Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.44
April 14, 2021
…parents waiting!” In addition, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and MIT Lincoln Laboratory participated in MassRobotics' Adopt a School Program at the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in Roxbury, Mass. On two days last week, 14 students used 10 BrainCo resuable robotics kits, which TRI donated to the school. A TRI research scientist joined a MassRobotics instructor and a local high school teacher. “We're not throwing technology at teachers—we're giving them a curriculum, showing them how to use the kits, and helping them learn how to program and operate a prosthetic hand,” said Ryden. “The schools can use…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.41
April 12, 2021
…the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT with the intention of applying computer vision and machine learning to real-world grasping problems. “We relaunched our site in January,” noted Vince Martinelli, head of product and marketing at RightHand Robotics. “It now has a stronger product focus to serve our customers. We're also partnering with companies such as SVT Robotics on software.” “The pandemic accelerated the shift from the older model of shoppers picking items to remote fulfillment centers and has put pressure on retail productivity,” he told Robotics 24/7. “Everyone is adapting and reacting. There have been big…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.48
April 02, 2021
…for precise vehicle localization.” Based on technology developed at MIT Lincoln Labs, WaveSense's Ground Positioning Radar (GPR) enables vehicles to determine their precise location with centimeter-level accuracy, regardless of road conditions. The proprietary system includes hardware and software, and it works by mapping subsurface features with ultra-wideband radar. The company said it is working with major automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to help vehicles navigate where current advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), including lidar and camera-based systems fall short. This includes conditions such as bad weather, poorly marked roads, and areas with poor GPS availability. WaveSense finds automakers receptive to GPR…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.22
March 24, 2021
…to load up a container with sample boxes in a wide range of sizes and drop it off at MIT and say, 'Hey, you guys solve it,' as a new pick-and-place challenge,” he said. “We have so many projects that we're going to be working on for automation.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.46
February 22, 2021
…is live and registration opens on 22 February. Visit routingchallenge.mit.edu Amazon is providing the training data for the models and will be evaluating submissions, with technical support from MIT CTL scientists. MIT CTL will publish and promote technical papers about the top-performing models. The winners’ prizes are $100,000 for first place, $50,000 for second, and $25,000 for third. Top-performing teams may be interviewed by Amazon for research positions in the Last Mile organization and be invited to present their work at MIT CTL The historical data provided by Amazon will include approximate delivery locations, package dimensions, and travel times and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.70
February 04, 2021
…Robotics Nicole Renee Williams, Thermoplastic Composite Materials and Process Manager, The Boeing Co. Cynthia Breazeal, Professor and Associate Director, MIT Media Lab Leah Curry, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana The Feb. 2021 issue of Smart Manufacturing magazine provides a more extensive article detailing the accomplishments of the women selected in this exceptional group. Read the full article here.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.17
January 07, 2021
…In this session, Yossi Sheffi, the director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, examines how the pandemic has accelerated the development and adoption of these technologies and the implications they have for supply chain resilience—both now and in a post-pandemic world. “Every disruption is different,” says Sheffi. “It comes with its own litany of causes and effects and problems. No two are the same.” He goes on to say that risk management involves prevention, detection, and response. Many companies have some kind of emergency management, he adds, be it physical or virtual (the latter of which came about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
August 20, 2020
…is by Marco Tempest, a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab and a consultant at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is the founder of MagicLab. His presentation covers mixed reality storytelling, gesture sensing, and swarm robotics—a glimpse of the promise of augmented reality. There will also be a robust lineup of technical papers. CFD and Airborne Contagion Control One way is to minimize COVID infection, is to implement effective aid duct and ventilation systems to minimize airborne contagion. SimulationHUB, the developers of the on-demand browser-based CFD analysis program by the same name, shows how to set up and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
June 26, 2020
…racing,” says Charles Vorbach, controls systems architect for the MIT Driverless team. “Our team is excited to develop our entry using Ansys' simulation tools. We admire their use of sophisticated vehicle models, compatibility with open source systems like ROS2, and user-friendly code-generation that is intuitive enough for even non-software engineers. Most of all, Ansys' software reduces the amount of physical testing required, which will help safely speed development, especially in the world of COVID-19.” Ansys simulation solutions provide OEMs, automotive suppliers and mobility companies robust workflows for the design and validation of automated driving systems and components, including safety analysis,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
May 07, 2020
…Univ. (IUPUI).; Purdue Univ. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Michigan (3) Michigan State Univ.; Western Michigan Univ.; Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn New York (2): Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); U.S. Military Academy (West Point) North Carolina: Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Pennsylvania: Univ. of Pittsburgh Texas: Texas A&M Univ. Virginia: Univ. of Virginia Wisconsin: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison “This is an extraordinary challenge, calling on the best and brightest of our university students and faculty worldwide to engineer software that will have a significant impact on the future of all classes of transportation,” says Paul Mitchell, president and CEO,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.57
April 28, 2020
…play a defining role. According to one study by MIT Sloan Management Review, only 17% of digital platforms survive the competitive dynamics of markets. These failures will weaken the companies involved and make them more attractive M&A targets. Enterprises that are relatively new to DT could also be tempting targets. Digital platforms require a period of maturation to capture the benefits of the expected network effects. However, even mature DT platforms will not be immune to M&A pressures. A robust digital platform could attract interest from increasingly aggressive market predators. Pandemic puts a human face on Artificial Intelligence The COVID-19…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.70
March 30, 2020
…Carl Bass (@carlbass) March 29, 2020A A team from MIT has developed an open-source low-cost ventilator that can be rapidly deployed. The inventors called it MIT E-Vent (Emergency Ventilator). The team, called MIT E-Vent (for emergency ventilator), was formed on March 12 in response to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://t.co/cmFqei96Gf pic.twitter.com/8lpQeJ1XQS — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (@MIT) March 29, 2020 Similarly, Syracuse University faculty, alumni, and staff have also begun producing 3D-printed face shields, using the School of Architecture's digital design and production facility. The facility used the Lulzbot Taz 6 (an open-source 3D printer from…
