Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.41
December 19, 2022
…drivers. As Uber Freight continues to deepen its work with leaders across the board, from Driver-as-a-Service technology providers like Aurora and Waymo to OEMs and Transportation-as-a-Service providers like V.A.S., Uber Freight emerges as the network of choice to make the commercialization of autonomous transportation a reality.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 41.00
December 16, 2022
DIH Technology Ltd. plans to merge with Aurora Technology Acquisition Corp., or ATAK, as part of special acquisition company, or SPAC, purchase. DIH makes robotics and virtual reality products and services and is based in Norwell, Mass. Aurora Technology, not to be confused with the self-driving company Aurora, is a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company based out of San Francisco. ATAK said its securities are listed on NASDAQ, with $202M cash in trust raised through its IPO. As a blank check company, ATAK said it was formed with the purpose of entering into a merger with a high-growth technology…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.21
December 05, 2022
…Freight has announced it has expanded its partnership with Aurora Innovation and has launched a new commercial lane for its autonomous trucks between Fort Worth, Tex. and El Paso, Tex. The new 600-mile line, which has been in use since October, was added to help Uber Freight's customers prepare for the holiday season. Uber Freight, which is the trucking subsidiary of Uber Technologies, said that delays and errors increase during this time of the year. Demand is so high that Uber and Aurora estimated that during peak season more than 1 billion packages are shipped in the U.S. To help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.57
November 12, 2022
…autonomously in various parts of the United States and the world. From Waymo and Embark Trucks to Locomation and Aurora, players in the space are continuing to advance their businesses to help to make driverless technologies more commonplace. While it is still early days for the industry, the technology continues to get better as these vehicles log more miles and take in more data. Check out the slide on the right (bottom on mobile) of five interesting robotics companies in the autonomous trucking space.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.66
September 21, 2022
…representatives from the autonomous vehicle sector, including Argo AI, Aurora, and Locomation,” noted Reed. “We'll also have Near Earth Autonomy and several companies that provide drones. In addition, Agility Robotics will be there with its bipedal robot, and we're expecting at least 50 of our 100 members and 100 organizations.” 2. Education and training “The best roboticists in the world come from Pittsburgh universities, but many jobs in the industry do not require a four-year degree,” said the PRN. Local training programs can prepare people for careers in robotics in as little as 18 months. Discovery Day will present different…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.80
August 24, 2022
…for complex programming by the user, said IRIS. The Aurora, Ill.-based company added that the RPZ-MAX uses light curtains and protected sensors and cable routing to minimize wear and maximize safety. “As clients move away from manual labor to something that’s more automated in terms of palletizing, we want to break down the barrier between the fear factor of putting robots on the factory floor,” said Robert Fell, president of IRIS Factory Automation. “We want them to take ownership of the equipment because once that happens, they’re going to fully embrace it and feel comfortable using it.” PSA Sniper Cell…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.87
August 02, 2022
…employees. It has worked with numerous automation providers, including Aurora Innovation, Elroy Air, Dorabot, and Neolix. Berkshire Grey, FedEx continue collaboration FedEx Ground and Berkshire Grey are already working together to deploy Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Product Sortation and Identification (RPSi) systems to sort small packages that arrive daily and require distribution. In addition to recent installations at eight sortation facilities, including Queens, N.Y.; Las Vegas; and Columbus, Ohio, FedEx Ground plans to place RPSi systems at additional facilities in its network over the next 12 months. The two companies said the new product-development agreement is an expansion of this collaboration.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.84
July 29, 2022
…Wis.; Dallas; and Romulus, Mich. Additional CFCs are slated for California; Frederick, Md.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Cleveland; Charlotte, N.C.; and Aurora, Colo., as well as South Florida and the Northeast.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.81
May 19, 2022
Aurora Innovation Inc. and FedEx Corp. yesterday announced the expansion of their pilot program to autonomously move FedEx shipments on an additional commercial lane in Texas. “Some time ago, I was asked why the general public should care about autonomous trucking. This is why,” stated Sterling Anderson, co-founder and chief product officer of Aurora. “In six months of working with FedEx, we’ve safely, reliably, and efficiently transported packages for tens of thousands of FedEx customers.” “This lane expansion came ahead of schedule, and we’re delighted to continue building the future of trucking with one of the country’s biggest and most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.06
May 14, 2022
…with Velociti on its program to convert regular Class 8 trucks to semi-autonomous vehicles. Covenant is in talks with Aurora to integrate its self-driving technology into its operations. The list goes on. These companies are also testing their technology out in the wild. Embark Trucking announced it has completed testing its autonomous trucks on the snowy roads of Montana. Kodiak Robotics showed off its new “fallback system” that allows its trucks to autonomously pull over when they sense a problem. That's just a small preview of what happened this week in trucking. Check out the slideshow on the right (bottom…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.08
April 29, 2022
…for leading autonomous vehicle developers such as Argo AI, Aurora, Locomation, Motional, and Waymo. Last week at the PRN’s “State of Our Autonomous Vehicle Industry” event, the organization released its “Pittsburgh Robotics Cluster Profile,” which focused on the region’s unique position for fostering growth and opportunity in global robotics and autonomy industries. “Regions who are able to build out their technology ecosystems to support this type of integration will be poised to realize major economic growth,” said Reed. “In the process of creating this Robotics Cluster Profile, we've identified over 100 robotics companies and over 40 supporting organizations, making the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.06
April 28, 2022
…with UCHealth, a not-for-profit health care system headquartered in Aurora, Colo. This will allow Assistive Technology Development to present preliminary results. The study will assess the early clinical efficacy and collect patient and clinician feedback. ATDev said it has reduced its actuation unit by 70% from a large, wall-powered, benchtop system to a wearable, battery-powered system that will enable it to complete the pilot. In addition, the company is in the process of raising capital and has begun diligence with two firms. Kinarm uses robotic arms to provide an objective assessment method to identify, measure, and track cognitive motor or…
