Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.21
April 22, 2022
…quickly obsolete, said Agility Robotics. By contrast, the company's legged robots are built to be versatile, cost-effective, non-threatening, and durable helpers to people, wrote Hurst, chief technology officer at Agility, in a recent blog post. The humanoids are built, not for dancing, but for commercial uses such as carrying packages, stacking goods, and working indoors or outside, claimed the company. Agility added that its robots “provide unique value to businesses by augmenting the human workforce’s productivity, efficiency, and wellness.” The company shipped its first systems in 2018 and plans to deploy its most advanced model at customer sites later this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.10
April 23, 2021
…exoskeletons, we've seen a lot of developments lately in legged robots. Does the interest in commercial applications reflect a maturity or greater understanding of robotics in spaces designed for humans? Wolff: We'll see a continued explosion of what they're capable of doing. The power consumption of legged robots was a major limiting factor. Another limitation is around teleoperation and autonomous navigation. You can overcome the power issue, but you still have the challenge of machines moving around in dynamic environments. With AMRs [autonomous mobile robots] and other types of machines that are wheeled, they're mostly deployed in highly structured environments,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.85
May 06, 2022
…sourcing and other issues, Agility Robotics started building its legged robots domestically, which has paid off, he said. Thomas Evans, robotics chief technology officer at Honeywell Interoperability needs to be key Evans said customers are increasingly demanding software systems that integrate with their robotics hardware. “All that has to be orchestrated in a very concise and precise way,” he said. VandenBrook said interoperability is “critical” as companies such as Amazon and Shopify continue to invest billions to build up fulfillment centers. “As an ecosystem, clients are going to demand the best point solution for their operation in order to give…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.78
September 30, 2022
…of different areas of robotics by studying humanoids, from legged locomotion to flexible robot arms. Atkeson, who has a master’s degree in computer science from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said a central debate among the robotics community is whether general-purpose robots are better than specialized ones. “Over and over, the task-specific stuff has won,” he said. Humanoid robots are far more expensive to build than more specialized models, Atkeson said. He cited vacuum cleaning robots as an example. Why would someone build a humanoid that cost as much…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.69
July 24, 2023
…starting price from $1,600 (excluding tax and freight). The legged robot is now available for preorder on Unitree's official website. The company also described the following features: Standard 4D ultra-wide lidar upgrades recognition system by 200% Go2 features Unitree's self-developed 4D LIDAR L1 with 360° x 90° hemispherical ultra-wide recognition, a super-small blind spot, and a minimum detection distance as low as 0.05 m (1.9 in.), enabling it to recognize different terrains. Embodied intelligence: AI+robot, Go2 is empowered by GPT GPT embraces great language capacity and a large language base, which enables Go2 to fully understand its user’s intentions and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.66
April 25, 2022
…company is known for the BigDog, Atlas, and Spot legged robots, as well as Handle and the new Stretch truck-unloading system. Automatica to celebrate more robotics innovators Bertil Thorvaldsson, ABB At Automatica in Munich on June 20, three more winners will be celebrated. The first is Bertil Thorvaldsson, the global product manager at ABB Robotics, a global leader in power and automation technologies. He joined the company in 1976 and will receive an award for leadership. Bruno Siciliano, University of Naples Federico II The second recipient will be Bruno Siciliano, an engineer, academic, and scientific popularizer, for education. He is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.35
October 11, 2021
…aerial robots and other types of flying vehicles. The team envisions that future Mars rotorcraft could be equipped with legged landing gear so that the body balance of these aerial robots can be maintained as they land on sloped or uneven terrains, thereby reducing the risk of failure under challenging landing conditions. The paper is titled “A bipedal walking robot that can fly, slackline, and skateboard.” Coauthors also include Alireza Ramezani, former Caltech postdoctoral scholar and currently an assistant professor at Northeastern University. This research was supported by the Caltech Gary Clinard Innovation Fund and Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
September 27, 2021
…robots with the prime systems being four ANYmal C legged systems and aerial drones. In the Prize Round of the Final Event, the team won the competition and scored 23 points by correctly detecting and localizing 23 of 40 of the artifacts that DARPA had placed inside the environment. “We are delighted to have done so well,” said Prof. Maurice Fallon, lead of the Oxford University team that was part of CERBERUS. “Contributing to CERBERUS has really accelerated our research. After three years of preparation, it was fantastic to test it in the DARPA’s complex underground maze.” Systems Competition used…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.84
April 19, 2022
…Waltham, Mass.-based company, best known for videos of its legged robots, is now working to address the needs of warehouses and distribution centers. Stretch joined the Atlas humanoid robot and the Spot quadruped for industrial inspections. “Stretch is really a first for us—it's the first robot specifically designed for the warehouse,” said Kevin Blankespoor, senior vice president and general manager of warehouse robotics at Boston Dynamics. “We took all of the technology that we've grown over the past several decades with Spot and Atlas, and everything that came before, and repackaged it for a purpose-designed solution for moving boxes.” Unloading…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.74
November 08, 2022
…month's VISION show in Stuttgart had a unique opportunity to see Boston Dynamics’ Spot equipped with MotionCam-3D Color. The four-legged robot moved deliberately in the crowd, demonstrating the tremendous potential of these combined technologies. Besides robotics, Photoneo’s technology also opens new applications for 3D model creation in the Metaverse, digital twins, or teleoperation of industrial applications. About the author Andrea Pufflerova is public relations specialist at Photoneo.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.93
August 23, 2023
…such as those proposed by ASTM International's committee on legged robots.” “For mobile manipulation, the ability to reach high and the ground and to take up roughly a square foot is an advantage,” Cardenas added. “Instead of relying on a heavy base like an AMR, a humanoid can just widen its stance.” Apollo also includes perception-based behaviors to slow or stop if someone enters a perimeter or impact zone, respectively, he said. Apptronik worked with argodesign to ensure that Argo's design balanced complexity and approachability. Digital panels on the robot's face and chest are intended to facilitate communication, approximating a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.86
September 14, 2022
…a variety of locomotion forms beyond wheels, including bipedal, multi-legged, or tracked. This versatility enables AMRs to better adapt to environments that are less predictable than a warehouse and is a feature that makes them easier for a variety of industries to adopt, fast. Let’s take a look at some of the industries that the next generation of AMRs are set to take hold in. Robotic lawncare It’s a sunny Saturday morning, and you slowly wake up to the sound of your neighbors mowing their lawn…except it’s not your neighbor mowing their lawn, but a robotic mower finishing up the…
