Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.10
September 24, 2023
…Partnership (MassMEP), FORGE, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), MassHire, and MassRobotics. The third annual Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up included networking and educational opportunities. Source: CAM Mash-Up includes student activities This year's Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up activities included an “on-deck” STEM Challenge. It brought together 300 students from Innovation Pathways, a workforce development program that connects students with career opportunities in high-demand industries. There was also a “speed networking” session for diverse community college students participating in the state’s MassBridge training program. They spoke with company representatives and saw exhibits of additive manufacturing, robotics, and photonics projects that promise to reshape multiple industries, from…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.04
September 19, 2023
…the de facto standard in robotics.” From BattleBots and MassRobotics Innovation Challenge winners to sensor fusion for patient care and ROS 2-based autonomous vehicles, Kria enables new users to adopt adaptive computing, he said. “With the REV Robotics' DC brushless motor, like a Lego 2-in-1 kit, there's a connector to a simple robot arm and a foam ball shooter,” said Khona. “They're inherently unstable systems with lots of calculations on the back end. Dropping a ball into the chute shouldn't affect its trajectory.” “We're also looking to integrate a vision camera for shooting balls,” he said. “We hope it will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.38
September 12, 2023
…that involve both commercial technologies and the general public. MassRobotics yesterday announced that it will host RoboBoston in the Boston Seaport neighborhood on Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The organization claimed that it is “one of the world's largest celebrations of robots and robotics,” with more than 50 companies, several universities, and student robotics teams. They will showcase cutting-edge robotics and technology in a series of professional and family-oriented STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) events. “Massachusetts has long been a leading area for robotics companies to establish themselves, innovate and grow,” stated Colin Angle, CEO of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
September 04, 2023
…Clusters has also set onshoring as a priority. Its members—MassRobotics, Silicon Valley Robotics, and the Pittsburgh Robotics Network—have all pursued their own workforce development initiatives. Reshoring and nearshoring After trade conflicts with China, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other supply chain challenges, the U.S. and other countries have encouraged the production of automobiles, processors, and other goods closer to home. The CHIPS Act and Build Back Better Act have directed federal funds to reshoring for the computer and infrastructure industries, respectively. More than half of U.S. manufacturing CEOs said they intended to reshore some production, found a survey conducted by Xometry…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.08
August 25, 2023
…Pick-and-Place Operations Project team: Apparel Robotics Corp. (principal investigator), MassRobotics Topic areas addressed: Automated robotic task planning and AI in robotics for manufacturing Description: Clothing manufacturing is a very labor-intensive process, with 80% of the total labor cost attributed to material handling, and most labor manufacturing is completed offshore. For the garment manufacturing industry to progress meaningfully towards automation, several effective fabric-handling technologies must arise. This project will develop new flexible robotic material handling capabilities required to unload a cutting table or a conveyor that has a number of cut nested fabric pieces of varying sizes and geometries on it.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.92
August 25, 2023
igus recently announced that it has partnered with the MassRobotics Associated Network. The motion plastics leader said the association aligns with its ongoing commitment to fostering advances in robotics technology and expanding services for small and midsize enterprises, or SMEs. “Being part of the MassRobotics Associated Network is a step forward in our mission to facilitate affordable, cutting-edge automation solutions to SMEs worldwide,” stated Jan Hennecke, low-cost automation product manager at igus. “We are thrilled to work with more robotics startups and receive recognition in the community.” Motion plastics are high-performance polymers that can eliminate the need for lubricants and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.89
August 11, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—At last night's RoboSource event, Venture Café and MassRobotics hosted discussions of how robotics developers, startups, investors, and users can collaborate to ensure they make the most of automation. RoboSource featured three speakers, 15 exhibitors, and over 400 attendees. “The goal is to get people together from manufacturers, local startups, and large corporates,” said Russell Nickerson, engagement liaison at MassRobotics, in his introduction to the event. “It follows the concept of integrators, who help source materials and machinery and who provide engineers and sales expertise. Everyone in this community needs to help one another connect the dots and solve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.19
August 11, 2023
…including robotics pioneer Daniel Theobald, president and co-founder of MassRobotics and founder and chairman of Vecna Robotics. “In the midst of a global manufacturing labor crisis, companies are adopting automation in record-breaking numbers, resulting in calls from both manufacturers and integrators for robust, safe, and secure remote monitoring, diagnostics, and control solutions,” stated T.A. McCann, a partner at PSL Ventures who is joining Olis Robotics’ board of directors. “Olis Robotics’ unique remote robot control technology answers that call,” he said. “It can easily be deployed on both brand-new and legacy automation, which means a dynamic and exciting market opportunity for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.87
August 09, 2023
…Sereact also has offices in Mason Ohio and at MassRobotics in Boston. “Sereact brings a new paradigm to AI and robotics,” said Ricardo Sequerra Amram, a partner at Point Nine. “By combining vision transformers and LLMs, their solution is fast to deploy, easy to configure, and provides the critical service level required by demanding industries like logistics and manufacturing,” he added. “The research done by Ralf and Marc during their time in academia is now applied to commercial use-cases and is currently in production in live environments with top enterprise customers.” “As businesses embrace automation, they’ll need accessible technology that’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.22
July 26, 2023
…area, Boston is a hub for robotics and technology. MassRobotics has been a big step toward creating that. We're creating a lot of robotics jobs in the Boston area, which is good for regional economic growth. Cultural diversity also helps in thinking about the business and creating innovations. The location is also strategic—you can get to Europe and Asia with a nonstop flight. In addition, we have a big internship program. Our new building will be very accessible, and we'll be expanding the program aggressively. Locus will provide opportunities for college and even high school students. LocusONE part of ongoing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.53
July 12, 2023
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and MassRobotics today announced the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge winners. The challenge aimed to explore the benefits and advantages of AMD Kria System on Modules, or SOMs, in integrating adaptive computing into robotics projects. Participants submitted how they would work with the AMD Kria KR260 Robotics Starter Kit, and the winners will use it to produce innovations, said the partners. “We’d like to extend hearty congratulations to the winners of the inaugural AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge,” said Chetan Khona, senior director of industrial, vision, healthcare, and sciences markets at AMD, in a press release. “Working together…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.36
June 27, 2023
…software working with a range of standards, including the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard and VDA 5050. Pestoni noted that InOrbit supports these standards efforts because they are addressing one of the key issues that customers face when they have multiple robotic systems – fragmentation. Warehouses can't expand automation without orchestration While demand for robotics is growing rapidly in the warehouse space, both robot makers and warehouse customers have had challenges scaling up. One report estimated that more than 80% of warehouses globally do not have any automation. Lijun Zhu, CEO of CoEvolution, said a major reason why warehouse operators don't…
