Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.86
…is part of the MassRobotics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Interoperability Working Group. The organization this week announced Version 1.0 of a communications standard for AMRs of different types from different vendors. “The effort is a good idea,” Poursohi said. “We haven't seen a lot of [mixed environments] yet, but we will as we start to enter warehouses where there are other machines.” Third Wave has been conducting remote onboarding as it has doubled in size to 32 employees during the pandemic. “We're looking for roboticists, machine learning experts, and engineers, and we're building out our operations team doing deployments,” said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.93
…is one of the organizations leading efforts to develop interoperability standards. After a year of monthly meetings, the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Working Group has defined what data should be shared in standard messages. The global market for AMRs and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) will reach $14 billion by 2026, with more than 270 vendors in the space, according to Logistic IQ. Adoption of AMRs will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% between 2020 and 2026, it predicted. Industry analysts attribute this growth to accelerated e-commerce demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, MassRobotics, a consortium dedicated to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.53
…have joined organizations working on different aspects of the interoperability challenge. Robotics 24/7 spoke with several leading companies about increasing recognition of the need for interoperability, the growth of third-party solutions, and efforts to standardize how warehouse robots are managed. Awareness of the need Many users are just beginning to understand the concept of scaling robotic fleets, noted Florian Pestoni, CEO of robot operations service provider InOrbit. “It's a sign of where the industry is,” he said. “Few companies are thinking in terms of orchestration. It's still about building a robot that does something, not about running thousands of robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.84
…so they can validate configurations and verify compatibility and interoperability,” he added. “And the RTI Administration Console includes new graphical views. The old network view was OK for tens of components, but nodes are easier for visualizing hundreds.” RTI Connext 6.1 is intended to enable developers to build more reliable remotely controlled and autonomous machines. Source: RTI The road to XaaS “The road to XaaS, or everything as a service, is increasing levels of autonomy,” said Barnett. “As you automate a formerly manual process, such as pick and place, you can train a robot with camera data so it knows…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.12
…also growing. Meili Robots recently released a report on interoperability. “Many in industry have talked about wanting to expand applications of robots, but they've been put off by interoperability issues or concerns on how to combine different systems,” said Aldus von der Burg, founder and CEO of Meili Robots. “They don't want to juggle between three fleet management systems. I haven't seen fully diversified fleets yet outside of a hospital, but people are talking about it.” Market challenges The global market for manufacturing and non-industrial robots is expected to reach €175.75 billion ($212.34 billion U.S.) by 2025, according to ABI…
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…increases the need for providers that can work through interoperability among systems. “Users need more than robotics technology—they need a vendor who can act as a chief engineer or a guru who can understand the metrics and data important to each system, and what the inputs and outputs should be for a robotic solution,” said Hayes. If all of this sounds like a lot to chew on, it’s because it can be, acknowledged Klappich. To cope with the complexities of knowing what robots fit well different workflows or sites, as well as how they need to interact with the rest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.45
…it's safe, reliable, and meets customer demand.” Orchestration and interoperability In addition to its hardware and NOC, Vecna Robotics' Pivotal orchestration software is designed to coordinate tasks in real time, sharing information across people, robots, and warehouse management and manufacturing execution systems. “Interoperability is an important piece of the puzzle,” Huerta said. “It's part of our customer phasing process. 'We have different AGVs; how do we get there?' We're fully committed to interoperability and are part of the MassRobotics working group. We're trying to build it into our roadmap.” “We're able to accomplish things with Pivotal depending on the complexity…
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…2020 and first quarter of 2021.” Robot fleets and interoperability “In addition to order fulfillment, demand for UV disinfection robots went way up,” Carlson said. “We have a couple of customers developing and deploying these robots. Lots of applications are 24/7—robots need to charge multiple times per day because their payloads are using energy. That has shown the weakness of some contact-based systems. We're doing 'five nines' of reliability and visibility into charging stations with the Commander software.” What about the need for interoperability among multiple types of robots from different vendors? “We definitely hear about it a lot,” said…
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…capability for connectivity will be a given. Communication and interoperability standards like OPC-UA will help to facilitate this process. Considering collaboration At Automate Forward last week, you participated in the session on “How Collaborative Automation Is Driving Productivity.” How have cobot arms, autonomous mobile robots, and light industrial arms with new sensor and safety features converged? Guerry: This was such a great panel, and I was honored to be included in this group of industry leaders. We discussed the rapid growth of cobot and light industrial applications. Three of us are rooted in this area. I happen to know that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.57
…addition to ease of use, standards for safety and interoperability are crucial to encouraging businesses to use robotics. “Safety is critical,” Burnstein said. “The Washington Post recently talked to me and Boston Dynamics, and it reported that one of the main barriers to robot butlers in the home is the technology for working in different environments is still not there yet.” “Standards are always going to be a critical issue,” said Burnstein. “We're working on standards for communications among mobile robots.” Source: A3 “For interoperability, we're working with groups like MassRobotics and the ARM [Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing] Institute,” he…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.62
…we need them to be in synch. That's where interoperability comes into play. We need tools as end users so that all these tasks come together as an orchestra. I've been trying to explain this to vendors and am starting to see more buy-in.” Robotics 24/7 will be covering interoperability efforts such as the Robot Industries Association (RIA) Interoperability Task Force, MassRobotics' Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Interoperability Working Group, and the Robot Operations Group. Surviving coronavirus disruptions and avoiding vendor lock-in Although automotive manufacturing, one of the biggest users of industrial automation, experienced a slowdown last year because of U.S.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.68
…software (like apps) and requires gatekeepers to enable greater interoperability between their platforms and third-party services. Before the proposals can be implemented, the EU states and the European Parliament must agree on a common legal text. After many years of development, these two elements have been brought together in smart containers, which now present an effective way to transport vaccines and other biologics around the world. “The data derived from IoT-enabled containers can also be used to model journeys and conduct risk assessments for different routes before a shipment goes ahead,” says Richard Ettl, founder and CEO of SkyCell. “This…