Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.63
June 02, 2020
…in a single piece reduces cost and enables the highest-performance regenerative cooling design.” Launcher will be testing E-2 at NASA Stennis as part of an Air Force Phase II SBIR later this year. The AMCM M 4K platform is a global offering and is available now. AMCM is ramping up its production at their new expanded facility in Starnberg, Germany. In addition to the AMCM M 4K platform, AMCM is producing other high-performance, customized industrial 3D printers based on EOS technology. Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.44
October 19, 2021
…as Google, Hyundai, and Samsung solve difficult manipulation problems. NASA recently awarded PickNik an Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant for robot arm motion planning in microgravity environments. The company has also announced the development of a commercialized open-core model of MoveIt, branded MoveIt Studio. It will focus on supervised autonomy and teleoperation to provide localized autonomous action in high-latency environments with the ability to reduce operator oversight. Formant said its telemetry, analytics, planning, and real-time controls will expedite a new wave of robots for productive commercial use cases. The San Francisco-based company supports international robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.41
August 30, 2021
…providing the launch opportunity, on-orbit operations, and data downlink. NASA astronauts will install the arm inside the airlock. It will conduct intra-vehicular activity (IVA) such as swich and cable operations. The GITAI arm will also autonomously assemble structures and panels to demonstrate its capability for in-space assembly (ISA). “In the current space market, there are many players trying to solve the space transportation problem, but very few standing up to the challenge to provide an alternative option for getting work done in space,” said Sho Nakanose, founder and CEO of GITAI. “However, in today’s booming space industry, there is a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.32
August 20, 2020
…the MIT Media Lab and a consultant at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is the founder of MagicLab. His presentation covers mixed reality storytelling, gesture sensing, and swarm robotics—a glimpse of the promise of augmented reality. There will also be a robust lineup of technical papers. CFD and Airborne Contagion Control One way is to minimize COVID infection, is to implement effective aid duct and ventilation systems to minimize airborne contagion. SimulationHUB, the developers of the on-demand browser-based CFD analysis program by the same name, shows how to set up and design airborne infection isolation rooms to study and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.22
November 10, 2017
…would present a daunting safety hazard. Uber Teams with NASA on 'Flying Car' Project Following the hiring of a NASA engineer to develop flying cars earlier this year, Uber has announced that by 2020, it plans to launch at least a few flying cars in Los Angeles, with a real commercial service to follow a few years later. The company has insisted that it wants to help build an ecosystem that makes a flying service possible and Uber‘s chief product officer, Jeff Holden, said in a statement. “UberAIR will be performing far more flights over cities on a daily basis…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.21
April 23, 2024
…and AI experts from Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, NASA, and Waymo. Cobot said the new capital will be used to further expand its team and advance its commercial deployments. Paul Kwan, managing director at General Catalyst, has joined Alfred Lin from Sequoia Capital on Cobot’s board of directors. “We believe the Cobot team is world-class at building the necessary hardware, software, and institutional trust to achieve their vision,” said Kwan. “Their focus on user partnership and thoughtful design is deeply aligned with General Catalyst's stance on responsible innovation.” “Brad and his team bring a unique combination of hardware, software…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.15
May 05, 2024
…on the lunar surface under contract with Astrobotic and NASA. “WiBotic’s new wireless 1kW charging platform enhances operations,” said Peter King, vice president of Cypher Robotics, Inc. “We’ve successfully deployed WiBotic chargers for customers in a range of applications and in some difficult environmental conditions - but historically only in applications where overnight charging was possible. With the new 1kW system, robots will charge at three times the previous speed, opening up a whole new set of applications where fast and ultra-reliable charging is needed.” The benefits of 1kW wireless charging are further enhanced when used in conjunction with the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.90
November 01, 2023
…August, the company said its force/torque sensors are compatible with FANUC's robots and Force Control Software. Organizations including including NASA, Ford, Honda, and Johns Hopkins University use ATI products, said the unit of Novanta Inc. Want to learn more about cobot arms? This article was featured in the April 2024 Robotics 24/7 Special Focus Issue titled “Collaborating with robot arms, platforms.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.87
February 20, 2023
…and representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday. Congresswoman Eshoo, and California State Senator Josh Becker shared remarks during event and highlighted innovation in the region. Reliable Robotics said it is designing advanced autopilot systems with high-precision navigation that will enhance aviation safety by enabling all-weather auto-taxi, auto-takeoff, and auto-landing, without new ground infrastructure. It said its vision is to transform the way we move goods and people around the planet with safer, more convenient, and more affordable air transportation. “In my two decades in Congress, I have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.33
April 25, 2023
…the requirements for precision are stringent, such as in NASA's Mars rovers, surgical power tools, humanoid robots, and industrial automation applications. To maintain its more than 60 years of leadership, maxon said it invests a “considerable” share of its annual revenue in research and development. The company has more than 3,500 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in more than 30 countries. maxon in Massachusetts With full engineering design services, technology development, and drive system manufacturing capabilities in Massachusetts, maxon said it helps design engineers reduce their time to market. The company said it will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.17
March 24, 2023
…Applications Conference. A top presentation at ICAM 2022 was NASA's report on “Root-Cause Failure Analysis in the AM Process.” Click on image to enlarge. Source: ASTM International ICAM specifies topics of interest ICAM will consist of 26 symposia covering major topics and key areas in advanced and additive manufacturing. ICAM is organized by more than 100 scientific committee members, including advanced manufacturing experts from industry, academia, government and regulatory agencies, national labs, and more. Conshohocken, Pa.-based ASTM International invited authors to submit their abstracts, outlining the scope of their presentations in less than 250 words. They should address one of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.08
January 31, 2024
…demonstration mission is driven by a grant awarded from NASA to the University of Nebraska through the Established Program to Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. Remote-controlled surgical devices on Earth Testing with spaceMIRA on the ISS will assess the impact of zero gravity when performing simulated surgical tasks. During a portion of the experiment, a surgeon operator at Virtual Incision’s headquarters in Lincoln, NE will utilize remote-controlled technology to direct the movements of the robot. Learnings about remote surgery could potentially impact healthcare in space and across the globe. In the U.S. alone, one-third of counties do not currently have access…
