Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.46
December 02, 2021
…U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Lockheed Martin Corp., and Ford Motor Co. It said the DoD alone represents a $20 billion revenue opportunity. In addition to its FlashFuse technology and polymer- and polymer-composite products, Essentium said it is developing metal additive systems to offer unique metallurgies and advanced microstructures for applications with demanding structural integrity. The company added that it expects its investments in metal printing systems and digital manufacturing initiatives to create opportunities in an estimated $318 billion TAM. SPAC looks to advance sustainable additive manufacturing Upon completion of the transaction with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Atlantic Coastal, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.20
September 16, 2021
Ford Motor Co., Argo AI, and Walmart Inc. yesterday said they are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Walmart said it will be its first multi-city autonomous delivery collaboration in the U.S. The last-mile service will use Ford self-driving test vehicles equipped with the Argo AI Self-Driving System. “We're excited to expand our autonomous delivery efforts in three new markets alongside Argo and Ford,” stated Tom Ward, senior vice president of last-mile delivery at Walmart U.S. “This collaboration will further our mission to get products to the homes of our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.82
September 14, 2021
…fleet DeepRoute.ai said its team includes leading experts from Ford, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and other innovators. The company's Chinese headquarters are in Shenzhen and U.S. headquarters are in Fremont, Calif. It claimed that it was the first company to be granted a permit to operate robotaxis in Shenzhen's Central Business District, where it currently 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.56
September 02, 2021
…German Automotive Association (VDA). It will presenting its interoperable system in a joint project of five automakers, including BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar-Land Rover, and Cariad, a technology subsidiary of Volkswagen Group. The project also includes four technology vendors: Unikie, Bosch, Valeo, and Continental/Kopernikus. Unikie said it is working with multiple OEMs to validate its technology, and it expects the first production installations during 2022.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.10
July 01, 2021
…base, along with ABB, KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, and Yaskawa Motoman. FANUC this month announced that it will supply a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle plant in Cologne, Germany, with 500 robots next year.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.80
June 29, 2021
…and president of Argo AI, which is working with Ford and Volkswagen to launch autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services. The autonomous vehicle company has grown its team to more than 500 in Pittsburgh and 1,300 worldwide since it was founded in 2016. “In addition to leading talent, more and more business transactions are occurring in the region, with support from global players like J.P. Morgan and Dentons’ Global Venture Technology Group,” Reed said. “Leaders such as these have made strategic investments in Pittsburgh to help accelerate the introduction of robotic solutions in many different business markets that face unprecedented and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.79
June 24, 2021
…with leading robot manufacturers; end users such as Amazon, Ford, GM, Honda, P&G, Nissan; and other government and non-government organizations such as the National Institute of Standads and Technology (NIST), UL, TUV, and academia to develop ANSI RIA 15.08-1. “As the AMR market has grown, so too has the need for accompanying safety standards in the U.S. and abroad,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). “OTTO Motors’ participation on our standards committee and leadership on this issue has helped to raise the bar for worker safety.” OTTO claimed that its fleet meets or exceeds the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.94
June 06, 2021
…included, for example, a 17th century British canon, the Ford Model T, the M1 Abrams tank, and an ACELA train. Comparison of measured or specified power vs. mechanical power, including fielded and experimental legged, tracked, and wheeled robots. Source: U.S. Army Research Laboratory Determining design tradeoffs Gart said the research is relevant to designing ground mobile systems because it helps designers determine tradeoffs among power, speed, and mass for future terrestrial robots for defense applications. One Army goal is to develop new types of autonomous, or partly autonomous, ground vehicle to deliver supplies to soldiers in challenging terrains, he said.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.44
May 04, 2021
…Robotics Inc. yesterday said that it has worked with Ford Motor Co. to deploy an AI-controlled robot at the automaker's Livonia Transmission Plant. The robot is programmed and managed with the SymbioDCS robot-agnostic platform to assemble transmissions for the Bronco Sport, Escape, and Edge vehicles, among others. Founded in 2014, Symbio Robotics said it applies artificial intelligence and automation to improve human-machine collaboration in manufacturing. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company claimed that SymbioDCS enables teams to quickly teach robots to execute tasks, increasing efficiency, improving quality, and reducing ergonomic hazards. AI helps humans, robots tackle transmission assembly Assembly of transmissions is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.55
April 29, 2021
…large manufacturers and logistics centers such as Novo Nordisk, Ford, and Honeywell, as well as several hospitals. MiR has a distribution network in more than 60 countries. In 2018, automated test equipment supplier Teradyne Inc. acquired Mobile Industrial Robots. Reading, Mass.-based Teradyne also owns AutoGuide Mobile Robots, Energid Technologies, and Universal Robots. Teradyne this week reported Q1 2021 revenue of $782 million, with $80 million in industrial automation. MiR credits demand in logistics, healthcare Mobile Industrial Robots said its Q1 orders demonstrate that automotive and electronics companies are continuing to automate internal transport. Mobile robots are also widely used in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
April 02, 2021
…the addition of Joe Hinrich, former automotive president at Ford Motor Co., to its board of directors. It also named Chuck Stevens III, former chief financial officer at General Motors, and Kurt Lehmann, former chief technology officer at Continental, to its advisory board. “We're bringing on world-class talent for software, mechanical, and electrical engineering from the robotics, software, and automotive sectors,” said Bolat. “At the board level, we're filling our bench with automotive wisdom and have worked really hard to earn the trust of some of the biggest automotive companies in the world.” “It has become very clear that trillions…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.52
March 18, 2021
…added. Parkopedia said its parking services are used by millions of drivers and organizations such as Audi, Apple, BMW, Ford, Garmin, GM, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Sygic, TomTom, Toyota, and Volkswagen. Parkopedia is available in 15,000 cities across 89 countries globally, covering over 70 million parking spaces. Parkopedia said it helps drivers find the closest, cheapest, or available parking to their destination; pay in selected locations; and navigate directly to the parking space.
