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Cargo-carrying cobot company Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF) will unveil its next-generation hybrid navigation technology for its PFF kilo robot at MODEX 2026. The company said that its exclusive hybrid navigation technology features a production-ready physical AI model that significantly enhances a robot's ability to exhibit intelligent, intuitive and dynamic person-following behaviors. PFF ‘hybrid navigation’ details Utilizing a hybrid control framework…
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Cargo-carrying cobot developer Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF) recently announced it will debut two autonomous navigation features that aim to significantly augment workforce productivity and ease workload at ProMat 2025 in booth S1063. The trade show will be held March 17-20 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. At ProMat 2025, PFF will showcase its new Forward Following technology…
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Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), a smart following technology subsidiary of the Piaggio Group, announced the launch of PFF kilo, the newest addition to its portfolio of mobile technology solutions for businesses. Kilo is a 4-wheeled robotic flat bed with hands-free human following capabilities. With a payload of up to 300 lbs. and a maximum speed of 3 mph, kilo is…
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…factories and warehouses to offices. Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. today announced that it will offer the PFF pro fleet-management software for the business versions of its pro gitamini and gitaplus robots. The company said the cloud-based tool is designed to optimize and augment the working relationship between people and their robotic colleagues. “Gita robots are augmenting many of today's workers’…
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…vehicles (UUVs) from General Dynamics. Piaggio Fast Forward showed how its gita robot can carry a load and follow a user with the push of a button. The gitamini is currently available at $1,850, and the gitaplus will cost $3,475, said engineer Kevin Robb. Similarly, Segway, which is best known for its scooters, displayed mobile service robots. GreenSight, another MassRobotics…
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…mass production for deployment on Piaggio Group's motorbikes, offering to protect the world's most at-risk road users. Vayyar has also secured supply contracts with automakers from Japan and Vietnam and is in advanced engagements with almost every other OEM and supplier for both in-cabin and ADAS. In senior care, the company sells the Vayyar Care remote-monitoring system. It integrates with…
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…demonstrate the need for differentiation. Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded it Patent No. 11,112,807 for a “Method for Determining Self-Driving Vehicle Behavior Models.” The Boston-based company said that its latest patent focuses on the proprietary design of robot behavior specifications. “The knowledge of understanding how people move is the foundation…
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…Asmat, lead robotics engineer at Piaggio Fast Forward. “Given the increasing abundance of computational power, it becomes more advantageous to use sensors that can capture as much information as possible while remaining affordable.” Despite these advances, sensing technologies currently supporting smart home robots represent an early, transitional stage of development. Designers and users alike can expect steady change in this…
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