Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.06
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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.58
July 07, 2021
…Logistics (IFL) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. In the process, items are further processed by autonomous robots at several picking stations by means of gripping and transferring. At the various stations, the robots are trained with very different articles. At the end, they should be able to grasp articles from other stations that they have not yet learned about. “Through the approach of federated learning, we balance data diversity and data security in an industrial environment,” said Auberle. Algorithms for Industry and Logistics 4.0 “Until now, federated learning has been used predominantly in the medical sector for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.85
July 07, 2021
…hospitals in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and the U.S. The company has developed a full research and development infrastructure and product portfolio including 3D cameras, machine vision algorithms and software, and intelligent robot programming. Mech-Mind said its full industrial 3D camera line also includes: Mech-Eye Laser: Equipped with fast structured light, Mech-Eye Laser boasts ambient light resistance, significantly reducing shading facility requirements even under sunlight exceeds 10,000 lux. Mech-Eye Pro Enhanced: Featuring high-quality imaging of a broad range of objects, Mech-Eye Pro Enhanced expands the boundary of pick-and-place applications Mech-Eye Deep: Featuring a large field of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.47
July 02, 2021
…customers and 1,500 employees, as well as offices in Germany, the U.K., the U.S., Japan, China and Hong Kong, and Singapore. Geek+ builds on commercial success In the past two years, Geek+ said it has automated the warehouses of some of the world's best-known brands such as Decathlon, Nike, Circle K, Walmart, and ASDA. The company claimed that it has the largest share of the global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) market with operations in 30 countries. Geek+ plans to continue to strengthen its regional capabilities by teaming up with local as well as global integrators. Building upon its goods-to-person picking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.48
July 01, 2021
…Yaskawa Motoman. FANUC this month announced that it will supply a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle plant in Cologne, Germany, with 500 robots next year.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.75
June 24, 2021
…24 months, from early research to product launch in Germany,” Vuine told Robotics 24/7. MIRAI designed to hasten flexible robot use Certain machine tending, assembly, or test applications have been difficult to automate because of variances in position, shape, surface properties, or lighting conditions. Previously, human labor was required for production tasks involving different placement of workpieces, gripping objects with unstable shapes, or picking reflective or transparent materials. MIRAI uses artificial intelligence and machine vision to enable robots to react to variances in tasks in real time by learning from humans, said Micropsi. With the company's distribution and integration network,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.05
June 24, 2021
…avoid tasks that are dirty, dangerous, or dull.” Hamlar, Germany-based Grenzebach Group is a new global partner for OTTO's goods-to-person automation. With more than 20 offices around the world, Grenzebach specializes in robotic handling technologies for the fulfillment logistics, glass processing, solar, building materials, and industrial process technology sectors. “The warehousing fulfillment and manufacturing industries are at a crossroads where supply can only meet demand through more efficient and effective automation,” said David Schwebel, executive vice president at Grenzebach Group. “Our partnership with OTTO Motors is another large step forward in evolving our customers’ logistical arenas with strategic automations.” The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.19
June 09, 2021
…and expand its operations with new offices in Munich, Germany, and Boston. “The pandemic has greatly accelerated the adoption of smart automation, and we are ready to meet the unprecedented market demand,” stated Matija Kopić, co-founder and CEO of Gideon Brothers. “The best way to do it is by marrying our proprietary solutions with the largest, most demanding customers out there.” “Our strategic partners have real challenges that our robots are already solving, and, with us, they're seizing the incredible opportunity right now to effect robotic-powered change to some of the world's most innovative organizations,” he added. Gideon Brothers addresses…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.35
June 07, 2021
…six to 30 employees and to open branches in Germany and the U.S. by the end of 2022. Visti was the owner and CEO of two of Denmark's most successful robotics businesses: collaborative robot leader Universal Robots A/S (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots ApS (MiR), both of which are now Teradyne companies. He was named European CEO Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019, and he recently shifted his focus to investing in Danish high-tech startups. “WeldingDroid has a lot in common with UR and MIR,” stated Visti. “This company has a unique product that pays for itself in a very…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.77
June 02, 2021
…research and development centers across China and in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as two factories in China. The company supplies advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) such as lane departure and blind-spot detection to customers including BAIC Group, Chang'an Automobile, FAW Group, Geely, and Li Auto. ZongMu focuses on autonomous parking ZongMu's products include the SurroundView vision system, the ZATLAS learning and simulataneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology, and the ZEALOUS cloud-based autonomous driving system. In addition to wireless charging for electric vehicles, ZongMu is working on Level 4 autonomous parking as a service. The company claimed to be “the first autonomous-driving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
June 02, 2021
…in 2017. DHL Supply Chain is part of Bonn, Germany-based Deutsche Post DHL Group, which has more than 400,000 employees worldwide and had revenue of more than 66 billion euros ($80.5 billion U.S.) in 2020. In March 2020, just as the pandemic began affecting the U.S., DHL expanded its relationship with Locus, planning to obtain 1,000 robots at 12 sites by the end of last year. “The collaborative picking technology has clearly proven its effectiveness and reliability in modern warehousing,” said Voss. “More locations have already been identified with concrete implementation roadmaps for the remaining robots, which we will deploy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.11
June 01, 2021
…according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). For Germany, manufacturing made up over 19% of the economy. For the U.S., though, only 11.39% of economic output in 2019 was linked to manufacturing. So what is the relationship between South Korea's use of robotics and its large manufacturing sector? It is complex, but it does show what could be in the future for the U.S. In 2020, South Korea crossed 300,000 industrial robots installed, which was double the number of robots in use from five years earlier. In 2020, the U.S. saw a total of 293,200 industrial robots installed. So…
