Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.21
September 14, 2024
…for machine tending, palletizing, and bin picking. Riser mobile manipulation robot combines Reacher and Ryder Rethink said its Riser MMR can allow a single AMR to serve multiple stationary cobot applications. The robot combines a Ryder AMR with a Reacher cobot and an independent, detachable battery box. Rethink said the combined MMR can allow mobile manipulation to be performed at new levels of efficiency. Reacher and Ryder each have their own battery packs, requiring separate charging. Reacher offers a 22-hour uptime. Ryder can be charged either manually or through wireless inductive charging. Each Ryder comes equipped with three or four…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.82
August 30, 2021
…has also developed the H1 teleoperation system for robotic manipulation and the G1 humanoid general-purpose robot. It raised $17.1 million in Series B funding in February and is a semi-finalist in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. Onboard demo planned GITAI said it will collaborate with Nanoracks LLC on a technoical demonstration of the S1 robot arm in the Bishop airlock in Node 3 of the ISS. Houston-based Nanoracks is providing the launch opportunity, on-orbit operations, and data downlink. NASA astronauts will install the arm inside the airlock. It will conduct intra-vehicular activity (IVA) such as swich and cable operations. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.76
October 09, 2023
…immediately saw an opportunity for this robot within our micro-manipulation, pick and place, and assembly applications,” said Rob Seymour, founder and CEO of Seymour Advanced Technologies. “We feel this robot stands apart with its compact design, reliability, and ease of integration, especially for applications that require speed and precision,” he added. MicroDASH comes in a small form factor Mecademic noted that the MicroDASH MCS500 sports an “innovative design,” making it “the most miniature SCARA robot in its class.” It asserted that the robot’s design is 30% smaller than similar products, even with its embedded controller. The announcement also listed other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.72
April 20, 2023
…customers with the necessary data collection, analytics, and subsea manipulation capabilities to support and maintain assets while reducing their operational footprint, operating cost, and greenhouse gas emissions to improve offshore health, safety, and environmental exposure. Contract helps the company better support U.S. Marines Within this multi-million dollar contract award, previously announced in October 2022, DIU, in partnership with Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) and the Office of the Deputy DoD CTO for Mission Capabilities, commissioned Nauticus to adapt the company’s inventory of commercialized technologies and to quickly develop a new autonomous mine countermeasure robot for use in surf zones and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.64
April 13, 2020
…schedules, with one group working on reverse-engineering, one on manipulation of the point-cloud [scan] data, one group on setting up the build plate, and one group on process simulation,” he recalled. “[Teaching on Zoom video conferencing] is a different environment. Given the environment they'd be working in after graduation, in companies with different sites in different locations, this is an opportunity for them to get better and working in remote teams via teleconferencing.” Guha now uses virtual machines (VMs) accessible to himself and the students, along with AM simulation software. The class uses, among others, 3DXpert from 3D Systems, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.64
April 13, 2020
…schedules, with one group working on reverse-engineering, one on manipulation of the point-cloud [scan] data, one group on setting up the build plate, and one group on process simulation,” he recalled. “[Teaching on Zoom video conferencing] is a different environment. Given the environment they'd be working in after graduation, in companies with different sites in different locations, this is an opportunity for them to get better and working in remote teams via teleconferencing.” Guha now uses virtual machines (VMs) accessible to himself and the students, along with AM simulation software. The class uses, among others, 3DXpert from 3D Systems, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.64
February 20, 2023
…it provides customers with data collection, analytics, and subsea manipulation capabilities to support and maintain assets while reducing their operational footprint, operating cost, health and safety risk, and greenhouse gas emissions. “For the past five years, we've been really heads-down on technology maturation, working with U.S. government interests on our autonomy architecture,” said Nicholas Radford, founder and CEO of Nauticus. “We've now moved from early prototypes and proofs of concept to scaling out for commercialization and early contract wins, such as International Submarine.” Nauticus expands to the North Sea Last month, Nauticus Robotics announced that it has begun operating in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.61
April 18, 2021
…come together with a shared vision of affordable mobile manipulation,” added Walker. “We both have ROS-native systems and can merge behaviors and the user experience. We'll be able to reduce size and cost as we integrate further.” “Manufacturers are the 'first movers' with precise machine tending,” he said. “The robot is able to fit into situations where workers already have a process. It can reach into a machine or collect parts for a tray or sampling without a huge apparatus. With our mobile manipulator, you can have it pull a batch or sample in the way it's already done.” “It's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.61
December 28, 2021
…serve applications such as materials handling, disinfection, and mobile manipulation. YouiBot, also known as Youai Zhihe Robot, said it has partnered with brands such as LUXSHARE ICT, ASM, CRRC, FAST, China Huaneng, AICC, COMAC, and Hitachi. The company covers 26 provinces and cities in China, and it exports its products to more than 30 countries, including Japan, Korea, Singapore, Spain, and Germany. YouiBot focuses on industrial applications YouiBot claimed that it is a leader in understanding customer processes and use cases. The company said its AMR positioning and navigation algorithms provide high precision and reliability. It added that it is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.48
June 27, 2024
Agility Robotics, creator of the Digit bipedal humanoid mobile manipulation robot (MMR), and pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics, Inc. announced today that they have signed a multi-year agreement to begin deploying Digit in GXO’s logistics operations. The companies claim their agreement is both the industry’s first formal commercial deployment of humanoid robots and first robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) deployment of humanoid robots. The agreement follows a proof-of-concept pilot in late 2023 at GXO’s warehouse for global women’s apparel retail brand SPANX outside Atlanta, Ga. “We’re building on the success of last year’s groundbreaking pilot with Agility by deploying fully operational Digit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.44
March 17, 2023
…automation products, OSARO’s robotic systems offer object recognition and manipulation that augment bagging productivity, delivering robust and efficient automation in a wide variety of logistics applications, it said. Operating with minimal human oversight, 24x7, the OSARO Robotic Bagging System is capable of packing and shipping a wide range of SKUs. “This pairing streamlines the deployment of robotics with automated bagging for customers, providing a complete and scalable solution for a high-demand need in the face of persistent labor shortages,” said OSARO CEO Derik Pridmore. “We look forward to putting our robot to work with equipment from a trusted and experienced…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.36
April 19, 2022
…reliability and throughput, Blankespoor said. Boston Dynamics builds vision, manipulation, mobility Since Stretch must operate inside crowded, poorly lit trailers or containers, Boston Dynamics focused on vision, manipulation, and mobility, said Blankespoor. “We have an onboard system that has both 2D and 3D vision, both complete with illumination, so they work in dark trucks fine,” he explained. Machine learning enables the system to become more perceptive as it gathers more data, Blankespoor added. Stretch's long arm and custom end effector are designed to reach deep into a trailer to grab a variety of boxes, with other types of parcels and…
