones that can fly up to 15 miles and deliver packages under five pounds to customers in less than 30 minutes. And, with the help of their world-class fulfillment and delivery network, Amazon expects to scale Prime Air both quickly and efficiently, delivering packages via drone to customers within months. Their newest drone design includes advances in efficiency, stability and, most importantly, in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
April 27, 2021
…trucks, and Siemens Digital Industries Software working with the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Race to autonomous driving is a marathon, not a sprint Toyota has said that it plans to offer next-generation mobility services rather than fully autonomous vehicles. Both Woven Planet and Lyft acknowledged that the quest for SAE Level 5 autonomy will still take time, money, and effort. “This acquisition significantly accelerates our ability to bring technology solutions forward with an influx of exceptional engineers and leading-edge technology,” said George Kellerman, head of investments and acquisitions at Woven Planet. “It also provides a solid foundation for international…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
January 12, 2023
…organizations, noted the IFR. For example, NASA's “Moon to Mars” project highlights objectives to establish a long-term presence in the vicinity of and on the moon. NASA plans on developing robotics as part of the Artemis Program. Click image to enlarge. Source: International Federation of Robotics The project targets technology R&D to “significantly increase the performance of robots to collaboratively support deep space human exploration and science missions,” said the report. For the Artemis lunar program, the U.S. government is planning to allocate $35 billion from 2020 to 2024. The IFR's World Robotics said that robot density in the U.S.…
