Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.53
July 26, 2023
The Pittsburgh Robotics Network today announced the appointment of Jenny Sharpe as the organization’s new senior program manager of workforce development. “In this role, Sharpe will draw on her vast experiences in entrepreneurship, talent management, and community building to strengthen the dynamic nexus of robotics, education, and community that is rapidly transforming Pittsburgh,” it said. This role is in support of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's “Expanded Pathways to New Economy Careers” program, which is dedicated to expanding training and placement opportunities and eradicating barriers to employment. It is part of the comprehensive effort to drive regional economic growth, made possible…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.46
July 24, 2023
…to continue developing and commercializing its autonomous trucks. The Pittsburgh-based company had offered more than 73.3 million shares of Class A common stock at $3 per share and granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 10.9 million shares. Aurora said it plans to use its latest funding to continue developing its self-driving technology toward commercialization. “This huge amount of funding gives us the runway through next year’s expected commercial launch and well into 2025,” wrote Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of Aurora, in a blog post. He also acknowledged the challenge of obtaining venture capital in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.06
July 20, 2023
…manipulation problems will expedite development. SKA applies engineering expertise Pittsburgh-based SKA Custom Robots and Machines has engineered construction, surgical and medical, life sciences, and mining robots. The company's portfolio also includes a variety of inspection drones that fly, float, and crawl. Founded in 2015, SKA offers robotics hardware and software development, as well as consulting services. It said it “consistently delivers groundbreaking solutions at the forefront of robotic engineering.” “With their unparalleled track record of engineering excellence, SKA is poised to take a substantial leap forward in their robotic endeavors through this collaboration with PickNik Robotics,” said the company. PickNik…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.56
July 17, 2023
…to creating, accelerating, and scaling robotics companies in the Pittsburgh region, has announced its new location at the Tech Forge building in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Supported by Innovation Works, the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative, the Robotics Factory will serve as a collaborative space, bolstering manufacturing capabilities and helping companies expedite commercialization of their products. The new location at Tech Forge is situated in the heart of Pittsburgh’s “Robotics Row,” which boasts a high density of robotics organizations in all stages of growth working across various industries. The establishment of this site marks…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.21
July 14, 2023
…will be used to inspect ships across the country Pittsburgh-based Gecko will perform the work across various locations, using robots to inspect ships for damage, gathering data for digital models of vessels and feeding Gecko’s AI-powered software platform. The data is leveraged to increase the speed of repair plans and maintenance cycles. The fully structured data sets will also allow the Navy to move towards a more predictive maintenance planning in the future. Gecko’s contract with Huntington Ingalls represents an expansion of its work with the Navy that currently includes destroyers and amphibious assault ships at U.S. Navy regional maintenance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.35
July 14, 2023
…save cash, including moving over all manufacturing happening in Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City, where the company is headquartered. As part of the restructuring, Chief Operating Officer Jorgen Pedersen is moving to an advisory role at Sarcos. He is the former president and CEO of RE2 Robotics Inc., which Sarcos bought last year for about $100 million. Pedersen announced his departure on LinkedIn yesterday. “After spending the past year helping to integrate RE2 Robotics and Sarcos Robotics post-acquisition, I plan on serving as an advisor to the company moving forward,” he wrote. “As with any founder who goes through an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.84
July 12, 2023
PITTSBURGH—Spun out of Carnegie Robotics as part of an agreement with Nilfisk in 2020, Thoro.ai has spent the past three years forming new relationships and upgrading its services and technology for mobile robots. Earlier this year, it announced that it worked with Big Joe Forklifts to develop the Big Joe Pallet Mover. This summer, Robotics 24/7 visited Thoro.ai's headquarters in Pittsburgh, which is across the railroad tracks from Carnegie Robotics, to check out what the company has been working on. “Our real focus as a company has been on taking some world-class technology and using it to apply to indoor…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.67
June 29, 2023
The Pittsburgh Robotics and Denmark's Odense Robotics have entered a strategic partnership designed to generate transatlantic business growth opportunities. The organizations said by working together they are constructing a ‘robotics bridge’ across the Atlantic. The agreement was announced today at the Automatica trade fair in Munich, Germany, where Odense Robotics and Pittsburgh Robotics Network are taking part in shared activities to promote industry collaboration. “This is the start of a very exciting partnership. There are many similarities between our two ecosystems and together we can create new growth opportunities for companies in both countries. Pittsburgh is one of the world’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.57
June 22, 2023
…Source: Eugene Demaitre Tim Pote, co-founder and CEO of Pittsburgh-based Element Exo Inc., showed a passive, elastic exoskeleton to reduce the strain of lifting and bending. The wearable device weighed only 5.5 lb. and used a carbon-fiber spring rather than motors. “A large supply chain management company in St. Louis approached us, and its workers had to move 65 lb. pallets up to 400 times per day,” he said. “After onsite trials for four weeks, we estimated it removed 8 tons of lifting per person per day. One worker reported that the only reason they had stayed with the company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.86
June 20, 2023
…and Technology) MIT-PITT-RW (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo) PoliMOVE (Politecnico di Milano, University of Alabama) TII UNIMORE Racing (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) TUM Autonomous Motorsport (Technische Universität München) IAC racecars are built on identical hardware from sponsors and partners, while the university teams provide the AI. Source: Indy Autonomous Challenge Seconds separate the winner TII UNIMORE Racing, TUM Autonomous Motorsport, and PoliMOVE entered the final round of competition on Sunday afternoon separated by only three seconds. Team PoliMOVE finished its final lap in a blistering 2:05.87 on the 5.79…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.32
June 13, 2023
…and a founding member and board chair of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, or PRN, brings with him an impressive repertoire of experience and leadership to helm the Robotics Factory program, the organization said. Launched in partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network and other regional partners, the Robotics Factory is a part of a $63 million grant awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative as part of their Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The initiative aims to create, accelerate, and scale robotics startups in the Pittsburgh region, further cementing the area’s global recognition…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.27
May 18, 2023
…increasing order-fulfillment productivity in warehouses and manufacturing facilities. The Pittsburgh-based company said its Meet Me system was designed to facilitate collaboration between workers and robots completing person-to-good tasks. The Meet Me system covers multiple steps. Using a wearable device attached to their wrists, workers are directed where to go in a facility and what items to pick. From there, a Lumabot autonomous mobile robot (AMR) meets the worker at the pick location; IAM Robotics' Pyxis workflow management software tells the associate how many items to place in a bin. The worker then confirms the order using the Lumabot's patent-pending pick-to-light…
