Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.21
…probe recognition. Optional non-contact laser scanner is interchangeable with tactile probes. The Master3DGage with Verisurf Application Suites offer tool sets that are easy to learn and operate, using quick three-step workflow processes. Three-Step Inspection Align: Align manufactured part to 3D CAD model by probing part to corresponding alignment targets on 3D CAD model; Inspect: Inspect manufactured part in real time by probing any surface or by following repeatable automated inspection plans; and Report: Report inspection results in industry standard formats with intelligent GD&T and color deviation maps for clear, practical analysis. Three-Step Reverse Engineering Measure: Contact scan or probe 3D…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.03
…(face detection, face recognition, object detection, and recognition), and tactile sensing, among other capabilities. Industry 4.0 Students learn about warehouse automation, sorting and stacking, visual sensing, assembly lines, process automation, and optimization. Space Exploration / Robotics This program uses a wide range of engineering concepts, mechanical and electrical assemblies, mechatronics, electronics, and locomotion of the rover. Autonomous AI Agent Station Students learn about multi-agent systems, ad hoc autonomous agent teams and machine learning. The new robotics lab was unveiled last month. Source: RobotLAB Lab to be used as part of new robotics program Saint Leo University claims to be one…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.17
…That might be in the form of audio and/or tactile sensors. It can also be eyes as in a vision system. Let’s assume we have a robot with a vision system. We start with a person wearing an off-the-shelf, commercial VR system. The person holds a teaching pendant and performs the picking action. The neural net learns from these demonstrations how the robot’s motion should depend on the configuration of the environment, which will be different every time. The pendant tracks the motion of the person and translates it into a motion learned by the neural net. At this point,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.74
…Weiss said. US-based Gelsight was named the winner of Hexagon’s second cohort in February of 2023 for its 3D tactile-sensing system through a digital sense of touch. The company announced a global partnership to develop and sell systems globally with Hexagon earlier this week. “Across our three cohorts, we have witnessed how startup innovation empowers manufacturing leaders to confront society's future challenges,” said Milan Kocić, Head of Sixth Sense at Hexagon. “Sixth Sense is honored to be open to innovators worldwide addressing some of the planet's most significant challenges.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.31
…allow a novice programmer to approach expert-level programming. Visual Tactile Robotic Surface Inspections Lead: Siemens Partners: GelSight Inc., Carnegie Mellon University, ATI Specialty Alloys and Components, Boeing Description: This project will develop a robotic vision and visual tactile inspection system that automates high-resolution surface defect inspections of spacecraft components and commercial airplane fuselages. These technological improvements could improve the quality of aerospace inspections as well as replace manual operations, said the ARM Institute. The inspection system could also improve the reliability, maintainability, and readiness of aviation assets and ultimately to reduce the lifecycle costs of the fleet. AI and robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.15
…one of the largest “deep tech” investors in Europe. Tactile sensors allow remote control of Välkky Touchlab said it has developed low-profile tactile sensors thinner than human skin that can be wrapped around hard or soft robots. The company's e-skin is composed of single or multiple ultra-thin force sensors to transmit sensations such as pressure, vibration, or motion from a robot to a user in real time. Operators can use a wearable haptic glove to control Välkky, which is the first robot of its kind, claimed Touchlab. It can serve meals, move assistive devices, or help brush a patient's hair,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.99
…this end, cutting-edge control methods equip the robot with tactile perception and enable it to adapt to ambient conditions.” Researchers needed to ensure that the robot did not damage crops or pull their roots out of the soil. It also needed to meet or exceed the efficiency of humans, who can pick as many as 13 cucumbers per minute. Fraunhofer Institute has developed a dual-armed, cucumber-harvesting robot. Source: igus Robolink proves effective For this application, engineers used an articulated robot arm with up to five degrees of freedom. Called robolink, the product from igus reaches out to 790 mm (31.1…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.85
…would, said the company. More than 130 points of tactile feedback per hand enable natural interaction and true-contact haptics, it added. The proceeds from this round fund commercialization of next-generation products building on the success of HaptX's award-winning HaptX Gloves DK2, said the company. Fortune 500 companies and governments around the world have adopted HaptX Gloves for the most demanding applications in training and simulation, industrial design, and robotics. Investors support robotic sense of touch AIS Global and Crescent Cove Advisors led HaptX's funding round, with participation from Verizon Ventures, Mason Avenue Investments, and Taylor Frigon Capital Partners. Centerview Partners…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.85
…and robustness of robot assembly, even when using vision, tactile, or force sensors,” they wrote. “A finray-effect gripper is adapted to realize structured (i.e. directional) stiffness that allows high-speed mechanical search, self-alignment in insertion, and sufficient assembly force. The design of the finray ribs and fingertips are investigated, with a final design allowing plug insertion with a tolerance window of up to 7.5 mm at high speed.” The Germany-based researchers investigated adjustable compliance and custom-designed robotic fingertips to achieve more reliable gripping. They said they plan to focus future work on “determining the mechanical attributes regarding the stiffness, maximum tolerable…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.54
…fully perceive its environment—I mean seeing, hearing, and having tactile sense.” “Second, the ability to process these stimuli and react independently to new and unknown things—without being programmed to do so beforehand,” said Reger. “And third, to be able to 'remember' what they have learned for the future, in order to further develop existing skills.” Cognitive robots include features such as object recognition, natural language processing, and decision-making capabilites, he said. The MAiRA cobot can help users address worker shortages, said NEURA. The company has also developed the MAV autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and the LARA high-end cobot. NEURA added…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.95
…Co., HaptX, and Tangible Research responsible for developing the Tactile Telerobot, a high-fidelity dexterous telerobot in use in the U.S., the U.K., and Asia. Competition moves forward “We are very excited to have 15 teams safely moving forward to the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals, despite current COVID-19 restrictions,” said Junko Yazawa, senior vice president of All Nippon Airways. “We are really proud of their achievements so far with their innovative avatar technology that will most definitely be an important part of our future in travel and human connections. We look forward to witnessing our dreams come true as the teams…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.93
…The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company claimed that its software, tactile sensors, haptic intelligence platform, and end-of-arm tooling and food-grade grippers can help transform labor-intensive facilities into “lights-out factories of the future.” RIOS workcells pioneer RaaS RIOS said that it “focuses on the last frontier of automation in factories, in which traditional automation breaks down.” It said its systems are designed to have the dexterity, cognitive skills, and autonomy to tackle hard-to-automate picking and sorting tasks in unstructured environments. The company added that it pioneered the robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model, which enables customers to avoid upfront capital commitments in favor of…