Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
August 26, 2019
…vacuum their homes on a regular basis. Similarly, robotic lawn mowers are also available to buy to make garden maintenance a breeze. The self-driving future While self-driving technology is not quite readily available yet, it’s sure to be the next breakthrough in robotic and AI solutions. Self-driving taxis would eliminate the need for us to have our own cars, and we could even check our emails while on the road. Also, self-driving trucks and lorries would mean more cost-efficient last-mile delivery, allowing for shipping costs to be reduced. But we don’t have to wait around for self-driving vehicles for robotic…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.33
January 29, 2024
…all work on “non-floorcare innovations, including air purification, robotic lawn mowing and education.” “We are disappointed with the Company's 2023 performance - but our focus turns now to the future,” Miller said. “Along with the restructuring actions announced today, and with a refreshed turnaround-focused leadership team, we see a clear path to reinvigorating our outstanding brand, product performance and underlying technology.” Robots found across Amazon’s product listings and distribution system To keep up with growing distribution demands, Amazon has deployed robots at its warehouses and dabbled in both aerial drone and land-based last-mile delivery. Acquisitions are nothing new for Amazon.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.07
May 22, 2023
…to highlight easy lead-through-teaching of welding joints on a lawn mower deck, said the company. FANUC claimed that its entire series of CRX robots is reliable, flexible, and can run for eight years without maintenance. Interactive programming allows operators to teach points using hand guidance or a Tablet TP with drag-and-drop icons. FANUC CR-35iB cobot designed for strength FANUC said its CR-35iB is the industry’s strongest collaborative robot with a new 50 kg payload capacity. It also has a large work envelope and a small installation footprint to work well in tight spaces. A streamlined and lighter mechanical unit includes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.74
September 19, 2022
…and Metals O-D Tool & Cutter Supply Pearl's Premium Lawn Seed Primetals Technologies Quabbin Wire & Cable Raytheon Technologies Rocheleau Tool & Die SalterieOne Sea Salt Sea Trac Systems SiPhox Solvus Global Somerset Industries Spectro Coating Springfield Spring and Stamping TE Connectivity The Catherine Hinds Co. United Cakes Bakery United Paper Box United Plastic Fabrication Vicor Corp. Worthington Assembly Brig. Gen. David Trybula, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, served as MassRobotics keynote speaker during its session. Trybula, who also serves as the senior commander of the U.S. Army at Natick Solider System Center, pointed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.69
May 30, 2023
…up, and then we said, “We don't have a lawn mower.” We came out with 15066 to give some more information, and we still have more to do about it. But I will say in putting forth the concept and trying to frame safety around it, all of a sudden, a lot of development work by robotics manufacturers and integrators occurred. The reality is, to build safety into any given sort of machine, it costs money. If a robot manufacturer has a notion that there is no market for it, why spend money on development? Let's be realistic. We don't…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.96
November 01, 2019
…2). Current examples include iRobot’s Roomba, Husqvarna’s Automower robot lawn mower and Maytronics Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus robotic pool cleaner. Smart home technology developers, however, have grander plans, in which they foresee robots growing in complexity and value. They anticipate that these machines will eventually assume such household tasks as cooking and serving meals. Social robots, on the other hand, will be the soul of home systems, providing owners with some level of empathetic interaction (Fig. 3). Fig. 3: Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ robot aims to provide older adults living alone with social companionship via multimodal interaction. This bot intuitively engages…
