Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 59.52
September 15, 2022
…than $58 million. The Redmond, Wash.-based company is developing haptic gloves and sensors for virtual reality, robotic teleoperation, and other applications. HaptX claimed that its technology “simulates touch sensation with unprecedented realism.” Unlike other haptic gloves, which are limited to vibration and force feedback, HaptX Gloves physically displace the user's skin the way a real object would, said the company. More than 130 points of tactile feedback per hand enable natural interaction and true-contact haptics, it added. The proceeds from this round fund commercialization of next-generation products building on the success of HaptX's award-winning HaptX Gloves DK2, said the company.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 57.26
August 02, 2021
Thanks to advances in kinesthetic haptic technology, cadavers in surgical training could be replaced by robotics, augmented reality, and virtual reality. FundamentalVR last week announced additions in its Fundamendal Surgery platform that it said provide “a credible complement and alternative to traditional medical education methods.” “We are proud to offer industry-leading technology proven to accelerate learning and transform traditional teaching practices into cost-effective, safe methodologies,” stated Richard Vincent, co-founder and CEO of FundamentalVR. “With the addition of advanced soft-tissue sensation capabilities, users are able to make independent decisions about approach and patient interaction and have full high-fidelity control, feeling, and…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 40.22
March 30, 2021
Reinventing Factory Automation RIOS develops and deploys dexterous AI-powered robots to factory assembly lines and warehouses to help global customers automate their supply chain or logistics operations. We’ve developed a first-of-its-kind haptic intelligence platform for robots – this enables our robot to handle hard-to-automate tasks that typically require human-level-dexterity and involve manipulating thousands of SKUs. Our robots possess higher levels of dexterity, cognitive skills, and autonomy than today's robots and operate in unstructured environments.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.23
September 12, 2022
…Robotics 24/7 the AMRs were built to understand human haptics. Factory operators can teach a mobile robot the layout of a facility by walking it around the location. Agarwal compared it to walking around a grocery store with a shopping cart (see video below). Once in operation, workers can also easily redirect the robot's path while in motion by placing their hands on the system and walking it in the direction it needs to go. Peer Robotics caters to SMEs One of Peer Robotics’ biggest goals is to reduce the barriers that small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) face when trying…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.43
November 08, 2021
…interested in true tactile sensation, which is quite difficult.” Haptics for teleoperation Improving robots' sense of touch could also improve teleoperation, noted Touchlab's team. “At the moment, the robot is sensing more than the human,” said Hussein. “We're in talks with HaptX.” “We're closer to providing robot sensing than being able to convey it to someone else. There's a bottleneck in how to feed the data, especially using third-party software,” said Shayne Shaw, a robotics engineer at Touchlab. “We've tried a number of haptic gloves, but their ability is significantly smaller than what our sensors are able to perceive. We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.00
June 24, 2023
…have been investing heavily in automation. Now we have haptic sensors and companies like FANUC, Honeywell, Omron, and Yaskawa rolling out robotics. And there's more autonomous technology coupled with 5G, whose low latency can help supply chains. It's like working from home—a tech-based shift in the economy. Our robotics and AI index is tracked by the largest ETFs in the world. Global X funds has an ETF launched with clients in Australia, Europe, and Japan. People are realizing it's a big deal. Deloitte expects the value of the whole segment to have a CAGR [compound annual growth rate] of 17.5%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.98
June 15, 2023
…user in real time. Operators can use a wearable haptic glove to control Välkky, which is the first robot of its kind, claimed Touchlab. It can serve meals, move assistive devices, or help brush a patient's hair, the company said. Additional applications for the technology could include nuclear decommissioning, said Touchlab. Robots with a sense of touch could reduce employee exposure to jobs that are hazardous, as well as enter more people's daily lives, it noted. “Touchlab uses the latest robotics innovations very impressively to help address some of healthcare’s current challenges at Laakso Hospital,” said Narcís Miguel i Baños,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.16
April 09, 2021
…powered by machine learning, AI-powered brains, and dexterous, smart haptic grippers or “hands”. The robot uses these new enhanced capabilities to do tasks as humans do them. These intelligent machines can compute what items to pick and how to grab them successfully, using touch to recognize pressure, texture, temperature, and proximity. AI-powered robots are using these smart senses to supplement labor in facilities that cannot be fully staffed, like those belonging to RIOS customers. These smart robots are able to see items and decide how to interact with them to successfully place them in polybags that will later be mailed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.02
February 02, 2023
…range and are designed for surgical robotics, end effectors, haptic devices, small joints, and other compact robotics applications. The series features two versions: The Denali XCR, a miniature, ready-to-use version, enabling quick installation and system commissioning The Denali NET, an ultra-compact, high-power density version. This pluggable design is optimal for a carrier board, with single or multi-axis integration, said Celera. Both versions are available with EtherCAT and CANopen communication protocols, specially optimized for demanding multi-axis applications, according to the company. Denali supports EtherCAT with a bus latency down to 1 cycle. This can improve the cost-efficiency of embedding multiple axes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.87
January 09, 2020
…of forklifts and picking devices through instantaneous feedback and “haptic” technology Inter-equipment communications that allow robots and other automated machinery to optimize routing around a warehouse Revolutionary Last-Mile Delivery LSPs have long wrestled with the “Last-Mile Delivery” problem - how to maximize the speed and efficiency of getting goods from a local distribution center to their final destination. 5G can help to bridge this gap, by supporting new technology like drone delivery. A remote pilot could fly a drone using video and haptic feedback; alternatively, drones may even become fully autonomous, with 5G supporting their sensors and communications. Self-driving vehicles…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.56
October 22, 2021
…lead. “We've brought together experts in robotic dexterity and haptics with the amazing technology of our partners and collaborators to do amazing things.” Converge Robotics Group is an international collaboration between Shadow Robot Co., HaptX, and Tangible Research responsible for developing the Tactile Telerobot, a high-fidelity dexterous telerobot in use in the U.S., the U.K., and Asia. Competition moves forward “We are very excited to have 15 teams safely moving forward to the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals, despite current COVID-19 restrictions,” said Junko Yazawa, senior vice president of All Nippon Airways. “We are really proud of their achievements so far…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.38
September 11, 2024
…Robotics: “Hybrid autonomy through the sense of touch: How haptic feedback and AI shape the human-cobot relationship” featuring Klajd Lika, CEO, Bota Systems. This session is sponsored by Universal Robots and enVista. Session 4, starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT - Automated Storage: “Automated fulfillment systems in the warehouse: The good, the bad and the ugly” featuring Ryan Chesterfield, founder, Automated Fulfillment Consulting. Session 5, starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT - Pick-and-Place: “Pick & place automation: So many options, how to choose?” featuring Mikkel Viager, engineer and principal advisor, HowToRobot. All sessions will also be available on demand. “I am very…
