Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.06
July 15, 2022
…year ffVC was founded. Adversity breeds creativity. I'm bullish on automation that makes sense in promising areas such as infrastructure, logistics, and healthcare.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.03
October 30, 2020
…rule. Aside from device cost, they require no complicated infrastructure. But they also have many shortcomings, according to Adrian Jennings, VP of real-time location systems at Ubisense. “For example, when people are turning their backs toward each other, the devices may overestimate the distance between them. Their signals could be blocked by human bodies. And [the devices] don’t recognize barriers, like walls,” he observes. When two people are standing 3 feet apart with a wall between them, the barrier prevents pathogen transmission. But the wrist-worn devices may still trigger a warning buzz due to their proximity violation. Jennings believes monitoring…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
August 25, 2023
…increase the adoptability of the robotic system with existing infrastructure. ARM members focus on the future of U.S. manufacturing The ARM Institute noted that funded projects are just one benefit of membership in the organization. It said it “catalyzes collaboration across our nearly 400 member organizations that span industry, government, and academia to lead the way to a future where people and robots work together to respond to our nation’s greatest challenges and to develop and produce the world’s most desired products.” The institute invited attendees to its members-only National Annual Member Meeting, which will take place from Nov. 13…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
November 08, 2016
…facilities. But traditional AGVs required some kind of an infrastructure for the guidance system, such as tape on the floor or reflectors. At some point, a member of the Clyde materials team saw a story on a mobile robotic solution with a new kind of guidance system. That set off the light bulb. “What is unique about this technology is that it has cameras mounted on the robot to map the facility,” Keppler explains. “You walk it along, and it learns the paths. It also has sensors that know whether it is on a collision course with a person or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.98
May 17, 2018
…believe we’re going to see changes in the physical infrastructure and software managing DCs that no one has imagined,” says Simmerman. Applying AI to WMS Last year, we featured Lodge Manufacturing’s new distribution center in Tennessee. While it was a conventional DC in many respects, relying on lift trucks and pallet and shelf storage, one technology stood out: a Cloud-based, iOS native warehouse management system (WMS) from EVS that used artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize processes and deliver tasks to an associate’s iPhone. The combination of Cloud-based computing, AI and an Apple operating system struck us as innovative…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.98
March 30, 2021
…already see that economies that invest in their automation infrastructure are more successful. Does the IFR have any projections on how much robotics will grow this year in verticals other than manufacturing, such as agriculture, construction, healthcare, or food and beverage? Guerry: With the uncertainty remaining, predictions could be a little difficult. If we look at the success in 2020 in North America, the 3.5% growth in 2020 reported by A3 [the Association for the Advancement of Automation] was amazing. More interesting, general industries like you mentioned surpassed automotive in unit sales for the first time in history. The unexpected…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.94
May 14, 2021
…and create digital twins, we can build the digital infrastructure and solve the networking problems and manipulation challenges.” “Since we can't expect robots to be online 100% of the time, we have to provide missions and be prepared for exceptions,” he added. “The architecture has to be very distributed, between the server, the edge, or on the device. With IoT [the Internet of Things] and the cloud, we're getting to the point where it has to be quite fluid.” Agriculture, mining, and delivery robots are other areas where fleet management software and services will eventually be needed, argeed the industry…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.93
March 23, 2023
…fewer battery charges, it noted. Natural feature recognition allows infrastructure-free navigation. Automated and manual modes allow full pallet handling or case picking. Raymond high-capacity reach trucks. “With a unique stability system, heavy-duty mast frame and a universal forward-facing stance, Raymond high-capacity reach trucks offer an exceptional operator experience, along with the highest lift heights, heaviest capacities, and the fastest cycle times in the industry,” said the company. It displayed Energy Essentials Distributed by Raymond lithium-ion batteries engineered to integrate seamlessly into the company's forklifts. Raymond Courier 3030 automated stacker. The Raymond Courier 3030 automated stacker features a 72-in. reach capability…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.90
June 01, 2019
…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 screen.” The new company has the support of some familiar names in engineering software. “I’ve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.88
November 10, 2020
…“They have complex systems and a very involved IT infrastructure. Based on industry best practices we believe there will never be one system that conquers everything.” Vendors like Microsoft and Slack offer flow productivity apps, which take data from one or several apps and use it elsewhere, with little or no code. “This is an important thing” for manufacturing, Jonnalagadda says. “Coexistence and use of the data backbone, for connections that enhance the engineering experience.” Connecting design with service operations is part of the expanded vision for Autodesk. Chemicals giant BASF uses Autodesk Fusion for plant maintenance and Inventor for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.88
June 14, 2017
…WES provider and consulting firm. “In building out system infrastructure, we take a whole system approach to optimizing process flows that embraces lean engineering techniques in the physical layout of our systems, the intelligence of our software, and the application of advanced technology that maximizes the efficiency of human interaction, while eliminating toilsome labor requirements,” says High. “In doing so, we eliminate as much manual and planned push-based processing as possible, and replace it with pull-based, self-regulating and self-maintaining systems.” Projects around orchestrating flow also benefit from a data science approach in which data analysis, modeling and simulation are used…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.85
October 14, 2023
…the robotics, software, and support. Or, it could put everything—infrastructure, robotics, software and support—under a pay-per-pick RaaS agreement, Humphry said. “There is definitely a ton of interest in RaaS,” he stated. “It’s something we’re discussing within every single opportunity we’re working on right now. But RaaS is just one [financing] scenario among others we can offer.” The capex model remains dominant for acquiring ASRS, but RaaS and leasing hold appeal to smaller enterprises that may have figured that such systems were too big of a leap, said Humphry. “RaaS essentially democratizes access to these advanced automation systems,” he asserted. “The…
