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Bolt Midsize Autonomous Mobile Robot From IAM Robotics to Debut at ProMat DX

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…building on its autonomous mobile manipulation robot (AMMR) experience. “When we built our AMR, we thought, ‘How can we make this the most powerful, flexible, and collaborative solution?’” said Tom Galuzzo, founder and CEO of IAM Robotics. “Bolt expands on our AMMR solution Swift by turning its base into a standalone AMR.” “We applied what we learned with Swift, honing…


Robotics Can Boost Business Recovery From COVID-19, Says IFR President

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…do you expect AI and manipulation to advance the most this year? Guerry: AI is on everyone’s minds and there are a lot of predictions out there; we all agree machine learning will have a huge impact on the future of robotics. Manipulation, vision and gripping have been working together for a long time. With the changes in computing power,…


Boston Dynamics Announces Stretch Robot for Warehouse Automation

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…advancements in mobility, perception and manipulation to tackle the most challenging, injury-prone case-handling tasks, and we’re excited to see it put to work.” Boston Dynamics is currently seeking customers to pilot test deployment of Stretch with truck-unloading tasks ahead of its commercial deployment in 2022. Interested parties can apply to join the Stretch Early Adopter Program by visiting www.bostondynamics.com/stretch.


Dissecting the startup buzz

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…By contrast, he explains, a manipulation robot for the consumer world—envision a mobile robotic housekeeper—would have to be capable of doing a much larger universe of tasks that would stretch the limits of what robots can do. “Logistics presents a more controlled environment and problem set that is surmountable with the current level of technology and what robots are capable…


Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world

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…terms of advertising, and reduce manipulation and disinformation. The DMA is to enable the European Commission to prevent providers of “core platform services” such as marketplaces, search engines, or social networks from acting as “gatekeepers” and becoming too dominant and being able to determine the rules of the market themselves. Gatekeeper status is presumed for companies with an annual turnover…


SME Celebrates 20 Exceptional Women in Robotics and Automation

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…Innovation Elena Messina, Group Leader Manipulation & Mobility Systems, NIST Christine Spiten, Co-founder, Blueye Robotics Nicole Renee Williams, Thermoplastic Composite Materials and Process Manager, The Boeing Co. Cynthia Breazeal, Professor and Associate Director, MIT Media Lab Leah Curry, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana The Feb. 2021 issue of Smart Manufacturing magazine provides a more extensive article detailing the accomplishments of…


Kindred partners with S&H Systems on ecommerce fulfillment efficiencies

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…AI-powered machine vision, grasping and manipulation algorithms that handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybags. Kindred uses cutting-edge AI research and human-in-the-loop data methodology to continuously improve robot capabilities so that picking becomes smarter, faster and more accurate over time. CORE with AutoGrasp is continually enhancing the platform’s capabilities and providing critical business intelligence to inform…


SDI and Kindred Partner to Automate Retail Fulfillment and Augment Human Labor

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…complete end-customer orders. Kindred’s CORE/AutoGrasp combines AI-powered machine vision, grasping and manipulation algorithms that handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybagged items. Kindred SORT robots have picked more than 100 million units in production to date.


Kindred Announces Partnership With VARGO for Mutual Client E-Commerce Fulfillment Solution

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…into complete end-customer orders. AutoGrasp combines AI-powered machine vision, grasping and manipulation algorithms that handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybagged items. Kindred SORT robots have picked more than 100 million units in production to date.


Blockchain and AM Shake Up Digital Parts Supply Chain

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…run the risk of data manipulation, he contends. Given the two companies are fellow start ups and are targeting similar industries, there’s a natural synergy between their offerings without any competitive overlap. “We don’t do anything they do and they don’t do anything we do,” Fox says. “But in working together and sharing data via standardized interfaces, there is huge…


Robotics Finds Its Place in Fulfillment

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…as IAM Robotics, offer “mobile manipulation” robots that can pick items. In short, there are multiple types of robotics, and they often work in combination with people, or with fixed forms of automation like conveyors. This range of solution types is the first thing potential users need to realize about warehouse robotics. Robotics vendors say there are other ways that…


Supply Chain Startup: The evolution of a startup

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…a project to do autonomous manipulation for DARPA – think a robot that would combine the mobility of an AMR with the picking capability of a robotic arm. “I was excited about the commercialization prospects for the technology and started thinking about simple material handling,” he recalled. Around that time, Kiva was acquired by Amazon. That acquisition validated the business…


Introducing IAM Robotics’ Collaborative AMR & Showcase Innovation Center

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…combination of navigation, perception, and manipulation, we are excited to be launching an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) into the marketplace later this year. Our collaborative AMR will address the market’s need for greater payloads in material handling. Q: What else can we expect from IAM in 2020? A: We’re working with A.S. Watson Group to deploy a fleet of Swift™…


Teaching Additive Manufacturing Under Lockdown

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…working on reverse-engineering, one on manipulation of the point-cloud [scan] data, one group on setting up the build plate, and one group on process simulation,” he recalled. “[Teaching on Zoom video conferencing] is a different environment. Given the environment they'd be working in after graduation, in companies with different sites in different locations, this is an opportunity for them to…


Can You Teach Additive Manufacturing Under Lockdown?

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…working on reverse-engineering, one on manipulation of the point-cloud [scan] data, one group on setting up the build plate, and one group on process simulation,” he recalled. “[Teaching on Zoom video conferencing] is a different environment. Given the environment they'd be working in after graduation, in companies with different sites in different locations, this is an opportunity for them to…


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