Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.29
December 01, 2015
…“Unimate”, which was installed for industrial use in a General Motors plant in 1961. Since then, approximately three million industrial robots have been installed in manufacturing facilities around the world. “Joe made some of the most important contributions to technological advancement in the history of the world,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the first and only robotics trade association and an organization Engelberger was instrumental in founding. “Because of Joe, robotics became a global industry. He was years ahead of his time, envisioning robots based on insects and birds decades ago –– developments that we’re…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.24
November 22, 2017
…money chasing them extends from Apple and Google to General Motors and Otto, to name just a few of the many. It’s entirely possible that autonomous vehicles are the best funded R&D project in the history of mankind. “Autonomous vehicles are a competition, a race. The quickest and best companies at it will make billions if not trillions from the technology,” says Kevin Lacy, director of the transportation, mobility and safety division for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. See “The Interview” in this edition of NextGen Supply Chain for Lacy’s state-level view of autonomous vehicles. Part of the shakeout…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.19
May 10, 2021
…operate fully driverless cars on city roads for the general public. Are there plans to work with other municipalities or the national authorities? Certainly, our goal is to run our RoboTaxi service everywhere in China. AutoX rolling out to China and beyond What is the next step for AutoX—do you have plans to roll out this offering in other cities in the near future? Yes. We already have fleets testing in four major cities in China: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Wuhan. AutoX has partnered with Honda, lidar maker RoboSense, and others to make its vehicles smarter. What aspects of autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.15
May 23, 2023
…in 1989, The J-series was part of Kawasaki Robotics general-purpose lineup. This very robot ran for over 26 years, welding everything from the frame sides of a Kawasaki Vulcan 800 motorcycle to steering shafts for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), the company noted. The current state of the art is at Automate Kawasaki Robotics said it has been perfecting its arc-welding lineup to perform accurate and consistent welds. Its systems include features such as touch sensing, advanced weaving, endless positioner rotation function and built in weld data base and standard AS language. The company is showing its family of new K-positioners for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.15
January 24, 2023
…they visited us in our offices in Munich. In general, as time goes by, more and more investors are interested in construction robotics. Compared to the first pre-seed and seed raises we've done in 2018 and 2019, fundraising was easier, despite the pandemic and recession. Here are some interesting facts about KEWAZO's new investors: Fifth Wall—the world's largest ConTech/PropTech [construction and property technology] fund Cybernetix Ventures—Boston-based firm focused on robotics, automation, and AI startups Unorthodox Ventures—the investment firm by contrarian entrepreneur and Big Ass Fans founder Carey Smith Nemetschek—a Munich-headquartered construction industry software concern. Nemetschek Group includes companies such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.03
August 23, 2022
…company Gatik announced today that it is working with motor vehicle engineering company Cummins Inc. to upgrade its fleet of autonomous medium duty trucks. Under the collaboration, Cummins will use its software to integrate its power train system to enable drive-by-wire for Gatik’s Isuzu FTR fleet with the Cummins B6.7 engine. “As we commercialize our product offerings at scale across North America, ensuring that we integrate our technology with the world’s leading Tier 1 companies is critical to meeting intensifying demand for our solution safely and quickly,” said Arjun Narang, CTO and co-founder, Gatik. “Cummins’ technological leadership in developing the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.94
July 08, 2023
…investment behavior well known in this segment. In the general industry, the main customer was the metal industry that installed 4,200 units (+20%) in 2022. This is above the pre-pandemic level that fluctuated around 3,500 units per year with a peak level of 3,700 units in 2019. Installations in the plastic and chemical products industry were back at a pre-pandemic level - up by 7% to 2,200 units in 2022. Italy on the rise Italy is the second largest robot market in Europe after Germany. An all-time high of almost 12,000 units (+10%) were installed in 2022. This was a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.71
June 27, 2022
…brought together technical expertise, an open approach, and the general mindset of the automotive industry with the aim of developing an electric vehicle platform designed to reduce battery need,” Biro said. “The thinking behind our modular platform enables the co-development and industrialization and of scalable solutions with partners of all types and from all corners of the world.” Muses Europe and Ellectramobilys have an industrial partnership with Yulon Motors in Taiwan. Yulon Group has more than 60 years of expertise and a complete value chain, from construction to spare parts and from commercialization to vehicle-related services, said Muses Europe. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.61
April 24, 2017
…license in California to test autonomous vehicles. Ford and General Motors are also doubling down on creating autonomous vehicles. Now Amazon could be eyeing driverless car technology as a way to get items to people's doors faster, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. “Amazon.com Inc. has created a team focused on driverless-vehicle technology to help navigate the retail giant’s role in the shake-up of transportation, according to people briefed on the matter.” The initiative, still in its early phases, could help the Seattle-based company overcome one of its biggest logistical complications and costs: delivering packages quickly.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.59
January 07, 2022
…today's race different from October's race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)? Mitchell: Teams must still be able to demonstrate their capabilities, but it's a smaller in-person crowd. It's open to CES attendees but scaled back due to COVID-19. Going back to the IMS, we showcased where the 19 teams were in their journey toward eventual head-to-head racing. Based on a variety of conditions, like weather, we didn't feel that putting multiple cars on track was a safe bet at that time. We wanted to first show that autonomous cars could go fast in a safe but exciting environment, so…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.48
September 26, 2022
…guest check-in. Cobalt noted that leading enterprises such as General Motors and Slack rely on its automation to protect facilities, staff, and intellectual property. Cobalt Robotics moves from COVID-19 to security DoorDash initially used Cobalt's robots to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk in its offices. The companies said the technology enabled DoorDash to enforce mask wearing, social distancing, and other health and safety protocols without putting its team at risk. As more employees returned to the office, DoorDash began using Cobalt robots to perform routine security tasks including patrols for hazard and threat identification, perimeter control, security escorts, and alarm response.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.45
May 05, 2023
…Australian manufacturer said it supplies some of the biggest companies in the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Apple, and General Motors. Advanced Navigation added that it has sales offices around the world and that it maintains carbon-neutral operations. In addition to novel autonomous subsea robotics, Advanced Navigation delivers AI-enhanced navigation technologies for land, sea, air, and space applications. The company said it “is committed to developing innovative products and systems that will be catalysts of the autonomy revolution.”
