Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.48
…more easily programmed “for continuous processes such as arc welding or painting,” according to MassRobotics. The startup recently conducted a successful demonstration at Newport News, Va., where the U.S. Navy is facing a shortage of skilled welders in its shipyards. Welders were able to use Scalable Robotics' code-free point-and-click system to quickly instruct a robot to conduct multiple precision welds, said Tom Fuhlbrigge, founder and CEO. Two MassRobotics residents team up Black-I Robotics Inc. and Ascend Robotics joined forces to develop what they are called the “first mobile autonomous heavy-lift arm system for logistics and manufacturing applications.” The partners showed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.33
…users. They can then specialize in applications such as welding and coating. Our aim is to partner with integrators worldwide.” “End users vary a lot—some companies have their own integration teams, and others have never touched a robot,” he said. “We are bridging that gap with RiACT.” RiACT's software is available through a subscription model for developers and a runtime license model for robotics managers, Ritzau said. Will RiACT help manage groups of robots? “Coordination of multiple robots is a layer we provide in the software,” Grossmann said. “It's still at an early stage, but it's where we need to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.25
…Robots are good candidates for repetitive tasks, such as welding, assembly, or machine tending. A CNC machine takes a block of metal and removes piece of it to achieve the desired shape. A robot can then take it out and put in a new block. The third is where product quality or process efficiency matter. Pharmacies are good candidates for automation because it's not efficient for customers to wait to pick up their prescriptions. We'd love to have a machine do it. I've heard horror stories of incorrect medicines because of human error, where the customer didn't find out until…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.94
…Assembly tasks include tightening nuts and bolts, soldering and welding, inserting electrical connections, and routing cables. Robotic assembly, however, is a long-standing work in progress. That’s because the physical manipulation complexity, part variability and high accuracy and reliability requirements make it extra tricky to complete successfully — even for humans. That hasn’t stopped researchers and developers from trying, putting simulation to work in these interactions involving a lot of contact, and there are signs of progress. NVIDIA robotics and simulation researchers in 2022 came up with a novel simulation approach to overcome the robotics assemble challenge using Isaac Sim. Their…