Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.15
February 07, 2023
…and robotics engineers who have worked for organizations including NASA, Dell, Apple, iFly, Flextronics, and the Southwest Resarch Institute. TAILOS said that its robots can free humans from dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks, allowing them to focus on more meaningful and enjoyable work. TAILOS Swarm gets good reception Green said he was inspired to start TAILOS after his experiences as a room attendant at a hotel, where he saw the challenges of housekeeping firsthand. TAILOS Swarm can not only increase cleaning efficiency, but also enhance the guest experience, said the company. The Rosie robots have been popular with guests so…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.76
January 12, 2023
…non-profit, and other organizations, noted the IFR. For example, NASA's “Moon to Mars” project highlights objectives to establish a long-term presence in the vicinity of and on the moon. NASA plans on developing robotics as part of the Artemis Program. Click image to enlarge. Source: International Federation of Robotics The project targets technology R&D to “significantly increase the performance of robots to collaboratively support deep space human exploration and science missions,” said the report. For the Artemis lunar program, the U.S. government is planning to allocate $35 billion from 2020 to 2024. The IFR's World Robotics said that robot density…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.21
October 25, 2022
…Robotics. “We look forward to working with Space Force, NASA, and other organizations in the space economy to help them navigate the complexity and potential of robotics, specifically robotic arms, in that realm.” Founded in 2015, PickNik Robotics said it helps companies address the technical, cost, and time challenges associated with the development of advanced robotic applications. Its partners include Google, Amazon, and Samsung. The company also supports and collaborates with the worldwide open-source robotics movement and is the lead developer of the MoveIt motion-planning framework. PickNik to develop capture controls for SpaceWERX Under its SpaceWERX contract, PickNik Robotics will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.58
October 16, 2022
…into the national airspace falls on the lap of NASA's Star Ginn, who is actively working to turn the promise of efficiency into actionable steps towards full autonomy. “We have this roadmap right now at NASA to start closing the loop on the system where machines and machines are negotiating that sort of scale, and we will just keep adding more complex situations,” explained Ginn. “So It’s not just to show it works on a nominal day; what we are looking at is how we stress the system on all the off-nominals.” This public/private partnership is best illustrated in upstate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.85
September 30, 2022
…humanoids Last week, Apptronik announced it was working with NASA to commercialize its humanoid robot, Apollo. The Austin, Texas-based company said it has already completed the first prototype of the robot and plans for “broader commercial availability” by 2023. “Unlike special-purpose robots that are only capable of a single, repetitive task, Apollo is designed as a general-purpose robot capable of doing a wide range of tasks in dynamic environments,” the company said in a statement. “Apollo will benefit workers in industries ranging from logistics, retail, hospitality, aerospace, and beyond.” Some other players making humanoids have also recently made announcements, including…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.50
September 24, 2022
…world,” said Astrobotic CEO, John Thornton. Astrobotics to deliver NASA’s VIPER As part of Griffin Mission One, Astrobotic will deliver NASA’s Volatitles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the South Pole of the Moon. VIPER’s job will be to map the moon to check for the presence of ice. Earlier in the week in Paris, Astrobotics announced it was launching a commercial power service to the moon called Luna Grid. It also recently announced it had acquired Masten Space Systems, which provides “suborbital payload testing services,” according to Astrobotic. The company, as part of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Sequential…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.05
August 20, 2022
…at 192 mph at the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's Kennedy Space Center this April. We had an opportunity to see an autonomous race car in action and speak to Paul Mitchell, CEO and president of Energy Systems Network, about the annual Indy Autonomous Challenge at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) event in Orlando, FL. The Consumer Technology Association has also announced that IAC will return to next year's CES. Can you provide an overview of the organization in general, and explain what the Indy Autonomous Challenge is? Paul Mitchell: The Indy Autonomous Challenge, for the last…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.96
August 10, 2022
…stated John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision. “Working with NASA aboard the space station will test how MIRA can make surgery accessible in even the most faraway places.” Virtual Incision said it holds more than 200 patents and patent applications. It raised $43 million in Series C funding in November 2021. The Lincoln, Neb.-based company claimed that MIRA is the first RAS platform of its kind. Virtual Incision designs for portability, fast setup MIRA's small design could offer the benefits of RAS during abdominal procedures without the logistical inefficiencies of traditional mainframe systems, said Virtual Incision. The device weighs about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.60
July 23, 2022
…to pay homage to the great engineering work of NASA, and that of our extensive team of robotic experts, by letting our robotic mowers celebrate a fellow robot,” noted Björn Mannefred, robotics software manager at Husqvarna. “Nobody should have to sing 'Happy Birthday' to themselves, right?” Owners of the 405X, 415X and 435X AWD Automower models that have the latest firmware installed will be notified about the update through the Husqvarna Automower Connect app. They will have an opportunity to opt in and join the choir pre-event. If users accept and follow the necessary steps, the Automower robotic mowers will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.37
July 17, 2022
…thermal vacuum chamber in February. The robot then reached NASA's Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 following this ground system test. GITAI said it expects to achieve TRL Level 7, confirming of its feasibility as a system in space. The company said it will then further develop the robot's in-space capabilities with the goal of providing it to private U.S. space stations and orbital services providers. GITAI last week also received recognition as the “Innovation Showcase Company” in the Japan-U.S. Innovation Awards co-sponsored by the Japan Society of Northern California and the Stanford University U.S.-Asia Technology Management Center. The company said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.12
April 28, 2022
…it has seen the vulnerabilities in robots owned by NASA, Huawei, and Siemens, as well as in hospitals, banks, and universities. Alias Robotics noted that the security flaws related to ROS 2 could have “devastating consequences” if they are not addressed. ROS 2 was released in February 2015. They could allow distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on robots, asserted Victor Mayoral Vilches, robotics architect and co-founder of Alias Robotics. “That means you can externally induce through network connectivity large, special crafted networking packages and literally generate essentially enough problems into a robot so that it becomes unstable,” he told Robotics 24/7.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.89
April 04, 2022
…American Eagle Outfitters, and Parimal Kopardekar, director of the NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI). They made a distinction between what it takes to introduce new technologies into homogenous and heterogenous systems. They cited the example of adding a new type of aircraft to the national airspace. That’s not a big deal if the new aircraft is a jet, because it will fly at the same speed as the other jets. But, what happens if you try to introduce slow-moving drones or blimps into the same airspace as the jets? Now, everyone has to adjust to whatever is the slowest moving…
