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…less repetitive,” said Damion Shelton, co-founder and CEO of Agility Robotics. “When we announced our most recent version of Digit earlier this year, this is exactly the type of repetitive material handling deployment we had in mind—one that enables humans to be more human.” “Digit’s size and shape are well-suited for buildings that are designed for humans, and we believe…
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…is available on HowToRobot's website. HowToRobot collaborated with AER Automation and Gain & Co. for a similar study in 2021.
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…capital arm, and Innovation Endeavors co-led the funding round, according to the announcement. Additional contributions from other new and existing vendors brought the total raised by Machina Labs to $45 million. “With their deep heritage in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, we are looking forward to NVIDIA’s support as we further develop our AI and simulation capabilities,” said Edward Mehr,…
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…their operations,” said Oana Jinga, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Dexory, in a release. “Integrating DexoryView into their Kettering warehouse will allow them to unlock greater efficiencies and proactively prevent any errors resulting from stock inaccuracy, delivering on the best point of service for both themselves and their customers.” The three founders of Dexory were schoolmates in Romania who…
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…an astonishing pace. Robotic hands gain human-like receptors The profound connection between the human experience and the nuances of touch is well known. Our tactile senses, orchestrated by a network of intricate receptors known as the somatosensory system, allow us to comprehend the world around us. This system enables us to differentiate between sensations like hot and cold, rough and…
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…into new applications as they gain capabilities. The new UR20 cobot from Universal Robots A/S will be on display at FABTECH, which is billed as “North America’s biggest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event.” The new robot has an additional 18 in. of reach radius, or a 36-in. diameter increase, greatly broadening the range of weldments that will be…
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…science (EECS) graduate student and co-lead author of a paper on this technique. Joining Suh on the paper, which appeared in the latest issue of IEEE Transactions on Robotics, were the following: Tao Pang, Ph.D. ’23, co-lead author and a roboticist at Boston Dynamics AI Institute Lujie Yang, an EECS graduate student Russ Tedrake, senior author and the Toyota professor…
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Emerson Electric Co. last week announced a definitive agreement to acquire Afag Holding AG. The company said the transaction will combine Afag's electric linear motion systems with its own pneumatic motion technology to create a leading product portfolio for factory automation. “Afag brings exciting technology that will enable Emerson to accelerate growth in our existing $900 million factory automation business,”…
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…fiscal 2022, a roughly 6% gain coming off a strong previous year. The company sold 316,582 units across all lift truck classes in its fiscal year 2022. On the product front last year, Toyota announced 22 new electric trucks in January and released other new electric trucks later in the year. In October, TMH also announced Toyota Assist, a suite…
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…a topic that READY Robotics co-founder and CIO, Kel Guerin, will delve into deeper in a future article. The focus of this article is applying such innovations—and solving the gnarly problem of the myriad of robot languages and drivers proprietary to specific robot vendors. As an example, we show how we built a vendor-agnostic robot plugin for ChatGPT-4. Accelerating development…
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…and industrial safety systems. Jet co-develops cobot palletizing Omron said that its partnership with Jet Automation will empower businesses to “unlock their full potential, streamline processes, and gain a competitive edge in today's rapidly evolving market.” Omron and Jet celebrate their partnership. Source: Omron Automation Jet Automation has been working with Omron on developing a collaborative robot palletizing system, simplifying…
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On July 12, Unitree Technology Co. unveiled its latest quadruped robot—the Unitree Go2, which features embodied artificial intelligence. The company said it expects this product to revolutionize the consumer-grade quadruped robots industry, leading to a transformation of the sector. Back in June 2021, Unitree released its first side-follow bionic robot, the Go1, a technological breakthrough that attracted widespread attention and…
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…founders include Raffaello D’Andrea, who co-founded warehouse automation company Kiva Systems, which was acquired by Amazon in 2012. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company said it has combined fully autonomous drones with advanced data analytics to provide insights that enable increased operational efficiencies. Verity aims for inventory market leadership Verity said its clients can gain real-time visibility and precise control over their…
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…to 75%, increasing workflow efficiency gains up to 4x, maximizing order pick accuracy by over 99.9%, and improve the fulfillment rate for daily orders to more than 170%. Hai Robotics said its Autonomous Case-handling Robots (ACR) are the key equipment in its systems. These robots maximize the use of vertical space and are independent of any storage medium, the company…
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…will look to make further gains with AMRs by expanding the use of one AMR fleet, the study also found that 92% plan to expand robotic use cases, a finding that points to increasing use of multiple types of AMRs. Heterogeneous environments, Klappich concludes, are going to be more likely going forward. “The minute companies start to have heterogeneous fleets…
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