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…Robotics Medal: Professor Maja Matarić, University of Southern California The Robotics Medal, accompanied by a $50,000 prize, was awarded to Professor Matarić for her pioneering contributions to socially assistive robotics - a field she helped define. Her work explores how robots can connect, motivate and care for people, with profound applications in rehabilitation, education and elder care. In her acceptance…
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…Investigator: Lockheed Martin Project Team: University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University, and Yaskawa Motoman Description: This project will build on the outputs from the ARM Institute-funded FRAME project. FRAME is a fixtureless high mix/low volume (HMLV) manufacturing cell with widespread applicability to both defense and commercial manufacturing challenges, highlighted by human-machine interaction and cobot technologies to increase efficiency, reduce…
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…of computer science at the University of Southern California (USC). Matarić, who is also a principal scientist at Google DeepMind, is recognized for her work in the field of socially assistive robotics, including research, evaluation, and technology transfer, and work in multi-robot coordination and human-robot interaction. Matarić was formally presented with the ACM Athena Lecturer Award at the annual ACM…
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…Project team: Siemens (principal investigator), University of Southern California Topic areas addressed: Safe and scalable manufacturing of energetics Description: This project seeks to automate the manipulation of granular and paste-like materials with robotics to augment human operators for common handling tasks such as scooping and pouring precise amounts without spillage, including those used in the manufacturing of highly reactive materials.…
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…team of researchers from NVIDIA, University of Southern California, University of Washington, University of Toronto and Vector Institute, and University of Sydney won “Best Student Paper” at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference. The work, titled DiSECt: A Differentiable Simulation Engine for Autonomous Robotic Cutting, detailed a “differentiable simulator” for teaching robots to cut soft materials. Previously, robots trained in…
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…in computer science from the University of Southern California with a specialty in artificial intelligence. Randy Ross Director of supply chain SICK Inc. Since 2008, Ross has directly led procurement, inventory management, distribution, and transportation at SICK. He has worked to drive top-line revenue and bottom-line cost improvements through optimized supply chain solutions at the company. Prior to SICK, Ross…
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…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…
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…School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have expressed interest in using the robot after clearance. Galen’s initial indications will focus on laryngological procedures. Future clearances will expand the scope of the platform into ENT (ear, nose, and throat), neurosurgical, spinal, and cardiothoracic procedures. “Physicians requested a platform with a great deal of…
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…assistance,” said Dr. Mihir Desai, professor of clinical urology at the University of Southern California. “With this platform, many urologists may be willing to expand their practice to include percutaneous access and PCNL procedures, thereby increasing patient access to more effective treatments closer to home,” Desai said.
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…Form Automation Lead: Boeing Partners: University of Southern California, 3M Co. Description: To ensure the affordability of defense and commercial high-temperature structures, cost-effective means of fabricating high-quality, temperature-resistant material components at faster manufacturing rates is essential. The project team plans to develop automated trajectory planning for forming fabric-based prepregs to contours, automated in-process inspection for un-compacted areas and automated generation…
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…School of Engineering at the University of Southern California recently collaborated with Shanghai University of Finance and Engineering. They studied online shopping experiences and created a system that would enable JD.com to optimize robots within warehouses as they scurry about processing orders. The intent was to allow robots to move quickly without any collisions. The research team developed a mathematical…
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…from NVIDIA Corp. and the University of Southern California presented DiSECt, which they described as the first differentiable simulator for cutting soft materials. The researchers said DiSECt can accurately predict the forces acting on a knife as it presses and slices through natural soft materials, such as fruits and vegetables. The work was nominated for a Best Paper Award at…
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…Ontario, Canada Qiming Wang, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles Rui Zhou, Ph.D., Apple, Sunnyvale, California Yan Zhou, Ph.D., Houghton International, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania SME is currently seeking nominations for its 2021 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award. Nominees must be 35 years or younger on Aug. 1 of the year of their nomination to be considered. More details and…
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Researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering have developed 3D-printed rubber material that can repair itself, potentially increasing the longevity of items like tires, shoes, and other items that are frequently fractured or punctured, while decreasing manufacturing time. Assistant Professor Qiming Wang led the research team. The new material is manufactured with a 3D printing method…
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