Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.62
May 29, 2023
…NVIDIA. At the platform level, Omniverse lets teams build interoperability between their favorite applications, such as those from Adobe, Autodesk, and Siemens. NVIDIA also mentioned other partners. Basler, a maker of imaging sensors and systems, offers to help developers build AI-enabled inspection systems faster through tighter integration with the NVIDIA DeepStream SDK. Overview is collaborating with Advantech — both NVIDIA Metropolis partners — to build a system to support industrial inspection, product counting, and assembly verification. Quantiphi, a Metropolis partner, is working with one of the world’s largest beverage producers to automate inspections of fully packed pallets with GPU-powered vision…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.37
May 26, 2023
…coverage of safety standards, robot operations and orchestration, and interoperability. There is broad consensus on the need for more of all of these, but rival proprietary approaches and the need to work with existing warehouse management systems (WMS) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) remain. Speaking of making robots easier to use, Open Robotics released ROS 2 Iron Irwini, marking the continuing evolution of the open-source Robot Operating System from an academic tool to a framework for commercial robotics development. Intrinsic, which Alphabet acquired from Open Robotics, announced the beta version of its Flowstate product for developers. “We've seen a lot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.12
May 22, 2023
At Automate this week, BlueBotics plans to showcase its ANT service management software designed to help customers manage multiple fleets of mobile robots. “As the AGV market grows and continues to mature, more businesses are realizing the need for scalable custom fleets, which can incorporate different types and even brands of vehicle,” said BlueBotics CEO Nicolas Tomatis. “Our team will be happy to explain to Automate's visitors how the ANT navigation platform - in particular, our ANT server software - can enable that.” The company said the ANT system takes advantage of a vehicle's “existing laser safety scanners to first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.47
May 18, 2023
…collaboration. OSARO said its REST API allows for easy interoperability between its AI-driven picking robots and Geek+'s AMRs and ASRS. The API allows integrators to choose commands in a variety of blocks, so that actions can readily be strung together in different ways, said the company. For example, a system can be directed to pick, scan, and place an object. Or, it can be ordered to pick, scan, and then wait for a customer warehouse management system (WMS) to send a command before performing an additional action. The types of goods picked will vary, said Perdue. “We see the most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.30
May 16, 2023
…in a panel discussion on “Updates on Mobile Robot Interoperability Efforts” at 3:30 p.m. EST in Room 320 on May 22. He will also give a presentation on “The Growing Need for Robot Orchestration” at 1:30 p.m. in Room 320 on Tuesday, May 23. Pestoni will be available for meetings and interviews by request. In addition, InOrbit said Automate attendees will be among the first to experience its root-cause analysis (RCA) system tailored for developers. Beyond simple incident management, these advanced tools are designed to empower robot developers to identify and resolve complex autonomy issues, enhancing the reliability and performance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.56
May 09, 2023
…automation. “We've been increasing our focus on integration and interoperability,” Coffin said. “We're very proud of the API that we've developed because it's versatile. We're able to say, 'Here you go, integrator. Here's this really in-depth operation that you can execute out of this API.'” While OSARO said its technology is modular and designed to work with nearly any robot, its Partner Alliance includes FANUC and a network of systems integrators, as well as 3PLs. The company also offers private consultations with its field staff. RaaS offers to relieve pain points The OSARO Robotic Kitting System is available through a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.32
May 04, 2023
…variety of industries, as well as with the MassRobotics interoperability standard. “Since we started in 2015, we focused on the broad automation sector—drones, mobile robots, and more recently, ASRS and semi-autonomous carts,” Waters told Robotics 24/7. “We started by selling charging hardware to companies building drone-in-a-box systems and saw great challenges in precision landing.” As the drone industry pivoted from consumer markets to industrial applications such as remote inspection, it had to overcome the Federal Aviation Administration's restrictions on beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, he recalled. However, changes in FAA regulations and increasing demand for infrastructure and other data are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.08
May 03, 2023
…robot, or AMR, vendors to support the VDA 5050 interoperability standard and to open-source its connector. “Interoperability, particularly compliance with standards like VDA 5050, will play a crucial role in facilitating the adoption of automation by manufacturers worldwide,” stated the Kitchener, Ontario-based company. “As the industrial automation industry evolves, OTTO Motors is dedicated to supporting and enhancing interoperability to unlock new possibilities for autonomous material handling.” OTTO Motors said its AMRs have accumulated more than 4 million hours of driving experience, automating materials handling in factories and warehouses. The company was recently recognized as a top 10 global robotics provider,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.02
April 25, 2023
…first AMR provider to support the German VDA 5050 interoperability standard. Yesterday, it announced a collaboration with Kollmorgen, a maker of automated guided vehicles (AGVs). European expansion under way OTTO Motors said its AMRs are already helping customers in Europe improve productivity through its OTTO Certified Network. It said it selects each experienced manufacturing organization through a rigorous evaluation process. The company said it certifies and trains its partners to develop, deploy, and service OTTO Motors systems from end to end. OTTO-certified partners, such as Guidance Automation Ltd. are helping support the growing European market, said OTTO Motors. “As demand…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.24
April 24, 2023
…a lot of things happening in the market, where interoperability amongst other things is a strong driving force, opening up for new perspectives and collaborations,” said Tobias Byfeldt, vice president and general manager of Kollmorgen Automation. “We are impressed with OTTO Motors’ offering and are excited to see what a collaboration between our two companies could mean and the value it could bring to our customers.” Kollmorgen said it has delivered systems for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robots with its NDC platform for more than 50 years. The Radford, Va.-based company claimed that it has “the industry’s leading…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.61
April 21, 2023
…healthcare, distribution and converging commerce industries. SOFTBOT brings greater interoperability options for Tecsys customers “A SOFTBOT connector is one of the basic building blocks of the SOFTBOT Platform, like a Rosetta Stone for data information between systems,” said Nick Leonard, senior vice president of product at SVT Robotics. “With this connector to the Tecsys WMS, we can normalize data from their standard API to create interoperability between Tecsys and other solutions from leading providers. This allows Tecsys customers to rapidly deploy the specific automation they need today with little to no customization,” Leonard added. “This is a gamechanger for our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.66
April 20, 2023
…ELSA convergence platform developed by M2MTech provides strong security, interoperability, and connectivity advantages that will set the stage for us to scale our last-mile mobility solutions.” Bear Robotics sees interoperability as a key component of success In engineering Servi Lift, Bear Robotics said it wanted to bring interoperability and worked with major players in the smart elevator market such as OTIS, TKE, Mitsubishi, KONE, Hyundai and Schindler. With the expansion of urbanization, Bear Robotics noted it is bullish on the shift to robot-friendly buildings, enhanced access security, and the penetration of smart elevators in smart buildings with strong links between…
