Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.25
February 14, 2022
Wearable and assistive technologies such as exoskeletons promise to redue worker strain. However, measurements of success have not yet been standardized. HeroWear LLC today announced its Exo-LiFFT tool, an interactive calculator to assess exoskeleton effectiveness. “If we can identify the right places to deploy exoskeletons, then they can reduce injury risks as well as bodily discomfort, which impacts workers on the job and at home,” said Karl Zelik, chief scientific officer of HeroWear. “Exoskeletons may also help improve worker recruitment and retention, which have been costly pain points for employers amidst the labor shortage.” Nashville, Tenn.-based HeroWear is developing a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.10
July 16, 2020
…printing gains increasing support a feasible alternative to traditional manufacturing, it also creates opportunity for a wave of new cybersecurity risks, from theft of design intellectual property (IP) to malicious destruction of parts and planned system failures. 3D printing has been in the spotlight as the market incorporates new and more sophisticated offerings sporting novel printing technologies and advanced materials choices. At the same time, this next-generation of high-powered printers has been retooled to fit the needs of mainstream design and manufacturing engineers, from a cost and accessibility standpoint. The result has been increased adoption of 3D printing for industrial-grade…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.07
February 01, 2018
…European “Road Freight Survey,” responding shippers also reveal which technologies have the greatest potential to transform their business. It may come as a surprise to some that autonomous vehicles were not the runaway winner—they ranked third—perhaps because many respondents took the “believe it when they see it” view, assessing fully driverless trucks as something of a pipe dream. The motor carrier survey also suggests that this market will witness significant fluctuations in trucking freight rates in the EU in the coming year with changes in the truckload and LTL sectors. Overall, the survey identifies where growth opportunities might lie in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.95
November 20, 2024
…of 2025. Funding will be used on current, new technology The new orders include pilot conversions, existing customer expansions and new customer adoption. The funding will accelerate the development of new feature sets and build out the company’s commercial teams to unlock new markets and geographies for global robotic truck unloading customers. “Pickle Robot customers are experiencing the value of Physical AI applied to a common logistics process that challenges thousands of operations every day,” said AJ Meyer, CEO and founder of Pickle Robot. “The new funding and our strategic customer relationships enable Pickle to chart the future of supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.84
May 20, 2022
…“Ally isn’t content with simply developing and testing our technology in a lab,” stated Mitch Tolson, founder and CEO of Ally Robotics. “We want to get our robotic arms in the hands of real companies that are creating change for their customers.” “That is exactly why we’ve partnered with Miso to integrate Ally arms into Flippy,” he added. “We see a future where Ally supplies retail-level robotic solutions that are affordable to all and empower every person and robot to do more, together.” El Segundo, Calif.-based Ally Robotics was founded by artificial intelligence and robotics innovators and said its goal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.76
May 23, 2019
…Essentium to bring improved productivity and connectivity to additive manufacturing operations. Materialise also announced that it will release a new version of its 3D printing operations management software, Streamics 8 in June 2019, and the availability of Materialise Simulation 2.0 as an optional module with Materialise Magics 23. HP and Materialise Collaborate on Industrial-Scale 3D printing Materialise has expanded its collaboration with HP, developing a new version of its build processor to support the full range of printers in the HP Multi Jet Fusion portfolio, including the Jet Fusion 5200 and Jet Fusion 500/300 Series of 3D printing solutions. This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.75
July 01, 2019
…but also for companies that develop products using additive manufacturing. Navigating the Ecosystem DRM is a broad, end-to-end strategy, one that promises to help control product designs and documentation as well as part quality and equipment use, explains Koen Neutjens, business development manager at Belgium-based Materialise NV. Perhaps more importantly, it assures that people can only print parts on authorized machinery at authorized facilities. To a machine shop or fabricator, it might seem silly to ask for permission before manufacturing a part, but for those who 3D print parts, the concept isn’t all that far-fetched. The chances are good that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.72
February 09, 2023
…to consider when and where this machinery should be applied. Things like labor conditions, expected output, assembly specifications, and much more. Innovations with assembly lines over the decades have led to an over reliance on people. The realization came with the labor-crisis as more and more empty potions remained vacant. Manual processes such as palletizing, packaging, sorting, and more have become a cumbersome process with post-COVID demand. But before you shop, it is vital to understand what you're buying, whether that be the pros or cons. This article will review different types of automation, as well as which robotic workcell…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.68
June 30, 2021
One area that personally fascinates me is how digital technologies are increasingly shaping the physical spaces around us, such as our homes and workplaces. Amazon Alexa is a great example of this—an on-demand AI assistant that exists in the cloud but that we can access with our voices to control the lighting in our homes, run our sprinklers, and lock our doors. This is the embodiment of our physical environment evolving due to enhancements provided by digital technologies. The natural language processing, machine learning models, speech synthesis, and all of the other complexity is performed in a digital system that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.62
October 14, 2021
…Robotics 24/7 his ambitions for the Troy, Mich.-based company's technology to fill the void left by Intel RealSense. How compatible is Orbbec's technology with existing products using Intel's RealSense? Is some customization necessary? Chen: RealSense cameras powered by semi-global matching [SGM] based stereovision technology have been a popular choice with good accuracy and reasonable computation time. It’s a good and reliable choice for certain scenarios. However, Orbbec has cameras powered by SGM, structured-light, time-of-flight [ToF], and deep learning sensors, allowing them to be applied in many more applications compared with RealSense. Depending on the requirements and use cases for an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.59
January 23, 2019
…macroeconomic scenario, and continue to disrupt the future of manufacturing. Here are five trends Micropsi Industries believes will make a difference in 2019: 1) Adoption of artificial intelligence in factories and manufacturing will accelerate. The industry has invested in sensor and data technology over the past years, and now it is time to apply advanced analytics and AI to factories. Another development is the application of AI for self-driving cars and other autonomous devices. AI will be applied to drones, boats or other ground-moving vehicles in agriculture, mining, exploration, or places where autonomous vehicles can add value. 2) New companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.34
April 12, 2022
Exoskeleton maker RoboCT Technology Development Co. recently completed a $15.7 million (RMB100 million) Series A+ financing round. Hangzhou, China-based RoboCT said it provides the disabled, the elderly, and medical rehabilitation institutes with intelligent rehabilitation devices and robotic technology with data analysis and cloud computing. Founded in 2017, RoboCT said its UGO exoskeleton device has been used in more than 200 hospitals throughout China. The suit is used to help patients who have had strokes or spinal cord injuries, as well as those living with nervous systems diseases and lower limb muscle weakness. It helps them improve their ability to walk.…
