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With the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games under way, it's a good time to review the state of robotics for helping people with disabilities. For instance, one device weighs just 3 lb., costs about $400, and can be made in a garage with widely available parts. The result is an engineered device that can greatly improve navigation for blind people…
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Online food ordering giant Grubhub is calling it quits on its mobile robot delivery service partnership with Russian Internet company Yandex N.V., according to a recent report from Reuters. “We will be ending our partnership with Yandex,” Grubhub stated to Reuters on Friday. “We’re working with our campus partners on alternate service options as we shift away from Yandex over…
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A new report by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University describes how cognitive science and psychology could help humans collaborate with robots more effectively. The researchers examined 35 research papers that focused on humans teaching robots new behaviors. In their analysis, the researchers kept in mind two theories—“the analogical transfer theory” and “the variation of theory…
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About 95% of warehouses in North America and Europe are not yet automated, according to GXO Logistics Inc. The Greenwich, Conn.-based company recently announced its fourth-quarter earnings for 2021. It said its revenue increased from $2 billion in last year's third quarter to $2.3 billion in Q4, thanks in part to its increasing use of automation. GXO, which claimed to…
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As a senior associate engineer at the Autonomous Robotics Research Centre in Abu Dhabi, Fatima Al Nuaimi is hoping to use her skills to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. She’s working with her team to make advancements in accessibility technology and has insights into how robots can help flight climate change. In advance of International Women’s…
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This week, the commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded $3,057,320 to Harvard University and Boston University to support the development of next-generation robotics and wearable technologies. The new grant will help researchers working to improve the lives of people with neuro-motor impairments and to help individuals achieve ambitious fitness goals, according to the Baker-Polito administration. The project will also help drive innovation…
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Gecko Robotics Inc.’s wall-climbing robots continue to be a hit with investors. The Pittsburgh-based company announced today that it has received $73 million in Series C funding. That brings its total valuation to $533 million. XN, a New York-based investment firm, led the company's funding round. Other participants included Founders Fund, XYZ, Drive Capital, and Snowpoint Ventures. Individual investors included…
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Shortages of labor around the world for have renewed interest in human-like, general-purpose robots. Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corp. yesterday said it had successfully closed a Series A funding of C$75.5 million ($58.5 million U.S.). “With unfilled vacancies, workplace safety considerations, increasing employee turnover, worldwide aging populations, and declining workplace participation, one thing is clear: Many labor-related challenges are outside the…
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Geekplus Technology Co. has partnered with solutions integrator Engero to deploy a fleet of its robots at a cold-chain port warehouse in Tianjin, China. Geek+ said its flexible autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and advanced algorithm strategies are the twin engines driving the improvement and modernization of cold-chain warehouses. Cold chain warehouses are used to store items that are required to…
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The simplest way to describe the overall findings from this year’s “Annual Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Equipment Survey” is that it’s “go-time” for investment in warehouse automation. The budget findings in our annual survey jumped up, with elevated interest and use levels for numerous types of materials handling automation, including mobile robots and other forms of warehouse robotics. However,…
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At 14 years old, Jacob Slone is the youngest student to ever be taught at the Hass East Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute in Paintsville, Ky. The school was specifically created to boost the local economy by teaching workers in the region the skills they need to land jobs in advanced manufacturing. Quite a few students are former coal miners making…
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CoreAVI today announced that The Khronos Group's Vulkan SC API has been ratified, enabling CoreAVI to offer developers standards-based implementations of functionally safe software stacks for embedded applications. The company said the open standard will allow it to offer scalability and reuse for systems such as robots and autonomous vehicles. “As we transition to an autonomous world and the challenge…
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As demand increases in response to labor shortages, Seegrid Corp. today announced a partnership with RōBEX, a rising systems integrator, to sell more of its autonomous mobile robots. RōBEX is based out of Perrysburg, Ohio, and will begin offering the Seegrid Palion Lift, the Seegrid Palion Pallet Truck, and the Seegrid Palion Tow Tractor. It will also sell Seegrid’s Fleet…
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FANUC Corp. yesterday said it has added three new models to its CRX line of collaborative robot arms. The company said it now offers 11 models of CR and CRX cobots to help companies add automation. “Our CRX cobots are designed for every type of manufacturer—small or large—looking to expand their capabilities and overcome labor issues,” said Eric Potter, general…
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