Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.02
…according to MIT researchers, who have developed a new quadruped system. While a human-robot soccer game is not a common occurrence, nor is it close to a well-matched adversary to Lionel Messi, the dribbling system is impressive in the wild, noted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Researchers at MIT's Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab, part of its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have developed a legged robot that can dribble a soccer ball under the same conditions as humans. The robot used a mixture of onboard sensing and computing to traverse different natural terrains such as sand, gravel, mud,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.15
…Iris Explorer as a payload for Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped. Knoxville, Tenn.-based RDI said this will combine its vibration-analysis Motion Amplification technology with the autonomous mobile robot to enable high-volume, highly repeatable asset management. “Our integration with Boston Dynamics creates significant opportunities to transform asset-heavy industries,” stated Jeff Hay, CEO of RDI Technologies. “Vibration analysis is a high-value part of every asset maintenance program.” “In bringing together industry-leading vibration analysis and robotics in RDI's Iris Explorer Spot payload, we're providing critical tools to address challenging business problems – increasing safety and productivity while improving operations and assets in complex industrial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.55
…is not available for purchase, unlike Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped and Stretch robot arm. The humanoid has compact mobile hydraulic systems and a custom battery. It also has 28 joints, is 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) tall, and weighs 89 kg (196.2 lb.). Atlas can walk at a speed of 2.5 m/s (5.5 mph), according to a spokesperson for the company. Boston Dynamics layers capabilities into Atlas “We’re layering on new capabilities,” said Ben Stephens, Atlas control lead at Boston Dynamics, in a blog post. “Parkour and dancing were interesting examples of pretty extreme locomotion, and now we’re trying to build…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.05
…digital twins, while ETH Zurich is training a wheeled quadruped robot, said Andrews. Fraunhofer is developing advanced AMRs using the physically accurate and full-fidelity visualization features of Isaac Sim. Festo uses Isaac Cortex to simplify programming for cobots and transfer simulated skills to the physical robots. Flexiv is using Isaac Replicator for synthetic data generation to train AI models. While training robots is important, simulation is playing a critical role in training the human operators to work with and program robots, said NVIDIA. Ready Robotics is teaching how to program industrial robots with Isaac Sim. Sarcos Robotics is developing robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.47
…functioning of the robot. For example, Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robot can use its onboard IoT sensors to patrol a site, collecting and transmitting data. An AI predictive maintenance program analyzes the sensor data in real time to monitor for potential hazards or damages. The combination of IoT sensors and data directly from robots themselves leads to a buildup of valuable real-time data. Manufacturers can use this information to increase the visibility of their operations. The data may reveal insights they might have yet to recognize, such as a bottleneck or an area where resources are wasted. This increased visibility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.83
…leave the premises, replacing cashier kiosks. Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped can perform dangerous surveying tasks at construction sites. As Sanders said, robots can perform the tasks that people don't want to do, supporting fulfillment in spite of workforce shifts. Logistics picks up on robotics Warehouse operators and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are making healthy investments in automation for materials handling. For instance, shipping giant Maersk last year acquired Visible Supply Chain Management (SCM) for $838 million. The deal followed Maersk's strategic goal of serving 75% of the U.S. direct-to-consumer market within 24 hours and to deliver to 95% of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.03
…popular, Watham, Mass.-based Boston Dynamics Inc. had multiple Spot quadrupeds, including two with robot arms on them. Boston Dynamics demonstrates its Spot quadruped picking up objects. Credit: Eugene Dematire Festo Corp. showed off its BionicOpter and BionicSwifts, which were inspired by dragonflies and swift birds, respectively. Johannes Linzbach, head of the company’s research hub in Boston, said the birds were developed as part of the company’s Bionic Learning Network. Within that network, Festo studies animal movements and tries to emulate them with its technology. Linzbach said the birds are helping the company design products for industrial applications. MassRobotics resident Cleo…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.16
…production facilities. The company worked with Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot for the challenge. “Autonomous mobile robots like Spot are agile and offer tremendous flexibility to automate tasks, especially in hazardous areas,” stated Filippo Rizzante, chief technology officer of Reply. “We are delighted to have won the prestigious AIRA competition, which affirms our leadership in implementing highly innovative robotic use cases.” Roboverse Reply is a unit of Reply, which designs and implements systems and services based on new communication channels and digital media. The Turin, Italy-based network said it develops business models enabled by the new models of artificial intelligence,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.18
…Super Bowl commercial with Sam Adams, and its Spot quadruped robot, Boston Dynamics Inc. is one of the most recognizable robotics companies in the world. At the same time, Boston Dynamics is serious about providing value for industrial applications. Hyundai Motor Group acquired the company from SoftBank Group Corp. in 2021. Since then, Boston Dynamics has demonstrated Spot in many different environments; offered the Stretch robot for unloading trucks; and continued to work with developers, software and sensor providers, and corporate customers. Last month, CEO Robert Playter joined Kiva Allgood, president and CEO of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp., at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.62
…controls provider Trimble plans to deploy Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot in a variety of indoor in a variety of indoor settings and construction environments. However, Trimble needed to develop a cost-effective and reliable workflow to train machine learning (ML) perception models so that Spot could operate autonomously in different indoor settings. By generating data from a synthetic indoor environment using structured domain randomization (DR) within Isaac Replicator, developers can train an off-the-shelf object-detection model to detect doors in the real indoor environment. A few images from the test set of 1,000 real images. Source: NVIDIA Mind the Sim2Real domain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.86
…experience in making legged robots, launching its first bionic quadruped robot in July 2021. The company noted that it is trying to build more general-purpose robots and move beyond the smart home cleaning market. The company said the annual competition has helped the region’s robotic market grow, noting that more than 600 technologies companies have been created in response to ROBOCON. “China is by far the biggest robot market in the world regarding annual sales and the operational stock,” said Milton Guerry, president of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in a report earlier this year. “IFR´s robot density statistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.79
…search and rescue. The company said it designed the quadruped system is designed for complex terrains including post-earthquake landscapes, the insides of vulnerable debris buildings, and traffic accidents in tunnels. The Jueying X20 is also intended to operate in toxic, hypoxia, and high-density smoke environments created by chemical pollution or disaster event. Hangzhou, China-based DEEP Robotics said its core engineers have degrees from Zhejiang University, Harbin Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of Dortmund. Its intellectual property includes technologies related to quadruped robot locomotion and control. The company also conducts development, assembly, sales, and service. Jueying…