Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.81
…the SurroundView vision system, the ZATLAS learning and simulataneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology, and the ZEALOUS cloud-based autonomous driving system. In addition to wireless charging for electric vehicles, ZongMu is working on Level 4 autonomous parking as a service. The company claimed to be “the first autonomous-driving company in China to receive a fixed-point contract for L4 mass production.” “Automatic parking can be complemented by other value-added services like vehicle charging and washing,” said Rui Tang, CEO of ZongMu. “There is a strong possibility that parking services will become our main business in the future.” Investors raise valuation ZongMu…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.59
…vacuum hose and tank. The Bulk Navigator utilizes advanced localization algorithms, allowing the robot to clean in the most dynamic and challenging environments. Advanced Obstacle Detection identifies and avoids obstacles on the floor including pallets and forklift/pallet mover tines through machine learning capabilities. “Neo 2W is the result of extensive involvement from customers based on their experiences using autonomous robots in warehouse settings. Avidbots gathered feedback, tested prototypes in real-life scenarios and utilized this data to deliver a truly purpose-built robot,” he said. “Given this robust process, we’re able to deliver even greater value to industrial customers,” Sheikh added. “For…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.42
…PuduBot is equipped with Pudu Robotics' self-developed PUDU simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology. It also features an fusing laser and visual positioning navigation technology that the company said can cut deployment times by 75% without the need to redecorate ceilings. Pudu said this ensures stable operation even in environments with ceilings up to 20 m (65 ft.). In addition, the PuduBot 2 has dual lidar sensors that allow it to constantly and accurately visualize its surroundings and make intuitive course adjustments, according to the company. With the PUDU OS, users can use an intuitive toolkit to design mapping paths…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.34
…visual recognition HAIPICK A42T – Telescopic lift, 8.2 to 21.33 ft. storage range HAIPICK A42 SLAM – Laser simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for precise picking and placing The HAIPORT-powered Workstation is an automated picking workstation that provides multi-case loading and unloading, the ability to load and unload four to eight cases simultaneously, and efficient and fast loading, said HAI Robotics. It also provides flexibility and safety, said the company.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.33
…second for real-time positioning. This specific positioning data enables localization, navigation, and collaboration of robots, tooling, surgical instruments, and even humans. The new system enables any control system to receive the precise location of items with the transponders, claimed Humatics. The system is capable of sub-millimeter precision while delivering highly-valuable data regarding the asset's movement including pose, pitch, yaw, speed, etc., the company said. This data can be used to control assets in real time, digitize human movement for robotic interaction for process improvements, and identify manufacturing issues, among other use cases, said Humatics. “The end result of leveraging microlocation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.24
…of Capra and founder of Mobile Industrial Robots. “Traditional localization sensors either work indoors or outdoors – but not both. Combining both capabilities into a low-cost, compact and robust system is a key aspect of our strategy to deliver mobile robotics solutions to the untapped ‘interlogistics’ market.” RGo Robotics said it has completed comprehensive field trials in challenging indoor and outdoor environments. The company also noted that it would continued its commercial momentum with new customers. The design wins are with market-leading robot OEMs across multiple vertical markets ranging from logistics and industrial autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), forklifts, outdoor machinery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.16
…The San Diego-based company said the new version improves localization and navigation performance, enhances safety and reliability, and improves human and robot interactions. The company claims that over 20,000 mobile robots around the world operate using Brain OS to clean floors, move inventory and sense environmental data. The new platform was designed to be modular and to promote faster and easier product development, including the development of new vision-based AI data applications, according to Brain Corp. The first robots to use the new platform will be deployed in late 2023 to early 2024, the company said. “We're immensely excited about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.96
…as in the generation of measurement data for precise localization and navigation support. The nanoScan3 combines smart safety functions, for example protective fields that can be dynamically switched via encoder signals, with an excellent measurement accuracy. This guarantees, on the one hand, maximum detection reliability. It also delivers precise measurement data on the distance and direction of surrounding objects, which can be used to localize the vehicle. This makes it a multifunctional enabling technology for innovative vehicle concepts. Compact design a decisive factor The nanoScan3 was developed specifically for industries where automated guided vehicles of different kinds are becoming increasingly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.79
…leverages a combination of machine vision and laser simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) sensors. ForwardX said its new forklift is equipped with the means to execute precision docking and pallet placement with an accuracy within 10 millimeters. The C1500-L can also discern the angles at which the pallets are positioned, performing real-time adjustments autonomously to ensure square entry into pallet pockets. ForwardX’s C1500-L is also capable of performing triple pallet stacking with a maximum lift height of 14.7 feet, or 3.5 meters. Sensors in the forks enable variable pick and drop heights to prevent load damage during stacking operations. Through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.78
…to twice the distance of conventional lidar sensors. 4D Localization: Estimate vehicle motion in real-time with six degrees of freedom for accurate positioning and navigation without the need for additional sensors, like IMU or GPS. Aeries II is the first sensor on the market to integrate Aeva’s lidar-on-chip technology, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company said. It integrates all key sensor components including transmitters, receivers, and optics onto a compact silicon photonics module. This design uses no fiber optics, resulting in a highly automated manufacturing process that allows Aeva to manufacture at scale and lower costs to meet the needs of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.70
…charting, graphing and algorithm simulation. “OpenIMU enables advanced, easy-to-deploy localization and navigation algorithm solutions for a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. OpenIMU's combination of open-source software and low-cost hardware enables rapid development of advanced solutions for drones, robotics, and autonomous applications,” explains Mike Horton, CTO of ACEINNA. “OpenIMUTM is a first of its kind, professionally supported, open-source GPS/GNSS-aided inertial navigation software stack for low-cost precise navigation applications.” The OpenIMU Development hardware development kit includes JTAG-pod, precision mount fixture, EVB and an OpenIMU300 module. The OpenIMU module features ACEINNA’s 5 deg/Hr, 9-Axis gyro, accelerometer and magnetometer sensor…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.53
…design challenges in areas including robot sensing, perception, mapping, localization, motion control, low-level control, or actuation. It claimed that it can do so at 500x the speed of modern processors. “Robots are networks of networks, with sensors passing data to compute technologies and actuators,” stated Víctor Mayoral-Vilches, founder of Acceleration Robotics. “These networks can be understood as the nervous system of the robot.” “Like with the human nervous system, low latency and real-time information is fundamental for the robot to behave coherently,” he added. “Faster robots—or with more dexterity—require faster computations.” “Hardware acceleration with ROBOTCORE empowers exactly this,” Mayoral-Vilches said.…