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…suitable for part detection and inspection, where 2D data can sometimes fall short due to misalignment, glare, or lack of contrast. Yaskawa said the modular and lightweight SMC gripper can be tailored to a user's specific application, facilitating precise handling of objects. Robotic induction Addressing high demand for order fulfillment, Yaskawa said this demonstration will feature the fast and reliable…
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…cameras are widely used in inspection and automation, sports technology, virtual reality, 3D mapping, traffic, and more. Emergent Vision explains protocol differences High-speed inspection today requires cameras capable of handling the required speed and data rates with high reliability and performance, noted Emergent Vision Technologies. “Even with the machine vision industry’s most popular interface—GigE Vision—differences exist between communications protocols that,…
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…in markets including robotics, industrial inspection, and security. The company has raised about $56 million to date from investors including Dell Technology Capital, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, FLUXUNIT – ams OSRAM Ventures, UMC Capital, Alter Ventures, and Epson. The compact vision platform promises several benefits to automakers and robot developers. Click on image to enlarge. Source: SiLC Technologies indie…
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…assets, and perform routine maintenance inspections. One of the key advantages of using drones in warehouses is their ability to cover large areas quickly and accurately. A drone can fly over an entire warehouse and capture high-resolution images of every inch of the space in a fraction of the time it would take a human worker to do the same…
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…which provides automated packing systems, inspection systems, and products for loading and unloading heat-treatment furnaces. The Karter Lyft AMR. Source: Karter Karter AMRs offer agility, ease of integration The Karter AMRs are the first result of the company’s close technical partnership with BlueBotics SA. Since these vehicles use BlueBotics' Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) natural feature navigation, they do not require…
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…can guard homes, independently plan inspection routes, and position shooting and recording of images and video. The system can provide acoustic and visual alarms when encountering anomalies, said Unitree. The company also pointed out that Go2 can carry a range of powerful and high-performance accessories to suit different customer needs, bringing even more possibilities for exploring the real world. Unitree…
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…also includes a variety of inspection drones that fly, float, and crawl. Founded in 2015, SKA offers robotics hardware and software development, as well as consulting services. It said it “consistently delivers groundbreaking solutions at the forefront of robotic engineering.” “With their unparalleled track record of engineering excellence, SKA is poised to take a substantial leap forward in their robotic…
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…drones aren't just for outdoor inspection, surveying, and surveillance. Several startups are working to apply drones to inventory management. Verity AG last week announced that it has raised an additional $11 million in its Series B funding round. The company said in a release that it plans to use the capital “to scale the delivery of zero-error warehouses and predictable…
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Gecko Robotics today announced a further expansion of its work with the U.S. Navy under a new $5 million ceiling contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries. The expansion will increase the speed and quality of maintenance cycles for U.S. Navy surface ships, including amphibious assault ships, it said. “We built Gecko Robotics to collect data that has never been accessible before…
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…handling and picking (130 suppliers), inspection and quality control (90 suppliers), and packing and palletizing (89 suppliers). The industries served by the most robot suppliers were the robotics industry itself (141 suppliers), metal and machinery manufacturing (108 suppliers), and the automotive industry (89 suppliers). The robot brands used by most suppliers included FANUC (64 suppliers), ABB (44 suppliers), and KUKA…
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…seafloor mobility, and facilitate asset inspection at every project stage, said the company. The Biden administration has recognized offshore wind energy projects as a key strategic interest and provided support through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Mosaic presents oceanographic data from the cloud. Source: Vanlu Madarame, Bedrock Ocean Explorations Funding to continue transformation Northzone, a global venture capital firm, and…
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…lot of different types of inspections related to ship pylons,” noted the startup founder. “Now, we have [Florida’s] Department of Transportation interested in this technology,” said the startup founder. “What I realized over the last year or so is that defense has its own speed. You cannot really push it,” Diez added. “There is a specific group now in defense…
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…cutting methodology and automatic product inspection equipment make it possible to provide high-quality disks. Going forward DNP said it will provide ED to companies that manufacture servomotors used in industrial robots and machine tools, aiming for total sales of 1.5 billion yen by FY 2025. It also said it will develop ED for autonomous sensors, a market that is expected…
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…Isaac Sim improves automated optical inspection. Franka Emika is demonstrating at Automatica a robotic arm in simulation alongside the real robot. Source: NVIDIA Computing, vision, and the cloud at Automatica In addition, Agora Robotics will use the NVIDIA Jetson Nano module in parallel with its own industrial computer. The Bucharest, Romania-based company plans to use the NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing…
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…Jetson for things like visual inspection and sensor fusion,” he said. “For instance, Advantech has partnered with Overview.ai, which has designed the plug-and-play OV20i AI vision system,” Waldman added. “We can show the ICAM-520 edge AI camera 20 parts, and it can identify what to inspect.” In addition, Advantech works with the second-generation Intel Xeon scalable processors. “We've also worked…
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