Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.67
June 24, 2022
…the world. MassRobotics continues successful collaboration MassRobotics leads the Massachusetts robotics cluster, which it claimed has the highest concentration of robotics businesses in the world, with about 400 companies, 65 resident startups, and 40 strategic partners. The Boston-based organization said it provides entrepreneurs and innovators with the workspace, resources, and contacts they need to develop, prototype, test, and commercialize their systems. Amazon Web Services provides resources to establish a scalable infrastructure for building, testing, and managing robots. AWS and MassRobotics announced their first startup accelerator in November 2021. The program's first cohort included startups from around the world, including Aivero,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.46
July 26, 2023
…of progress. We expect to open on time. The Massachusetts talent pool What's Locus Robotics' existing headcount, and do you expect to hire more staffers once you move? Faulk: We're at around 500 employees now, with over half in greater Boston. We'll add close to another 100 in the next year or so, close to half of them again in Boston. What are some of the benefits of staying in Massachusetts? Faulk: We can attract top talent. With all the universities in the area, Boston is a hub for robotics and technology. MassRobotics has been a big step toward creating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.43
May 07, 2020
…Hawaii Indiana (2): Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. (IUPUI).; Purdue Univ. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Michigan (3) Michigan State Univ.; Western Michigan Univ.; Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn New York (2): Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); U.S. Military Academy (West Point) North Carolina: Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Pennsylvania: Univ. of Pittsburgh Texas: Texas A&M Univ. Virginia: Univ. of Virginia Wisconsin: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison “This is an extraordinary challenge, calling on the best and brightest of our university students and faculty worldwide to engineer software that will have a significant impact on the future of all classes of transportation,” says…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.43
July 31, 2018
…experts at RightHand Robotics. The collaboration will integrate the Massachusetts-based company’s RightPick automation system into Capacity’s fulfillment solution offering. The robotic workcells will be integrated with existing warehouse material handling systems, such as those from Lightning Pick, and will increase the level of automation. The integration of RightPick technology will begin in Capacity’s New Jersey fulfillment center this year, and later expand to its California location. Capacity handles thousands of e-commerce and B2B orders daily. The company’s initial use of robotic piece-picking automation builds upon Capacity’s strategy of deploying engineered systems that improve speed, accuracy and flexibility to meet its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.42
January 11, 2022
…it has been testing its vehicles. The company is also a member of MassRobotics, an organization devoted to growing Massachusetts' robotics ecosystem. Magna added that it will establish a Boston-based engineering center and presence “in a community rich in engineering talent, leading academic institutions, and robotics businesses.” “As advancements in autonomy continue, we saw an opportunity to bring in additional expertise to support current programs as well as future customer needs,” O'Hara added. “We are happy to welcome the Optimus Ride employees to the Magna family.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.31
May 23, 2022
MassRobotics, a public-private nonprofit dedicated to growing Massachusetts' robotics ecosystem, is calling for nominations for its new annual award. It will be presented to a female researcher who has made substantial contributions to robotics. The name of the award is the Robotics Medal. Along with the recognition, the recipient will receive $50,000. The purpose of The Robotics Medal is to inspire and encourage women and other underrepresented groups to take part in shaping the future of the world through robotics, according to the organization. “Robotics is in need of more female researchers, inventors, thinkers, and leaders to move forward the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.01
September 27, 2021
…member of MassRobotics, a collective dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem by helping innovators and entrepreneurs. Realtime Robotics works to accelerate automation Realtime Robotics said its technology generates collision-free motion plans in milliseconds for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles. This empowers robots to function together at full speed in unstructured and collaborative workspaces, it claimed. In addition, autonomous systems can use the technology to react to dynamic obstacles the instant changes are perceived, according to Realtime Robotics. In June, the company raised $31.4 million in Series A funding. Realtime Robotics works with Japanese customers and partners such as FANUC,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.01
February 17, 2022
…MassRobotics is a collaborative effort devoted to nurturing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem. It provides networking opportunities, co-working space and resources, and other support for startups and established technology firms. Onshape offers startups speed to market The global robotics market is growing quickly, with spending to exceed $240 billion by 2023, projected IDC. The market could grow to more than $74.1 billion by 2026, according to Mordor Intelligence. Boston-based PTC provides software for digital transformation and the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). It offers computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), and augmented reality (AR) technologies via on-premise, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.96
July 09, 2021
…founded by robotics and machine learning alumni from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company builds robots that move packages in and out of distribution and fulfillment centers. Pickle has also developed low-cost collaborative robots that can work alongside people in the complex environments of loading docks, reducing the amount of human effort that goes into getting online orders to the front door. Pickle and R Squared Robotics said they will design and build automated, integrated systems for high-volume end users to improve the speed and efficiency of their operations. “As a leader in packaging automation, Ranpak is the ideal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.95
July 24, 2021
…pilot was conducted in Eversource’s service territory, which covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Do the partners envision this information being gathered by delivery vehicles, utility trucks, or autonomous passenger vehicles? Right now, Motional’s autonomous vehicles are being developed as robotaxis for passenger transportation. Those robotaxis will be the vehicles used for energy infrastructure monitoring. What sorts of insights have you gained or are you looking to gain? Motional and Eversource are still evaluating the insights. We look forward to sharing our findings as we continue to collaborate. How would more data benefit municipalities? Is this technology more relevant for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.49
December 18, 2022
…KAIST—Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea) MIT-PITT-RW—Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts), University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Rochester Institute of Technology (New York), University of Waterloo (Canada) PoliMOVE—Politecnico di Milano (Italy), University of Alabama, which won last January's challlenge at CES. It also won the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco at the Texas Motor Speedway in November (see full video below). TII EuroRacing—University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) and the Technology Innovation Institute (United Arab Emirates) TUM Autonomous Motorsport—Technical University of Munich (Germany), which won the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco in October 2021 We're always…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.37
March 10, 2020
Empire Group, Inc., a Massachusetts-based provider of end-to-end product development and production services, announced its strategic partnership with Mainspring Capital Partners, a Boston-based provider of growth capital to growing businesses. Empire Group is a full-service product development company that provides customized and advanced solutions to manufacturers on the East Coast, and across the U.S., within the consumer goods, defense, medical device, aerospace/aviation, automotive, juvenile, and toy industries. Empire Group and Mainspring closed the investment on February 18, 2020 to fund the company's vision of becoming a provider of advanced product development and additive manufacturing services in the eastern U.S. This…
