Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.41
January 05, 2022
…($50.94 million U.S.) from A.P. Møller Holding, the investment arm of international logistics company A.P. Møller-Maersk. Blue Ocean Robotics, which described itself as a “robot venture factory,” said it develops and commercializes mobile robots to improve productivity, the working environment, sustainability, and the quality of customer service. The Odense, Denmark-based company has set up subsidiaries for each robot brand and serves the healthcare, hospitality, construction, and agriculture industries. “Blue Ocean Robotics has developed several robot solutions that can automate and streamline critical and routine tasks, including in healthcare systems,” said Jan Nielsen, chief information officer at A.P. Møller Holding. “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
March 15, 2022
…the Odense Robotics StartUp Hub at the Danish Technological Institute, so the entrepreneurs and their families have relocated from Greater Copenhagen to Funen. The startup plans to use the capital for to finance major phases of product development of its remote-controlled robot, which dives down and secures itself to a ship’s propellers, which can have a diameter of 10 m (32.8 ft.). Once attached, the robot then cleans and polishes the propellers, removing corrosion and marine growth. Currently, to save on the consumption of bunker oil, all commercial ship propellers must be cleaned and polished manually once or twice a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
October 27, 2021
…organizations such as MassRobotics, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), and the Robot Operations Group (ROG) have been discussing robot interoperability in heterogeneous environments. However, Open Robotics has been taking an open-source approach for a few years already, said Gerkey. “Compared with companies in the robot operations, or RobOps software space, some of them are focused on ways to manage a single kind of fleet,” he said. “Other groups are looking to establish a standard. We're not really looking to dictate standards, which don't always work in the fast-moving world of robotics.” “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.39
May 22, 2023
…Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), NOCTI Business Solutions, The ARM Institute, and Focus Hope. “The skills gap is a growing reality for companies in every industry,” said Paul Aiello, executive director for education at FANUC America. “In fact, if you ask any manufacturing CEO, they will say that their top priority is workforce and talent development. By partnering with these organizations, we hope to introduce and inspire students of all ages and backgrounds—the Automation Generation—to understand and seek exciting, rewarding, and high-demand automation career opportunities.” Since 2010, FANUC has been committed to working with high schools, technical training centers, community…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.39
May 13, 2022
…growth? Any that are overhyped? Sharma: Articulated robots: Robotic arms, also known as articulated robots, are fast, reliable, and accurate and can be programmed to do an infinite number of tasks in a variety of environments. They are used in factories to automate execution of repetitive tasks, such as applying paint to equipment or parts. In warehouses, robot arms pick, select, or sort goods from distribution conveyors to fulfill customer orders. On farms, they can pick and place ripe fruits onto trays in the field. Humanoids: Humanoid robots have garnered huge interest in recent years owing to their human-like appearance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.38
August 16, 2022
…its product. In January, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute funded two projects involving GrayMatter Robotics. GrayMatter improves robot efficiency Everything from football helmets to aircraft parts are currently smoothed and finished by hand, but this can cause repetitive stress injuries and expose workers to hazardous fumes, noted Kabir. The surface finishing market is worth more than $100 billion in wages in the U.S., but manufacturers are facing labor shortages, he told Robotics 24/7. “There are about 9,000 robots compared with more than 1.5 million people involved with surface treatment in the U.S., but the latter is shrinking,” Kabir…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
January 11, 2022
…systems integrators, and training programs to support its robot arms. Kim Povlsen, who became president and CEO of the Odense, Denmark-based company last year, has seen cobot technology mature. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Povlsen about his background, how Universal Robots has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, and the company's plans for innovations in 2022. You came to Universal Robots from Schneider Electric—how familiar were you with robotics before becoming CEO? Povlsen: I grew up in Odense and went to the University of Southern Denmark, where the whole cobot thing started. I'm a robotics engineer and studied at the same place as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
December 22, 2021
…initiatives and outreach at the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx Express Fergal Glynn, vice president of marketing at 6 River Systems Lior Elazary, founder and CEO of inVia Robotics This week, we start with looking back at some of the biggest robotics trends of 2021. Next week, we'll look at some predictions for 2022. Robotics achievements unlocked What was your organization's biggest accomplishment this past year? Bieller: IFR really achieved a lot in 2021, so it is hard to pick the most important achievement. We managed to keep the robotics community together,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
October 04, 2021
About six years ago, the CEO of Toyota Research Institute published a seminal paper about whether a Cambrian explosion was coming for robotics. The term “Cambrian explosion” refers to an important event approximately half a billion years ago in which there was a rapid expansion of different forms of life on earth. There are parallels with the field of robotics as modern technological advancements are fueling an analogous explosion in the diversification and applicability of robots. Today, we’re seeing this Cambrian explosion of robotics unfolding, and consequently, many distinct patterns are emerging. I’ll outline the top three trends that are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
September 02, 2022
…Manufacturing Hub, led by The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute—A $14.2 million grant is intended to de-risk the adoption of advanced robotics and automation by SMEs and accelerate the commercialization of technologies in these entities. Expanded Pathways to New Economy Careers, led by Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission—A $24.8 million grant will establish a highly coordinated, regional upskilling system serving both robotics developers and adopters. It will support a range of training options outside of traditional four-year and advanced degrees and ensuring that programs evolve in the long term based on industry needs. Robotics Startup Factory, led by Innovation Works—The $12…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.34
October 19, 2021
…HARTING Technology Group. The German company is the logistics arm of HARTING, one of the world’s largest suppliers of products that enable industrial automation. To provide an answer, the logistics team started with that question and then worked backwards. How much storage capacity might be needed to support that level of sales? How many new items will be introduced each year? And how many line items, parcels and weight would have to move each day to achieve that level of sales? Harting finds partners HARTING worked with Körber AG, a global systems integrator, as well as the Institute for Materials…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.32
July 16, 2023
…California, University of Washington, University of Toronto and Vector Institute, and University of Sydney won “Best Student Paper” at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference. The work, titled DiSECt: A Differentiable Simulation Engine for Autonomous Robotic Cutting, detailed a “differentiable simulator” for teaching robots to cut soft materials. Previously, robots trained in this area were unreliable. The DiSECt simulator can accurately predict the forces on a knife as it presses and slices through common biological materials. DiSECt relies on the finite element method, which is used for solving differential equations in mathematical modeling and engineering. Differential equations show how a…
