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…AI-powered machine vision, grasping, and manipulation algorithms to handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybags. It can identify items to pick, place, and sort into complete customer orders. The company noted that its SORT pick-and-place robots use CORE with AutoGrasp. In addition, Kindred said it uses reinforcement learning and human-in-the-loop data methodology to continuously improve robot…
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…touch is essential for human-level manipulation. RasLabs originally developed its electroactive polymer with the intention of using it for actuation, said Peter Vicars, CEO of the MassRobotics resident in Boston. “It can change shape with low voltage—12 to 15 volts—by 35%, and there's also an enormous attenuation of force,” he said. “With the smart material, we can make a sensor…
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…developers working on navigation and manipulation is the need for good data for machine learning. For applications in warehouses to factories and fields, roboticists rely on simulation to accelerate testing and address potential edge cases. NVIDIA Corp. today announced the open beta of its Isaac Sim engine, which includes several new features. Isaac Sim, which is built on NVIDIA's Omniverse…
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…perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations. This could enable applications in biomedicine and manufacturing, they said this week. The team of scientists created the miniature robots by embedding magnetic microparticles into biocompatible polymers—non-toxic materials that are harmless to humans. The robots are “programmed” to execute their desired functionalities when magnetic fields are applied. The robots improve on many existing small-scale…
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…which include perception systems, mobile manipulation, and automation process development. SwRI launched the Robot Operating System-Industrial (ROS-I) open-source project. ROS-I is now a global initiative steered by a global consortium, and it includes innovative software capabilities and applications for industry based on foundational open-source building blocks. Headquartered in San Antonio, SwRI is an independent, nonprofit, applied R&D organization. More than…
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…Institute Punyo offers flexible robot manipulation Building on recently published work, the Punyo project is changing the mechanics of robot manipulation and contact with the world, claimed the institute. Most robots today are hard to the touch and use rigid grippers, but TRI said its air-filled, elastic bubble design provides greater flexibility and better grasping. When combined with cameras on…
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…solve the networking problems and manipulation challenges.” “Since we can't expect robots to be online 100% of the time, we have to provide missions and be prepared for exceptions,” he added. “The architecture has to be very distributed, between the server, the edge, or on the device. With IoT [the Internet of Things] and the cloud, we're getting to the…
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…on autonomous decision-making, developed robotic manipulation to aid people with disabilities, and founded a company serving children with special needs. She has also been a senior researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) and is academic co-lead of Black in Robotics. “Ayanna Howard is a trailblazer in vital research areas, including topics such as…
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…in computer vision and robot manipulation. Jared Glover, CEO of CapSen Robotics. Source: ARM Institute Prior to that, Glover completed his B.S. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, where he led a team developing robotic walkers. He has 20 years of research experience in robotics and computer vision and more than 500 paper citations. Glover is also on the…
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…in improving robotic perception for manipulation. Augmenting visual perception “Our origins were in motors and linkages, and it was a natural progression to the robotics space,” said Sullivan. “We were working on computer vision, and as we try to move to more diverse applications, we'd like to have robots manipulate objects in a more humanlike fashion. For example, robots need…
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…the loop.” “As for mobile manipulation, if you take an AMR [autonomous mobile robot] with two and a half degrees of freedom [DoF] and add a six-DoF arm, the edge cases multiply,” he said. “For mobile manipulation, you absolutely have to have a human in the loop.” Market small but growing “It was a seminal moment when A3's [the Association…
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…includes ManipulaTHOR for active object manipulation. The organization described ManipulaTHOR as “a first of its kind virtual agent with a highly articulated robot arm equipped with three joints of equal limb length and composed entirely of swivel joints to bring a more human-like approach to object manipulation.” The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) said it conducts AI research and engineering…
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…shared vision of affordable mobile manipulation,” added Walker. “We both have ROS-native systems and can merge behaviors and the user experience. We'll be able to reduce size and cost as we integrate further.” “Manufacturers are the 'first movers' with precise machine tending,” he said. “The robot is able to fit into situations where workers already have a process. It can…
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…(AGCs) and automated forklifts. Mobile manipulation has posed several challenges, including safety and power management, but Waypoint Robotics has teamed up with Productive Robotics to offer the Vector AMR with the OB7 collaborative robot arm. Picking solutions Stoecklin Logistics unveiled its robotic case picker, CO-PRO, designed to relieve human employees of the repetitive task of lifting heavy crates and cartons.…
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…million to develop a robotic manipulation system for the construction of solar panels. RE2 Sapien comes out of military technology “The core robotic technology within the RE2 Sapien arms was originally developed by our team for the U.S. military, and we have built on that expertise to deliver commercial solutions in the aviation, construction, energy, and medical markets,” said David…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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