Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.92
October 31, 2019
…an automotive body painting simulator from Lincoln Electrics and Honda. Aimed at providing industrial skills training, the simulation systems incorporate not just immersive visuals but also physical props—replicas of weld guns and spray paint guns used in real operations. The appeal for the use of ARVR training comes from the expected cost savings. Generally skill training in welding or spray painting in VR costs a lot less since it doesn't require a specialized location, vehicle components to test-paint, or cleanup operations. The use of replica equipment instead of the unnatural game controllers goes along way to help trainees build muscle…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.99
October 25, 2019
…vehicle spray painting applications deployed by Lincoln Electrics and Honda, among others. In Flaim Systems' firefighting applications as well as Sixense's training apps, the use of replica equipment plays an important role. In Flaim Trainer, users use a haptic-enabled water nozzle that can simulate water pressure. In Sixense's spray simulation application, users use an industry-standard paint gun. The incorporation of eye tracking, hand tracking, and replica equipment that help build muscle memory brings AR-VR-powered training to a new level, setting it apart from entertainment applications that focus primarily on immersive visuals. Analyst firm Greenlight Insights released a whitepaper titled Optics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.67
August 21, 2018
…of manufacturing activity, home to established plants from Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Hyundai and a new Mazda Toyota plant that will need 4,000 employees when it is operating at full speed. In the northeastern part of the state, there’s distribution, with large Walmart, Target and Children’s Place distribution centers. All of these facilities will need trained maintenance technicians. “The No. 1 issue before people locate here is: Where are my employees going to come from,” says Kracke. It’s not just a concern for today. “Our auto manufacturers view this as a 50-year lifecycle and they want to know they’re going to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.39
January 17, 2017
…Mullen says. “Everybody knows AGVs as used by the Hondas and Toyotas of the world, but few mom and pops have thought about automating materials handling outside conveyance principles. When you really start to think about how product flows—and I use the term loosely to mean both boxes dropped at the dock or garbage collected at the end of the line—you start to see the opportunities.” Mullen says prospective customers might think of collaborative mobile robots as temporary workers, as compared to the full-time employee model of a conventional AGV. “When investing in an AGV for a task with a…
