Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.10
July 13, 2022
…more affordable for AMRs.” “With LiDAR, you get the precision and accuracy you need, without having to worry about any dust or damage to a camera lens, like you do with vision systems,” she added. RGGI is using two different lidar products compatibile with the Robot Operating System (ROS) to ensure that its vehicles are in compliance with any other ROS systems. The sensors detect 60 to 120 degrees in front of and behind the robot—at a distance of 14 feet. The 2D and 3D lidar systems are featured in RGGI’s LilBuddy AMR. LilBuddy is an ultra-compact vehicle that can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.60
July 12, 2022
…businesses operating together, which were part of the U.S.-based Precision Surfacing Solutions. It is a developer and manufacturer of additive manufacturing and 3D printing systems for ceramic and metal end-user parts. Expanding its Fabrica Division “Admatec/Formatec’s scientists, engineers and other team members, all of whom joined Nano Dimension upon closing of this transaction, are experts and industry veterans in AM 3D-industrial processes,” said Yoav Stern, chairman and chief executive officer of Nano Dimension. “They are going to continue to be led by their present management team.” “Admatec/Formatec’s products and services expand Nano Dimension’s Fabrica Division, adding volume manufacturing capabilities to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.09
July 12, 2022
…metal materials.” “Digital Metal’s solution is designed to provide high-precision, best-in-class part quality and reliability,” it added. “Powder binder jetting complements the existing Digital Forge offering, and will expand Markforged’s addressable market by solving new customer problems.” “The Digital Metal team has created a robust and scalable solution that complements our existing technologies,” Terem said. “I look forward to welcoming their talented people to Markforged.” As part of the transaction, Markforged will pay Höganäs approximately $32 million in cash, approximately 4.1 million shares of Markforged common stock, and approximately $1.5 million in cash to settle certain intercompany balances, subject to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.72
July 11, 2022
…magnetic interventional ablation catheter that uses robotic navigation for precision, stability, and flexibility when diagnosing and treating cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. Stereotaxis said it drew on nearly 20 years of experience with existing technologies and has been involved in more than 100,000 procedures. “We are very pleased to reach this important milestone,” stated David Fischel, chairman and CEO of Stereotaxis. “This is a seminal event for Stereotaxis as a company and for the physician community that is pioneering the frontiers of robotics in electrophysiology.” MAGiC designed for lab efficiency Stereotaxis has developed robots and other systems to treat arrhythmias…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.22
July 10, 2022
…the university's website, Lee said that “current trends in precision agriculture and smart farming mostly focus on larger machinery or a single or a small number of robots equipped and programmed to perform highly specialized tasks. This project will serve as a critical pathway toward our long-term goal of establishing a deployable easy-to-use swarm robotic system that can serve as a universal platform for broad agriculture applications.” Harvesting berries with robots Other universities are hard at work on other innovations aimed at the agricultural sector. For example: developing gripper robots that could be used to harvest berries. A field of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.73
July 09, 2022
…(EOAT) allow robots to have better control, accuracy, and precision, enabling autonomous systems to have more capabilities. There are a wide range of robot arm tools, including grippers, collision sensors, and welding torches. Materials handling is a big market for EOAT The EOAT market is estimated to increase by $892 million between 2020 and 2025, according to the report “Robotics End-Of-Arm Tooling Market by Application and Geography—Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025” from market research firm Technavio. “Manufacturers have been increasing their investments in industrial robots for assisting in a varied range of activities that human workers or alternative systems are performing,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.44
July 07, 2022
…tasks can be preprogrammed, said the companies. “This is precision technology,” said Miszler. It was obvious from the first glance that it has been developed specifically for these devices.” TE to build optimized space The TE Esztergom plant currently uses three ROEQ TMC300 top modules, 15 ROEQ 300E Easy-Pull-Out carts, and 10 easy locking docking stations. The company is currently building a new production space optimized for AMR characteristics. “Our achievements definitely encourage us to expand with automation,” said Miszler. “Our new production hall, currently under construction, has been designed with a layout already optimized for robots.” “We wish to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.11
July 07, 2022
…said it is an automated pizzeria that combines robotics, precision control/actuation and culinary excellence to create pizzas full of authentic flavor. Serve is headquarted in Los Angeles and was founded in 2017 to develop food delivery robots. The company said its self-driving robots have completed tens of thousands of deliveries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. “We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Serve Robotics to offer our customers the convenience and delight of robotic delivery,” said Massimo De Marco, CEO of Piestro. “Robotic delivery is contactless and reliable, with a higher on-time rate than couriers, and will allow…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.29
July 05, 2022
…The company also revealed its first production facilities for precision metal parts and assemblies in Devens and Newburyport, Mass. “By scaling advanced digital manufacturing, we can create a new era of U.S. innovation and economic growth,” said Martin C. Feldmann, co-founder, president, and CEO of VulcanForms. “We’ve recognized a game-changing opportunity when additive manufacturing technology is scaled for industrial production and is seamlessly integrated with automated machining and robotics.” Founded in 2015 by Feldmann and John Hart, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), VulcanForms claimed that it invented and commercialized the world’s first industrially scalable laser metal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.53
July 05, 2022
…properties involved with certain SKUs, fast cycle times, and precision and accuracy requirements.” In addition, RIOS offers hybrid-cloud software for real-time monitoring of cell performance, such as count statistics, while offering application programming interfaces (APIs) for integration to WMS. RIOS partners with FANUC for articulating robotic arms, though it has developed its own end effectors for different classes of items. Smith adds: “End-effector hardware is extremely important because, in these new and challenging use cases, where you may have changing SKUs, jumbled items, and irregular geometries, it needs to replicate the capabilities of the human hand.” “As a result, practically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.83
July 02, 2022
…and accurately. Another development that helps to enhance vision precision is the inclusion of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in smart cameras. “Recent innovations in smart cameras enable AI detection filters for part defects and inspection for glue beads, grease, and welds applied by the cobot itself,” said Adrian Choy, product manager of robotics at Omron Automation America. “These features are often coupled with intuitive software wizards that accelerate the development of vision solutions.” Motion control ranges from motors to hand guidance Advances in several areas of motion control are also helping cobots to take on more difficult and sophisticated applications.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.33
June 30, 2022
…matter is that we don't require nearly the same precision of classic industrial robots. Our applications require orders of magnitude less precision compared to industrial robots. This allows us to architect the robots in an entirely different way. We believe that we can build a dual-arm system for less than the price of a single-arm classic industrial robot. A full humanoid shouldn’t cost more than the price of a car as we get to scale. That is our commitment, and we are using everything we have learned to get there. When do you expect to commercialize the product? Cardenas: We…
