Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.10
…in,” added VandenBrook. “But the person-to-goods space was a 'blue ocean,' with only Locus Robotics and 6 River Systems.” “We had a new version of Bolt, and some of the technology was already there,” he said. “We repurposed it for a person-to-goods solution, and that was the beginning of our pivot as we got our team and investors on board.” Market responds favorably to Meet Me Over the past year, the former IAM Robotics worked to create a new brand identity that embodied its new direction, as well as its experience with solving supply chain problems with mobile robotics. “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 39.24
…there is a need to open up the earth's oceans, to make data and knowledge more accessible to global communities, research institutions and governments,” said Xavier Orr, co-founder and CEO of Advanced Navigation. “Western Australia has always been an exploration hub for ocean discoveries.” Engineers Orr and Chris Shaw founded Advanced Navigation in 2012 to commercialize university research on inertial navigation using artificial intelligence. The Syndey, Australia-based company said it has progressed into several new and deep technology fields, including underwater acoustics, GNSS antennas and receivers, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, and quantum-enhanced inertial navigation. In November 2022, Advanced…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.89
Whether it's to discover or conserve ocean resources, autonomous systems are necessary for scientists, businesses, and nations to increase sustainable utilization, said Nauticus Robotics Inc. The Webster, Texas-based company develops and offers ocean robots, autonomy software, and services to governmental and commercial customers through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model and direct product sales. In April 2022, Nauticus began production of its Nauticus Fleet, which combines the Hydronaut surface vehicles and Aquanaut subsea robots. It plans to deploy the paired systems around the world in the second quarter of this year. The company also makes products for retrofitting and upgrading legacy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.19
…of the passenger-centric experience will drive NWTN into a blue-ocean market with enormous opportunity, functioning as the hub of future intelligent mobility life.” Upon closing and subject to adjustment, the transaction represents a post-combination valuation of $2.5 billion for NWTN. Building vehicles for the 'environmentally conscious' NWTN said its core technology advantages are characterized by its modular electric platform, digital on-board connectivity system, continuously upgraded electric and electronic architecture as well as its autonomous driving technology. It said its primary target consumers are technology-savvy families and businesses who are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious. “NWTN was born with a mission to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.94
…Robots is a subsidiary of Odense, Denmark-based “venture factory” Blue Ocean Robotics ApS. It was based on research conducted by Blue Ocean at the Odense University Hospital and other hospitals with the intention of fighting hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). The company launched Model C of its UV-C disinfection robot in 2020. HAI and COVID-19 drive disinfection robotics “Each year, about 1 in 25 U.S. hospital patients is diagnosed with at least one infection related to hospital care alone; additional infections occur in other healthcare settings,” reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the U.S. Department of Health &…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.00
…and the desire for social distancing and contactless retail. Blue Ocean Robotics ApS today announced that it has received DKK 335 million ($50.94 million U.S.) from A.P. Møller Holding, the investment arm of international logistics company A.P. Møller-Maersk. Blue Ocean Robotics, which described itself as a “robot venture factory,” said it develops and commercializes mobile robots to improve productivity, the working environment, sustainability, and the quality of customer service. The Odense, Denmark-based company has set up subsidiaries for each robot brand and serves the healthcare, hospitality, construction, and agriculture industries. “Blue Ocean Robotics has developed several robot solutions that can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.80
…Coco is embarking on an exciting journey in a blue-ocean market,” said Tony Ho, vice president of global business development at Segway. “This collaboration is by far Segway's largest endeavor in the delivery robotics space. When we thought about expanding into robotic delivery, we knew we wanted to partner with a brand that had similar values as us.” “We saw that alignment in Coco's commitment to serving merchants and their customers and are excited to deliver on that commitment by leveraging the safety and sustainability features offered by the Segway RMP,” he added. Coco upgrades delivery robot “We strongly believe…
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…Robots is a brand of Odense, Denmark-based “venture factory” Blue Ocean Robotics. The company's service robot portfolio also includes the GoBe telepresence robot and PTR Robots for safe patient transfer and rehabilitation. Blue Ocean was recently included on Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Robotics Companies 2021.” Disinfection and data in grocery stores A 2017 study found that grocery store carts have 361 times more bacteria than a bathroom doorknob — with 75% of the germs found on those carts considered harmful to humans. Refrigerator doors can have as much as 1,235 times more bacteria than a cellphone, and one…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.71
…ROVs more widespread, to become the DJI of the ocean, and we sold a few thousand of them,” he recalled. “At the same time, Chinese companies crossed off the basic feature list and pushed prices down, and we started to see companies shift to commercial applications.” Mission Robotics' founders decided to focus on an extensible data platform for developers rather than a single robot. “There is no one configuration that can solve everything, so the wheel is reinvented at great expense,” Cross explained. “Unlike multirotor aerial drones, which can all capture footage and 3D models for 90% of use cases,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 39.81
Blue Ocean Robotics ApS today announced that ISS World Services A/S, a workplace experience and facilities management companies, has selected it to provide autonomous robots for disinfection as part of ISS’s global offerings. The agreement allows ISS to offer hospital-grade disinfection to its more than 60,000 customers in over 30 countries in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, life science, banking and financial services, industrial, and manufacturing sectors. “As we return to work, the challenge is two-fold,” stated Anders Dedenroth Høj, director of methods and technologies for cleaning at ISS World Services. “Companies need to re-establish the physical connection by bringing employees safely…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.84
…or crowded rooms. Robots using UV light such as Blue Ocean's UVD Robots, were already known before the pandemic, but the proliferation of disinfection robots shows how a crisis can prompt technological development. In addition, automation is helping with testing, drug discovery, and delivery, as well as in manufacturing and supply chains for social distancing. Robots will likely continue in industrial and cleaning applications long after the novel coronavirus is under control. The virus has provided a stress test, not only for global institutions, but also for robotics innovators. These 10 examples demonstrate how robots can not only do the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.11
Blue Ocean Robotics ApS today announced that Gallup-McKinley County Schools in New Mexico will use 37 of its UVD Robots in 34 schools, two administrative buildings, and one warehouse to help fight against the novel coronavirus. The Odense, Denmark-based company claimed it is the largest deployment of disinfection robots to a school district in the U.S. so far. ”COVID has taken an extraordinary toll on our community,” stated Michael Hyatt, superintendent of Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS). “The safety of our students and staff and developing a plan to bring them all back to school as quickly and safely as possible…