Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.81
April 13, 2021
…launched Kiwibot 4.0, a semi-autonomous mobile robot for food deliveries. The Berkeley, Calif.-based company made its announcement with a YouTube video complete with an anime-style introduction, musical clips, and a lightsaber battle (see below). Students at the University of California, Berkeley, have given the robot user ratings of up to 4.6 and have even dressed up as Kiwibots for Halloween, said Arya Anand, head of user research at Kiwibot. More seriously, Kiwibot also announced partnerships with Segway, Knight Foundation, Chick-fil-A, and Shopify. The company said it has built more than 400 Kiwibots and completed more than 150,000 food deliveries to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.79
April 12, 2021
…provides the AI layer at the healthcare point of delivery and is a pioneer in the real-world application of enterprise AI,” stated Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. The company had previously marketed Cortana as a its voice assistant but planned to shut it down this year. AI is technology’s most important priority, and healthcare is its most urgent application. Together with @NuanceInc, we will put advanced AI solutions into the hands of professionals to drive better decision-making and create more meaningful connections. https://t.co/ipdP6qZTx9 — Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) April 12, 2021 In addition to healthcare, Nuance supplies interactive voice response (IVR),…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 12.26
April 10, 2021
Founded in 2013, Cruise is developing fully electric, autonomous vehicles such as Origin for ride-sharing and delivery services. In 2016, General Motors acquired the company, which is working with other automakers and technology firms such as Microsoft.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.45
April 07, 2021
…navigation. The company claimed that its products are suitable for a wide range of autonomous vehicles, including mapping drones, delivery robots, and self-driving cars and taxis. They are also useful for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) such as electronic stability control and lane-keeping applications, it said. “The reliable, accurate performance of ACEINNA-brand IMUs has helped our lidar scanning systems to sell very well,” said Dr. Hongxing Sun, CEO of Geosun. “They are extremely popular with our customers. And, in the future, based on our mutual understanding and benefits, we plan on further strengthening our cooperation with ACEINNA.” Geosun UAV and lidar…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.37
April 05, 2021
…and ongoing interest in robots for materials handling and delivery. Healthcare companies, mostly providers of surgical robotics, were involved in more than $250 million worth of deals, followed by agricultural robots, with more than $130 million in total transactions. Note that this slideshow of the top 10 robotics transactions is not a comprehensive listing of the dozens of deals announced worldwide last quarter. Of course, not every company is public and required to disclose the amount it has obtained or from whom. In addition, companies making several robotics-adjacent technologies, such as software or batteries, have also received funding. Technology journalists…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.20
April 04, 2021
…Volvo Autonomous Solutions said such systeems can improve flexibility, delivery precision, and productivity for customers. The unit recently partnered with Tel Aviv, Israel-based Foretellix Ltd. to address large-scale verification of autonomous vehicles on highways and confined areas such as mines. Volvo also last month opened a new testing facility in Sweden. Autonomy experts Chris Urmson, Drew Bagnell, and Sterling Anderson founded Aurora in 2017 to develop self-driving technology. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it is working with manufacturing, mobility, logistics, and fleet management partners including Hyundai and Uber. Its goal is to accelerate the adoption of driverless vehicles to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
April 02, 2021
…acknowledged that GPR could ultimately find applications in agriculture, delivery robots, and utilities. “We're tapping a sea of data that's never really been tapped at this scale. It's like the early days of GPS,” he said. “There's certainly road condition and subsurface characterization, utility infrastructure, and mapping, but we could also eventually move into mining, contruction, ports, and airside operations for luggage tugs.” GPR uses 1. ultra-wideband radar, 2. detailed mapping of subsurface features, and 3. an algorithm for precise tracking of vehicle locations. Source: WaveSense Funding to fuel WaveSense growth Technology investors Rhapsody Venture Partners and Impossible Ventures led…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.25
March 30, 2021
…customers, allowing for both in-store pickup and rapid home delivery. The company noted that robotics can optimize storage density, operator productivity, and lead times, which are critical in e-grocery. Bastian to aid AutoStore deployment at H Mart Bastian Solutions is a Toyota Advanced Logistics company that designs and delivers distribution and production systems. The integrator said it combines data-driven designs, scalable materials handling systems, and software to help clients across a broad spectrum of markets. “As a global partner, we’ve worked on numerous installations that are successfully operating with the award-winning AutoStore system,” stated Aaron Jones, president of Bastian Solutions.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.65
March 30, 2021
…“HAIPICK ACR solution offers several advantages in storage capacity, delivery efficiency, flexibility, and stability, and it is a comprehensively cost-effective solution for customers.” “HAI Robotics focuses on ACR technologies and has a unique ability to innovate continuously. It defined a new category of warehouse robotics, invented the cases-to-person operation system, and laid a solid foundation for the future of fully unmanned warehouses,” said Peter Chen, vice president at 5Y Capital. “We are very optimistic that HAI Robotics will grow rapidly into a leading company globally in the field of intelligent warehousing as an industry innovator.” Double-deep ACR, HAIPICK A42D, in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.19
March 30, 2021
…high-payload AMRs use natural feature navigation functionality determine optimal delivery paths, as well as multi-sensor safety systems to autonomously stop to avoid collisions. AMRs can also add predictability to manufacturing and distribution centers. By traveling along a pre-determined network of approved paths, the vehicles safely coexist with other industrial vehicles and humans, eliminating uncertainty from internal logistics. AMRs can move materials while minimizing strain on human workers. AMRs address a myriad of workflows Not only do AMRs help improve safety, they also make operations more efficient and productive. For example, with every trip it takes, an AMR can determine the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.16
March 29, 2021
…that its end-to-end fulfillment capabilities now include goods-to-person inventory delivery, pick-and-place induction, the t-Sort robotic sortation, automated packaging, and the new xChange system. The t-Sort materials handling system consists of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that sort a wide range of items and parcels to consolidation points. Typically, a unit-sorter system requires a human associate to manually sort items from an accumulation chute to unique order containers and place the containers onto a takeaway conveyor. By contrast, xChange allows most orders to be sorted directly into an order container, and the robotic sortation system automatically removes and replaces the container. Sortation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.37
March 29, 2021
…Group in December 2020. “Warehouses are struggling to meet rapidly increasing demand as the world relies more on just-in-time delivery of goods,” said Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics. “Mobile robots enable the flexible movement of materials and improve working conditions for employees. Stretch combines Boston Dynamics’ advancements in mobility, perception and manipulation to tackle the most challenging, injury-prone case-handling tasks, and we’re excited to see it put to work.” Boston Dynamics is currently seeking customers to pilot test deployment of Stretch with truck-unloading tasks ahead of its commercial deployment in 2022. Interested parties can apply to join the Stretch…
