Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.35
October 19, 2021
…as Google, Hyundai, and Samsung solve difficult manipulation problems. NASA recently awarded PickNik an Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant for robot arm motion planning in microgravity environments. The company has also announced the development of a commercialized open-core model of MoveIt, branded MoveIt Studio. It will focus on supervised autonomy and teleoperation to provide localized autonomous action in high-latency environments with the ability to reduce operator oversight. Formant said its telemetry, analytics, planning, and real-time controls will expedite a new wave of robots for productive commercial use cases. The San Francisco-based company supports international robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.32
August 30, 2021
…providing the launch opportunity, on-orbit operations, and data downlink. NASA astronauts will install the arm inside the airlock. It will conduct intra-vehicular activity (IVA) such as swich and cable operations. The GITAI arm will also autonomously assemble structures and panels to demonstrate its capability for in-space assembly (ISA). “In the current space market, there are many players trying to solve the space transportation problem, but very few standing up to the challenge to provide an alternative option for getting work done in space,” said Sho Nakanose, founder and CEO of GITAI. “However, in today’s booming space industry, there is a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.24
August 20, 2020
…the MIT Media Lab and a consultant at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is the founder of MagicLab. His presentation covers mixed reality storytelling, gesture sensing, and swarm robotics—a glimpse of the promise of augmented reality. There will also be a robust lineup of technical papers. CFD and Airborne Contagion Control One way is to minimize COVID infection, is to implement effective aid duct and ventilation systems to minimize airborne contagion. SimulationHUB, the developers of the on-demand browser-based CFD analysis program by the same name, shows how to set up and design airborne infection isolation rooms to study and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.13
November 10, 2017
…would present a daunting safety hazard. Uber Teams with NASA on 'Flying Car' Project Following the hiring of a NASA engineer to develop flying cars earlier this year, Uber has announced that by 2020, it plans to launch at least a few flying cars in Los Angeles, with a real commercial service to follow a few years later. The company has insisted that it wants to help build an ecosystem that makes a flying service possible and Uber‘s chief product officer, Jeff Holden, said in a statement. “UberAIR will be performing far more flights over cities on a daily basis…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.79
February 20, 2023
…and representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday. Congresswoman Eshoo, and California State Senator Josh Becker shared remarks during event and highlighted innovation in the region. Reliable Robotics said it is designing advanced autopilot systems with high-precision navigation that will enhance aviation safety by enabling all-weather auto-taxi, auto-takeoff, and auto-landing, without new ground infrastructure. It said its vision is to transform the way we move goods and people around the planet with safer, more convenient, and more affordable air transportation. “In my two decades in Congress, I have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.25
April 25, 2023
…the requirements for precision are stringent, such as in NASA's Mars rovers, surgical power tools, humanoid robots, and industrial automation applications. To maintain its more than 60 years of leadership, maxon said it invests a “considerable” share of its annual revenue in research and development. The company has more than 3,500 employees at nine production sites and is represented by sales companies in more than 30 countries. maxon in Massachusetts With full engineering design services, technology development, and drive system manufacturing capabilities in Massachusetts, maxon said it helps design engineers reduce their time to market. The company said it will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.09
March 24, 2023
…Applications Conference. A top presentation at ICAM 2022 was NASA's report on “Root-Cause Failure Analysis in the AM Process.” Click on image to enlarge. Source: ASTM International ICAM specifies topics of interest ICAM will consist of 26 symposia covering major topics and key areas in advanced and additive manufacturing. ICAM is organized by more than 100 scientific committee members, including advanced manufacturing experts from industry, academia, government and regulatory agencies, national labs, and more. Conshohocken, Pa.-based ASTM International invited authors to submit their abstracts, outlining the scope of their presentations in less than 250 words. They should address one of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.00
June 05, 2023
…American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle. Virtual Incision is also working with NASA, and one of its MIRA systems will be tested aboard the International Space Station in 2024 as part of a technology demonstration mission. With MIRA, Virtual Incision aims to make every operating room robot-ready, Murphy said. The robotic-assisted surgery device, in most cases, can be set up in an operating room in under 30 minutes, he said. The company has raised $116 million in funding, according to Crunchbase.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.97
August 20, 2022
…at 192 mph at the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's Kennedy Space Center this April. We had an opportunity to see an autonomous race car in action and speak to Paul Mitchell, CEO and president of Energy Systems Network, about the annual Indy Autonomous Challenge at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) event in Orlando, FL. The Consumer Technology Association has also announced that IAC will return to next year's CES. Can you provide an overview of the organization in general, and explain what the Indy Autonomous Challenge is? Paul Mitchell: The Indy Autonomous Challenge, for the last…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.89
February 22, 2022
…Boulder, Colo.-based startup has partnered with organizations such as NASA, Google, Amazon, and Samsung. It said it also supports open-source robotics movement and is the lead developer of the MoveIt motion-planning software. MoveIt Studio built on ROS 2 RE2 Robotics uses MoveIt Studio to speed the integration of its RE2 Sapien and RE2 Sapien Sea Class robotic arms for new applications across multiple markets. PickNik said its software provides an intuitive user interface that allows robot operators to remotely manage complex robotic arms using “supervised autonomy.” MoveIt Studio is based on the open-source MoveIt 2 platform, which PickNik described as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.82
August 08, 2023
…robot to perform many different tasks. Leading organizations including NASA, Ford, Honda, and Johns Hopkins University use the company's products. ATI F/T Sensors enable precise tasks ATI Industrial Automation said the integration of its Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensors with FANUC's hardware and software will enable users to achieve greater levels of accuracy, flexibility, and responsiveness. Integrators and manufacturers will be able to take advantage of the enhanced sensing capabilities, it said. ATI and FANUC have integrated F/T sensors and robot arms. Source: ATI Industrial Automation ATI said its F/T Sensors can “provide accurate measurements of forces and torques in multiple axes,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.78
July 17, 2023
…Sanctuary AI unveiled its Phoenix “sixth-generation, general purpose robot.” NASA and Woodside Energy this month said they are testing a Valkyrie robot for remote operations at the Australian energy company's facilities. More sensationally, a United Nations event featured nine humanoid robots in “the first human-robot press conference,” with much of the questions and coverage focusing on perceived threats (see video below). Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence last week announced its Fourier GR-1, which it claimed will be the first mass-produced humanoid designed to help aging populations in China. Intel Capital joins leading investors Intel Capital joined existing investors in Figure including Parkway…
