Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.97
March 24, 2023
…of advanced manufacturing with emphasis on the transition of research to application.” For more information on ICAM 2023, including abstraction submission and deadlines, visit www.amcoe.org/icam2023.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.03
March 17, 2022
…engineers to analyze the physics of locomotion, formulate efficient abstractions, and implement a specialized hierarchy of controllers to make the robot balance and run. You use a “learn by experience model” for running instead of programming it. Why? Programming how a robot should act in every possible situation is simply very hard. The process is tedious, because if a robot were to fail on a particular terrain, a human engineer would need to identify the cause of failure and manually adapt the robot controller, and this process can require substantial human time. Learning by trial and error removes the need…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.98
February 27, 2022
…recent move to self-programming has simplified the process through abstraction using AI and machine learning. There is also a push by many robotics and software vendors to improve ease of use. With this bottleneck removed, more companies are adopting robots for flexible manufacturing. Nobody wants technology for its own sake, but the latest generation of industrial, collaborative, and mobile robots offers greater efficiency, productivity, and access to a wider client base, as well as continued competitiveness. About the author Bryan Christiansen is the founder and CEO of Limble CMMS. Limble provides computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software intended to help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.93
November 18, 2021
…each other in USB, and we provide the necessary abstraction.” “We create an abstratction language that takes integration from 12 to 18 months to 12 to 18 weeks,” he said. “There's not enough people to maintain integrations, and now we have composite applications that involve mobile robots operating in the same footprint using pick-to-light technology, and we Velcroed them together.” SVT said it will use the new funding to further advance its development of multirobot orchestration technologies in response to the surge in demand for automation and the need for interoperability among robots from from disparate suppliers. The company has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.19
November 14, 2021
…fleet management or pick path optimization. “By creating that abstraction, everybody is free to innovate on the part that they’re focused on, without having to deal with all of this complex, direct coupling of technologies,” said Schultz. Blue Yonder offers Robotics Hub SaaS Other vendors are also addressing the need for integration. Supply chain software vendor Blue Yonder's Robotics Hub is aimed at simplifying the integration of multiple types of robots with its WMS. The software-as-a service (SaaS) offering is intended to streamline integration, not just with the company’s WMS, but also with any upstream system that manages warehouse inventory…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.22
October 27, 2021
…project,” he said. “We have a well-defined set of abstractions, such as an interface for lidar. Rather than deal with individual drivers, people can mix and match lidar sensors, and the code doesn't change. It's the same with cameras and SLAM [simultaneous localization and mapping] systems.” Users must demand interoperability “The ROS user community hasn't paid as much attention to interoperability as I would like,” acknowledged Gerkey. “Having major customers such as FedEx talking about the need will drive new companies and existing AMR vendors to serve that specific need.” “At the 2019 ROScon, when a hospital from Singapore delivered…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.37
April 12, 2021
…able to do that without manual drivers, with an abstraction that the system undestands, means it can be more dynamic for spotting. The robot can identify its lane and can go back as far as needed for an empty spot or to pick something.” “The emphasis and urgency came from three to four of our biggest customers,” he said. “We often spend more time with our customers after a sale than before the sale, implementing and listening. A lot of our existing customers want Palion as an extension of our previous products.” In addition, the Palion AMRs can autonomously recharge,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.30
February 28, 2020
…vision processing hardware behavior at a high level of abstraction. By adding HDL Coder to this design workflow, engineers can generate synthesizable, optimized target-independent VHDL or Verilog code directly from their verified high-level models. “Implementing vision processing algorithms on FPGA, ASIC and SoC devices requires clever tradeoffs between throughput and resource usage, and 4k, 8k and high-frame rate video multiplies this challenge,” says Jack Erickson, principal product marketing manager at MathWorks. “Exploring the solution space and simulating at a high level of abstraction helps engineers converge more rapidly on an architecture before committing to Register-Transfer Level (RTL). Vision HDL Toolbox…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.00
June 25, 2019
…using the Apollo3 microcontroller from Ambiq; advanced HAL (hardware abstraction layer); capability of running machine learning algorithms with the low current consumption of 6μA/MHz at 3.3V; integrated Bluetooth 5 low-energy radio and 2.4GHz antenna; all necessary circuitry for easy integration; programming over pre-configured serial bootloader or JTAG; ISO7816 Secure ‘Smart Card’ interface; secure firmware update system; flexible serial peripherals; set of clock sources; and camera capable. “SparkFun has always been about making emerging technologies available to a wider audience—the Artemis module is no exception,” says SparkFun CEO Glenn Samala. “Our goal is to blow the doors open for innovation in…
