Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.62
May 17, 2023
…Phoenix to be the most sensor-rich and physically capable humanoid ever built and to enable Carbon’s rapidly growing intelligence to perform the broadest set of work tasks possible,” stated Geordie Rose, co-founder and CEO of Sanctuary AI, on the company's website. “We see a future where general-purpose robots are as ubiquitous as cars, helping people to do work that needs doing, in cases where there simply aren’t enough people to do that work,” Rose said. Humanoid robot includes advanced AI Sanctuary AI said that Phoenix is intended to help address the labor challenges affecting many organizations today. The company claimed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.16
May 16, 2023
…have a significant impact on operational efficiency and profitability. Humanoid robots and AI have been in the news lately, including Tesla’s Optimus, Agility Robotics’ Digit, and Figure AI’s 01. What do you think of them? Casse: Humanoid robots are fascinating and have a certain appeal due to their anthropomorphic—human-like—features. They represent our vision of the future. However, they are way more challenging to build than most people realize, and I believe it will take at least a decade and a billions of dollars in investment to make them truly useful in a production environment. A good comparison is the autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.25
April 25, 2023
…such as in NASA's Mars rovers, surgical power tools, humanoid robots, and industrial automation applications. To maintain its more than 60 years of leadership, maxon said it invests a “considerable” share of its annual revenue in research and development. The company has more than 3,500 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in more than 30 countries. maxon in Massachusetts With full engineering design services, technology development, and drive system manufacturing capabilities in Massachusetts, maxon said it helps design engineers reduce their time to market. The company said it will work with MassRobotics and the other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.54
April 15, 2023
Humanoid robots are being developed for a variety of applications, including personal assistance, entertainment, education, and healthcare. They are equipped with sensors, cameras, and other advanced technologies that allow them to interact with the environment and adapt to changes in their surroundings. The market for humanoid robots could grow from $1.6 billion (U.S.) in 2022 to $214.4 billion by 2032 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63.2%, according to a report published by The Brainy Insights. It said the Asia-Pacific region has emerged as the largest market for such robots, with a 35.8% share of the market revenue…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.93
April 14, 2023
…developed by different competing companies building quadrupedal robots and humanoid robots as well. … It's going to be interesting to see the ways those begin to have an impact and get into places no wheeled robot was able to go before, maybe no winged robot was able to go before. I'm also excited to see what happens with these new generative AI tools that are coming out week by week. We're getting more powerful tools put into the public domain. And those tools can also have an impact in robotics. I'm really interested to see what robotics researchers can do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.72
April 12, 2023
…In November, the company shared details of its new humanoid robot. The company said its mission is “to expand the cognitive capabilities of robots and make breakthrough advances in a variety of areas to bring robots and humans closer together.” The companies touted the new cobots' 24-bit encoders, IP66 protection, and proprietary safety architecture. “With an industry-leading speed of 200°/s and repeatability of ± 0.02 mm, all CL Series models offer the highest precision,” they said. “They are the ideal choice for automating simple and repetitive tasks to save costs and maximize revenue.” The global collaborative robot market is expected…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.50
March 28, 2023
…the wow factor of robots like Agility Robotics' tote-moving humanoid Digit, the watchword was “integration”—how to get robots to work with one another, and for that matter, with everything else. Vision applications Smart piece-picking robots typically use vision technology, but vision also is cropping up in other types of systems that do things like count and spot problems with inventory in storage. At ProMat, I stopped by to check out Dexory, formerly called BotsAndUs. Its system puts vision and scanner technology on a mobile robot. The cameras and sensors are on a mechanism that can extend to 12 m (39.3…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.86
March 20, 2023
…warehouses, according to Agility Robotics. Since Digit is a humanoid, it can work in spaces designed for humans, the company said. And like a human, Digit can be used to complete a variety of warehouse tasks. “Three years ago, we introduced the first commercially available bi-pedal robot with a human form factor made for work,” said Damion Shelton, co-founder and CEO of Agility Robotics. “Since then, we have seen enormous interest in Digit from multinational logistics companies, and have worked closely with them to understand how they want to use Digit to improve warehouse and supply chain operations.” Shelton noted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 63.32
March 02, 2023
…it claimed is “the world's first commercially viable general-purpose humanoid robot.” The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup said its robot will be able to think, learn, and interact with its environment. Figure is designing Figure 01 for initial deployment to address labor shortages in supply chain operations. Brett Adcock, former founder of Archer Aviation and Vettery, founded Figure AI in 2022 and said he plans to “revolutionize the field of robotics.” “Today, we're seeing unprecedented labor shortages, with tens of millions of unsafe or undesirable jobs in the U.S. alone,” he stated. “If we want continued growth, we need more productivity —…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.77
February 09, 2023
…DARPA Robotics Challenge. Other projects include Astra, an upper-body humanoid robot that has “state-of-the-art actuation packed into a small form, enabling it to be placed on any mobility platform,” said Apptronik. It has also developed Apollo, a NASA-backed versatile humanoid designed to scale and apply to numerous applications. Apptronik said its agreement with Terex is its latest achievement after a busy 2022. The brand raised nearly $15 million in its seed round and said it expects to make a humanoid robot available for commercial orders later this year. It said it has also built robots for leading U.S. automotive OEMs,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.87
January 18, 2023
…robotics enthusiasts are aware of Boston Dynamics Inc.'s Atlas humanoid robot, which has performed feats of acrobatics on YouTube and in commercials. But to make its system more humanlike, the company has continued developing its capabilities, as seen in new videos today. Waltham, Mass.-based Boston Dynamics said that “Atlas Gets a Grip” (below) demonstrates a natural progression of the robot's perception, manipulation, and autonomy. It also shows how such robots could eventually assist human workers, in this case by bringing tools up scaffolding. “This video ... is meant to communicate the expansion of the research that we're doing on Atlas,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.72
January 09, 2023
…Tools is hoping to set itself apart from other humanoid robot makers with its Pixar-inspired mobile manipulators, Miroki and Miroka. Featuring pointy ears and expressive cat-like faces, Miroki and Miroka were designed to be used in places like hospitals, nursing homes, and hotels to assist with the movement of items. Miroki and Miroka function the same, but Miroki was designed to look like a boy, and Miroka was designed to look like a girl. Using specially designed handles, the robots can grasp items with a 97% success rate, according to Enchanted Tools. They feature a “rolling globe” to navigate. Attendees…
