Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.58
October 21, 2021
…depth point cloud, lidar point cloud Sample updates Multi-robot navigation with ROS2 SDG with domain randomization in Jupyter New synthetic data generation workflow—production datasets from Isaac Sim An autonomous robot requires large and diverse datasets to train the numerous AI models running its perception stack. Getting all of this training data from real-world scenarios is cost-prohibitive and in the corner cases, potentially dangerous. The new synthetic data workflow provided with Isaac Sim is designed to build production quality datasets that address the safety and quality concerns around robots. The developer building the datasets can control the stochastic distribution of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.58
December 28, 2020
…guided vehicle (AGV) technology or those that use autonomous navigation. Through 2028, Interact Analysis predicts a compound annual growth rate of 64.5% for robotic lift trucks, up from a rate in the 20% to 25% range the last couple of years, according to Sharma. The relentless pressure to find further costs efficiencies, as well as a higher level of safety for automated lift trucks, are key drivers. “Like other automation areas, one of the key drivers is cost savings,” says Sharma. “A company will invest in automated trucks that do cost more upfront, but it will save costs in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.55
October 04, 2021
…to. A single piece of software and a single-source navigation stack will be easier to manage.” Locus has opened its new European headquarters in Amsterdam. Source: Locus Robotics Robots serve seasonal, return needs Not only is there a large total addressable market for logistics automation, but retailers also need robots for seasonal demand and growing returns, said Faulk. “There's a huge global opportunity that's unapped,” he said. “There are 100,000 warehouses and 20 billion sq. ft. to be automated over the next five to 10 years, and about 3 billion sq. ft. of new space being built over the next…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.55
May 31, 2023
…to provide vision data. Sevensense Robotics designed an autonomous navigation stack to help mobile robots perceive and maneuver through their environments. Its systems take advantage of visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) and a camera system to allow robots to construct accurate 3D maps of their environment. In 2021, ABB partnered with the company to take advantage of its vSLAM on its lineup of AMRs. “With vision, we gain higher-context information about the environment,” Cesari said. “This allows the system to run more robustly, especially when you look at the 3D space, not only for localization, but also for finding…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.53
July 05, 2022
…in UAS applications including command and control with drone navigation. Soure: Ondas Holdings Financial benefits and transaction details Ondas Holdings said it expects the combined company to provide cost-related efficiencies. They include savings from integrated engineering and product development programs; shared sales and marketing resources; and the elimination of certain duplicative costs related to legal, board, and other public company costs. Ondas said each issued and outstanding share of Airobotics would be converted into, and exchanged for, 0.16806 shares of Ondas common stock, or about $18 million. The proposed acquisition or merger is subject to the satisfaction of standard shareholder…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.51
January 09, 2023
…metric is distance, ambient light, identification, object speed, motion, navigation, camera size, or processing capability, these two cameras are unmatched on the market today.” Gemini 2 gives wide field of view Orbbec said the Gemini 2 provides ;the widest field of view in its product line, as well as “exceptional” sensing range. The company said integration-ready Gemini 2 is based on active stereo IR technology and boasts a range of 0.12 to 10 m (0.6 to 32.8 ft.), along with a field of view of up to 100 degrees diagonal (89°H x 65°V, ±3°). Gemini 2 is also capable of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.50
July 09, 2018
…uses on-board sensors and a more “natural” approach to navigation. Research shows high interest in robotics. According to MHI’s “2018 Annual Industry Study”, 65% of professionals surveyed now see robotics and automation as a major source of disruption and/or opportunity, up from 61% last year. Analyst firm Interact Analysis forecasts the market for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and smart automatic guided vehicles (AGV) for logistics will grow from $300 million in 2017 to $3 billion by 2022, or roughly a 10-fold increase. “We are seeing true exponential growth now,” says Ash Sharma, a research director for Interact Analysis. “While numerous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.50
October 28, 2022
…there are two veins of early research into stable navigation,” Saunders told Robotics 24/7. “The first is a very stable platform, where the features of the body are static for the length of the procedure, such as Lasik eye surgery,” he explained. “They could also see large bones or mount tacking devices on them, and there are eight robots for just the spine on the market today.” “The second is laparoscopic surgery, where you make a small hole and fill the abdomen with gas and then look around,” added Saunders. “The first procedure was done in 1989, and Intuitive Surgical's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.45
March 07, 2023
…and frequently without wearing out contacts or requiring precise navigation to charging stations. What are some of the environmental challenges for wireless charging? “One of the biggest challenges is the tolerance,” Waters replied. “A company might want accuracy to 1 cm, based on the robot's lidar and camera, but then if you add tolerance of the wheels and steps to pivot, the robot can dock within 3 to 5 cm. We try to maximize positional flexibilty.” “If it’s outside of that range, an AMR will still charge, but not at the full rated current,” he added. “The API will tell…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.43
October 23, 2022
…robot gets real-time kinematic positioning (RTK) from a satellite navigation system to locate pests and weeds. Carbon Robotics has also developed a weeding system for farms, while Tertill has built robots for gardens. 3. Robots plant and seed on the farm In the past few years, engineers have pushed robotics to perform more complex tasks such as planting and seeding. Drones or uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) can not only survey fields, but they can also support precision agriculture with real-time data collection for analysis and insight. Companies such as American Robotics and UAV Systems International have developed aerial imaging and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.36
March 06, 2022
…result is an engineered device that can greatly improve navigation for blind people to walk. That's precisely what researchers and student assistants came up with at the Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory. They developed an easy-to-fabricate smart cane for the blind. Researchers published their findings in October's Science Robotics. The assistive device is equipped with lidar similar to the technology used in some self-driving cars and aircraft. It uses lasers to measure the distance to nearby objects and obstacles. Based on its calculation, the smart cane can steer its user. The cane also uses GPS and has additional sensors and other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.36
August 12, 2021
…latest laser scanning technology ensure 360-degree vision for precise navigation and operations. “We learned from the MiR250 that cross-eyed cameras in addition to 3D sensors can see more above and below than safety-rated lidar,” Charles said. “The 3D cameras were there for object detection, but the new cameras can see overhanging objects or obstacles on the ground ahead of time.” The new AMRs are designed to comply with the industry’s latest safety standards, including ISO 3691-4 and ANSI/RIA R15.08-1-2020. “Many companies now integrate our mobile robots as an alternative to manned forklifts, which can be expensive to staff and dangerous…
