Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.47
February 05, 2023
…robots based on operation complexity. Hierarchical Robot Learning Framework Based on Reinforcement Learning for Decision Making and Control Source: General Motors Principal Investigator: General Motors Project Team: GE Research, University of Virginia, and Siemens Corporation Project Description: This project seeks to employ a Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm to allow manufacturing robotic systems to perform new tasks with minimal or no manual intervention. The team will do this by building a hierarchical RL framework in which expert knowledge, historical data, and digital twins are used to effectively learn manipulation policies to perform unstructured tasks. These outputs are expected to reduce the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.45
October 28, 2022
…Koito received an ADAS lidar series production award from General Motors Co. that they claimed was the largest known award in the industry. Last week, Cepton announced that it is working with LidarSwiss Solutions GmbH to deploy its technology. Cepton's Sora sensor will be included in LidarSwiss' Nano 360 drone-based mapping and analytics sytem for infrastructure management and engineering design applications. “The prominent features of the Nano P60 are its high stability, point density, and intelligence,” said Robert Kletzli, founder and chief technology officer of LidarSwiss. “This lidar-enabled system addresses the critical gap of 3D accuracy with traditional camera and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.44
September 28, 2023
…in the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Apple, and General Motors. Advanced Navigation has multiple research facilities across Australia and sales offices around the world. Advanced Navigation demonstrated its technologies at the new facility opening. Source: Advanced Navigation UTS, community, and industry collaborate Collaboration with academia and the local technology community is key, stated Orr. “There is a critical need to improve Australia’s economic complexity and sovereign capabilities,” he said. “A key step is to build our industrial capacity in high-tech, as well as drive knowledge exchange and propel collaborative initiatives between government agencies, academic institutions and industry leaders.” In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.38
February 14, 2023
…across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Its customers include General Motors, Volkswagen, and KUKA. Brightpick Autopicker designed for e-commerce, grocery “Brightpick Autopickers can pick and consolidate orders faster than any other fulfillment system,” Zizka said. “They do not need to travel back and forth to pick stations, which means warehouses need fewer robots, resulting in lower cost and complexity.” “What makes Brightpick Autopicker special is not just that it is an autonomous mobile picking robot, but also that it is part of an end-to-end solution for order fulfillment,” he added. “Brightpick started as a goods-to-person system that used AMRs to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.35
September 15, 2024
…and safety functions such as E-Stop and safety brakes. Motor control uses three signals (pulse/direction/enable) and steel gears reduce backlash to <5 arcmin. The robot is flexible and can also be paired with multiple options such as three kinds of grippers, a 24V IO module, a cube feeder with optical sensors and external sensors. “We launch the Astorino with a clear goal: to advance industrial robotics education,” said Paul Marcovecchio, director – general industries, Kawasaki Robotics (USA). “With this new cost-effective and dynamic robotic platform, we eliminate many barriers to entry that have kept educators from providing advanced robotics design…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.26
April 12, 2022
…Google (now part of Alphabet) in 2017, to Hyundai Motor Group. Xavier Lacherade, general manager of SBRE, will continue to lead the company, renamed Aldebaran under URG. “We know URG as a strategic partner in sales, services, and software development,” said Lacherade. “I am firmly convinced that the short management paths, which are also characterized by the German-French friendship, will inspire the work on both sides of the Rhine and lead us to new successes in the near future.” SBRE will aquire a minority stake in URG, and the two companies said they will continue to cooperate in the global…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.10
April 22, 2022
…later this year. As with previous work at Ford Motor Co. and research institutions in Ohio and Michigan, the latest deployments will enable Agility to iterate with customer feedback. They will also help it gain insights into operating environments, discover new uses for its robots, and refine their capabilities, said the company. New Amazon fund joins investors DCVC and Playground Global led Agility Robotics' Series B round. Previous investors, including MFV Partners, ITIC, Robotics Hub, Safar Partners, Sony Innovation Fund, and TDK Ventures, also participated. “We’re deepening our investment in Agility Robotics because their robots solve the labor shortages plaguing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.09
August 04, 2022
…intellectual property. The company counts leading enterprises such as General Motors and Slack among its customers. Cobalt noted that its robots primarily operate in corporate office spaces. “Our robot also helps facilities to be ADA [Americans With Disabilities Act]-compliant,” LeBlanc said. “Spaces need to be set up for indoor robots, and we know how to navigate and avoid obstacles.” Cobalt’s Remote Guarding Service Solution includes robots with more than 60 sensors. They include day-night cameras, 360-degree cameras, thermal cameras, depth cameras, lidar, and badge-reading capabilities. “When we look at the security industry, it's difficult to replace a security guard because…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.88
September 16, 2019
…environment for AVs,” says Eric Bantegnie, vice president and general manager, systems business unit at ANSYS. ANSYS 2019 R3 extends the ANSYS SCADE family of products with the launch of ANSYS SCADE Vision. ANSYS SCADE Vision reduces the cost of AV perception software testing, enhances safety and drives value from AV data. ANSYS SCADE Suite enhances features required for developing advanced automotive systems and the embedded software that controls these systems for autonomous vehicles. ANSYS 2019 R3 includes improved AUTOSAR support in SCADE for ISO 26262 certified code generation and software component design. ANSYS 2019 R3 includes multiple tool enhancements…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.70
January 23, 2023
…a “significant” ADAS lidar series production award for its General Motors business. Cepton is also engaged with all Top 10 global OEMs. The previously announced investment, in the form of convertible preferred stock, was approved at a special meeting of Cepton stockholders on Jan. 11, 2023. It is convertible, beginning on the first anniversary of the issue date, into shares of the company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $2.585 per share. “We’re excited to have completed our third investment in Cepton, which solidifies our commitment to lidar and increasing automotive safety for drivers worldwide,” said Michiaki Kato,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.64
May 16, 2023
…an algorithm called the Iterative Residual Policy (IRP), a general learning framework for repeatable tasks with complex dynamics. “Working with TRI has been an incredible experience,” she said. “The partnership has allowed us to leverage industry-level resources, which have been critical in driving our research forward. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with such a great team, and I am excited to see what we can accomplish together in the future.” Fuel cell catalyst durability Both hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen electrolyzers require catalyst materials that utilize expensive and rare elements such as platinum and iridium.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
February 27, 2022
…an assembly-line overhaul. After some initial challenges, the Tesla Motors factory in Fremont, Calif., is an example. Requiring greater upfront investment in robots from Comau, the flexibility of the plant can repurpose and redirect equipment to suit amended product specifications and volumes. Tesla founder Elon Musk has made no secret of his ambitions for general-purpose robots that would be even more capable. Flexible manufacturing to pick up speed The time required to change robot programming has delayed the acceptance of flexible manufacturing. Once, automating a one-hour task could require more than 15 hours of programming. A more recent move to…
