Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
May 18, 2022
…users should be able to maximize performant networks like 5G without worrying about data costs. This is one of the main reasons why Formant moved to the real-time encoding of video data at the robot device to solve these problems for a world where robots are everywhere. Video capture for operations is challenging, here’s how we solved it As an engineer, I want to emphasize clearly at this point in the article, that operations introduce a complex situation that cannot easily be solved by just having your robot record a long video to it’s hard drive. Operations often want to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.81
May 10, 2022
…developers have been hearing about the potential benefits of 5G networks for a few years but have been constrained by available hardware. Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today unveiled its expanded road map of 5G and edge artificial intelligence systems, including its new Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and the Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design. The San Diego, Calif.-based company said its new products will enable innovations in industrial automation, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), drones, urban air mobility (UAM), delivery robots, autonomous defense systems, and more. From the Amazon Astro consumer device and the Perseverance rover on Mars to wireless factories, robots “promise…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.94
April 26, 2022
…a release. The San Diego, Calif.-based company added with 5G, “VOXL 2 enhances mission critical navigation, including beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) to support safer, more reliable flight.” New system powered by Qualcomm ModalAI said VOXL 2 is powered by the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G platform. It is integrated with a PX4 real-time flight controller, which the company says has “an eight-core CPU up to 15 TOPs [trillions of operations per second].” The board also has seven image sensors, TDK internal measurement units, and barometer. The company spun out of chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc in 2018. ModalAI is a Blue UAS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.88
April 25, 2022
…the company has been able to take advantage of 5G technology to expand the coverage area of its AMRs. No longer will customers need to rely solely on Wi-Fi to get their robot to operate properly. “All the sites we are going into do, of course, have Wi-Fi, but often when we do a site audit, we do identify some areas where the coverage is slow or the signal is weak. Therefore, 5G is really an enabler to have higher throughput, better connection. It has huge potential later on to do cloud-based solutions.” To help expand interoperability between AMR vendors,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.36
March 22, 2022
…new technology focused factories that use robotics, artificial intelligence, 5G, and more to increase production. The companies call them “factories of the future.” “Collaborative industrial robots are another important building block for the versatile factory of the future,” stated Dr. Marc Wucherer, a member of Bosch Rexroth’s Executive Board who oversees sales and factory automation. “The lightweight robots from Kassow can be used in a variety of ways in industrial production. The cobots have a high payload and range and can be used in the tightest of spaces: With seven axes, a cobot from Kassow can grasp items around corners…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.04
March 17, 2022
…Cloud and other applications with spotty LTE or even 5G coverage, the InOrbit Agent will continue to run on it, said the company. InOrbit claimed that Data Backfill can ensure data integrity and persistence, as well as enable operators to throttle data up and down to adapt to a situation. “We practice aggressive data decimation for our users,” said the company. “Keeping data management costs under control while maintaining data quality and integrity is an important part of our approach to effective data management. Adaptive Diagnostics collect and transmit only the minimum information necessary for useful insights, and change dynamically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.20
March 03, 2022
…most commercially viable path to building human-like intelligence in machines.” “Globally leading networks like Bell's pure-fiber broadband and Bell 5G enable emerging technologies like Sanctuary's to flourish,” said Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada. “Bell is proud to help support the work Sanctuary is doing and the opportunities it will bring for Canadian industry in the years to come.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.91
February 28, 2022
…what goes on around them—will continue to improve. 2. 5G is coming – but maybe not as fast as anyone would like Today’s mobile robots don’t require much infrastructure, so companies can easily start with one robot. However, as soon as facilities add more robots, they must have a way to connect and manage them. For now, at least, that depends on Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, most Wi-Fi infrastructures were not built for sharing data at this level. Once 5G is widely deployed, its stronger and more robust IT infrastructure will be a game changer for AMRs, enabling companies to efficiently deploy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.22
February 28, 2022
…with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to support the demonstration of 5G private networks. The partners said they will provide network management services, a user interface/dashboard, and three initial applications. “Applications like lidar-based analytics require high-bandwidth, low-latency networks that can potentially support thousands of devices, render images in 3D, or enable autonomous mobile robots to react in milliseconds,” said Sanjay Govil, founder and CEO of Zyter. “The combination of Qualcomm Technologies’ platforms for 5G private networks with Zyter’s leading-edge applications offer a world of new possibilities for organizations that want more performance, ownership and control.” Founded in 2017, Zyter offers Internet of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.39
February 15, 2022
…its refinery in Jamnagar that will be operated over 5G from Mumbai. The company's headquarters, manufacturing, and research and development facilities are in India, with subsidiaries in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Addverb's mobile robots include the Velocce system. Source: Addverb Technologies Experienced execs to lead U.S. office Mark Messina is the new CEO of Addverb Technologies USA Inc. in Dallas. He has two decades of experience in building, developing, and scaling global engineering, manufacturing, and operations, said the company. Luke Lee joins Messina as marketing head of Americas at Addverb. He has 10 years of business development and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.64
February 12, 2022
…good in cemeteries, and there's not a lot of 5G yet. I also can't imagine a person remotely controlling a mower on the side of a highway. The bigger the robot, the less likely they are to be nimble and autonomous.” “The Goats have been surprisingly autonomous, operating up to 72 hours at a stretch,” Erickson said. “This can lead to $1,000 per acre per year in savings.” “Our solution is hardware-agnostic,” he added. “We use Husqvarna machines because of the open APIs [application programming interfaces].” Does My Goat expect major mower providers to offer autonomous systems? “Most are focused…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.31
February 09, 2022
…to smarter robots. Kollmorgen yesterday said it is performing 5G tests with Ericsson to explore future mobile robot capabilities. “We want to continue to push the boundaries of mobile robot applications with our NDC Solutions platform,” said Peter Bladh, director of research and development at Kollmorgen. “5G holds the key to unlock more advanced routing of intralogistics, generate better insights, improve predictive maintenance, and speed up commissioning. It is also likely going to be the future standard of industrial communication infrastructure.” The Radford, Va.-based company said its NDC platform enables vehicle builders such as Toyota Material Handling Europe, Jungheinrich AG,…
