Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.31
March 14, 2023
…continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) testing and verification infrastructure. And of course, with over 1 million developers, 6,000+ customers, and 150 ecosystem partners worldwide, we’re continuing to build momentum behind the NVIDIA Jetson platform. We're launching a full range of Orin-based developer kits and production modules for companies to scale their edge AI and robotics applications. Looking ahead, where do you think robotics applications will grow the most? Andrews: From an application area, I am really excited to see the continued growth and innovation of robotics technology in the agtech industry. What better problem could automation address than helping…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.30
November 24, 2021
…easier.” “It's important for robots to adapt to existing infrastructure, such as shelves and totes,” said Elazary. “In March 2020, inVia's robots could drive through and map a warehouse by themselves.” “In the warehouse, everything has to flow, but it can't if secondary processes aren't met,” he noted. “We've added more tools to allow staffers to configure and deploy systems and to adapt to other warehouse processes. We have particular configurations for packout with QR codes in the inVia PickMate software. Another one is the 'hospital,' where orders are fixed if there's, say, a missing item.” 5. RaaS eases scaling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.28
July 16, 2022
…quality improvements, alternative manufacturing materials and processes, sustainable manufacturing infrastructure, and in-house employee training needs. As Industry 4.0 takes over the manufacturing space, companies must implement solutions that promise to increase the competitiveness of the brands on a global scale. These companies should adopt customer-centric solutions that lower production costs. That way, they can grow their customer bases, venture into new products, and enhance product quality. Shortage of skilled labor The manufacturing business is labor-intensive and targets highly-skilled individuals. Everything from production to operations and maintenance demands the highest levels of precision. Unfortunately, the manufacturing sector is experiencing a shortage…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.24
March 18, 2024
…the large training workloads, we’re using NVIDIA OSMO, an infrastructure solution that lets our machine learning engineers streamline their workflows and dedicate their expertise to tackling the hard robotics problems.” OSMO supports GR00T, for example, by concurrently running models on NVIDIA DGX for training and NVIDIA OVX servers for live reinforcement learning in simulation. This workload involves generating and training models iteratively in a loop. OSMO’s ability to manage and schedule workloads across distributed environments allows for the seamless coordination of DGX and OVX systems, enabling efficient and iterative model development. Once the model is ready for testing and validation,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.18
October 27, 2021
…systems from multiple vendors, as well as with facility infrastructure and enterprise software. One effort has its roots in the open-source community and the healthcare industry. The Open Robotics Middleware Framework, or Open-RMF, is designed to coordinate fleets of robots with typical use cases and integrate them with elevators and other systems. “As more diverse robots are being deployed around the world, there is a growing need for specialized robots from different developers to be able to communicate with each other. A lingua robotica, if you will,” said Open Robotics in a blog post today. Mountain View, Calif.-based Open Source…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.16
July 18, 2022
…a single point of training and configuration for store infrastructure and robotics. Commercial users can avoid vendor lock-in while also experiencing enterprise-grade robustness. Robotics to benefit from 'tailwinds' as Brain seeks talent With ongoing macroeconomic headwinds, how do you position Brain Corp for profitability? Are you anticipating more funding rounds or competition? Pinn: Volatility comes with both headwinds and tailwinds. Labor availability has been an increasing challenge for the past 30 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The need is becoming more accute, which is a tremendous tailwind for robotics in general. With all the supply chain challenges,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.14
May 23, 2019
…Trucks are also hampered in remote areas where road infrastructure is weak or nonexistent, e.g. in emerging markets. Drones can provide dramatically faster solutions in both markets. In addition, drones could eliminate the need to pay employees to load and unload truck cargo and track inventory, which could all be done autonomously. Air freight: Airplanes are also constrained by fixed port locations. Drones can offer superior flexibility in terms of point-to-point routing. In addition, drones will hopefully one day be the cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative to using planes for transportation. This breakthrough will result in speedier deliveries and immense…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.12
May 17, 2022
…sorts of new technologies into their current operations and infrastructure.” Eighty percent of respondents said the pandemic has prompted them to modernize their warehouse operations, according to Zebra. They expressed interest in wearables, mobile printers, and rugged tablets, as well as mobile dimensioning software to automate parcel and carton measurements, said the company, which provides such systems. In addition, 27% of warehouse operators have already deployed autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Within five years, that number is expected to grow to 90%, said Zebra. Warehouse challenges include volume, recruitment Azure Knowledge Corp., a third-party research firm, conducted Zebra's Warehousing Vision Study…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
September 01, 2015
…packing without requiring major adjustments to existing processes or infrastructure. That said, Wohlrab encourages customers to consider wider changes as they pursue robotic picking solutions. “If you simply want to inject automation into a process, as opposed to thinking about new ways to do the same thing, you’re missing an opportunity,” Wohlrab says. “The folks who embrace things like wireless networks and connected systems will have an easier time because they will be able to more broadly integrate the operation from receiving to shipping, as opposed to those who continuously compartmentalize and only pursue solutions that make each of those…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
April 30, 2021
…not just for pure scientific research, resource exploration, or infrastructure maintenance. They can also detect and monitor more immediate threats to sea life and human health. An expedition led by University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography recently mapped more than 36,000 acres of seafloor. Researchers studied an area between Santa Catalina Island and the Los Angeles coast in a region previously found to contain high levels of the toxic chemical DDT. The survey on Research Vessel (R/V) Sally Ride identified more than 27,000 targets with high confidence to be classified as a barrel, as well as more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
August 27, 2020
…Assets offering, which builds on its connected distribution center infrastructure. The solution accumulates data on equipment and system health provide operators with the real time status and historical insights into a sortation system’s overall performance. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the company formed Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology center focused on developing artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics for use across supply chains. Pieter Krynauw, President of Honeywell Intelligrated: “Increasing consumer expectations for fast, accurate delivery are driving an evolution in the way retail distribution center operations are conducted. To stay competitive, DCs must adapt to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.09
September 04, 2019
…new challenge in food cold chain management,” Rousseau concludes. “While solutions to this movement are underway, it’s inevitable that infrastructure must be improved and streamlined to deliver food that’s safe, fresh and compliant with domestic and international agencies.”
