…later demonstrated its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offering at AUVSI Xponential. In addition, Ottonomy this month said it is collaborating with Posten Norge AS and Holo for “first-mile” autonomous deliveries for intralogistics pickups in Norway. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy, about the company's approach to rapidly scaling up its fleet. Ottonomy identifies a problem to solve How is first-mile delivery a pain point in logistics? Vijay: Last-mile deliveries of products to end customers is important, but…
…The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), claims it is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems and robotics. It represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government, and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. The association hosts XPONENTIAL, an annual trade show focused on autonomous driving and uncrewed systems. Fortress Information Security said it secures critical industries from cybersecurity and operational threats stemming…
…the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) event in Orlando, FL. The Consumer Technology Association has also announced that IAC will return to next year's CES. Can you provide an overview of the organization in general, and explain what the Indy Autonomous Challenge is? Paul Mitchell: The Indy Autonomous Challenge, for the last three years, has been running a global prize competition among elite engineering universities to develop software that can control and pilot fully autonomous race cars, and…
…also showed its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offerings at AUVSI Xponential in April 2022. Ottonomy designs Ottobot 2.0 to be modular Earlier this year, Ottonomy claimed that its Ottobots were the world's first autonomous mobile robots to deliver food, beverages, and travel retail items at airports. The company said it received positive responses from customers at Cincinnati International Airport (CVG), and it began partnerships with several airports across the U.S. and Europe. In addition to expanding its curbside and last-mile delivery technologies,…
…Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, or AUVSI, held its annual XPONENTIAL show earlier this month in Orlando, Fla. The week was a collection of valuable keynote addresses and panel discussions, with a great showing of exhibitors and attendees focused on all things autonomous. The show is a bellwether for the future of autonomy and uncrewed systems as a wide portfolio of technologies matures. The result is a kaleidoscope of autonomous vehicles, including aerial drones, driverless trucks, watercraft, underwater submerged…
Ottonomy Inc. yesterday announced at AUVSI Xponential 2022 that its robots can autonomously navigate in both indoor and outdoor environments. It claimed that it is one of the first companies whose robots can do so without human assistance. “Ottobots have been in pilots with retailers and restaurants across North America,” said Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy.io. “Our multiple trials have highlighted that the robots can safely navigate in crowded and populated indoor environments and outdoors on varying terrains…
…ROS 2, according to Lycas. Stratom at AUVSI Xponential Stratom is exhibiting at Booth 1636 at AUVSI Xponential this week in Orlando, Fla. The company will show Summit and its autonomous ground systems for material movement and resupply that use AMRs and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). “We have plenty of experience with the DoD [U.S. Department of Defense]; we're looking to expose ourselves to more commercial users, such as in utilities or logistics yards,” said Gordon. In addition, Lycas will…
Honeywell Aerospace announced today at AUVSI Xponential that it is developing a new technology suite for light drones that allows them to fly three times longer and with less human intervention. Traditional drones are limited by battery capacity and line-of-sight radio links, said the company. In comparison, drones equipped with Honeywell’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) technologies can fly farther, carry more weight, avoid hazards up to 3 km (1.86 mi.) away and stream video of their progress anywhere…
…an innovative use for onboard chargers at AUVSI Xponential in Atlanta this week. “As drone service providers will attest, it can be difficult to keep track of individual battery health when large collections of diverse batteries are manually charged for repetitive field use,” said the company. WiBotic said its new Commander fleet energy management software enables its onboard chargers track and report on individual battery charge cycles, termination voltage, charge rate, and other factors that determine how a battery will…
…I can't wait to see what developers will come up with.” As announced today at AUVSI Xponential, the Qualcomm RB5 5G reference design is now available for presale through ModalAI.
…2022. Honeywell and InfiniDome will show a preliminary version of their joint solution at the AUVSI Xponential at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta this week. It is on display in Honeywell’s booth, No. 3523, and InfiniDome’s booth, No. 3309.
