Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.73
October 05, 2021
…services and designs, builds, and operates take-off and landing infrastructure for air taxis. The London-based company has partnered with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger and cargo vehicle manufacturers to enable safe and efficient flight operations within urban and suburban environments. Avtrain certifies drone pilots and operators for all fixed-wing, hybrid, and single and multi-rotor drones in all weight categories in Ireland. Shannon Group is a company looking to build business opportunities in aviation, property, and tourism. FMCI is a nonprofit organization intended to stimulate research and development of mobility as a service (MaaS). Focus areas include smart city…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.27
October 05, 2021
…of heavy pallets of materials within CPG/FMCG facilities. “Inflexible infrastructures, often including conveyors that are difficult to relocate when facility needs change, are truly a thing of the past, and for this reason, we had been seeking a more autonomous and flexible way of moving finished goods,” stated Jan de Bruijn, CEO of CSi Group. “Autonomous mobile robots provide these efficiencies, enabling a powerful option for fully automated workflows in palletizing. With MiR as our partner, we are bringing to market the next generation of palletizing for CPG companies worldwide.” Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) said its collaborative autonomous mobile robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.11
October 04, 2021
…of different schools of thought in robotics As more infrastructure is being architected, different schools of thought are emerging. Proponents of a particular school have their own world view on how robots will become ubiquitous and help mankind. There are three distinct schools of thought: 1) no-code programming, 2) artificial general intelligence (AGI), and 3) end-to-end robotic work cells. The no-code programming community is building drag-and-drop interfaces that enable anyone on the manufacturing floor to program robots and any manufacturer to deploy automation — no experience necessary, no hard coding required. Robotics is a fragmented field, and every robotics hardware…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.54
September 29, 2021
…not require a centralized control or installation of burdensome infrastructure, said the company. Instead, they use computer vision and artificial intelligence to “learn on the fly” and to navigate autonomously while carrying various payloads, it said. Burro's robots are designed for ease of use. Source: Burro Burro built to scale up Today, Burro said it has 90 robots in table-grape fields covering 100 to 300 miles a day autonomously, six days a week. Instead of each farmworker walking several miles a day with a 250 pound wheelbarrow full of grapes in the heat, he or she can stand in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.25
September 29, 2021
…decided to focus on the intersection between agriculture and infrastructure with indoor forming and now agricultural robotics.” While autonomous tractors are already being deployed around the world, different crops require smaller robots, she explained. “If you look at the $45 billion specialty crops market, the cost of production is 3x that of row crops,” said Reddy. “The way farms are designed is completely different than for grains harvested with combines.” “The other piece we saw in agricultural technology was a crowded space around fruit like apples and strawberries, but table grapes are a $1 billion industry in California, which has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.94
September 28, 2021
…tasks. There is tremendous interest from power generation, construction, infrastructure maintenance and repair, and oil and gas. My personal gut instinct is that the Guardian XT will be an even bigger hit in its early hears than the XO. There are no issues of training operators or walking around with it. We'll see higher volumes of Guardian XTs shipping in the first few years, then it will flip on its head with the Guardian XO. Imagine in a pre-hurricane situation, where utilities are trying to cut as many tree limbs as they can, but it's still rainy and cold. But…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.87
September 28, 2021
…to run routine safety inspections on equipment and critical infrastructure across operations and receive sensor data “With the current growth and expansion of robots in the workplace, Ava's work with Johnson Controls serves as another example of applying intelligent, mobile technology to drive better business outcomes and satisfaction,” said Marcio Macedo, co-founder and vice president of products at Ava Robotics. “There is growing need for facility-focused robots outside of warehouse robots, and building and operational security is a smart place to focus on.” “This maps to our strategy to uncover unmet needs in the workplace, especially those that can be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.81
September 27, 2021
…already a problem. Now, with stuff changing so fast, fixed-infrastructure automation is not as attractive as it used to be. It has a place to be sure, but we recently talked with a customer about a warehouse full of conveyors. 'It's five miles of the most expensive scrap metal,' they said. It can't be moved to new facilities like robots. A big part of our Mark 3 message is that it and our AMRs can close the gap between humans and robots for pallet-handling applications for greater throughput. You mentioned the speed update—how fast can AMRs with the Mark 3…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
September 23, 2021
…InOrbit Free Edition enables access to the end-to-end platform infrastructure, including the robot-agnostic InOrbit Agent, Adaptive Diagnostics, secure messaging infrastructure, and the InOrbit Control personalized dashboard. It also includes observability features such as vital robot analytics and diagnostics, as well as the ability to track a robot’s position on a map in real time, the company said. In addition, users can define, detect, and respond to incidents through one-click actions within the app or through included Slack integration, said InOrbit. “We want to see more robots out in the world, but we're not giving the whole farm away,” Pestoni said.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.56
September 17, 2021
…the cloud. Stord sees market challenges Today's supply chain infrastructure and software tools haven't evolved to meet the customer expectations of direct-to-consumer (DTC) commerce brands set by Amazon Prime or the complex, fast-changing needs of B2B businesses, said Stord. Resource and capacity constraints require companies to use a patchwork of disconnected third-party logistics providers (3PLs), creating an inflexible, expensive, and opaque logistics network that slows innovation and time to market, the company said. The result is slower shipments, higher prices, and unhappy customers. The pandemic exacerbated this problem, as e-commerce boomed, further straining supply chains, noted Stord. Global e-commerce is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.14
September 16, 2021
…services at scale.” Pittsburgh-based Argo AI said its cloud-based infrastructure is designed to work seamlessly and efficiently with partners’ business operations. The company's infrastructure will integrate with Walmart’s online ordering platform to route orders and schedule package deliveries to customers’ homes. The commercial service will be available to Walmart customers within defined service areas of the three markets and will expand over time, said the partners. Initial integration will begin later this year, they said. Argo AI continues collaborations Argo AI said it is developing self-driving technology in partnership with automakers including Ford and Volkswagen Group to make getting around…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.95
September 14, 2021
…said its robots can easily integrate into existing warehouse infrastructures without disrupting workflows. This year, Locus Robotics marked a half-billion units picked and made the list of Inc. 500, ranking No. 428. “We've almost doubled in size in the past year,” said Kary Zate, senior director of marketing communications at Locus. “Our customer base has also grown in the past two years.” “Among the things that make Locus different are the labor management data and real-time reporting to support operators,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We've also expanded putaway as a function. There's a two-way aspect; it's not just picking.” Tiger…
