Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.66
…latest capabilities and applications for cobots. We'll also discuss ease of use, assessing tasks and environments for efficiency and safety, and the ecosystem for support. Date: September 22, 2021 Time: 02:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM PDT Tune in to learn: The latest developments in cobots, mobile robots, end effectors, sensors, and the software to guide them What collaborative robotics users need to know for adoption and guaranteeing return on investment (ROI) Use-case examples of how cobots are improving productivity today Register now for this free webcast, and submit questions now or ask them during the live broadcast. Speakers: Lior Elazary, co-founder…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.73
…1. Part of why we picked Locus is the ease of use for our human employees. Training typically takes just a few minutes, enabling workers to be productive almost immediately. Because the bots can change their on-screen display to the preferred language of the worker, it helps reduce errors and helps speed up their productivity. Bots and humans can easily coexist and work together in aisles, and the system provides flexibility for a number of different pick-and-pack methodologies. Since STORD provides on-demand capacity and Locus supplies robots as a service (RaaS), how are your business models complementary? Henry: The complementary…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.62
…users or developers,” Cross said. “We want to improve ease of use and enable integrators to rapidly add devices without having to hack subpar systems or build them from scratch.” “We want to create a drop-in replacement board for Blue Robotics ROVs that would create space and improve processing performance,” he said. “It's designed for ROVs, but is adaptable to AUVs [autonomous underwater vehicles], ASVs [autonomous surface vehicles], and UUVs [unmanned underwater vehicles].” “The motherboard supports NVIDIA Jetson and STM332 MCU [microcontroller units] for real-time control and I/O,” said Cross. “For example, to upgrade a camera for low-light sensitivity, we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.33
…company. District officials were reportedly also impressed with the ease of use of the machines, which leverage a proprietary “teach and repeat” methodology that makes it easy for non-technical employees to deploy and adjust cleaning routes on the fly. “In the wake of the pandemic, nothing is more important than maintaining enhanced cleaning standards to keep students and staff healthy and safe,” said Alan Butcher, vice president of global client services at Brain Corp. “BrainOS-powered scrubbers enable facility leaders to quickly deploy powerful cleaning solutions that have the added benefit of providing detailed ‘proof or work’ metrics, which can be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.39
…as “WordPress for robots” in terms of adaptability and ease of use. The company today announced that it has raised $850,000 (U.S.) in pre-seed funding. Copenhagen, Denmark-based RiACT was founded in 2018. The company's founders had worked with major European automotive manufacturers for 10 years, recalled Magnus Philip Ritzau, co-founder and chief commercial officer of RiACT. They realized that one of the biggest problems with scaling robotics projects was a lack of software homogeneity for easily setting up applications. “Applications were not universal, reusable, or flexible,” Ritzau told Robotics 24/7. “Most collaborative robots are still fenced and are only doing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.27
…on more than 30 years of software development for delta robots, Wyzo has refined its pick-and-place software specially for ease of use and control. “It is not a mere machine,” said Souyris. “Wyzo is a co-worker, who is easy to communicate with through a simple interface. Maybe the next generation will even have a conversation with its colleagues.” “Regardless of its conversational skills, however, its ability to be effectively integrated into existing production lines to perform pick-and-place tasks flexibly and reliably will certainly put a smile on manufacturers’ faces” he added. “It is a new benchmark for collaborative production that…
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Ease of use has been a mantra among robotics vendors in the past few years as they seek to expand adoption. Sensors and software have proven to be the “secret sauce” in automating new tasks. Realtime Robotics Inc. has developed proprietary motion-control technology to enable industrial robots to collaborate with human workers. Yesterday, the company announced completion of a $31.4 million Series A round. Realtime Robotics, which was founded in 2016, said it plans to use its funding to accelerate product rollouts. The Boston-based startup is a resident member of MassRobotics, an organization dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem…
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…drone's technical requirements for modularity, reliability, durability, ruggedness, and ease of use, Hexadrone chose Fischer Connectors' push-pull connectivity systems. The Tundra comes equipped with a rugged Fischer UltiMate USB 2.0 connector that the companies said is waterproof and reliable in all conditions. The Fischer UltiMate Series interface on the Tundra's body. Source: Fischer Connectors The standard interfaces can accommodate external modules including Fischer MiniMax connectors and cabling, said Hexadrone. This can optimize the high-density miniaturization of onboard electronics, such as a companion computer, a storage module, a security key, or a lidar for remote-sensing missions using lasers. “We’ve been supporting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.82
Software for ease of use has become a differentiator for robots in manufacturing. READY Robotics Corp. today announced the launch of Forge/OS 5, which it described as “the first open, cross-brand operating system for industrial automation.” The Columbus, Ohio-based company said that its offering will enable machine builders and software developers to create applications that scale across robot and automation brands. “For robotics to reach the scale we need as a society, we must make it easier for end users, and we must make it easier for developers,” stated Benjamin Gibbs, co-founder and CEO of READY Robotics. “As we’ve seen…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.92
…for Advancing Automation (A3). “While advances in robot technology, ease of use, and new applications remain key drivers in robot adoption, worker shortages in manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries are a significant factor in the current expansion of robot use that we’re now seeing.” A3 is North America's largest automation trade association, with more than 1,100 members, including robotics manufacturers, component suppliers, systems integrators, end users, research groups, and consulting firms. The association hosts several events, including the Automate Show & Conference, which will be held next from June 6 to 9, 2022, in Detroit. Strong start to 2021 A3…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.36
…automation that combines industrial-grade robot welding functionality with consumer-level ease of use,” stated Rob Goldiez, co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics. Cobot Welder is designed to allow workers who are not robotics programmers to teach a collaborative robot new parts and welds. The smartphone app runs on Hirebotics' cloud-based Beacon platform for building and monitoring applications. Launched last year, Beacon is certified in the UR+ support ecosystem of cobot leader Universal Robots A/S. Hirebotics was founded in 2015 and collaborated in the development of the BotX cobot welding system. Odense, Denmark-based Universal Robots was founded in 2005 and is part of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.92
…mobile manipulator is designed for safety as well as ease of use. “We have three-stage safety,” Walker said. “We've integrated systems so that you can take the safety field with you. It's configurable, integrating Vector's 360-degree laser field with the OB7 arm.” “For example, in a front-docking application where the arm is operating at non-collaborative speeds, you could set 2 meters to slow if a person gets close and 1 meter for stop,” he explained. “The user can set front, left, right, or rear docking zones.” The new mobile manipulator was a finalist for best new product at ProMat DX.…