Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.35
May 22, 2020
…to Tom Galluzzo, the founder and CEO of IAM Robotics, nearly 6 years ago on July 15, 2014. He was the first founder of an early-stage startup that I had the chance to speak to. We wouldn’t meet for the first time for another eight months at the 2015 Promat. Early stage may have been an understatement. While the company had been founded in 2012 by Galluzzo and colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center, in the summer of 2014, it was largely a PowerPoint presentation on his laptop in the summer of 2014. I’m not sure if…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.04
June 26, 2021
…where people should not, such as nuclear sites. Forth Engineering has developed a remotely operated rescue robot built to help with disaster recovery in hazardous industrial environments. The Cumbria, U.K.-based firm developed the rescue robot for the Sellafield nuclear site. In the event of an incident, the robot can be sent in remotely and operated at a safe distance from a command-and-control center. “This is a first for Sellafield to have this type of remotely operated rescue robot,” stated Mark Telford, managing director of Forth. “It is important for operators like Sellafield to plan for different scenarios, and we are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.00
August 10, 2022
…was designed to deliver the power of a mainframe robotic-assisted surgery [RAS] device in a miniaturized size, with the goal of making RAS accessible in any operating room on the planet,” 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.59
January 11, 2023
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today announced that it has evaluated and selected four more training programs to receive ARM Endorsement. The institute recognized programs in Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania as being among the nation's most effective for robotics careers in manufacturing. “Our nation’s ability to grow U.S. manufacturing is inhibited by a historic skills gap,” said Mary Ellen Rich, certification manager at the ARM Institute. “Effective training programs are critical to both recruiting the next generation of manufacturers and upskilling our current workforce. Congratulations to each of our endorsed programs on this well-earned recognition.” The ARM…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.90
January 28, 2023
…modular robots could be the future of construction and national defense. While robots that assemble themselves may sound like fiction, they’re a reality now thanks to groundbreaking research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. How do these robots work? Why are researchers, scientists and engineers so interested in them? How does self-building modular robotics work? In November 2022, researchers at the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms published a paper detailing their breakthrough modular robotics system. The project is ongoing but already shows incredible potential for many applications. Modular robotics uses a set of core parts to assemble robots, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.70
March 06, 2022
…it's a good time to review the state of robotics for helping people with disabilities. For instance, one device weighs just 3 lb., costs about $400, and can be made in a garage with widely available parts. The result is an engineered device that can greatly improve navigation for blind people to walk. That's precisely what researchers and student assistants came up with at the Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory. They developed an easy-to-fabricate smart cane for the blind. Researchers published their findings in October's Science Robotics. The assistive device is equipped with lidar similar to the technology used in some…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.60
November 18, 2021
…Smith & Nephew PLC opened a research and development center in Pittsburgh's Strip District. The company said it has tripled its floor space in Pittsburgh in response to the growing demand for medical robotics. Smith+Nephew transformed the former site of a cardboard-box warehouse into a state-of-the-art facility called The Stacks. It joins other technology firms at Three Crossings 2.0, including Apple and autonomous driving company Argo AI. U.K.-based Smith+Nephew also this week announced another R&D center for digital surgery and robotics innovation in Munich, Germany. The company's U.S.-based manufacturing is in Oklahoma City and Memphis. Robots part of 'continuum of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.46
May 05, 2023
…Computer Studies (UMIACS). He is also part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program. The new ASTM Fellow recently retired from his engineering project manager position at NIST’s Intelligent Systems Division after 41 years of service. While there, he managed the Intelligent Control of Mobility Systems Program, as well as other technology research and development projects at NIST and other organizations. Bostelman received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the George Washington University (GWU) and an M.S. in technical management from the University of Maryland. Roger received his doctorate in computer science from the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.40
May 12, 2021
…Howard, dean of the Ohio State University College of Engineering, as the 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer. The organization cited her “fundamental contributions to the development of accessible human-robotic systems and artificial intelligence, along with forging new paths to broaden participation in computing through entrepreneurial and mentoring efforts.” Howard has conducted research on autonomous decision-making, developed robotic manipulation to aid people with disabilities, and founded a company serving children with special needs. She has also been a senior researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) and is academic co-lead of Black in Robotics. “Ayanna Howard…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.83
February 04, 2021
…successful female leaders working to broaden the use of robotics and automation in the smart manufacturing market globally. This international group of women represent a comprehensive cross section of technologies in robotics and automation. Their common thread: a heightened awareness of the inherent impact humans exert on our planet, as well as the positive impact that concerted efforts in their various disciplines can have. The list was developed by SME’s Smart Manufacturing magazine, in consultation with several leaders – both women and men – from across the robotics and automation industries. The list includes leaders from industrial companies as well…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.59
April 14, 2023
With National Robotics Week soon coming to a close, we at Robotics 24/7 wanted to get some additional academic perspective. We spoke with Brendan Englot, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, to discuss his research in submarine robotics and his role as an educator. “I just think robotics is a great way to get a hands-on introduction to all the different career paths that are the result of STEM education,” he told us. In addition to teaching robotics courses and running his own robotics lab, Englot was recently named the new director of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.00
April 10, 2020
…million grant from the MU College of Education’s eMINTS National Center. “To see the face shields being used by medical professionals is encouraging and the reaction has been super positive,” says Zane Foulk, a senior at Camdenton High School and member of the Camdenton For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics team. “We have been making roughly 40 face shields a day and will keep going until we run out of material or the hospitals get what they need.” What started as a simple ask from Lake Regional Hospital for 150 face shields quickly snowballed into additional…
