Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.62
October 05, 2021
…The company recently announced its support of a new MassRobotics interoperability standard for communications. Pestoni is also co-founder of the Robot Operations Group (ROG), which discusses interoperability issues. InOrbit presence at A3 event The session on “Interoperability for AMRs: Exploring the Path Forward” will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Pestoni will join speakers from FedEx, Siemens, and Vecna Robotics. In addition, InOrbit will be an exhibitor at A3's conference, which will focus on automation and logistics advancements. The company said it will be available for live product demonstrations and interviews upon request. It…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
September 30, 2021
…laparoscopic surgery.” Activ Surgical is a resident member of MassRobotics, a collective dedicated to nurturing the Massachusetts robotics community. The company is looking to expand globally, starting with Europe. “We have filed the paperwork for CE Mark and expect approval by the end of this year or early next,” Kim noted. Bobby Yazdani, founder of Cota Capital, will join Activ Surgical's board of directors. He has more than three decades of entrepreneurial experience, including more than 20 years of investing in technology companies. “The addition of seven new investors spanning the medical and technology industries is a wonderful testament to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.73
September 28, 2021
…monitoring. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company is a member of MassRobotics, an organization devoted to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem. With a history of more than 135 years of innovation, Johnson Controls serves industries such as healthcare, hospitality, education, and manufacturing through its OpenBlue digital offering. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, the Cork, Ireland-based company offers building technology, software, and services. Robot to streamline security operations In order to better address evolving security and facility monitoring needs, businesses are identifying opportunities to streamline operations, maximize staffing, and automate processes. Tyco Security Robot. Source: Ava…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.38
September 27, 2021
…technology works. Realtime Robotics is a resident member of MassRobotics, a collective dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem by helping innovators and entrepreneurs. Realtime Robotics works to accelerate automation Realtime Robotics said its technology generates collision-free motion plans in milliseconds for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles. This empowers robots to function together at full speed in unstructured and collaborative workspaces, it claimed. In addition, autonomous systems can use the technology to react to dynamic obstacles the instant changes are perceived, according to Realtime Robotics. In June, the company raised $31.4 million in Series A funding. Realtime Robotics works with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.85
September 23, 2021
…Operations Group and recently joined the standards efforts at MassRobotics, an organization devoted to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem. “As a member, we now support the new MassRobotics interoperability standard as part of InOrbit and have made open-source contributions,” said Pestoni. “Other standards are coming soon.” “One of the roles we took on is to share information and raise awareness,” he said. “If we want this future with lots of robots doing the heavy lifting, we believe that this idea of interoperability and orchestration of all of these robots in real time is going to be critical.” “People need to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.76
September 15, 2021
Following a successful pilot run of the MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellowship Program, applications for its second cohort are now open through Nov. 1. The Jumpstart program provides opportunities for diverse Massachusetts high school girls to learn about careers in robotics, expose them to technical skills, and develop their professional networks through direct engagement with industry professionals. All female high school juniors and seniors, especially those who are Black and Latinx, with a passion for robotics and technology are encouraged to apply. MassRobotics offers registration online, and applicants can learn more by attending an upcoming virtual student information session. This cohort will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.77
September 04, 2021
…organizations such as the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), MassRobotics, and the Robot Operations Group (ROG)? “We are keeping abreast and have a dialogue with robotics vendors,” Sakharkar said. “Ultimately, orchestration is critical in two dimensions. We bring our expertise in contract logistics to connecting the dots and finding optimized orchestration for any given situation, based on customer needs.” “Second, in terms of collaborating with vendors, we work with best-of-breed technologies,” he said. “We're looking at the latest technologies and POCs [proofs of concept] and then see what use cases to progress further.” While there is a lot of talk…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.43
August 25, 2021
…builds intelligent robots for the workplace. The Cambridge, Mass.-based MassRobotics member said it focuses on user experience, safety, and autonomous mobility to empower people, while advancing business operations and access. Scheduling a longstanding challenge As a provider of healthcare connected-care products and services, Hillrom serves a high-profile customer base of large hospital and healthcare system executives. Accommodating schedules for on-site visits in their showrooms, even for small groups of three-to-five people, can be challenging, it said. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic disruption, Hillrom was exploring new technologies for product demonstrations, educational workshops, and promotional events. The company said it recognized…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.95
July 21, 2021
…is fully compatible with robots that implement the new MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard. The standard enables different robots to share information about their speed, location, direction, status, tasking/availability, and other performance characteristics. “At InOrbit, our mission is to maximize the potential of every robot through RobOps best practices and technology,” stated Florian Pestoni, co-founder and CEO. “Third-party logistics, parcel delivery, and warehouse operators need to orchestrate robots performing different tasks, and interoperability across robot vendors is one piece of that puzzle. Now customers can connect any compatible robot to the InOrbit cloud.” Mountain View, Calif.-based InOrbit said its robot-agnostic management…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.84
July 13, 2021
…it has partnered with NASA Ames Research Center and MassRobotics to create the Founder Institute AI & Robotics Accelerator program in Boston. The new initiative will support entrepreneurs in robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, drones, aerospace, augmented and virtual reality, and related technologies. “In the past year or so, everyone has experienced firsthand how fragile our world is and how normal can change in the blink of an eye, so that’s why it is so important that founders focus on impact-driven ventures,” stated Ignacio Castro, managing director of the Boston Founder Institute. “Our partnership with NASA and MassRobotics symbolizes our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.75
July 09, 2021
…in key industrial sectors, including infrastructure. In addition, the MassRobotics member said it has supported its rapid growth by adding team members such as Kevin Willis, who was recently appointed as vice president of sales. In just six months, American Robotics has increased full-time employees by 90%, and it said it expects its headcount to grow at a similar rate through 2021 and 2022. American Robotics recently announced its planned merger with Ondas Holdings Inc., a developer of proprietary, software-based wireless broadband technology. Ondas and American Robotics said they offer complementary technologies and provide critical, next-generation data solutions to customers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 48.79
July 06, 2021
MassRobotics, an organization dedicated to helping the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem grow, last week announced a partnership with The Procter & Gamble Co. to explore technologies around automation and manufacturing-related applications. The partners said the goal is to develop ideas to improve productivity, drive increased value for consumers, accelerate agility from more automation, and allow more flexibility in meeting the manufacturing deadlines of customers. In addition to exploring and accessing innovations from resident startups, MassRobotics said its community will help Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble (P&G) remain on the cutting edge of automation and more closely collaborate with existing P&G robotics partners…
