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RE2 Robotics, PickNik Partner to Advance Mobile Manipulation With Motion Planning Software

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…indoor and outdoor environments. The Pittsburgh-based company said it can help industrial and defense customers conduct remote operations, improve worker productivity and safety, and reduce operational costs. Founded in 2015, PickNik Robotics said it helps companies address the technical, cost, and time challenges around the development of robotics applications. The Boulder, Colo.-based startup has partnered with organizations such as NASA,…


AERAS Fog Uses Drones to Survey Pittsburgh Bridges for Structural Integrity  

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…taking a spin at helping Pittsburgh officials identify bridges for infrastructure and stability issues. AERAS said it “is partnering with engineers and policymakers to use its drones to create and aggregate the largest and most precise data on infrastructure possible. The result will be the compilation of thousands of high-definition photos and data points that assist engineers and inspectors to…


ARM Institute Endorses Four More Robotics Training Programs

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…industry, government, and academia. The Pittsburgh-based collaborative is supported by the U.S. Department of Defense and seeks to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and manufacturers of all sizes. ARM Endorsement Program criteria The ARM Institute launched its endorsement program alongside RoboticsCareer.org, which connects education seekers with manufacturing training. The program was conceptualized and created through the institute’s national consortium, giving…


Cruise to Get $1.35B More From SoftBank to Commercialize Autonomous Vehicles

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…Diego 1,081 IPO 4/7//2021 Aurora Pittsburgh 1,000 SPAC 7/15/2021 Plus Cupertino, Calif. 920 SPAC, IPO 6/23/2021 WeRide Guangzhou, China 620 Series B, C 6/23/2021 Embark San Francisco 614 SPAC 6/23/2021 Nuro Mountain View, Calif. 600 Series D 11/2/2021 Public rides now available GM and Cruise employees have been testing the autonomous vehicles, which have individual names like Sourdough, Tostada, Poppy,…


RE2 Robotics Partners With JLG Industries to Put Robot Arms on Aerial Lifts

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…indoor and outdoor environments. The Pittsburgh-based company said its robots can help companies in the aviation, construction, defense, energy, and medical industries to enable remote operations, improve worker safety and efficiency, and reduce operational costs. RE2 robot arm to get a lift from JLG platform “While JLG has been leveraging and developing robotics in specific areas of our business for…


ARM Institute Selects Eight New Robotics Projects for Funding

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…Biden visited the institute in Pittsburgh today (remarks at 15:30 below). The ARM Institute, which has more than 330 members, has invested in over 90 technology and workforce projects to date. The institute said it plans to award nearly $4 million in funding for a total constribution of about $8 million across the following eight projects. AI Robot Programming Assistance…


Seegrid to Unveil New Palion Autonomous Lift Truck at MODEX 2022

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…and meet with company experts. Pittsburgh-based Seegrid said it combines autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), enterprise software, and services for connected materials handling automation. The company said its Palion AMRs have autonomously driven millions of production miles driven with no personnel safety incidents. Seegrid said the world’s largest manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics companies rely on its technologies in highly complex environments.…


Furhat Robotics Acquires Misty Robotics to Advance Human-Machine Interfaces

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…Moubayed previously worked as a Pittsburgh-based research scientist for Disney Imagineering, and he researched social robotics and conversational AI at KTH. He said he will spend time at Furhat’s Stockholm headquarters and Misty's offices in Colorado. Furhat Robotics said it will continue to support the Misty Robotics brand. It plans to help develop and expand the product range, as well…


ARM Institute Picks Team to Develop Virtual Reality to Help Manufacturing Workers Get Robot Credentials

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…competency assessment,” she said. The Pittsburgh-based organization did not specify the amount of funding. Three firms to develop skills-assessment simulation The ARM Institute said it will work with the selected organizations to develop a robotic technician test to be delivered via VR and/or similar simulation capabilities. They will incorporate artificial intelligence to optimize the assessment capabilities in future versions of…


Seegrid Expects Increased Demand for AMRs to Drive More Growth in 2022

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…achieve higher levels of productivity.” Pittsburgh-based Seegrid said it combines autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), enterprise software, and services for connected materials handling automation. The company said its Palion AMRs have driven millions of production miles with no personnel safety incidents. From project design through deployment, change management, user training, and data-driven consultation, Seegrid said it provides optimized material flow in…


PoliMOVE Wins Indy Autonomous Challenge at CES 2022 in First Head-to-Head Self-Driving Car Race

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…Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Rochester Institute of Technology (New York), and University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) PoliMOVE—Politecnico di Milano (Italy), University of Alabama TII EuroRacing - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy), Technology Innovation Institute (United Arab Emirates) TUM Autonomous Motorsport - Technische Universität München (Germany) *Did not advance to Friday’s final competition. Autonomous cars vie…


Formant Raises Series A Funding for Cloud-Based Robot Fleet Management Platform

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…offices in San Francisco and Pittsburgh, and we'll add 20 more,” Linnell said. “We've partnered with MassRobotics and are looking to have a presence in Cambridge, Mass.” What are some of the differences between the West Coast and East Coast robotics communities? “On the West Coast, startups are venture-backed, while East Coast companies have academic, industrial, or DARPA grants,” replied…


RE2 Robotics Recaps 2021 Successes and Looks Ahead to 2022

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…based on these valuable contributions.” Pittsburgh-based RE2 Robotics provides the RE2 Sapien family of robotic arms, RE2 Detect computer vision software, and RE2 Intellect autonomy software to enable mobile manipulation systems that operate in a variety of complex indoor and outdoor environments. The company said its systems help the aviation, construction, defense, energy, and healthcare industries to enable remote operations,…


AI Becoming an Essential Feature for Picking Robots

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…using AI: Honeywell SmartFlex Depalletizer Pittsburgh-based Honeywell Robotics has a strong focus on machine learning innovation and implementation, according to Evans. “This isn’t just in the perspective to enhance robot performance and increase operational efficiencies, but also how we continue to quickly integrate automation solutions while on a customer site,” he said. “Having a strong understanding to generalize ML and…


Aurora and Uber Freight Launch Commercial Autonomous Trucking Pilot in Texas

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…December 2020. In July, the Pittsburgh-based company announced its plan to merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Reinvent Technology Partners Y for $1 billion and be publicly traded. It released a beta version of its Aurora Driver autonomy platform in October. San Francisco-based Uber Freight said it is a logistics broker “that connects shippers with one of the world's largest…


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