Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
June 07, 2022
…heavy-duty robot arm, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for navigation, an OnRobot gripper, and a custom-made automated guided vehicle (AGV) base. Doosan displays commercial cobot uses In addition to its “closer-to-consumer” (C2C) markets, Doosan Robotics demonstrated its Dart suite for managing robots worldwide. The software is intended to democratize autonomy by enabling authorized users to see an entire warehouse fleet worldwide and to review the status and utilization of individual robots. Dart uses artificial intelligence to optimize actions, and customers can contact engineers on Doosan's TST team if necessary. Doosan demonstrated industrial applications with its U.S. partners, including assembly, specifically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.40
June 02, 2021
…display images of goods to be picked, calculate optimal navigation routes, and reduce required training time, it said. Robots part of digitalization initiative In addition to AMR hardware, DHL Supply Chain said it relies on software and “cockpit solutions” that provide real-time information on the status of customers' global service logistics network. “Accessing the pool of big data and implementing algorithms and artificial intelligence has proven to be a game changer in global supply chain planning and will be rolled out further,” it said. DHL Supply Chain added that its Robotics Hub enables warehouse systems to be integrated with the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.39
June 19, 2023
…help ease warehouse labor shortages. The company also partnered with Inertial Labs, which will use its sensors to provide navigation capabilities for autonomous marine, land, and aerial robots.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.37
October 29, 2021
…2003, Seegrid said it has rapidly evolved its vision-based navigation technology and enterprise software to optimize performance and maximize customer value. The company offers AMRs, software, and services for material handling automation. Interact Analysis recently ranked Seegrid as the No. 1 AMR provider in the U.S. In addition, the company offers its systems in a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Palion Lift includes spatial awareness Palion Lift addresses customer pain points around safely optimizing operations during a time of high demand and labor shortages by adding novel automated workflows, said Seegrid. The lift truck can automate the movement of palletized goods in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.37
September 22, 2022
…and helps remove the burden of repetitive and risky work,” he said. “Civ Robotics uses Trimble’s high-precision GNSS [global navigation satellite system] positioning technology and surveying software to improve productivity and increase safety. This is an exciting opportunity to help accelerate innovation in autonomy, surveying, and construction.” Civ Robotics said it plans to use its funding for sales and marketing, technology development, and growing its team both in the U.S. and Tel Aviv, Israel, where its research and development is based.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.37
January 15, 2022
…and uneven surfaces that disrupt the functioning of laser-based navigation systems, or cracks and spalling that lead to wear and tear on robot wheels and hardware. Further, concrete floors tend to not be level. Because most robots are not equipped with a braking system, an un-level floor can cause a robot system to roll away from its target point, requiring unscheduled downtime and manual intervention to get it back in its proper position.” McGill continues: “Conversely, applications utilizing ResinDek flooring panels specified with either the TriGard or MetaGard finish ensures optimal AMR and AGV performance. Both finishes have been extensively…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.34
March 22, 2022
…hospitals, retailers, airports, manufacturers and others.” Designing a full navigation, safety, and management stack for new AMRs can be costly and time consuming. NVIDIA's new Isaac Nova Orin compute and sensor reference platform can free developers to focus on building and testing applications, according to Andrews. It includes over-the-air software management and can provide 3D perception for high levels of autonomy, he said. Nova Orin's two Jetson AGX Orin units provide up to 550 TOPS of AI compute for perception, navigation, and human-machine interaction. These modules process data a sensor suite of up to six cameras, three lidars, and eight…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.33
October 11, 2023
…as ROS 2, NVIDIA’s Isaac simulator, and Clearpath’s Outdoor Navigation. The Formant dashboard for remotely operating Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot. Click on image to enlarge. Source: Formant BMW i Ventures leads round BMW i Ventures led Formant's investment, with participation from new investors Intel Capital, GS Futures. Previous investors, including SignalFire, Hillsven, Pelion Ventures, Holman, Ericsson, Goodyear Ventures, PICUS Capital, and Thursday Ventures, also participated. “Autonomous robotic systems have broken free from R&D departments and are now being deployed at scale to drive business outcomes and resilient operations,” said Kasper Sage, managing partner at BMW i Ventures. “Their proliferation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.32
July 12, 2023
…that enables mobile robots to have the perception and navigation capabilities to move around environments, he said. Thoro.ai's autonomy kit, which was originally developed in Carnegie Robotics' facility, was first featured in the Nilfisk Liberty SC50 Autonomous Scrubber back when the company launched. That robot is used to clean large venues, including hospitals, schools, and airports. Moving beyond cleaning When Mondi joined Thoro.ai as CEO in October 2021, he made it his mission to extend the company's reach into new applications. “I wanted this company to be more than just an autonomous cleaning company,” Mondi said. That's what inspired Thoro.ai…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.30
April 26, 2023
…3D lidar and can be used to initialize the navigation for mobile robots. This ROS package is GPU-accelerated and uses NITROS to create efficient ROS pipelines with no communication overhead. It is also integrated with Nav2. For more information, see the Isaac ROS Map Localization package on GitHub. NVIDIA Isaac ROS Map Location package automatically calculates initial global pose in less than half a second. Image shows RVIZ on the left, and Isaac Sim scene top view on the right. Initial global pose of the robot is computed in less than 1 second automatically using the occupancy-grid-localizer package, to start…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.30
June 09, 2021
…dynamic or unstructured environments. The request for proposals mentioned navigation but did not specify that the capability to operate without human oversight would apply only to autonomous mobile robots. Manufacturing hypersonic components and structures: Aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles going faster than Mach 5 require special materials, precise engineering, and close inspection. The call requests projects to improve the manufacture of hypersonic components using carbon-carbon composite (C/C) or ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials with the goal of reducing cycle times and scrap rates while increasing throughput. Safe manufacturing of energetics: Energetic materials such as fuel or explosives are difficult to make…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
June 08, 2017
…What’s more, the mobile robots of today use advanced navigation technologies that allow them to operate with zero or minimal guidance infrastructure, which adds to their flexibility compared to the automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) of the past. AGV vendors also offer smaller, “smart AGVs” that, like mobile robots, need minimal or no guidance infrastructure. “Perhaps the biggest change in the market is the move to navigation that allows the vehicles to operate without anything on the floor or reflectors on racks or columns,” says Sarah Carlson, vice president of AutoGuide, a mobile robotics vendor. “Not needing special guidance infrastructure is…
