Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.89
October 04, 2021
…KUKA colleges directly at their headquarters factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.” “We start with basic training for people who have never used a robot before,” he added. “For professionals, we offer about 70 different modules ranging from basic operation and programming to complex commissioning of entire robot systems.” “Training programs set up by international robot manufacturers provide key skills for the industrial workplace of the future,” claimed Alexander Bongart, head of the FANUC Academy Germany. “What participants learn in our headquarters school near Mount Fuji in Japan is what they also get in our training schools established in the U.S., Europe,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.47
September 16, 2021
…Dearborn, Mich.; Cranbury, N.J.; Palo Alto, Calif.; and Munich, Germany. Argo is also testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in Pittsburgh and Detroit. Argo and Ford said they have been operating in Miami and Washington, D.C., since 2018 and in Austin since 2019. They have been building autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services. The two companies have also established a real estate footprint and commercial fleet management capabilities, including fueling, servicing, and cleaning of self-driving vehicles. “Argo and Ford are aggressively preparing for large-scale autonomous vehicle operations across a broad footprint of U.S. cities,” said Scott Griffith, CEO of Ford Autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.92
September 10, 2021
…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 supply chain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.34
September 02, 2021
…facilities across Europe and a global commercial organization. Grosswallstadt, Germany-based Raiser Robotics will become part of the new unit. stow Robotics reorganizes offerings stow Robotics will regroup all existing warehouse automation solutions for both pallets and bins, such as the stow Atlas 2D pallet shuttles launched in 2020, as well as the related services and teams. The current development pipeline of warehouse automation hardware and software will also be part of the new unit, said the company. Detlef Ganz, chief technology officer of stow Group, will lead stow Robotics. Raiser ASRS to join stow Group portfolio Raiser Robotics has developed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.34
September 02, 2021
…company employs over 400 software developers in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, and the U.S. Its customers include automotive and telecommunications firms worldwide. Automated Factory Parking validated The Automated Factory Parking system does not require vehicles to have any autonomous capabilities or additional sensors. The need only the basic capabilities for steering, changing gears, accelerating, and braking, as defined by the ISO23374 standard. In Uusikaupunki, Unikie and Valmet Automotive have run a test series for driving a vehicle from the plant to a logistics field for shipping aided by the infrastructure only. “At the Uusikaupunki plant, we have been utilizing the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.68
September 01, 2021
…in North America. Microdrones, which has offices in Siegen, Germany, and Rome, N.Y., said it delivers mapping systems specifically developed for the surveying, mining, construction, oil and gas, and precision agriculture industries. The company said its integrated systems address complex mapping challenges. They rely on a fully integrated geospatial workflow that enables the company's software to transform raw data collected by its equipment in the field into high-quality, survey-grade data. Microdrones claimed that it is widely recognized for its lidar technology leadership. Microdrones has engineering centers and manufacturing facilities in Germany, Canada, France, China, and the U.S. It said its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.76
August 10, 2021
…by 31% annually between 2020 and 2023. The Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR was established as a nonprofit organization in 1987. It promotes research, development, usage, and global cooperation across the field of robotics and business and government. The IFR's more than 70 members come from the robotics industry, national and international associations, and R&D institutes from more than 20 countries. “We aim at promoting the positive benefits of robots for productivity, competitiveness, economic growth and quality of work and life,” said the organization. AMRs grow more capable While researchers have worked on technologies for autonomous mobility since the 1940s, autonomous mobile…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.52
July 23, 2021
…automotive, electronics, and healthcare industries that are already using robots. Intrinsic's staff is based in Mountain View and Munich, Germany. It includes leading roboticists and AI experts such as Chief Technology Officer Torsten Kroeger, Engelberger Award winner Martin Haegele, robotics innovator Rainer Bischoff, and reinforcement learning expert Stefan Schaal. The startup is hiring for several engineering positions.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.12
July 20, 2021
…and employs over 300 people in Spain, France, and Germany. The company is majority-owned by Veronica Pascual Boé, who is also CEO. Other shareholders include European growth buyout investor Keensight Capital. ASTI said it supports one of Europe’s largest installed fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and has a broad customer base in automotive, logistics, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals in 20 countries. Since 2015, the company has enjoyed close to 30% growth on an annual basis, and it is targeting approximately $50 million in revenue in 2021. ABB, ASTI jointly offer flexibility with AMRs AMRs support an unprecedented degree…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.36
July 19, 2021
…To further its market penetration, AMP is actively seeking to establish additional reseller partnerships in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, and France.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.05
July 18, 2021
…a research fellow at the University of Hohenheim in Germany studying agricultural development strategies. “Small robots could help conserve biodiversity and combat climate change in ways that were not possible before.” He suggested that the utopian scenario, which is too labor-intensive for conventional farming but is possible with robots working 24/7, would likely benefit the environment in numerous ways. Plants would be more diverse and the soil would be more nutrient-rich, Daum asserted. Thanks to micro-spraying of biopesticides and laser weed removal, nearby water, insect populations, and soil bacteria would also be healthier, he said in the journal. Organic crop…
