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…its new global headquarters near Boston. The company said the new facility in Wilmington, Mass., will serve as the hub for its growing global operations and will provide room for future expansion. “We're thrilled to break ground on our new headquarters in Wilmington,” stated Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, in a release. “This is a significant milestone that reflects…
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…the field of robotics of university applicants. As a result, AMD has decided to award three outstanding applicants with an honorable mention in recognition of their outstanding efforts. The first honorable mention went to GET Robotics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which is developing an unmanned autonomous ground vehicle (UAGV) designed to assist in various tasks requiring mobility and flexibility.…
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…to Nancy Amato at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for her significant contributions to the field of robotics, the Boston-based organization shared Friday. Amato was recognized for her research on the algorithmic foundations of motion planning, computational biology, computational geometry, and parallel computing. Alyssa Nicole Pierson, at Boston University, was awarded the MassRobotics Rising Star in Robotics Medal for…
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…week's Robotics Invest event in Boston. Cybernetix Ventures and F-Prime Capital hosted the conference, which drew more than 300 attendees. Mountz and Wurman outlined Kiva's origins, its relationship with the Seattle-based e-commerce leader, and lessons for today's robotics startups and investors. The origin Mountz came up with the idea for Kiva Systems while working at Webvan, an online grocery business…
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As robotics startups grow from university spinouts to commercial enterprises, they need to explain their value proposition to potential customers. To get the most out of media campaigns and other initiatives, such companies can work with public relations partners. Brandstyle Communications last month announced a dedicated Robotics Practice, the first in its business-to-business portfolio. “Brandstyle Robotics marks the beginning of…
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…then do it for you. Boston Dynamics AI Institute (The AI Institute), a research organization that traces its roots to robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics, will use a DGX H100 to pursue that vision. Researchers said they imagine dexterous mobile robots helping people in factories, warehouses, disaster sites, and eventually homes. “One thing I’ve dreamed about since I was in grad…
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…teach specific classes at the university? The whole time I've been at Stevens, I have taught one core undergraduate course, which is the senior design capstone. It's a really fun course to teach. It's intended to mimic the real-world engineering experience you might have when you go out into the industry and you work on a real project with an…
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…mathematics and computer science from Boston College and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “I am thrilled to be joining RightHand Robotics as the next CEO and incredibly proud for the opportunity to build on eight years of progress that the team has accomplished,” said Owen. “The company’s piece-picking technology is in high demand in…
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…them attractive,” explained Stevens. “Unlike [Boston Dynamics'] Spot, Jennie is a lap dog with its feet immobile. One of the first things we learned is that anything on the ground presents an extreme tripping hazard for a senior with dementia, and a fall event for a senior with dementia is frequently an end-of-life injury.” He suggested thinking about a robot…
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…sports engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He officially started Trajekt Sports when he graduated in 2019. The team has partnered with Rapsodo, a sports data company out of Singapore with U.S. operations out of Saint Louis, to help it collect data. Rapsodo PRO 3.0, the company’s monitor technology that monitors hitting and pitching data, is integrated…
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…Startup Catalyst Cohort II. The Boston-based consortium selected the seven startups with partners Festo, Mitsubishi Electric, Novanta, and MITRE. The six-month program is intended to provide healthcare robotics companies with the connections, guidance, and resources they need to grow and succeed. “We are proud of the support that the MassRobotics community provides to the healthcare industry in forwarding robotics innovation…
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…on a proof-of-concept system using Boston Dynamic’s Spot for applications in the construction industry. Exyn’s 3D mapping system, ExynPak, and Trimble’s 3D scanning system, the Trimble X7, have been installed on the four-legged robot. The companies said earlier this week the combo will enable fully autonomous missions inside complex and dynamic construction environments, which can result in consistent and precise…
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…JPL, SenseGlove, DLR, and vRotors; universities including USC, UCLA, and IHMC; and others offered exhibits as part of the XPRIZE Tech Fair. Finalists set time records After the first day of live testing on Nov. 4, the field narrowed from 17 teams to 12, as NimbRo from the University of Bonn, Germany, took the lead by performing its tasks in…
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…solution for global supply chains. Universities and research institutions have been working on making robots more capable and easier to use. Meanwhile, progress is continuing, slowly but surely, in autonomous trucks and robotic deliveries. From factories, warehouses, and truck yards to loading docks and last-mile logistics, automation efficiency is welcome at each link in the supply chain. Inflation, the aforementioned…
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…partners explained. Based in the Boston area, MassRobotics is an independent nonprofit robotics startup escalator whose mission is to grow and support robotics innovators and entrepreneurs. Focused on enabling innovative engineers and developers to future-proof their designs for Industrial, Automotive, Communications, Compute, and Consumer applications at the Edge, Lattice offers low-power FPGAs and application-specific solutions that are ideal to keep…
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