Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.76
October 17, 2023
…operations The Guardian Sea Class is a teleoperated, dual-armed manipulation system with six-function dexterity per arm and performs in depths of up to 1 km (3,280 ft.). It is electronically driven, which eliminates the added weight, size, and expense of hydraulic power unit systems, said Sarcos. As a result, maintenance costs and the risk of system downtime are reduced, the company claimed. The Guardian Sea Class system also reduces the need for divers to work in dangerous underwater conditions, allowing for safer, faster operations, Sarcos added. The company said its mobile robots and software promise to “redefine human possibilities and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.24
October 12, 2023
…PickNik built MoveIt Studio on its MoveIt motion-planning and manipulation software. It added that companies are already using MoveIt Studio for systems combining robot arms and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for in-situ bin picking. “With MoveIt Studio, companies can quickly prototype new behaviors in a low-code environment,” Coleman said. “Developers can customize them to the environment for pick and place, opening doors, or pushing buttons.” He noted that MoveIt Studio supports simulation, computer vision, and debugging. “Developers can build their own blocks or plugins to test different motion-planning approaches,” he explained. “We've worked on templates for machine tending and have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.76
October 09, 2023
…immediately saw an opportunity for this robot within our micro-manipulation, pick and place, and assembly applications,” said Rob Seymour, founder and CEO of Seymour Advanced Technologies. “We feel this robot stands apart with its compact design, reliability, and ease of integration, especially for applications that require speed and precision,” he added. MicroDASH comes in a small form factor Mecademic noted that the MicroDASH MCS500 sports an “innovative design,” making it “the most miniature SCARA robot in its class.” It asserted that the robot’s design is 30% smaller than similar products, even with its embedded controller. The announcement also listed other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.39
September 23, 2023
…said it has evolved from a developer of mobile manipulation systems to a provider of software and hardware for person-to-goods automation. “This transition has been an exciting and transformational process for us,” said CEO Lance VandenBrook in a press release. “Onward Robotics better reflects the organization’s strong forward trajectory, our bold and purposeful team, and most importantly, our commitment to moving our clients and the global supply chain forward.” Founded in 2012, IAM Robotics had developed the Bolt autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and the Swift autonomous mobile manipulator. In late 2021, the company went into “stealth mode” to refocus its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.45
September 14, 2023
…provides customers with the data collection, analytics, and underwater manipulation capabilities to support assets while reducing their operational footprints and operating costs. Nauticus also said it can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions to improve offshore health, safety, and environmental exposure. “We have the near-term goal of reducing reliance on vessels for offshore tasks,” Radford told Robotics 24/7. “You don't need a jackhammer for a nail. We need to deploy the technology at scale to keep people safe and to create more autonomous systems.” Norway-based Equinor ASA recently engaged Nauticus and its local business partner, Stinger Technology AS, to deply a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.77
September 03, 2023
…robotic fingers can be trained to execute complex in-hand manipulations of intricate objects, relying solely on the sense of touch to guide their movements. The elimination of dependence on visual input, demonstrates the true potential of tactile-driven robotics. That work follows advances in dexterity in recent years from the likes of both OpenAI and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). While the former is better known today for ChatGPT, in 2018, it made headlines by training a human-like robot hand to manipulate physical objects with unprecedented dexterity by using a reinforcement learning algorithm and code. CSAIL also relied…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.78
August 30, 2023
…customers, research-and-development organizations, and universities. Meltio Space incorporates robotic manipulation into 3D printing Meltio's product portfolio includes the Meltio M450 metal 3D printer and Meltio Engine Integration, a 3D printing module that it said “turns almost any CNC, robotic arm, or gantry system into a powerful hybrid manufacturing center.” Both systems use the company's patented LMD-based process to make parts of both wire and powder simultaneously with the same printhead. Meltio Space is designed to “bridge the gap between additive manufacturing users and robotics,” according to the company. The new software integrates a six-axis robot manipulator and two-axis workpiece positioners…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.33
August 27, 2023
…manipulate the box. Humans are generally good at whole-body manipulation, but robots struggle with such tasks. To the robot, each spot where the box could touch any point on the carrier’s fingers, arms, and torso represents a contact event that it must reason about. With billions of potential contact events, planning for this task quickly becomes intractable. MIT researchers said they have found a way to simplify this process, known as contact-rich manipulation planning. They use an artificial intelligence technique called smoothing. It summarizes many contact events into a smaller number of decisions, to enable even a simple algorithm to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.08
August 25, 2023
…final geometry Reducing the frequency of component imaging Robotic Manipulation of Granular and Paste-like Materials Project team: Siemens (principal investigator), University of Southern California Topic areas addressed: Safe and scalable manufacturing of energetics Description: This project seeks to automate the manipulation of granular and paste-like materials with robotics to augment human operators for common handling tasks such as scooping and pouring precise amounts without spillage, including those used in the manufacturing of highly reactive materials. The outputs of this project can also be applied for use in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The team will develop a robotic skill based…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.27
August 23, 2023
…this enables precise sensing, gentle interaction, and effective object manipulation to accomplish robotic tasks. They added that this development could revolutionize industries such as fruit picking, domestic service, and eventually recreate touch in artificial limbs. “With our Bi-Touch system, we can easily train AI agents in a virtual world within a couple of hours to achieve bimanual tasks that are tailored towards the touch, explained Yijiong Lin, lead author and a member of the University of Bristol's Faculty of Engineering. “And more importantly, we can directly apply these agents from the virtual world to the real world without further training.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.90
August 23, 2023
…robot arms, dynamic walking from bipedal models, and fine manipulation from upper-body systems. As a result, Apollo has a modular design, allowing users to decide whether it is best suited for a particular application as a full humanoid, a torso on wheels, or a stationary mounted robot. In addition, Apptronik has put most real-time processing onboard Apollo, with some fleet management and instructions in the cloud, according to Cardenas. “A lot of that is thinking about low compute and making algorithms more efficient to run onboard,” he said. Safety a consideration for collaboration At 5 ft., 8 in. tall, Apollo…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.19
August 22, 2023
…Robotics said it supports data collection, analytics, and subsea manipulation capabilities to support and maintain assets. It added that it can help customers reduce their operational footprint, operating cost, and greenhouse gas emissions to improve offshore health, safety, and environmental exposure. The company said it is developing an underwater robot derived from its Aquanaut that includes technology to support longer and more challenging missions. The electric-powered Aquanaut offers two modes—as a autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and as a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). In addition, the Leidos award will fund further operational enhancements to toolKITT, said Nauticus. The proprietary software package…
