Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.54
February 10, 2022
…cobot. The company also installed a camera and gripper. Japan-based FANUC Robots, widely considered one of the top industrial robot manufacturers in the world, has two lines of cobots, the Collaborative Robot FANUC CR series and the CRX Collaborative Robot Series. Noteworthy applications of FANUC’s cobot robots include worker training and research into more uses for cobots in production. In August, AUBO Intelligent Science and Technology Co. created an open research publishing platform dedicated to the study of collaborative robots aptly named “Cobot.” The Beijing-based company created the platform in partnership with Taylor & Francis’ group F1000 open research platform.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.50
August 29, 2023
…combat loneliness in the U.S. and later on in Japan, with Toyota’s help.” In 2019, Intuition Robotics and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) agreed to work on an in-vehicle AI agent. The ongoing investment could lead to more collaboration, acknowledged Skuler. “We’re looking forward to adding their insights and perspective to our overall strategy and how else we can use ElliQ to improve the mobility of people,” he told Robotics 24/7. Funding growth to meet demand Intuition Robotics said it plans to use its latest funding to scale up to meet demand and help aging populations access its products and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
December 07, 2022
…as well as venture capital firms in California, Israel, Japan, and Asia. New hardware, same price for ElliQ Intuition Robotics said its latest hardware improves on the pilot version. It includes user-interface enhancements such as simpler tablet charging, an upgraded screen, and higher-quality, far-field microphone performance. The new design does not affect ElliQ's price, Skuler told Robotics 24/7. “We wanted to continue providing new, elevated experiences for our users, and ElliQ 2.0 is embodiment of our mission,” he said. “The new hardware and software has the same appearance and does not affect the current pricing of $249.99 to enroll, or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.34
April 29, 2024
…and industrial robotics, including the 1989 Laureate of the Japan Industrial Robot Association (JIRA) Awards for the Delta parallel robot, 1996 project winner of the Technologiestandort Schweiz competition, and the ABB Sonderpreis for the robotics project. “Who would have thought that a visit to a chocolate factory would result in a robot concept that is not only used worldwide, but is actually studied in universities and now further recognized with this prestigious Engelberger Award for both me and Marc-Olivier?” Clavel said. “I’m beyond proud that we were able to create a real solution to a problem that so many dealt…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.28
December 14, 2021
…choose the best transport mechanism.” “Lastly, we're expanding to Japan and North Korea,” Becker said. Former Panasonic executive Tavis Szeto will be vice president of Asia-Pacific (APAC). Looking to the future of autonomy “Apex.OS is application-agnostic,” said Becker. “It's fundamentally ready to run in Level 2 to 5 systems, and we're looking at smart machines beyond mobility, including robots and IoT.” “What we see from our customer base is a lot of investment into autonomous trucking, and we have a lot of ADAS [advanced driver-assist system] customers,” he said. “Some customers are also looking at interior sensing and cabin monitoring.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.25
April 28, 2022
…The Singapore-based company is currently completing fundraising rounds in Japan through connections provided by program mentors. MassRobotics introduced Eureka to partner Mitsubishi Electric, and the startup signed an agreement with Mitsubishi as a gobal platinum partner. The program helped Eureka’s leadership to explore applications in surgical lens manufacturing, which is an extension of its focus on traditional manufacturing. Bionomous provides laboratory equipment to automate the screening, sorting, and pipetting of miniature biological entities for more ethical and faster research in life science. CEO Frank Bonnet said that with the aid of the Catalyst Program, Bionomous was able to run a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.24
December 31, 2021
…for warehouse and logistics applications, according to Coats. A Japan-based company is already using 20 of the robots to perform 100,000 picks daily per unit. The success of the technology there could be the basis for quick adoption around the world, Coats said. “With everything we’re seeing, a lot of Fortune 500 companies are going to want to make their supply chains more redundant and capable,” he said. “By this time next year, you’re going to see some major names deploying these types of robotic systems.” Coats said he doesn’t expect any major changes in the underlying AI technology. Instead,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.24
February 07, 2022
…Corp., a major wholesaler of consumer packaged goods in Japan, has streamlined its picking processes with the help of RightHand Robotics. 2. AI manages mobile robot fleets As manufacturers and supply chains adopt automation, they need to control and manage their growing fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Fleet management systems (FMS) from the robot vendors or third-party software providers can help. An FMS allows users or operators to centrally supervise numerous mobile robots from multiple devices via standard communication protocols. They can use devices incuding laptops, tablets, or smartphones to access the robots from anywhere, not just the shop…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.23
December 07, 2021
…create lasers on chips at our fabrication partner in Japan. We can deliver 10 to 100 times better performance than our competitors across 10 or more parameters.” “Eyeonic consists of one or more proprietary FMCW vision cores,” he said. “It integrates lasers, amplifiers, detectors, and passive devices into a single photonic chip. Each core processes returning photons one pixel at a time.” SiLC claimed that Eyeonic offers several advantages in comparison with existing cameras and lidar sensors. “Eyeonic is similar to an optical networking transceiver—it emits and receives photons,” explained Muenster. “What's different about this versus time-of-flight sensing or CMOS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.12
September 10, 2021
…even though it may not be apparent. Countries like Japan and Germany have already experienced firsthand the damaging effects of this global workforce crisis on their economies. In 2019, in the US alone, there were 7.6 million unfilled jobs — and we are not referring to high-tech jobs requiring college degrees, but rather low-skilled / unskilled jobs. Not to mention that many of these minimum-wage jobs are so strenuous that the crisis is compounded by labor turnover — we are at the limit of what humans can physically do in a day. The pandemic exposed the fragility of our labor-driven…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.04
June 16, 2023
…Center in Atlanta works alongside centers in France and Japan for round-the-clock coverage, he said. Screens in the center showed the status of robot fleets for retailers, grocery chains, industrial parts and healthcare suppliers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). When Exotec's robots encounter problems, they can be solved remotely in most cases, said Beau Martin, manager of Exotec's Service Center. However, the failure of an entire unit or an unexpected problem, like a gallon of sticky grape juice exploding at the top of a rack, will occasionally require more direct human intervention, he said. There is typically one technician onsite…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.98
April 16, 2021
…earlier this month. Sponsored by All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, the Avatar XPRIZE is a four-year global competition focused on crowdsourcing the development of systems to deploy a human user's senses, actions, and presence to a remote location in real time. The avatars must be able to execute a set of tasks across real-world scenarios and convey a sense of presence for both the operator and the recipient of actions. “We are rapidly approaching an era where it will be possible for a doctor in New York to export their skillset virtually to respond to a natural disaster…
