Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.83
April 08, 2022
…said. As part of this partnership, a Kodiak autonomous tractor picked up and delivered U.S. Xpress pre-loaded trailers. A rotating team of four professional Kodiak safety drivers oversaw the autonomous system. “This pilot demonstrated to our operations teams and our customers the benefits that can come with autonomous technology,” said Eric Fuller, president and CEO of U.S. Xpress. “We fundamentally believe that Kodiak's autonomous technology will allow us to scale our fleet while increasing truck utilization compared to a human-driven truck,” he said. “Our strategic partnership is helping both of our teams identify ways to quickly integrate and scale autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.79
April 25, 2021
…system for farming equipment such as grain combine harvesters, tractors, and sprayers. It includes an autonomous unit to manage farm equipment, a video camera, a display, a set of connecting cables, and other control system elements. The user interface is available via an Android mobile app for smartphones or rugged tablets. The AI system analyzes images from just one video camera, according to Andrey Zuev, public relations and marketing executive at Cognitive Pilot. By using a deep learning convolutional neural network fine-tuned for agronomic purposes, it can understand the types and positions of objects facing the machinery, build movement trajectories,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.70
March 10, 2022
…in Oklahoma City. On both routes, a Kodiak autonomous tractor pulls a CEVA trailer filled with consumer products. Oklahoma's senate this week passed a bill to allow fully autonomous vehicles to operate on public roads without a human safety driver. “CEVA is at the forefront of global logistics innovation and has recognized early on that the trucking industry will see the first widespread adoption of self-driving technology,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO, of Kodiak. “Kodiak and CEVA are focused on serving Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Oklahoma City, because they cover some of the richest freight corridors in the U.S.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.70
June 09, 2022
Driving a tractor may be different than driving a car, but both vehicles and their users can benefit from autonomy. Apex.AI today announced that AGCO is adding capabilities to its Fendt Xaver concept vehicle. AGCO will incorporate the Apex.OS software development kit, or SDK, into its autonomous farming robot. “We are leveraging our success in the automotive and autonomous driving industry and applying it to areas that have similar functional safety needs, such as agricultural, industrial, mining and construction,” stated Jan Becker, co-founder and CEO of Apex.AI. “Apex.OS allows the software architecture to be modular, scalable, and safe, enabling customers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.57
April 08, 2022
…has developed nine product series, including self-driving forklifts and tractors. VisionNav said its innovations include the ability to store materials at 9.4m (30 ft.), travel up narrow aisles of up to 2m (6.5 ft.), and stack them in multiple layers. The company said it has sold more than 1,500 products globally, implemented over 350 projects, and worked with more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. Autonomous lift trucks from VisionNav use sensing, control, positioning, and scheduling technology to perceive their environments and operate safely, said the company. It claimed that its system can automate the whole intralogistics process. VisionNav said it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.42
June 28, 2023
…minutes. The AGV used was a 25-ton SIMAI tow tractor from Spanish producer MOVVO. “We’ve successfully installed an ANT everywhere AGV at Barcelona Airport, and customers from many other industries are also interested in this technology,” commented Jaume Graells Gallego, general manager of MOVVO. “Just think how many organizations’ processes involve going into and out of warehouses!” Tomatis added: “We believe ANT everywhere has the potential to revolutionize AGV and AMR operations by making it easier for vehicle producers to develop and install AGVs and AMRs that can move reliably and precisely between indoor and outdoor environments. This, in turn,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.38
April 09, 2021
…why we built watermills, windmills, automated looms, steam engines, tractors, and a whole host of other machinery that allows us to do more with less effort, less danger, and in less time. It is the same driver behind autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) – to reduce hard work, injuries, and costs while increasing speed, flow-through, and efficiencies. In a recent poll of 1,000 supply chain executives, Deloitte and MHI found that they anticipated that robotics and automation would be the biggest disruptive technologies in the industry over the next 10 years. The harsh truth While the current crop of mobile robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.37
September 29, 2021
…companies beginning in agriculture have focused first on autonomous tractors, autonomous weeding, and harvesting, where they try to comprehensively automate incredibly hard technical tasks, and often struggle to scale into a large market,” stated Charlie Andersen, CEO of Burro. “We’ve started instead with collaborative people-scale robots that help people by moving heavy things around.” “The beauty of this approach is that we can scale today around a ubiquitous pain point in the most labor-intensive areas of agriculture, while also allowing our platform to capture data and learn about many environments—providing the foundation for us to scale to countless other applications,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.22
November 18, 2022
…“Our self-driving technology is the most advanced autonomous yard tractor product on the market.” ISEE, which spun out of MIT in 2017, claimed that it is the “first and only company to achieve fully autonomous operations in the logistics yard space.” The Cambridge, Mass.-based company said it has developed a unique “humanistic” artificial intelligence that gives yard trucks “common sense.” ISEE addresses a global problem The global supply chain is in need of modernization, and many challenges can be addressed by focusing on one key link—the logistics yard, asserted ISEE. Shipping containers and trailers wait in such yards to be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.21
April 12, 2021
…Fork Truck April 14, 1:15 to 1:30 p.m.: Autonomous Pallet Truck April 16, 10:00 to 10:15 a.m.: Autonomous Tow Tractor “We want to educate people on how we can help them use automation,” Huerta said. In addition, Vecna will be hosting a session on “5 Considerations in Designing Successful Autonomous Mobile Robot Deployments” on Thursday, April 15, from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. “It's one thing to make a commitment to using AMRs,” said Huerta. “We want adoption, not just at the corporate level, but also with operations.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.98
February 21, 2022
…company makes software that powers autonomous and remote-controlled agricultural vehicles. At CES 2022, John Deere unveiled a fully autonomous tractor it claimed is ready for large-scale production and will be available to farmers later this year. IDTechEX estimated that the global market for agricultural robotics will reach around $13 billion by 2032. Bowery last May received $300 million in Series C funding. Bowery and Traptic did not respond to Robotics 24/7’s questions by deadline.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.86
June 15, 2021
…that must operate reliably in various climates. Farms require tractors that can carry fertilizers and herbicide sprayers, and harvest thousands of acres of crops on various terrains. Unmanned aerial vehicles and drones can experience extreme shock and vibration while flying in harsh environments. Point-of-care ultrasounds and patient monitors require consistent operation over long lifetimes. NVIDIA said Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial provides the features necessary to bring autonomy to all of these machines. Software support and availability Powered by the NVIDIA CUDA-X accelerated computing stack and JetPack SDK support, Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial is a fully software-defined platform enabling cloud-native capabilities.…
