Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.23
January 25, 2023
…clients around the world in logistics, mining, agriculture, automotive, government, and manufacturing industries. The company provides remote control, teleoperation, and fully automated industrial vehicles and tests them at its 100-acre proving ground in northern Utah. ASI Logistics uses lidar, VAK to back up trucks ASI Logistics said it used its “robust” and “state-of-the-art” Vehicle Automation Kit (VAK) and SICK’s lidar sensors to overcome this challenge. Inside the VAK is the truck’s Vehicle Control Unit (VCU). The VCU commands all the truck’s functions when the truck is in autonomous mode. The VCU relies on quality data transmitted from sensors to autonomously…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.22
June 11, 2021
…of Transportation, the City of Westminster Police Department, county government officials, and various other public stakeholders. The complex ODD route required the autonomous shuttle to successfully navigate a designated neighborhood, left and right turns, around a city park, a four-way stop, and through a historic city neighborhood. “Perrone was able to deploy its AVs over a two-day period across Westminster, Md., in an impressive proof-of-concept demonstration,” said Graham Dodge, executive director of MAGIC. “The vehicles performed flawlessly on our public roads and represent a promising milestone for autonomous transportation.” A week later, the company conducted back-to-back public road tests for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.18
April 28, 2021
…boiler controls, valves, and gauges, for both industrial and government applications. The company moves a single UR5 cobot between an ActiNav automated bin picking application for machine tending and TIG welding applications to drive productivity and help the company compete nationally and globally. “The only way that made sense for us to put a robot on a machine-tending application was to be able to do randomized bin picking,” explained Zach Northway, co-owner and lead project engineer at Flywheel Supply. “The cycle times on the machine are so short that if an operator has to stand there and line parts up…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.16
November 09, 2021
…Robotic and Autonomous Systems Division at TATRC and the government sponsor of the project. “Together, they have smartly integrated their aircraft autonomy and blood storage system with a capable UAS [unmanned aerial system], demonstrating the ability to support field care, when immediate patient evacuation is not possible, through long-range delivery and recovery of critical supplies without requiring any forward infrastructure.” Near Earth, L3Harris test multiple scenarios Near Earth successfully integrated its autonomous flight systems and L3Harris’ FVR-90 hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft to demonstrate multiple delivery scenarios. In one example, the UAS analyzed landing areas using onboard sensors…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.15
September 06, 2023
…older adults.” “We plan to create more partnerships with governments and aging agencies and are developing more partnerships within the healthcare industry,” he added. “With this new funding, we will capitalize on our strong pipeline and fund the growth of our go-to-market activities.” Intelligent design for ElliQ Unlike the stuffed animal executions of Paro and Tombot, ElliQ looks like an attractive home furnishing (and it won the 2003 International Design Award). According to Skuler, this was very intentional. “We placed very high importance on the design of ElliQ to make it as easy as possible to use,” he explained. “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.12
July 13, 2022
…the adoption of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology in the business-to-government and business-to-business sectors. In addition to its previously announced program with Bridgestone, May Mobility is working on a project with MONET Technologies and SoftBank for an international route in Tokyo. A Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS equipped with May Mobility’s ADK will launch this fall as part of a new public on-demand AV deployment. Source: May Mobility Investors support 'driver-out' operations May Mobility said its Series C round brings its total funding to date to $194 million. The company said it plans to increase its engineering headcount, expand its global customer base,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.10
June 07, 2024
…becoming increasingly common and funded by both private and government sources. Unions’ top challenges in this changing environment are upskilling their current workforce, understanding what technologies are on the horizon, worker safety, and job protection. ARM thanks organizations, former White House manufacturing advisor for contributions The ARM Institute offered a very special thanks to Elisabeth “Liz” Beck Reynolds, an independent manufacturing industry advisor, for her conversations and insight as a motivating force for the ARM Institute in studying the future of work, and for her efforts in this area as former special assistant to President Biden for manufacturing and economic…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.07
May 14, 2021
…of Industry 4.0. It's also part of the Irish government's COVID-19 reconstruction plan. New possibilities with additive manufacturing When it comes to arc welding with robots, scientists and engineers are developing technogies that promise to improve production. 3D printing is no longer just for prototyping and has made its debut in the aerospace manufacturing and construction industries. Suppose we combined arc welding with additive manufacturing? It’s already happening around the globe. Doctoral students at University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, are working on the production of heavy parts using additive manufacturing and robotic welding. TiDA Ltd. is working with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.07
November 24, 2021
…members, including leading universities and research institutes, robotics companies, government bodies, and industry associations. USAF seeks support innovations According to the ARM Institute, the technology project call is based on priorities identified by the U.S. Air Force. The first is the development of augmented reality (AR) systems to “provide seamless, intuitive interaction with digital data for communication across time and space, and among people, machines, and manufacturing processes, to improve manufacturability and repairability” of Air Force assets, it said. “Most commercial AR applications to date are purpose-built systems with significant development overhead that can be justified only for relatively well-structured,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.06
August 02, 2018
…will fuel the material handling equipment market demand. Stringent government regulations related to operator safety in Europe are compelling manufacturers to use high-quality machines that comply with the existing standards. Key vendors in the material handling equipment market comprise Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., KUKA AG, Kion Group AG, JBT Corporation, Flexlink, Intelligrated, Inc., Dematic GmbH & Co., KG., Columbus McKinnon, and Daifuku Co., Ltd. Companies are trying to launch new solutions and expand the product portfolio. The industry is characterized by strategic acquisitions and collaborations with technology providers to offer enhanced solutions. Players are stressing on manufacturing solutions that cater…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.06
April 28, 2022
…from RE2’s existing contracts, including contracts with the U.S. government to develop underwater and industrial robots, as well as a developmental partnership with JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corp. company and provider of mobile elevating work platforms and access equipment. “The productivity imperative, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, has accelerated the need for, and adoption of, robotic technologies beyond the factory floor,” said Frank Nerenhausen, executive vice president at Oshkosh and president of JLG Industries. “In fact, a large focal area in construction and industrial applications today is remote operation of equipment that keeps workers out of harm’s way.” “The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.02
September 21, 2021
…robotics to offer intelligent systems to resrestaurants, hotels, hospitals, government offices, elderly-care communities, banks, and airports. Features of Keenon's robots include an intelligent scheduling system, obstacle avoidance, and a modular structure. The Shanghai-based company said a speed limit in smart zones makes the robot safe to use alongside people. Keenon claims to be the world's leading commercial robot company, with more than 10,000 customers in over 30 countries and 27.1% share in the Asia-Pacific delivery robot market. SoftBank Robotics Group (SBRG) said it is targeting that market, beginning with Singapore. The global delivery robot market will experience a compound annual…
