Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
February 21, 2019
…manufacturing industries. Search Supply Chain 24/7 “Brexit” With the government’s preliminary deal yet to be approved by Parliament, and the date of departure just a few months away, businesses are finding that it’s necessary to stockpile goods and resources, just in case things don’t go to plan. For this, they need a huge amount of storage space – and both businesses and storage providers are frantically scrabbling to deliver. Deal or No Deal Brexit? Concerns linger over the potential for a “no deal” Brexit, particularly as dissatisfaction persists over the nature of the deal that’s been negotiated. The prospect of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.60
January 12, 2021
…specification authors, standards compliance test engineers and executive and government officials. “This is where a robust product management system pays off. With all these solutions under one roof, the design process becomes more efficient and costly designs are avoided,” says Jorge Garcia, Fusion 360 Technical Specialist, Electronics, for Autodesk. Garcia describes a typical workflow in which a design team starts with the wearable’s form factor. The mechanical and industrial designers collaborate to model that form factor in the mechanical environment. From there the electronics engineer derives the printed circuit boards (PCB) outline and gets to work on the layout. If…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
April 21, 2022
…more than 350 companies, as well as academic institutions, government agencies, and research organizations. The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) established a robotics cluster in 2004, and it launched MassRobotics in 2015. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most interesting innovations we saw. Cleo Robotics launches indoor drone Cleo Robotics Inc. recently launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for indoor use called the Dronut X1. Founded in 2018, the company aims to serve law enforcement, defense, and enterprise customers for inspections and monitoring applications. “If somebody wants to inspect a pressure vessel or a tank, instead of sending a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
February 15, 2021
…it was never mass-produced. Ogasawara still hopes, with local government approval and support, he may one day get the chance to send X VEIN on a real mission. A walking car John Suh, VP and founding director of New Horizons Studio, Hyundai Motor Company, thinks cars should have not only wheels but also legs—that is, if it’s intended for search and rescue. The studio he runs launched in September 2020 with the goal “to create the world’s first transformer-class vehicle, also known as the Ultimate Mobility Vehicle,” he says. He recently presented his concept car at Autodesk University (AU) Virtual…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.53
April 23, 2021
…exoskeletons are designed to meet the needs of both government and commercial customers in logistics, maintenance, and repair. Building better robots Can you give an example of the technical developments so far? Wolff: We're working with a customer on stacking boxes on shelves in a warehouse. The shelves are a little more than 5 ft. high, and the exoskeleton's wrists didn't rotate enough for that use case. We try to limit degrees of freedom for weight; we want our systems to be efficient and cost-effective. We looked at that use case and decided to modify the wrists to lift and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.40
February 08, 2021
…cargo community, the taskforce is a public-private collaboration involving government agencies, cargo handlers, airlines and freight forwarders. Changi Airport is a preferred pharmaceutical air cargo hub in the region. As the first and largest IATA CEIV Pharma certified community in the Asia Pacific region, with at least one member in each node of the air cargo supply chain, the Changi air cargo hub offers an unbroken cold chain necessary for the effective handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments. The taskforce has been set up to prepare the air cargo community to meet the logistical demands of vaccine distribution. This includes assessing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.35
August 25, 2023
…of membership in the organization. It said it “catalyzes collaboration across our nearly 400 member organizations that span industry, government, and academia to lead the way to a future where people and robots work together to respond to our nation’s greatest challenges and to develop and produce the world’s most desired products.” The institute invited attendees to its members-only National Annual Member Meeting, which will take place from Nov. 13 to 15 in Pittsburgh. The meeting brings members together for three days of in-person collaboration, networking, and knowledge-sharing. Contact the ARM Institute at [email protected] to learn more about membership.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.35
June 01, 2021
…there are less employer-funded training including programs like apprenticeships. Government programs will have to fill the gap through direct programming or investments in partnership programs with third-party vendors. “We know workforce development works,” stated Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. “For me, it is really about scale and quite frankly the bandwidth of organizations within our network. We will never be able to fully meet the needs of all of the people who so desperately want to work and who need the additional skills. It’s not a question of will people be successful; it’s a question of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
December 01, 2018
…autonomous driving companies to work with suppliers or the government to develop or validate the autonomous system.” Castignani has given several talks on simulation-based autonomous car development. “The reality is, we’re entering uncharted territories, a new continent we didn’t plan to uncover,” he says. Known for its simulation software, MSC is now part of Hexagon, a Sweden-headquartered company with offerings for the manufacturing, automotive and infrastructure industries, among others. The acquisitions of MSC Software and VIRES VTD in 2017, and AutonomouStuff this year complement Hexagon’s domain expertise in metrology sensors, GPS software, smart city and positioning intelligence software. The company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
January 06, 2021
…the COVID-19 global pandemic, is mounting pressure on societies, government and health care systems to innovate bolder, more patient-specific solutions more quickly than in the past. This push for heightened design innovation is tempered by the reality of skyrocketing development and clinical trial costs, which can make the journey of launching new devices increasingly unsustainable. That’s where simulation and modeling come into play. The technologies are already helping medical device manufacturers explore more design possibilities virtually, at less cost than building physical prototypes. New simulation modalities and multiphysics capabilities, coupled with the accessibility of high-performance cloud computing horsepower are also…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.63
February 08, 2021
…sustainable supply chain operation is both growing and inevitable. Government policies and customer awareness elevate the need and benefits of purpose-driven responsible supply chain practices. It also creates a positive influence on an organization’s brand, reputation, customer satisfaction and loyalty. Warehouse operations certainly have a fair share obligation to devise ways to reduce carbon footprint and waste of resources through efficiency and innovation. The pandemic is not expected to displace the long-term importance of environment friendly logistics operations. Higher labor costs and skill level. The low unemployment rate, expansion of e-commerce and an aging workforce have contributed to a strained…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.99
July 09, 2018
…some shippers to run budget overruns like the federal government. Welcome to the state of truckload transportation in 2018. “Solid industrial production and broad-based economic growth have been strong and steady thus far in 2018,” says Jim Gattoni, president and CEO of Landstar. “These conditions have led to tremendous overall demand for truckload services, resulting in a tight capacity market made tighter by the impact of the electronic logging device mandate.” As the adjacent chart indicates, TL revenue per loaded mile (excluding fuel surcharges, which are rising as well) jumped a whopping 9.9% in the first quarter of 2018 compared…
