Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.52
…unveiled an autonomous, scalable robotics platform, powered entirely by solar and wind energy. Leveraging proprietary, quantized AI, the Aigen Element service decreases fossil fuel use, while also providing farmers with real-time field insights, increased time savings, and reduced costs. Rich Wurden and Kenny Lee founded Aigen in 2020 to connect farmers to breakthrough technologies, decarbonize agriculture, and improve human and planetary health. Aigen's Element vehicles can autonomously navigate, weed, and analyze row crops without any chemicals or diesel fuel. Offered as a service, Aigen's vehicles reduce farmers' workload and their reliance on fossil fuels, while increasing their crop and soil…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.55
…the example of a startup that pivoted from servicing solar farms with drones to doing it with mobile robots. Investors are looking for founders with a “penchant for commercialization,” explained Sarah Liu, a partner at Fifth Wall. “In the past, there were too many solutions coming out of academia looking for problems,” she said. “Have you been on a construction site?” asked Alice Leung, vice president for platform and product strategy at Brick & Mortar Ventures. “[Startups,] understand your customers.” Swenton posed the question, “When is a robot not a good idea?” “We don't need robots that can empty a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
…as “The Official Sponsor of Mother Nature” because it is dedicated to creating a zero-emission ecosystem including technology for solar electricity generation, energy storage, and battery-powered vehicles. Globally, BYD said it is committed to corporate social responsibility, monitoring its supply chain in terms of human rights, environmental safety, hazardous substance control, and intellectual property rights. BYD has more than 700,000 employees around the world, including nearly 1,000 in North America.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.93
…Sarcos Robotics is developing robots to pick and place solar panels in renewable energy installations. Flexiv is using Isaac Replicator for synthetic data generation to train AI models for complex pick-and-place tasks. Some challenges ease, but labor shortages still drive robotics demand How much have economic headwinds affected NVIDIA's customers? Are labor or processor shortages easing? Andrews: Labor shortages and the re-engineering of supply chains are continuing to drive interest in robotics and automation. Companies will leverage more of our Isaac platform as it allows them to incorporate cutting-edge AI and simulation technologies while maintaining ultimate focus on the unique…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.44
…a Mortenson project site, which validated the Sarcos robotic solar field construction solution. Partners help with validation process During the validation of this system, a proof-of-concept O-AMPP system consisting of an Autonomous Working Vehicle (AWV) featuring the Guardian® XM robotic system, and an Autonomous Delivery Vehicle (ADV), was used to optimize the flow of photovoltaic modules from delivery to installation. Sarcos collaborated with several leading companies involved in the renewable energy industry to complete this testing, including: Mortenson provided critical subject matter expertise and a validation site. JLG Industries supplied the mobile elevating work platform used for the AWV, onto…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.43
…it field-tested the second-generation Honda AWV at a large-scale solar construction site in the Southwest U.S. Based on real-world testing, it is now introducing the third-generation Honda AWV, which features a number of enhancements. What’s new in the third-generation vehicle Key features of the third-generation Honda AWV include: Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle Third-Generation Specifications Vehicle dimensions: W: 51 in. x L: 11 in. x H: 81 in. (130 x 303 x 205 cm) Bed size 101 x 51 in. (256 x 130 cm) Unladen vehicle weight 1,765 lb. (800 kg) Maximum loading capacity 2,000 lb. (907 kg) Speed Autonomous driving:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.26
…They also discussed ways to electrify transportation, provide renewable solar electricity, and establish a carbon-offset market. Nauticus said it has been investing in a range of cutting-edge technologies to help with ocean decarbonization. The company claimed that its technology generates 90% less carbon than the nearest competitor. It said its team is committed to making the Nauticus Fleet fully carbon-neutral in the coming years. “Speaking at the UN was a surreal moment, like ringing the bell at Nasdaq,” recalled Radford. “The ocean economy isn't at the top of mind for a lot of people, but most of the world's population…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.13
…Sarcos Robotics is developing robots to pick and place solar panels in renewable energy installations. Telexistence deployed beverage-restocking robots across 300 Family Mart convenience stores in Japan. Cobot leader Universal Robotics is using Isaac Sim for workforce development to train end operators from the cloud. NVIDIA also touted six companies that have used its Jetson edge AI platform, including Agrist for its bell pepper-harvesting robot, John Deere for its autonomous tractor, Skydio for its Scout drone, Neubility for its delivery robot, and Seoul Robotics for its self-driving car “control tower.” These companies have also received recognition with CES 2023 Innovation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.89
…to cover more area, it's harder to charge the solar batteries. By going a bit slower, Solix can keep going at night and then maybe faster during the day. We're also connecting the robot to other systems, such as harvesters and stationary sprayers. Now that we're ocnnected, the farmer could trigger a ground sprayer or send a robot to the corner of the field. It seems simple, but it's not. We have our own onboard computers and controllers to manage our own operations, and we needed to train our machinery about how to schedule things. Perhaps the farmers want more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.34
Solar energy is one of the most exciting technologies on the planet. It's an area where we've seen lots of progress in recent years, with advances in solar panel design and the advent of new materials to increase their efficiency. In fact, the Energy Information Administration projects that solar energy will account for one-fifth of the U.S.'s energy by 2050. Considering this, it's no surprise that solar energy has been steadily converging with the field of robotics. Today, we'll discuss three interesting ways solar energy and robots have crossed paths for innovation: Robotic solar panel cleaning solutions Economist Sarah Mikhitarian…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.38
…cleaning helpers are, for instance, professional window, pool- and solar panel cleaning robots. Robotics plays an important part in the digitalization of agriculture with more than 8,000 units sold in 2021, an increase of 6% from 2020. Robots are well established in cow milking, assisted by robotic barn cleaners and feeding robots, it said. Robots for the cultivation of crops are still in their early days. Service robots for consumer use “Service robots for consumers are mainly used in domestic environments: They help with vacuuming, floor-cleaning, or gardening, and are also used for social interaction and education,” Bill said. “These…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.92
…locations, such as on border patrols or [at] large solar PV [photovoltaic] power plants.” Founded in 2015, H3 Dynamics provides services for uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for maintenance, rescue, and surveillance operations. The company also offers robotic drone stations to remove the need for pilots, as well as hydrogen-electric systems to elongate battery-powered flight times. It has offices in Singapore; Austin, Texas; and Toulouse, France. H3 Dynamics' DBX-G7 station is drone-agnostic H3 Dynamics said its DBX-G7 is an advanced stationary field robot designed to function like an onsite drone pilot, covering all operations, from navigation to docking, battery charging, data…