Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
May 17, 2021
…as well as field operations in the U.S., Mexico, China, and Poland. “I am very proud of the solutions we’ve delivered and the positive benefits our customers have realized as a result,” Hanspal said. “Going forward, we plan to substantially accelerate our growth and better service our customers by doubling down on software and expanding our reach through new sales channels and geographies.” Bright Machines reimagines manufacturing Over the past few years, global manufacturing has faced challenges including global trade conflicts, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and pandemic-induced factory closures, said Bright Machines. More and more companies are accelerating their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
May 12, 2021
…unique embedded computing technology. Founded in 2013 in Shenzhen, China, Orbbec said its Astra 3D cameras are designed to be affordable and that Orbbec Persee is “the world's first camera-computer.” The Troy, Mich.-based company said developers of robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision will be able to connecting its new sensor to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform for logistics, retail, healthcare, and fitness applications. Orbbec to launch ToF cameras Orbbec announced its plan at CES 2021 to introduce its new time-of-flight (ToF) camera product line, supporting multiple ToF sensors, on-board depth computing, six-axis IMU (inertial measurement unit) motion tracking, and multi-camera…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.37
May 11, 2021
…and has core development teams in Sunnyvale and Suzhou, China. It said its image-grade, long-range lidar provides a complete perception and road management solution. The company claimed that its lidar has a 120-degree horizontal viewing angle, ultra-high resolution, and the industry’s longest detection range, capable of “seeing” up to 500 m (1,640 ft.). Innovusion said its “flexible gaze” function generates a detailed three-dimensional point of view to track vehicles and pedestrians while simultaneously maintaining high-resolution perception across the entire field of view, even in low-light conditions. The sensor has been a key building block in Baidu's deployment of Apollo Intelligent…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.40
May 10, 2021
…of its fully autonomous robotic taxicab service in Shenzhen, China. The company was among the first to get permission from municipal authorities in China and California for ride-hailing operations without safety drivers. Most testing of self-driving cars to date has included safety drivers, who can take the steering wheel in the case of an intervention to deal with unexpected road conditions, unpredictable human drivers, or pedestrians and cyclists. As progress gradually continues toward SAE Level 5 autonomous vehicles, including trucks, safety drivers are starting to be phased out in favor of remote monitoring and intervention. However, significant challenges remain, including…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.13
May 10, 2021
…has been piloting robotaxi services in the U.S. and China. Founded in 2012, Luminar provides lidar sensors and software for autonomous vehicles. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company has more than 50 industry partners, including eight of the top 10 global automakers, and it signed a production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars last year. Luminar has also partnered with Daimler Truck AG, and it has nearly 400 employees. Pony.ai to integrate Luminar sensors Pony.ai said it plans to deploy automotive-grade production autonomous fleets in 2023 globally. The next-generation fleet will integrate Luminar’s Iris and feature a multi-sensor 360-degree…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.61
May 10, 2021
…trucking is approximately $1.2 trillion for the U.S. and China, estimated Research and Markets. The total addressable global freight market is about $4 trillion, according to industry analysts. Other recent autonomous vehicle transactions include TuSimple's $1.1 billion initial public offering (IPO), Nuro's $500 million Series C, and Einride's $110 million Series B. Plus said that its Supervised Level 4 (“SL4”) PlusDrive technology will accelerate the development of fully autonomous trucks. SL4 could increase a fleet operator’s gross profit per truck by 30% to 70%, the company said. PlusDrive looks ahead Serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans in automotive technology and artificial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.19
May 07, 2021
…of RMB 100 million ($15.5 million U.S.). The Shenzhen, China-based company was founded in 2017 and provides mobile robots, software, and services for indoor and outdoor applications. In addition to research and development for its robots, Youibot said it focuses on supporting customer's actual needs with its automation. Autonomous systems are only part of what industry needs, it said. The company's robots are used for materials handling, inspection, and disinfection. “It's just the first step of factory upgrading and transformation to realize unmanned operation via mobile robots,” stated Cody Zhang, CEO of Youibot. “What's more important is to deeply integrate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.41
May 06, 2021
…forward for us and for the entire industry in China,” stated Prof. Jianxiong Xiao, founder and CEO of AutoX. “We have learned so much from the feedback from our passengers about how to continuously improve our service to make the driverless journeys a fantastic experience.” Dr. Xiao has more than 10 years of research and engineering experience in computer vision, autonomous driving, and robotics. He has degrees from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT CSAIL). In addition, Xiao was an assistant professor at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.10
May 06, 2021
…was slowing down because of U.S. trade tensions with China,” Burnstein told Robotics 24/7. “New orders had actually gone down in 2018 and 2019, but they started to rise again in 2020.” “We will see more manufacturing coming back to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada from China,” he added. “It won't be overnight, but there will be more going forward. We're still in the early innings of automation; there are lots of small and midsize businesses that have never automated.” (Click here to enlarge.) Source: A3 Automation affects all industries While automotive manufacturing dipped last year, its robotics purchases can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.17
May 01, 2021
…coronavirus was recognized as a threat elsewhere, robots in China were starting to perform tasks to keep people out of harm's way. Mobile robots were pressed into service for cleaning and disinfecting public spaces as early as February 2020. As the pandemic spread, other nations followed suit. Companies that already provided disinfection robots hustled to meet demand, while many academic and startup platforms have attempted to join the market. The global market for disinfection robots will grow from $341 million (U.S.) in 2018 to $2.3 billion in 2025, experiencing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.4%, according to Mordor…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.31
April 27, 2021
…December 2020. Recent partnership examples include AutoX and Honda China collaborating on testing in China, Aurora and Volvo partnering on autonomous trucks, and Siemens Digital Industries Software working with the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Race to autonomous driving is a marathon, not a sprint Toyota has said that it plans to offer next-generation mobility services rather than fully autonomous vehicles. Both Woven Planet and Lyft acknowledged that the quest for SAE Level 5 autonomy will still take time, money, and effort. “This acquisition significantly accelerates our ability to bring technology solutions forward with an influx of exceptional engineers and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.42
April 21, 2021
…scientist and head of artificial intelligence at Meituan, told China.org.cn last November. “We did so for two reasons. First, we know that it's tough for delivery men to do all the jobs manually, especially during the cold winter or in the flood season in summer.” “Second, we realized at that time that the takeaway business would expand quickly and that the number of workers we were able to recruit would soon be unable to meet the demand,” he said. Meituan Dianping has been testing driverless delivery vehicles moving 20 km/h (12.4 mph) in Beijing since February 2020. The company said…
