Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.84
May 19, 2021
…of fleets, Third Wave Automation is part of the MassRobotics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Interoperability Working Group. The organization this week announced Version 1.0 of a communications standard for AMRs of different types from different vendors. “The effort is a good idea,” Poursohi said. “We haven't seen a lot of [mixed environments] yet, but we will as we start to enter warehouses where there are other machines.” Third Wave has been conducting remote onboarding as it has doubled in size to 32 employees during the pandemic. “We're looking for roboticists, machine learning experts, and engineers, and we're building out our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.80
November 14, 2021
…handle their pain points with this product,” said Evans. MassRobotics Interoperability Standard Helps 'De-conflict' AMRs In May, regional industry group MassRobotics released its first version of a robotics interoperability standard. It is intended to help mobile robots from different vendors to work together at the same facility, said Jason Walker, CEO of Waypoint Robotics, which was recently acquired by Locus Robotics. The standard addresses safe and efficient operation of AMRs from multiple vendors. Members of the working group and contributors to the newly introduced robotics interoperability standards include: Vecna Robotics 6 River Systems Waypoint Robotics Locus Robotics Seegrid Mobile Industrial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.75
April 03, 2022
…a major challenge that organizations such as ROG and MassRobotics are beginning to address. 4. Cobots, delivery robots, and multi-purpose systems multiply As a result of the increased specialization described above, we are also seeing new types, ranging from inventory and cleaning robots in supermarkets or retail stores to collaborative robots (cobots) working alongside people. Cobots are intended to be safer and easier to program and commonly take over monotonous, repetitive, or dangerous tasks, freeing up humans to focus on more valuable jobs. Analysts expect the delivery robot market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.1%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.71
May 17, 2021
…and Stanford University and is a resident member of MassRobotics. AR said Scout is a fully automated drone system capable of continuous, unattended operation. It is offered as a “drone-in-a-box” turnkey data solution service under a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in January approved Scout as the first system for automated beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations with no humans on-site. The company said this approval gives it an exclusive first-mover advantage to unlock the commercial drone market by overcoming the need for costly visual observers to be on the ground during every drone flight. With…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.61
June 04, 2021
…rollouts. The Boston-based startup is a resident member of MassRobotics, an organization dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem by helping innovators and entrepreneurs. Peter Howard, CEO of Realtime Robotics, responded to the following questions from Robotics 24/7 about the funding and his company's technology and plans: How much is Realtime working with investors Omron or Toyota? Howard: We work extensively with Toyota, which has been a hugely supportive investor from our earliest days. Our business interactions with Omron are at an earlier stage, based on their later investment. Don't most autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and collaborative robots already have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
January 30, 2023
…Tenzer, co-founder and CEO of RightHand, thanked NEVCA and MassRobotics for nurturing innovative startups in the Massachusetts robotics cluster. Vince Martinelli, head of product and marketing at RightHand Robotics, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the company's partnerships, the need to consider both humans and automation, and his outlook for 2023. RightPick and automated storage What are some of RightHand Robotics' accomplishments from 2022? How do you work with automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS)? Martinelli: Last spring, we announced key partnerships with Element Logic, Vanderlande, and a couple of AutoStore partners. We've seen growth and the extension of piece picking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.33
January 03, 2022
…autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs). InOrbit’s cloud platform supports the MassRobotics AMR-Sender protocol, which is designed to help connect robots from different vendors for basic functionality. It was first demonstrated at FedEx's DART center during the Association for Advancing Automation's (A3) AMR & Logistics Conference in October. “This allows companies that are developing robots to rely on a platform like InOrbit rather than building their own software stack,” said Pestoni. “That saves years of development work.” He cited Savioke as one company pursuing this strategy and added that deeper integrations between robotic and non-robotic systems such as ERP and WMS will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.30
April 10, 2023
…compare with interoperability standards efforts? Kohli: We're watching the MassRobotics, OpenRMF, and other efforts. Users have to pick the right systems for their applications. Our big advantage is that we're already running practically, while others are still writing their standards. We're following the Apple-style approach of customer-end delivery. GreyOrange customers are already running sites with multiple robots. We're also a contributor to VDA 5050. Our intent is not to create a secret “black-box” solution—we're on the practical side. One part of our open API follows VDA 5050 and is not proprietary. If customers have a problem and need to buy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.27
May 24, 2022
…The company, which acquired Waypoint Robotics last year, ranked third as one of the fastest-growing companies in Massachusetts. 'With MassRobotics, the state government has a big interest in the community,” Lombardi said. “We need to differentiate ourselves from other robotics companies like Boston Dynamics to attract talent, and our culture is very much customer-first. I'm proud of my team, which brings the customer voice back to engineering and collaborates with other departments across the company.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.15
May 25, 2022
…and collaboration. Scalable Robotics Inc. (Boston; Booth 4357), a MassRobotics resident, this industrial robotics startup offers human-robot interaction techniques that enable people who know their process to intuitively show a robot what needs to be done, and its scalable system automatically creates a robust and high-quality program. Voaige (Pittsburgh; Booth 4457), which is building re-programmable Operating AI for robotic arms to automate complex tasks in logistics and manufacturing. Cowen sponsors startup challenge at A3 event Cowen Inc., a multinational, independent investment bank and diversified financial services company, is sponsoring this year's Cowen Startup Challenge. Founded in 1918, Cowen operates through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.14
March 26, 2021
…Source: A3 “For interoperability, we're working with groups like MassRobotics and the ARM [Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing] Institute,” he said. “The Pittsburgh Robotics Network is also a partner, and we've worked with Silicon Valley Robotics. “We're also very active internationally. A3 Mexico will roll up into A3,” Burnstein added. “We work with the VDMA [Germany's Mechanical Engeineering Industry Association], the IFR, and we have good relations with the Chinese Robotics Industry Alliance and the Chinese Machine Vision Industry Alliance.” Automate to return in 2022 “The pandemic forced us to postpone the live version of Automate to Detroit next June, rather…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.11
May 05, 2023
…provides early-stage funding for robotics companies. Fady Saad The MassRobotics co-founder said he started the business with co-founder Mark Martin because he observed that many venture capital firms were not organized or prepared to invest in early-stage startups that are looking to take their technology from a prototype to a commercial product. When investing in a robotics company, Saad noted that he looks at three key factors: market fit, viability of the product or technology, and its leadership team. It's important that someone on a company’s team have real market domain expertise, he noted. “Mark and I always look for…
