Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.53
August 12, 2024
…investigator: RTX Technology Research Center Project Team: Carnegie Mellon University, Wason Technology LLC., Collins Aerospace Description: Lightweight, carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (TPCs) are recognized as a key material capable of meeting the future aerospace market high-rate demands, while also providing sustainability benefits. One challenging, but key enabler of high-rate TPC manufacturing is welding. In a prior ARM Institute-funded project called Rapid Welding of Thermoplastic Composite Structures, robotic continuous ultrasonic welding was shown to increase the speed of induction. This project will build on the outputs from the prior project in order to scale it to production use. Fixtureless robotic assembly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.12
August 25, 2023
…Commissioning for Day One Manufacturing Readiness Project team: Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (principal investigator), Siemens Corp., Spirit AeroSystems Topic areas addressed: Discovery workshops and market studies Description: Complex manufacturing systems can have many costs, errors, and hazards that may not be apparent in the design phase alone. Simulating systems by using digital/virtual twins allows for system testing in a digital environment prior to installation, enabling more successful installs and better “Day 1” experiences. This project will create a report detailing the framework for the creation of a virtual twin for commissioning, and all the steps involved…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.03
May 18, 2023
…specialist at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, and a Ph.D. candidate at The Ohio State University. ASTM defines scope of legged robot subcommittee “The scope of the Subcommittee is the development of a set of standards and testing procedures to evaluate the performance of the class of mobile robots primarily relying on articulated limbs and legged mechanisms for locomotion, including but not limited to the quadruped robots, bipedal robots, and humanoids, that operate semi-autonomously or in full automated modes,” said ASTM International. The new subcommittee is seeking experts in the field but is not limited to members…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.94
February 05, 2023
…Form Automation Source: Boeing Principal Investigator: Boeing Project Team: University of Southern California and 3M Project Description: This project seeks to develop adaptive path planning to ensure affordability of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) components for hypersonic platforms, or an object that exceeds 5 the speed-of-sound (Mach 5 or greater). The project also seeks to integrate improvements to automated pick, place, and form for processing CMC fabric prepregs using 3D vision-based sensors to reduce the cost and variability for high-rate production of CMC structures. Benefits of this approach include having a cost-competitive alternative to titanium, higher processing efficiency, and applications for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.14
January 11, 2023
…to receive ARM Endorsement. The institute recognized programs in Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania as being among the nation's most effective for robotics careers in manufacturing. “Our nation’s ability to grow U.S. manufacturing is inhibited by a historic skills gap,” said Mary Ellen Rich, certification manager at the ARM Institute. “Effective training programs are critical to both recruiting the next generation of manufacturers and upskilling our current workforce. Congratulations to each of our endorsed programs on this well-earned recognition.” The ARM Institute is a public-private partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. It brings together industry, government, and academia to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.12
November 18, 2022
…for the Picnic Pizza Station includes managed foodservice providers Compass, Chartwells, and Sodexo Live!, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University, and numerous regional pizzerias with new customers coming online weekly,” the company said. “Connecting customers to partners through the program will allow these and other foodservice operators an enhanced way to automate and innovate, saving time, money, and labor to future-proof success.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.16
November 02, 2022
…for the Picnic Pizza Station includes managed foodservice providers Compass, Chartwells, and Sodexo Live!, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Texas A&M University, The Ohio State University, SeaWorld, and numerous regional pizzerias with new customers coming online weekly. Robotics 24/7's featured Picnic Works in a round-up of pizza-making robots to watch this spring.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.85
October 26, 2022
…campuses Cartken’s robots are serving Grubhub deliveries at the University of Arizona and Ohio State. Grubhub users can order on the app as they normally would and get a tracking link to follow their order’s progress. Customers are informed that their deliveries will be by a robot, and they can use the app to unlock the robot’s lid to grab grub and go. Some might wonder if the delivery fee for such entertaining delivery technology is the same. “I believe it’s the same, but you don’t have to tip,” Bersch said. Mitsubishi Electric is a distributor for Cartken in Japan.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.85
September 10, 2022
…chains to managed foodservice providers Compass and Sodexo Live!, universities including Texas A&M University and The Ohio State University and entertainment venues like SeaWorld. Picnic Works offers the station to restaurants through a robotics as a service model (RaaS). Operators can pay a monthly fee of $4500 for a three-year term. Picnic Works said what sets its system apart from other pizza making robots is that its system was designed to let restaurants customize their ingredients choices so that their pizzas come out in their signature style. A partnership that has been baking The in-store demonstration phase began by installing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.49
August 26, 2022
…Meijer operates 262 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. A privately-owned and family-operated company since 1934, the retailer claimed that it pioneered the “one-stop shopping” concept. It now offers fresh produce and meat, apparel, toys, pets, and electronics. Meijer also has pharmacies and garden centers. Robots to tackle freshwater pollution The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) initiative said it is the single largest deployment of innovative, eco-friendly devices across multiple states in the Great Lakes, which encompass the largest surface freshwater system in the world. Meijer made a $1 million donation to the CGLR…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.31
June 21, 2022
…Defense-sponsored consortium's more than 340 members include start-ups, research universities, community colleges, manufacturers of all sizes, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and more. ARM Institute seeks educational leaders Click on infographic to enlarge. Source: ARM Institute Launched in 2021, the ARM Endorsement Program audits and promotes the organizations that are most effective at preparing students for careers in manufacturing and working with robots. The ARM Institute's criteria for evaluating programs aligns with its robotics career pathways and competencies. It uses them to evaluate both organizations and their programs based on the following benchmarks: Relevance to the industry Effective curriculum Efficiency…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.91
May 31, 2022
…panel chair, a retired law enforcement officer from Washington state and now the director of law enforcement at the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. “It is a document written by law enforcement for law enforcement,” he added. “It provides recommendations to law enforcement agencies for developing protocols and policies to provide consistent direction to all officers [within a specific domain] on how to interact with an autonomous vehicle.” The discussion was led by Ursimo, with participants from the highway patrol and state police from Ohio and California. The discussion focused on setting law enforcement interaction plans (LEIP) and the…
