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…a stint with robotics at GM. Parrott’s message: While most of us think of robotics as futuristic – and there is a lot of work to be done to adapt robots to the uncertainty, unstructured environments and large variety of SKUs that is common to distribution – they’re actually here and in the field now. Robots are already doing palletizing,…
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…a stint with robotics at GM. Parrott’s message: While most of us think of robotics as futuristic – and there is a lot of work to be done to adapt robots to the uncertainty, unstructured environments and large variety of SKUs that is common to distribution – they’re actually here and in the field now. Robots are already doing palletizing,…
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General Motors (GM), like other automakers, is using 3D printing technology to create parts for its new vehicles, and has already leveraged the technology for prototyping and other design-related activities. The company also plans to expand its use of the technology to improve manufacturing processes at its production facilities. According to an article in Automotive News, the company believes the…
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…her career in robotics at GM in the 1980’s, has been the ability for the robot to “see what a person can see when the robot doesn’t know what’s coming.” For that reason, piece picking robots have primarily been used in manufacturing or distribution applications like case palletizing that involved low SKU counts or low volume products that didn’t have…
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…technology, Cruise Automation, sold to GM for $1B last year. Embark plans to quadruple its engineering team within the next year and aggressively expand its testing fleet to show their technology is ready for the nation’s highways. “We are committed to proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that this technology is safe and reliable,” said Rodrigues. “That means performing…
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…Industrial Automation Business (IAB), Senior GM, Robotics Business Development. “Our acquisition and integration of Adept Technologies, Inc. robots and Delta Tau Data Systems, Inc. precise motion control technologies into the Omron family lets us offer a wide range of best-in-class products. The remarkably innovative and synergistic solutions made possible by these products, our application know-how, and engineering support will ensure…
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…Vogt told Reuters. General Motors (GM) and Cruise did not disclose the value of GM’s acquisition, but Re/code reports that the acquisition cost GM “over $1 billion. “We will be committing considerable resources to recruit and grow the capability of the team,” GM President Dan Ammann told Reuters. GM’s goal is to use Cruise’s technology and its people to accelerate…
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