Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.47
November 07, 2023
…experience in any OR globally.” OTTAVA incorporates four robotic arms into a standard size surgical table. According to the company, this unified architecture allows for an invisible design, with the robotic arms available when needed or stowed under the surgical table when not. The design removes barriers to movement and collaboration in robotic operating rooms and offers surgical teams the freedom and flexibility to adapt to clinical workflows and individualized patient needs. The system's “twin motion” feature – unified movement of the table and the robotic arms – is designed to allow surgical teams to address important clinical needs during…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.42
July 14, 2021
…as computer vision, machine learning, simulations, 3D cameras, and end-of-arm tooling. It also engages with a range of robotics suppliers and the Louisville Automation and Robotics Institute to rapidly engineer and deploy its turnkey robotic solutions. The company currently offers several pick-and-place robotic products, each designed to fit seamlessly into existing distribution center workflows, such as order fulfillment. MHS Robotics also offers autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with modifications like detachable carts, robotic arms, and conveyor supplements to handle specific requirements like large and irregularly shaped items. MHS Lifecycle Performance Services is equipped to support solutions from MHS Robotics through a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.36
April 17, 2022
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week said they have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons in one hospital may control a robotic arm at another location to safely operate on a patient during a critical window of time that could save the patient's life and preserve their brain function. The robotic system, whose movement is controlled through magnets, is designed to remotely assist in endovascular intervention—a procedure performed in emergency situations to treat strokes caused by a blood clot. Such interventions…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.31
August 27, 2023
…box up a flight of stairs, said the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You might spread your fingers out and lift that box with both hands, then hold it on top of your forearms and balance it against your chest, using your whole body to manipulate the box. Humans are generally good at whole-body manipulation, but robots struggle with such tasks. To the robot, each spot where the box could touch any point on the carrier’s fingers, arms, and torso represents a contact event that it must reason about. With billions of potential contact events, planning for this task quickly becomes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.27
April 28, 2023
…welding, but it's hoping to invest in a robotic arm or two to help with welding and cutting. Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, like many small and medium-sized enterprises, is looking to automation to help increase productivity and throughput and to address labor challenges. And like other smaller companies, it's looking to outside sources to help pay for them. Helfrich looks to state to help fund robot project Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works is one of many of Massachusetts companies that applied for a Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program grant (MMAP). The program is funded by the state and is managed by the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.26
June 21, 2021
…keeps moving Boston Dynamics spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and has developed a number of legged and humanoid robots, including BigDog, Atlas, and Spot. The mobile robots were tested for military and civilian uses and became popular on YouTube. Google X, now part of Alphabet Inc., acquired Boston Dynamics in 2013. In 2017, SoftBank bought Boston Dynamics, which itself acquired vision provider Kinema Systems in 2019. SoftBank Robotics makes other humanoid and service robots. Hyundai announced its intention to pick up the company in December 2020. Boston Dynamics began selling the quadruped Spot robot in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.16
December 23, 2022
…such as biotech and healthcare. Initiatives such as the ARM Institute’s efforts around workforce development are addressing these shortfalls. U.S. unemployment remains low in spite of recessionary fears and increasing automation. Or is increasing automation actually a cause of higher employment? According to attendees of our webcasts, there was strong interest in robots that worked well with people, including cobot arms in welding, goods-to-person systems paired with automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), and collaborative mobile robots such as those from 6 River Systems or Locus Robotics. Emerging teleoperation tools and software to manage growing robot fleets also did well.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.16
March 18, 2022
…Ira Moskowitz, CEO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute; and Elisabeth Reynolds, special assistant to the president for manufacturing and economic development at the National Economic Council. U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Walsh recalled being approached about MassRobotics wanting to build a facility at 12 Channel St. in Boston back in 2015. He said he thought it was the perfect opportunity to show Boston’s commitment to technology and innovation. In the years since, the robotics space has only become more important. “It’s really clear to me and society, that technology, robotics, and advanced manufacturing are really important…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.15
October 02, 2021
…Our first post explained that collaborative robots are robot arms designed to work near humans in industrial settings. They are also designed so that workers who are not robotics experts can more easily program them. Cobot safety standards Cobot safety standards are governed by ISO/TS 15066. This standard is very deliberate in differentiating between a robot and a robot system. In simple terms, a robot is the industrial arm and its controller. While the robot arm itself can move around in a workspace, there is no workpiece or gripper or auxiliary equipment. A cobot system may include the arm, controller,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.14
June 25, 2023
…of the ongoing research in the field. The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, or AI2, last week announced Ali Farhadi as its new CEO. He is an AI researcher, executive, and Forbes Top 5 AI entrepreneur, said the organization. It also presented the Phone2Proc robot training approach. “As we face unprecedented changes in the development and usage of AI, I could not think of a better time to return to AI2 as CEO,” stated Farhadi in a blog post. “Today more than ever, the world needs truly open and transparent AI research that is grounded in science and a place…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.12
September 30, 2022
…with the humanoid robot Asimo while at Honda Research Institute. Drumwright was a university professor and then a senior research scientist at the Toyota Research Institute. Drumwright has been granted three patents and has co-authored over 40 research articles on robotics with experts from institutions including MIT, Cornell University, and the University of Michigan. Backed by multiple venture capital firms, Dextrous Robotics received a competitive grant from the National Science Foundation in 2021. Dextrous Robotics designs for precision The job of loading and unloading trucks is one of the most challenging to fill in the logistics industry, according to Dextrous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.01
August 31, 2021
In June, the Eastern Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, or eKAMI, opened a new Robotics Center to offer hands-on retraining with robot arms and mobile robots used in industry. The Paintsville, Ky.-based institute was founded in 2017 and is dedicated to addressing the skills gap in U.S. manufacturing. Among the technologies at the event was an Ohmni telepresence robot from OhmniLabs Inc. Demand for telepresence robots has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic, noted Thuc Vu, CEO of San Jose, Calif.-based OhmniLabs. “One area with a huge increase in demand was manufacturing,” he told Robotics 24/7. “Especially with restrictions on travel and…
