Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.52
April 12, 2018
…heavy loads. For all the eye-catching arms, grippers, and navigation sensors hanging off these robots, it can be easy to forget how software-driven they are. Robotics vendors may stress features like grippers, or specific material handling tasks their bots can do, but most will also point out it takes software to control a robot’s tasks based on sensor inputs and allow it to learn from the work it’s performing. But there was another important software trend playing out at Modex beyond the software intelligence needed for robotics. There were several announcements aimed at the software level that sits between traditional…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.49
May 03, 2022
Affordable and reliable robot navigation is essential for a widening range of applications. SLAMcore Ltd. today announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The London-based company said it plans to use the financing to “rapidly capitalize” on its technology, which combines artificial intelligence with consumer-grade cameras, sensors, and processors. Its vision-based location and mapping is designed for robots, autonomous machines such as drones, and consumer electronics. “For far too long, robots have not been able to navigate physical spaces with the level of accuracy and efficiency that we know is possible,” stated Owen Nicholson, founder and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.48
July 20, 2021
…movers, as well as software offerings, ranging from vehicle navigation and control, order and fleet management, and cloud-based traceability systems. ABB said these technologies will be integrated with its own portfolio of robots, machine automation, modular systems, and software suite including the RobotStudio simulation and programming tool. ASTI’s headquarters in Burgos, Spain, will become ABB’s AMR business headquarters, led by Pascual Boé, with core functions, including research and development, engineering, and product and project value chain, continuing at ASTI’s facilities. ABB plans to significantly expand production capacity at the AMR headquarters to support its planned sales expansion in Europe and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.46
October 05, 2023
…in these applications is about much more than the navigation of the robot itself through your facility. Mobile robotic equipment (MRE) – including the lifts, carts, and top rollers that interface with conveyors and other surrounding equipment – are critical elements that allow the mobile robot to perform its tasks. And workers who load and unload material may actually have more interaction with those top modules than the AMR itself. How do safety standards apply to top modules? Around the world, standards organizations and regional regulatory bodies have developed guidelines and regulations that provide frameworks for the safety of machinery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.43
April 25, 2022
…integrate and manage autonomy.” “Sensor fusion is important, and navigation and waypoint actions are within Summit Core,” said Andrew Lycas, principal roboticist at Stratom. “We want to understand the vehicle state and objects in varied environments. It's then up to the users to determine how much they're willing to spend on cameras, radar, lidar, or ultrasonic. We're equipment-neutral, focusing on common interfaces to have modules switch in and out.” “Safety is paramount for all these things to avoid damage or injury,” he said. “We understand the need to strike a balance between the need to operate at speed, safety, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.39
September 11, 2021
…for patrons. Not long ago, robotic delivery services seemed too complex to perform. As computer vision, autonomous or semi-autonomous navigation, and fleet management software develop, robots are providing new mobility services and changing transportation on roads or within facilities. Now that robots have come of age and are starting to coexist with pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, it looks like last-mile logistics may have been solved with delivery robots.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.37
August 16, 2021
…safer skies and airports. Honeywell offers avionics, flight control, navigation, radar, communications, actuation, cooling, motors, and turbo-electric propulsion systems for the emerging urban air mobility (UAM) segment. The systems are all tailored for piloted VTOL, UAM, and unmanned cargo vehicles, it said. Honeywell also offers aerospace integration and certification expertise for enabling the commercialization of these vehicles. Pipistrel provides UAV capabilities for multiple applications Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 is a long-range, large-capacity, autonomous UAV. It will take off and land vertically with battery power, so it will not require a runway. The drone has significantly lower operating costs than helicopters, said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.37
January 02, 2022
…choose from for accurate object recognition and precise robot navigation. For instance, structured light 3D scanners are very popular, as they can provide submillimeter resolution and high accuracy. However, they have a major limitation—they can be used only for scanning static scenes. If the sensor or the scene moves during the scanning process, the 3D scan will be distorted. This means that if one wants to use a structured light vision system for sortation, the parcels need to be placed on a carrier that can be stopped for scanning, such as a container or pallet, in order to send their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.36
August 03, 2022
…and Velodyne. These can support challenging indoor/outdoor lighting conditions, as well as capabilities like lidars for mapping, localization, and navigation in robotics and autonomous machines. For comprehensive software support like device management, operating systems such as Yocto and Realtime OS, AI software and toolkits, developers can look to Allxon, Cogniteam, Concurrent Realtime, Deci.AI, DriveU, Novauto, RidgeRun, and Sequitur Labs. And for connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 6/6E, LTE, and 5G, developers can check out the product offerings from Telit, Quectel, Infineon and Silex. NVIDIA said its new Jetson AGX Orin 32GB production module is available in the Jetson store from retail…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.36
July 14, 2018
…robot that is: Enabled by a fully autonomous indoor navigation system that allows the warehouse drone to autonomously navigate through warehouses and avoid obstacles. Powered by an advanced computer vision and sensors combined with artificial intelligence which detect, identify, and locate pallets into rack locations. Automatically uploading resulting scans to the cloud and synchronizes it to the WMS or any other inventory management system. Scalable and increasing inventory accuracy, reducing operational expenses, and improving employee safety across the company’s distribution network. The good news is that if a human being can visually scan the inventory that is in a warehouse…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
June 07, 2022
…its stack in real-world environments, and it leverages different navigation equipment within its machines,” he said. “This will bring commercial success faster, rather than just technology looking for a problem.” SoftBank wants to involve workers in Industry 4.0 “The Fourth Industrial Revolution is all about change management and workforce transformation,” said Watkins. “By integrating technology with labor, companies can provide more predictable, efficient service. Our focus is on evolution—it's not either people or robots.” “There are plenty of tasks people don't want to do, but robots offer alternatives,” he said. “We want to involve people—whether its a janitor or a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.27
June 17, 2022
…post. “Developers will also be able to simulate robotic navigation and manipulation, as well as build a test environment to validate robotics applications continually.” NVIDIA works to close 'reality gap' With its NVIDIA Omniverse applications, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has focused on ever more realistic simulation and digital twins to accelerate artificial intelligence for robots. “This follows our strategy for end-to-end robotics,” Andrews told Robotics 24/7. “We segment the intersection of robotics and AI into four phases of development: No. 1, train with Isaac Replicator and synthetic datasets. No. 2, simulate with digital twins, which are the focus of…
