Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.20
…originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Harvard Medical School. The device “works by reading the faint nerve signals (myoelectric signals) from the surface of the skin (fully non-invasive, with no implants) then activating small motors to move the limb as the user intends (no electrical stimulation),” according to the company’s website. “We’re a smaller company,” said Gudonis. “We really wanted a local partner that could bring manufacturing and distribution expertise plus capital to set up operations.” He added, “They bring knowledge of the equivalent of the FDA regulatory process, and they already have existing staff and distribution…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.79
…world-class team.” Safar Partners is a seed- to growth-stage venture fund investing primarily in technology companies out of MIT, Harvard, and the University of Rochester. Safar invests in platform technologies in the cleantech and advanced materials, AI/IT and robotics, and life sciences/medical device areas. “Venti represents exactly the kind of opportunity that appeals to Safar: best-in-class technology developed by leading minds from the world's top universities working to develop innovative, implementable solutions that address real world market needs,” said Arunas Chesonis, managing partner at Safar Partners. “We enthusiastically support Venti in scaling its operations and demonstrating its value to a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.60
…medical problems Researchers at CRICO/Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Center for Medical Simulation studied malpractice claim rates. They compared rates before and after simulation for 292 obstetrician-gynecologists who were insured by the same malpractice insurer and attended one or more simulation training sessions from 2002 to 2019. The study found that malpractice claim rates declined from 11.2 claims per 100 physician coverage years before simulation training (with one year of coverage of one physician by the malpractice insurer) to 5.7 claims per 100 physician coverage years post simulation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.51
…4 million Americans quit their jobs in July 2021. Harvard Business Review cited a study that found that, in general, resignation rates were higher among employees who worked in fields that had experienced extreme increases in demand due to the pandemic. From Oct. 1, 2020, to Oct. 1, 2021, AMR usage increased across a number of industry sectors, with several seeing dramatic year-over-year growth, said Brain Corp. It cited the following increases in square feet covered autonomously: Retail stores: +40% Airports: +69% Shopping malls: +113% Education: +426% Hospitals: +2,500% Source: Brain Corp AI a differentiator, says Brain Corp While Brain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.40
…kit supplies. BIDMC, an academic medical center affiliated with Harvard Medical School, selected Origin's 3D-printed test swab to be part of a clinical trial to evaluate it for efficacy and safety. Origin's 3D-printed swab passed a rigorous initial clinical evaluation for human factors, materials testing, and PCR compatibility, and we expect that full results of the clinical trial will be published shortly. “The nation's need for rapid and widespread testing for COVID-19 has been hampered by a widespread shortage of the swabs needed for testing,” says Ramy Arnaout, MD, DPhil, associate director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories at BIDMC, who…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.18
…is jointly positioned under the Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Jetson developer kit enables project After purchasing the basic motorized wheelchair, KB connected its motor hub with the NVIDIA Jetson Nano and lidar and depth cameras. An NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit processes data from the cameras and sensors in real time. It then uses deep learning-based computer vision models to detect obstacles in the environment. The developer kit acts as the brain of the autonomous system — generating a 2D map of its surroundings to plan a collision-free path to the destination — and sends updated signals…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.09
…designed to be integrator-friendly A DARPA challenge-winning from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT founded RightHand Robotics in 2015 to apply computer vision and machine learning to real-world grasping problems. The company said its data-driven, intelligent picking platform provides flexible and scalable automation for predictable order fulfillment. RightHand said RightPick 3, its latest robotic piece-picking system, “enables retailers to rise up to the new realities of online commerce.” RightPick 3 has a modular, industrialized hardware design and well-defined software application programming interfaces (APIs), said the company. It is designed to be integrator-friendly and complies with international…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.92
…on the road A DARPA challenge-winning team from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT founded RightHand Robotics in 2015. Their stated goal was to apply grasping intelligence powered by computer vision and applied machine learning to real-world problems. The Somerville, Mass.-based company said its data-driven picking platform provides flexible and scalable automation for predictable order fulfillment. It raised $66 million in Series E funding last month. RightHand said it will be at the following events: MODEX 2022: The RightHand Robotics team is at Booth B8622, and the Vanderlande team is at at Booth B5406 from March…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.32
…Center. The Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University demonstrated wearable devices for assistive and therapeutic use. “The goal is to design clothing that can aid people,” said James Arnold, a graduate student at Harvard. He showed a vest with inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors and pneumatics that can help the wearer lift an arm for everyday tasks such as brushing teeth. The Wyss Institute, a pioneer in soft robotics, also displayed a glove commercialized by Imago Rehab, which spun out of it last year. The glove was designed for neuromuscular rehabilitation. “Stroke patients can use this glove…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.22
…AI technology.” Members of a DARPA challenge-winning team from Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT founded RightHand Robotics in 2015. The Somerville, Mass.-based company applies computer vision and machine learning for its RightPick piece-picking system. RightHand raised $66 million in Series C funding last month. Partnership program intended to ease robotics adoption RightHand Robotics said its Partner Integrator program will make it easier for end customers to adopt robotic picking by working with their preferred automation suppliers. “The Partner Integrator program aligns business goals of system integrators, OEM technology providers, certified robot integrator partners, and other related…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.19
…presence to meet the needs of warehouse operators worldwide.” Harvard Biorobotics Lab, Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT researchers Tenzer, Leif Jentoft, and Lael Odhner founded RightHand Robotics in 2015 after winning a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) manipulation challenge. They focused on solving the “holy grail” of warehouse automation—piece picking for supply chain and e-commerce fulfillment, said the Somerville, Mass.-based company. RightPick deals with complex picking RightHand Robotics launched its autonomous piece-picking product in 2017. The modular, data-driven RightPick platform uses artificial intelligence, edge computing, machine vision, grippers, and collaborative robot arms. Its workflows can quickly adapt to new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.85
…in 2014 by a DARPA challenge-winning team from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, the Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT, intent on bringing grasping intelligence powered by computer vision and applied machine learning to bear on real-world problems. Related: Honeywell and Fetch Robotics Deliver Autonomous Mobile Robots to DCs Related White Papers Material Handling Industry Makes the Digital Transformation The material handling industry is in the middle of a historic digital transformation from manual to automated processes in a distribution center (DC) and fulfillment operations. Download Now! Understanding the 3Rs, Range, Rate, and Reliability, of Robotic Piece-Picking This paper describes how to…