Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.67
May 24, 2021
…and it gives us access to indoor and underground infrastructure. Last fall, the company announced the ExynAero system—can you give some examples of how customers are benefiting from it? Williams: We've been growing really rapidly in the underground space. Since that time, we've seen dozens of opportunities in other mines. Previous skeptics see Exyn's systems and want to buy. We've seen a ton of growth. We've also seen a lot of adoption by governments. The next areas of growth for autonomous drones are industrial and commercial spaces. Operators are looking for ways to get more information about facilities, structures, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.66
September 18, 2023
…that invests in early-stage technology companies. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said it supports innovators in areas including automation, infrastructure, engineered biology, and decarbonization — all underpinned by the next generation of compute. Maersk Growth is the venture arm of A.P. Moller–Maersk with the stated mission to digitize, democratize, and decarbonise supply chains. It said it support its portfolio companies' strategic potential and generate value for A.P. Moller-Maersk by leveraging our core capabilities – our 'ABCDE' or assets, brand, customers, data, and expertise.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.66
March 26, 2021
…the Zuni Pueblo. It includes many rural areas with infrastructure challenges that make virtual learning difficult, said Blue Ocean. Many students have Internet connectivity problems, and about 1,500 students have no Internet at home. The district also includes many special education students who learn better in the classroom, so it needed to find a way to bring students back. ”We selected UVD Robots after a rigorous review process of numerous disinfecting robots,” said Hyatt. “UVD Robots delivered on all of our needs and requirements of importance for our district including technical excellence, maturity and track record, quality of approach in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.65
July 20, 2023
…and Japan, as well as build out its production infrastructure in Germany to meet the demand of its order book, which exceeds $450 million. “This involves cognitive industrial robots for applications such as welding, warehousing, gluing, sanding, and assembly,” explained Reger. “However, this volume only describes the minimum delivery volume over the next five years. The actual demand of our customers is much higher, but currently still limited by our production capacities.” “For a better classification of the demand as a whole—the order volume mentioned results from just one-time 14 contracts,” he noted. “We currently have around 100 more contracts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.65
July 21, 2021
…autonomous vehicle ecosystem? Harrington: Verizon's AV interest was in infrastructure, such as traffic lights and data moving from V2X [vehicle-to-everything communications]. I was introduced to Optimus Ride about a year before joining. I immediately gravitated to the idea of reasonable time horizons, requiring less capital and engineering time and effort than for cars, while keeping a large total addressable market. That balance struck me of practical, achievable AVs addressing real needs today, without Level 5 autonomy. Klein: It has been fascinating to watch over the past decade—some VC [venture capital]-fueled companies made big claims, and to be fair, some engineers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.63
July 28, 2023
…wheels are in good shape. Our system can collect infrastructure data. We found at a customer site cracks in the floor after investigating a shock and vibration report suggesting that a driver was dropping pallets. Telematics is about risk mitigation and training operators. Another aspect is visualization at a higher level, to equipment and facility utilization. We describe it as a financial solution, since it includes the number of trucks for purchasing, leasing, or renting. Users can come up with a customized format. What are more examples of how this data can be used? Buena-Franco: For instance, based on cyclicality,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.63
January 06, 2023
…our customers to provide the food, fuel, fiber, and infrastructure that our growing global population needs.” “Our autonomy project was farmer-driven,” said Joseph Liefer, senior product manager for autonomy at the company. “They asked us to start with the act of preparing the soil, not harvesting.” “As we learn how to decouple labor from the cab, it's a force multiplier for farmers in the driver's seat,” he told Robotics 24/7. “That's where autonomy starts to come in.” ExactShot could save resources With the global population expected to grow from 8 billion today to nearly 10 billion by 2050, farmers will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.63
October 25, 2022
…in microgravity environments. The work resulted in a general infrastructure for planning and executing motions in a static environment. PickNik said insights and experience from that project have shaped its MoveIt Space supervised autonomy software. Colorado AIA awards grant for growing U.S. space hub The Colorado Office of Economic and International Trade recently awarded PickNik Robotics a major Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) grant for its work in space robotics. The AIA Program was created in 2013 to promote growth and sustainability in Colorado’s advanced industries by driving innovation, accelerating commercialization, encouraging public-private partnerships, increasing access to early-stage capital, and creating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.62
January 22, 2022
…our primary focus is offshore wind site surveys and infrastructure inspection. Will there be different levels of access to the Virtual Ocean? Will customers be able to share survey data? Kauffman: There will be different levels. For example, we want schools to have access for their students to be able to virtually explore the ocean, and we do not expect this to be a profit center. Those costs will be subsidized by our commercial and government customers, who will have an elevated membership. [Our system] has been designed to enable collaboration and data sharing—this is indeed an invaluable feature.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.62
June 27, 2023
…not understand the value of having a smart charging infrastructure system until they run into an issue, he said. It's not until a robot fails to connect to a charger or dies mid-mission that users really see the need, and that's a problem, he explained. “The charging infrastructure needs to be as smart as the robots themselves,” Waters said. “Otherwise, companies might think initially they won't have issues, but I guarantee they will.” The company has made it a goal to work well with other systems. It offers up its APIs to allow robot makers and others to integrate WiBotic's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.60
December 19, 2022
…Schematic Ventures, which specializes in supply chain and commerce infrastructure. “Autonomous yard operations—a critical part of a streamlined global supply chain— is simply not a reality without the ability for self-driving vehicles to connect to and from trailers.” Outrider said it has performed tens of thousands of fully autonomous trailer moves across its Fortune 500 customer sites and at its full-scale Advanced Testing facility in Brighton, Colo. The facility is designed to mimic customers’ distribution yards from industries such as consumer packaged goods, retail and e-commerce, package shipping, and manufacturing. The company also cited industry recognition for its autonomy advances,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.60
September 14, 2023
…we do,” noted Bash. “There's also the servers, cloud infrastructure, and operations teams, and everything has to work together.” Several of Flytrex’s restaurant and retailer affiliates have already realized its vision of a fully autonomous delivery process, including Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop, Papa Johns, Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, and Little Caesars, among others. “Our interactions with large chains have been good so far,” said Bash. “We charge them and their customers less than traditional delivery methods and give better service.” “Ground deliveries may be the way to go for groceries, but if you just need diapers, sunblock, or…
