Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.29
October 06, 2024
…dirt across the construction site. The dozer will perform precision grading. The company plans to bring their vision of a fully remote and autonomous jobsite to fruition. MS Park Construction is using Teleo’s technology to improve the safety and efficiency of its operations. This includes reducing idle machine time and truck bunching, which is when faster trucks are slowed by the presence of slower trucks, and results in production losses and increasing fuel consumptions and idle time. Additionally, the company is working closely with Teleo and Dobbs Positioning Solutions, a division of Dobbs Equipment, which is also facilitating the deployment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.23
April 30, 2021
…AUVs so that they could be tracked with high precision through each deployment. Topside, the science team would recharge the instruments, and offload sonar imagery to analyze data. More than 100 gigabytes of sonar data were captured during the expedition. R/V Sally Ride oversaw the underwater survey, continuously broadcasting underwater GPS signals to the autonomous underwater vehicles so that the vehicles and their sonar mapping data were highly accurate on the seabed. Crews remained in communication with shore using satellite data links. Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Expedition finds toxins The expedition, which ran from March…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.13
May 01, 2020
…Dell now offers a bundle that combines the Dell Precision 7740 mobile workstation with an AMD Radeon Pro WX7130, a Wi-Fi router, and the HTC Vive professional VR headset. When used in conjunction with a CAD or simulation product and the use of Vive Focus and AMD Relive software, it becomes possible to take a VR experience off-site. “With no tether, the user can roam the distance of the router signal, and experience the design in full clarity at full scale. No backpack, no tether, no desktop computer,” says Ramirez. “This is a revolutionary workflow, using VR in design and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.12
April 14, 2023
…needed to be able to predict its own navigation precision as it went along the way. … We had our robot basically step-by-step throughout this experiment predicting its own uncertainty, and try and make decisions that would keep that uncertainty ellipse as small as possible and allow it to build the most accurate map. I know the whole point of National Robotics Week is to get students inspired about robotics and STEM. Can you speak about how students engaged with this project? We've had students involved in that project over the years at all different levels. Undergraduate students have gotten…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.11
June 05, 2019
…sourcing (i.e., conflict minerals tracking), contract labor management and precision logistics. He pointed to algorithms and a new data model as the engines that are making these trusted transactions happen, and noted that “most companies don’t know what algorithms they have and are not managing them as strategic assets.” Up next, George Bailey of the Digital Supply Chain Institute explained how today’s supply chains are operating under extreme margin pressure and being asked to do more with less. When it comes to technology adoption, he said that transformation is needed on a massive scale. “Most companies are not galloping,” Bailey…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.93
June 01, 2019
…used. Additionally, their fixed reliance on triangles limits the precision of the workflow model and the output quality.” “GPUs are fast but lack the infrastructure to do geometry,” says Shawn Hopwood, Dyndrite chief marketing officer. “There needs [to be] something on top of the kernel.” Thanks to NVIDIA’s Maxwell generation of GPU technology, Hopwood says Dyndrite can run a full geometry kernel on top of the GPU. “What we see [in 3D processing] is what happened in 2D when Adobe created PostScript,” adds Hopwood. “Computing has gotten to the level where we can operate and compute what goes to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.87
February 05, 2019
…that provides over 30% more usable foot space and the Ultra Cushion that reduces shock and vibration. The push-button Precision Pick function enables precise bi-directional control of speed and coasting, allowing operators to easily navigate between pick locations. Engineered with extended service intervals of up to 1,000 hours, the maintenance-friendly vehicle offers quick, secure access to key components, enabling tasks to be completed in reduced time. Further, LED platform and fork lights increase operator awareness in low light or congested areas, like dim storage aisles and dark trailers; they also raise visibility and minimize costs due to product and equipment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.63
February 06, 2020
…refine location from Wi-Fi’s usual 10-square-foot range to a precision of tens of centimeters. There’s a big difference between 3 feet and 16 feet, especially when 16-foot-wide aisles transition to 10 feet wide or thinner. If the WMS can’t be certain a device is in one aisle or one of its neighbors, optimization options are limited. But when the technology can track devices, workers, forklifts, robots or automatic guided vehicles, it can more effectively measure how they move to perform work. “It’s a move from understanding unit operations to understanding spatial requirements,” Pavate says. “As you work to integrate humans,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.60
October 06, 2020
…to compatible trucks, overriding manual controls to allow for precision guidance. With ZaP guidance, the most efficient paths are always taken, says Kaumo. “It’s a semi-automated path to start seeing some of the benefits of automation,” he says. Lift truck provider Crown Equipment offers autonomous trucks such as a tow tractor that is capable of switching into manual mode when needed, according to Andy Smith, director of marketing product management for Crown. “What we are hearing from our customers is a growing need for these dual-mode type of lift trucks,” says Smith. “Manual operation makes it easy to manually move…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.58
April 01, 2019
…pico-liter level (see video). This feature promises to enable precision printing at high print speeds, with clean starts and stops of the dispensing/printing path. One of the advantages offered by SmartPump technology is the expanded, compatible range of materials. “nScrypt has an optimized nozzle that reduces back pressure and allows dispensing of an extremely wide range of material viscosity—from 1 cP to 1 million cP,” says Casey Perkowski, a mechanical engineer at nScrypt. “Meaning we can print materials as thin as water and thicker than peanut butter. This includes partial loaded materials with micro and/or nano particles. This gives us…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.53
July 05, 2022
…properties involved with certain SKUs, fast cycle times, and precision and accuracy requirements.” In addition, RIOS offers hybrid-cloud software for real-time monitoring of cell performance, such as count statistics, while offering application programming interfaces (APIs) for integration to WMS. RIOS partners with FANUC for articulating robotic arms, though it has developed its own end effectors for different classes of items. Smith adds: “End-effector hardware is extremely important because, in these new and challenging use cases, where you may have changing SKUs, jumbled items, and irregular geometries, it needs to replicate the capabilities of the human hand.” “As a result, practically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.31
July 12, 2019
…that learns from past condition monitoring. The goal is high-precision predictions of machine performance and efficiency that pinpoint specific maintenance needs in real time. “We’re enabling this through a proprietary Cloud platform called the Digital Vault. It is helping connect diverse building systems and creates insights for buildings and occupants,” says Sinha. Blockchain: IBM There are plenty of ways for the electronic parts supply chain to be compromised. One is the loss of visibility as parts move through the supply chain. This could lead to the replacement of genuine parts with counterfeits. And then there is the problem of disputes…
