Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.30
…(UAS IPP), which concluded in October 2020. The joint industry/government team is also one of eight participants in the FAA's BEYOND Initiative, a subsequent project focused on tackling the remaining challenges of UAS) integration. The latest approval will allow Flytrex to operate its five-minute delivery service above people and moving vehicles, said the company. Flytrex will make deliveries in cooperation with longtime partner Causey Aviation Unmanned, offering food, drinks, and other goods to approximately 10,000 eligible households that can opt into the service. Flytrex and Causey said they will conduct all flights while maintaining the highest safety standards. The process…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.37
…quality make it a trusted partner for companies and governments interested in the disruption of the energy distribution network and next-generation transportation. In addition, Leclanché said it is one of the few European battery suppliers that has its own cell production facilities and the complete know-how to produce high-quality lithium-ion cells—from electrochemistry to battery management software and an array of battery systems. The company has business units organized around stationary storage systems, specialty batteries, and electrified transports. It noted that its e-Marine business segment is its fastest-growing one. Leclanché has completed projects such as Ellen, a passenger and vehicle ferry…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.14
…will continue to work closely with local and state governments and other organizations so that we improve the safety, sustainability, and efficiency of trucking with autonomous technology.” Founded in 2016, Embark said it is building its Drive autonomy software to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the nearly $700 billion-a-year trucking market. The company claimed that it has the longest-running self-driving truck program in the U.S. Embark added that it has partnered with some of the largest shippers and carriers in the nation, collectively representing over 35,000 trucks and $22 billion in freight spend. In July, Embark announced its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.26
…have grown, thanks to a combination of academic research, government funding, innovative startups, risk-taking entrepreneurs, and industrial mentors and customers. At an event at its headquarters here last night, MassRobotics expressed gratitude and celebrated numerous accomplishments at its fifth annual partner event. “We started this with our 11 founding partners,” recalled Fady Saad, vice president of strategic partnerships at MassRobotics. “In 2021, we added 15 new resident members, for a total of 62.” MassRobotics provides support for startups and the Massachusetts robotics community through shared workspace in Boston's Seaport District, events, business services, and investor introductions. The organization said it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.74
…of the Manufacturing USA network. The Pittsburgh-based organization nurtures an ecosystem of members and partners across industry, academia, and government to make robotics, autonomy, and AI more accessible to U.S. manufacturers large and small. Its goals include training and empowering the U.S. manufacturing workforce, strengthen its economy and global competitiveness, and elevate national security and resilience.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.11
…technologies such as robotics can help companies, regions, and governments meet environmental sustainability goals. The AES Corp. yesterday announced the launch of Atlas, a new solar installation robot that it said will make the construction of new solar power facilities faster, more efficient, and safer. “Stakeholder commitment to a net-zero carbon energy future has never been higher, but our industry risks not being able to achieve this goal if we continue to adopt clean energy at the current pace,” said Chris Shelton, senior vice president and chief product officer at AES. “The AI-enabled, first-of-its-kind Atlas robot automates the construction of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.06
…our success in developing autonomous solutions for our U.S. government customers, and [it] will provide the resources needed to meet our growing commercial customer demand and the expansion of our commercial efforts,” said Alberto Lacaze, CEO of Robotic Research. Robotic Research said it has delivered autonomous mobility and robotics systems to the defense sector for two decades. The company said some of its products have been used on roadways around the world, as well as in the harshest unstructured environments without relying on GPS connectivity. RR.AI AutoDrive proven for multiple environments RR.AI cliaimed that its AutoDrive “vehicle-agnostic, full-stack” autonomy kit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
…“There's also interest in self-regulation rather than waiting for government mandates,” he said. “People who have been through the roller coaster can learn from one another. As a community, we're pulling each other up by our respective bootstraps for efficient and safe robot operations.” “What is autonomy?” Wieciek asked. “When we started ROG three years ago, we looked at the SAE definitions and how multiple people had scaled fleets from 10 robots to 150 in just a few years. There has been tremendous growth in the industry, as we've gone from thinking about how to make robots perform to how…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.54
Government can help or hinder new technologies and industries. According to four experts in robotics in automation, the European Commission's proposed AI Act and updated machinery regulations could cause severe damage to European small businesses and robotics companies of all sizes. They today called on European policymakers to review and amend the proposals. The new regulations would require machinery using software that could be classified as artificial intelligence to be certified by third parties for safety, adding what the industry and technology experts said is an unacceptable burden on business. The European Commission's proposed regulations may be intended to protect…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.64
…a demonstration for Israeli defense primes, drone companies, and government end users in central Israel. The goal was to prove the Robust Navigation System's capabilities for autonomous navigation for multicopters in different jamming scenarios. The test used two military-grade directional jammers with different bandwidths and a customized version of the Osprey Hexa-copter. It also used a PixHawk 2.1 Cube Black flight controller, a Here2 standard GNSS receiver and antenna module, and the Robust Navigation System (including GPSdome 1.03 + HCINS + HRVS). A regular, unprotected UAV, when faced with military-grade jammers, loses GNSS accuracy within three to five seconds, said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.01
…It also plans to invest in new technologies that further accelerate robot adoption as a mainstream security solution for government facilities, hospitals, schools, corporate campuses, manufacturing plants, logistics facilities, cities, airports, railways, and more. The company added that it has launched a roadshow as “the ultimate hybrid physical and virtual event, where the company brings all of its technologies to a city for prospective clients, government officials, and law enforcement to experience an interactive and in-person demo of its cutting-edge crime-fighting technology.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.50
…a CAGR of 14.5% between 2021 and 2027. The analyst firm noted that intial costs are still high, but governments are increasing their subsidies for new technologies.