Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.27
September 22, 2020
…new and updated features, MATLAB adds new bubble and swarm charts, the ability to diff and merge App Designer apps with the MATLAB Comparison Tool, and customizable figure icons and components to MATLAB apps. Also, in addition to Simulink Online to view, edit and simulate Simulink models through web browsers, R2020b adds the ability to generate code up to 2X faster for referenced model hierarchies in Simulink and includes new automerge functionality that helps automate continuous integration workflows. Additional Release 2020b Highlights AI and Deep Learning The new Deep Learning HDL Toolbox provides algorithm developers and hardware designers with functions…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.51
August 20, 2020
…His presentation covers mixed reality storytelling, gesture sensing, and swarm robotics—a glimpse of the promise of augmented reality. There will also be a robust lineup of technical papers. CFD and Airborne Contagion Control One way is to minimize COVID infection, is to implement effective aid duct and ventilation systems to minimize airborne contagion. SimulationHUB, the developers of the on-demand browser-based CFD analysis program by the same name, shows how to set up and design airborne infection isolation rooms to study and redirect airflow as needed in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The strategy is part of CDC’s recommendation on treating contagious…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.27
March 03, 2020
…Robotics. His experience with these companies includes the largest swarm deployment in the industry, comprising 1,700 robots and robotic elevators, for which he shares patents. “RightHand has been assessing market opportunities and meeting with prospects and potential partners in Europe for several years now,” stated Schechter. “Many European firms already manage their inventory using tote systems that are ready to automate with RightPick, our piece-picking solution. We are very excited to officially expand our operations to better support our current customers and partners there, and I welcome any additional prospects to reach out to me directly.” Logistics robot integration and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.35
January 08, 2020
…storage and picking system designed for multi-channel intralogistics. A swarm of mobile vehicles, developed by Swisslog together with its parent company KUKA, delivers mobile racks to workstations for picking and reducing the travel path for operators. For the Hamburg-based lifestyle company HAGEL GmbH, CarryPick was the ideal solution to meet growth-related challenges. A total of 28 mobile robot units perform all transport tasks in the warehouse. The Swisslog software platform SynQ ensures that the average of 190,000 permanently stored articles quickly reach the workstations in the picking process. CarryPick for work-life balance Picking is often considered one of the most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.41
May 23, 2019
…about drones (watch the video to the right). Ominous swarms of black octocopter drones descend on innocent bystanders, dropping packages on cars and slamming into glass windows. It’s laughable because of its absurdity, but is it a legitimate fear? Ironically, the video ends with the tagline, “Advanced technology doesn’t have to be intimidating.” However, people just don’t seem to like drones. That said, everyone loves what drones can actually do. Ordering in? You could get a pizza delivered to your door in ten minutes. Shopping online? Amazon’s 30-minute package delivery could get consumer products to you in record time. In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.78
September 11, 2018
…in a goods to robot situation, or utilizing a “swarm strategy” in mobile collaborative robots. It’s important to understand the problem you want to solve, and then find the partner with a solution for your problem. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a risk: One of the things that George Babu said was that this is a new tool for the warehouse and distribution center. If you’re an early adopter, “You have to make a bet.” Parrott said something similar, pointing out that robotics have come a long way, but are not as accurate as a barcode scanner. “Being 93% accurate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.00
November 10, 2017
…would actually mean if the skies were filled with swarms of miniature helicopters ferrying people to their next destination. Though drones will have many important uses in the future, I do not believe moving people around cities will, or should, be one of them. The dream of unmanned aerial transportation is not new. When Fritz Lang created the futuristic cityscape for his groundbreaking 1927 film, Metropolis, he filled its skies with vertiginous towers and compact flying vehicles. Then, in the early 1960s, the Hanna-Barbera animation studio produced The Jetsons, a cartoon series following the escapades of a futuristic all-American family.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.03
March 10, 2017
A 50-pound flying robot can be lethal. As drones swarm the U.S., regulators need convincing before they give Amazon, Google, and others permission for expanded use. Bloomberg Technology has a fascinating article titled “Crashing Drones Into Test Dummies for Safety” which clearly identifies how the small- and medium-sized drones flooding the U.S. market can seriously injure or even kill someone. Researchers at Virginia Tech - home to both a Federal Aviation Administration-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems and a world-renowned injury biomechanics group - are developing methods to evaluate the risk posed by small unmanned aircraft to anyone on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.48
February 24, 2017
…cookies from scratch, cut a birthday cake, fly in swarms without human aid to perform surveillance functions and dance with humans. The lab has also worked on self-driving golf carts, wheel chairs, scooters, and city cars with the objective of reducing traffic fatalities and providing technologies for personal mobility for the elderly population. Companies such as iRobot and Boeing have commercialized innovations drawn from Dr. Rus’ research. She is the first woman to serve as director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and its predecessors the AI Lab and the Lab for Computer Science. “Dad would be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.41
December 29, 2016
…- Amazon has given no indication that it will actually be darkening the skies above our cities with huge, drone-swarm-deploying blimps anytime soon. Given that the drone delivery program is still mired in a sea of regulatory tape in the United States, it could still be a while before we even see terrestrial Amazon drones, which have just begun testing in the UK. That said, it’s clear that the scale of Amazon’s drone dreams - as seen in the airborne fulfillment center patent - could go far beyond what anyone had imagined. Related: Amazon Ships More Than One Billion Items…
