Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
July 28, 2022
…human-robot collaboration on their facility floors.” The company has raised $28 million to date, from investors including GV (formerly Google Ventures), according to CB Insights. Veo provides computer vision to the world's top robotics vendors: ABB, FANUC, KUKA, and Yaskawa.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.41
April 09, 2021
…all, the cloud is a commodity. Companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and others make billions of dollars because they know how to package, deliver, and support that commodity at scale. So it will be with autonomous robots. Execution will drive AMR adoption If all the above factors have only heightened demand for AMRs in sectors like logistics, manufacturing, retail, consumer goods, and pharma, then we should expect a large number of robots to enter service in those sectors. However, I do not expect that robot uptake will be concomitant with demand until we have resolved the product/market fit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.40
May 05, 2023
…quantum sensing. The Australian manufacturer said it supplies some of the biggest companies in the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Apple, and General Motors. Advanced Navigation added that it has sales offices around the world and that it maintains carbon-neutral operations. In addition to novel autonomous subsea robotics, Advanced Navigation delivers AI-enhanced navigation technologies for land, sea, air, and space applications. The company said it “is committed to developing innovative products and systems that will be catalysts of the autonomy revolution.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.31
May 16, 2022
…to any tool they utilize, including Tableau, Jupyter Notebooks, Google Data Studio, Snowflake, and Grafana, to name a few. Customizability No enterprise is alike and each company will have unique needs that won’t entirely be suited by every software, out of the box. For example, a company using robots for inspection will obviously have different needs than one focused primarily on warehouse automation. Even within the inspection use case, specific data and operational requirements can vary depending on the asset a company is inspecting. With software being such a critical component for robotics companies, enterprise teams need a better solution…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.30
July 19, 2021
…used by over 10,000 companies worldwide, including AstraZeneca, BlackRock, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Moderna, and Pfizer. In addition, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York use the language, said Julia Computing. The company has recently focused on creating a suite of machine learning-enhanced modeling and simulation tools, such as JuliaSim for multi-physics simulation, and JuliaSPICE for circuit simulation, and the Pumas framework for pharmaceutical simulation with partner company Pumas-AI. Since Julia was introduced to the public in 2012, the community around it has grown, said Julia Computing. The annual JuliaCon event is online and free…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.30
June 23, 2021
…for Children campuses. Riders can plan their trips on Google Maps and see live updates of a shuttle's location. “IndyGo exists to connect our community to economic and cultural opportunities through safe, reliable and accessible mobility experiences,” said Lesley Gordon, vice president of communications and marketing at IndyGo. “We will continue to lend our knowledge and expertise with the team at May Mobility and to work alongside these industry leaders as they seek to improve Central Indiana's mobility ecosystem.” To ensure riders' health and safety, masks are currently required for all passengers and fleet attendants. Shuttles will carry only one…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.18
July 15, 2021
…vision organizations, and it had venture backing from GV (Google Ventures), among others. Woven Planet and CARMERA said they will tap into CARMERA’s ability to successfully update HD maps from crowdsourced, camera-based inputs, which they claimed is significantly cheaper and faster than traditional methods. This will strengthen the ability of the Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) team at Woven Alpha to serve a comprehensive set of road classes and features, reflecting changes in lane markings, traffic signals, signs, and more in close to real time. “Woven Planet and AMP have been highly aligned with CARMERA’s culture and mission from the beginning,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.15
February 23, 2022
…the Series C round, along with previous investors GV (Google Ventures), F-Prime Capital, Menlo Ventures, Matrix Partners and Future Shape. Menlo Ventures and Playground Global led previous rounds. “The RightHand Robotics piece-picking solution has demonstrated year after year that autonomous robots are vital to solving the challenges of organizations from retail to pharmacy,” said Arunas Chesonis, managing partner at Safar Partners. “The surge in e-commerce will continue even when the pandemic subsides, and we are eager to witness the continued maturation of the robotics industry in response to this global demand.” “RightHand Robotics identified a challenge in the marketplace and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.11
October 12, 2023
…that it has earned the trust of companies including Google, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, Hyundai, NASA, Sierra Space, and Blue Origin. It also works with partners including Formant, “There are few others in the industry of robotics with the capability of PickNik, especially capabilities as expansive as their abilities with dexterous manipulator control,” stated a robotics engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center. Investors see potential in solving complex problems Stellar Ventures and Cypress Growth Capital led PickNik Robotics' pre-seed round. The investment joins the company's existing $5 million in non-dilutive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding contracts with NASA's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.04
May 17, 2018
…identification that brought together more than 400 experts to Google’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. When he looks at the new mechanical and technology solutions coming to market, he sees the seeds planted back in the 1970s and 1980s now bearing fruit. “We’ve finally come to where we all thought in our naivete that we’d be by around 1980,” Hill says. “Nothing we’re doing today, even artificial intelligence, belies what we thought we could do more than 40 years ago. It’s just that we didn’t have the tools then that we have today.” So just what is materials handling innovation? And,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.89
December 19, 2018
…an active investor in the robotics sector. GV (formerly Google Ventures) also joined this round along with existing investors, including Dream Incubator, Matrix Partners, and Playground Global. RightHand Robotics intends to use the funds to expand business and technical teams and broaden its suite of product applications in support of the company’s growing customer base. “This funding is a testament to our team’s intense focus on solving the critical challenge all our customers face - namely, how to respond to booming e-commerce growth given a scarcity of labor,” said Leif Jentoft, co-founder of RightHand Robotics. “We are aggressively investing in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.84
December 11, 2022
…example of robotic QC is FIH Mobile’s application of Google’s AutoML Vision algorithm. By using computer vision for product inspection, FIH Mobile was able to reduce its undetected defects rate by 75% while also slashing the inspection time required for each unit. 2. More efficient manufacturing One of the clearest advantages of using robots in electronics manufacturing and testing is improved efficiency. Manufacturers can automate a significant and growing portion of their processes, allowing the production of more units in less time. This is worth noting, given the ongoing electronics component shortage worldwide, which could last until at least 2024.…
