Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
May 23, 2019
…world. Production takes place in the U.S., Belgium and Japan. At the first tour stop, Clare Ward, application engineer of Materialise, showed work done on a heart model developed via Materialise Mimics software, which uses computed tomography data translation and converts it to an STL model. At another tour stop, Dave Flynn showed examples of how Materialise produces specific surgical guides for knee implants, for example, as well as surgical guides or pieces used to prep bone for receiving implants. Examples of patient-specific implants posted on the walls of the Materialise production facility in Michigan. Materialise has also stepped into…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
June 26, 2019
…within the chosen economies (the US, Germany, UK, France, Japan, South Korea, and Australia) will be hardest hit by the ongoing automation of the manufacturing sector. Since 2010, the global stock of robots in the industry has more than doubled: as many robots were installed in the past four years as over the eight previous. Robotics in China China presents a big opportunity for growth in automation. China already accounts for a fifth of the world’s industrial robots, with every third new one being installed there. Beijing “is investing in robots to position itself as the global manufacturing leader,” Oxford…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
October 18, 2022
…highly-available precise location data across the contiguous U.S., Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, as well as a growing number of countries worldwide, including Canada and Taiwan, said Swift. The company said it can deliver absolute positioning at the continental scale required by today’s safety-critical applications. Skylark has been independently rated against other Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) networks as providing the highest levels of safety, accuracy, and availability, Swift Navigation said. Swift said it has built specific software and receiver platforms for each application—from automotive and mobile to industrial machine control—to solve the unique problems that precision location poses…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
January 18, 2022
…of assets across offices in the U.K., China, India, Japan, and the U.S. The venture capital firm and its associated funds have a history of more than 50 years and investments in more than 300 companies such as Alibaba, Chewy, Devoted Health, Made.com, Pony.ai, Toast, and WuXi PharmaTech. 7bridges added that it is partnering with Maersk Growth to combine its specialized AI and Maersk's global logistics network and data for predictive analysis and more informed decision making. “The last two years have drawn supply chains directly into the commercial spotlight,” said Oliver Finch, investment partner at Maersk Growth. “There is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.31
September 11, 2023
…painting and coating in Booth D-40523. A subsidiary of Japan-based FANUC Corp., FANUC America said it is a leader in CNC systems, robotics, and ROBOMACHINES. The company claimed that its innovative technologies and proven expertise help manufacturers in the Americas maximize productivity, reliability, and profitability.” CRX cobots offer ease of use for welding FANUC America said its collaborative robots provide flexibility and reliability to companies looking to improve productivity and solve labor problems. The company added that its entire series of CRX cobots are easy to use and are designed to operate for eight years without maintenance. Interactive programming allows…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.27
December 19, 2018
…and industry track record, with deployments in North America, Japan, and Europe. What inspired us to invest were the testimonials we heard from customers who have used RightHand’s technology and rank it highly with respect to range, rate, and reliability. It was clear that their systems can provide users with a long-term competitive advantage.” “RightHand Robotics developed a comprehensive, integrated solution that resonates with a wide variety of e-commerce companies,” said Andy Wheeler, General Partner at GV. “The founding team of roboticists at RightHand have the right expertise, full-stack product, and overall vision to make an impact on this growing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.26
August 30, 2023
…and Stuttgart in Germany; Gothenburg in Sweden; Tokyo in Japan; and Pangyo in South Korea. Combined Powers to save developers, farmers time Apex.AI, Krone, and Lemken said their Combined Powers vehicle has already proven its performance in agriculture. “The integration during the transition from ROS to Apex.Grace and Apex.AI was very efficient, as Apex.Grace is compatible to ROS,” Becker told Robotics 24/7. “Overall, the unit offers a sustained solution to the increasing lack of skilled labor in agriculture. It frees farmers from working those long days in the field and makes them systems operators who monitor the autonomous process unit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.26
June 01, 2023
…a depalletizing system for a retail store chain in Japan. Jay Dugat, CEO of Robotica Inc. said he has found OSARO's vision software to be ” superior to anything else we have seen in machine-learning vision.” “We needed an automated depalletizing function to complete an end-to-end offering for our decanting technology,” he added. “Our DePal product, powered by OSARO, handles mixed pallets and will directly deploy our ABOT box opening technology, providing an automated turnkey solution,” Dugart added. Dugart explained that the company went with OSARO because the system has “less sensitivity to variance in ambient lighting and the ability…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.21
March 29, 2023
…company said. RGo is establishing an initial presence in Japan this year with growth in South Korea also planned for later in 2023. Amy Villeneuve joins RGo’s Board of Directors with leadership experience in the robotics industry, including her time as the former COO and president of Amazon Robotics. “I am very excited to join the team,” said Villeneuve. “RGo’s technology creates disruptive change in the industry. It reduces cost and adds capabilities to mobile robots in logistics and enables completely new applications in emerging markets including last-mile delivery and service robotics.” LogiMAT 2023 & Robotics Summit & Expo RGo…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.19
April 12, 2021
…said. “For example, RightHand partnered with PALTAC Corp. in Japan, which was very concerned about item damage. If the edge of a box was even crinkled, it was considered unsaleable.” “We've gotten to the point that the customer site's WMS [warehouse management system] has information tracking products requiring gentle handling,” he added. “The robot can execute a pick in one of several modes, like just suction or fingers—and it also pays attention to the orientation of the item behing held. If it's oblong, it makes a difference in how it is set down and how you fill the tote without…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.15
April 05, 2023
…“We're also talking with one sensor player in South Korea and have just started to do road shows in Japan.” Other sectors interested in Owl's technology include agriculture and transportation. “Combine makers want them to run 24/7, but fields can be really dusty. Cameras and lidar don't work well in dust, and radar works but doesn't know where it is,” said Gershman. “Automotive wants military-grade performance and better-than-military reliability at no cost.” “Some robotaxi companies have already deployed test vehicles with Owl's HD thermal system,” he added.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.12
February 18, 2021
…now the additional funding will help it expand into Japan and other countries within the Asia Pacific region. While Faulk says the North American and European markets remain largely untapped and will continue to be a strong focus for the company, some of Locus’s larger users wanted Locus to have reach and resources in additional geographies. “Our customers are basically pulling us there [into new regions] as we expand,” Faulk said. The funding will help on multiple fronts, including recruiting more research & development and software engineering talent, as well as recruiting more people for customer success and service roles,…
