Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.52
…company in December 2020. Boston Dynamics began selling the quadruped Spot robot in June 2020 for commercial applications such as inspection and security. The company said that hundreds of its robots are now operating in a variety of industries, including power utilities, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, and mining. For warehouses and distribution centers, the Handle mobile robot balances on two wheels and is designed to move boxes with suction cups. The Stretch robot, unveiled in March, includes similar suction cups and a robotic arm mounted on a wheeled base for unloading trucks and pallets. Hyundai looks ahead Hyundai noted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.50
…HoloBuilder and FARO have worked with Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot for collecting data from worksites. “HoloBuilder and FARO together furthers our vision of digitizing the physical world to enable process automation and workflow optimization,” said Mostafa Akbari-Hochberg, founder and president of HoloBuilder. “The powerful combination of high-accuracy laser scanning with real-time 360° photo capture and collaboration will empower both companies' customer bases with a comprehensive digital twin solution.” Under the terms of the agreement, HoloBuilder shareholders received a cash payment of $34 million. As of April 30, HoloBuilder had $4 million in annual recurring revenue, with a compounded annual…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.10
…as having multiple articulated limbs. One of the best-known quadruped robots is Boston Dynamics' Spot, which is now available for sale. The company, now a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, describes Spot as “an agile mobile robot that navigates terrain with unprecedented mobility, allowing you to automate routine inspection tasks and data capture safely, accurately, and frequently.” As seen on 60 Minutes this week, Spot can travel on battery power at 3 mph and has a range of about 90 minutes. The mobile robot's battery packs are interchangeable, and it can be equipped with an arm and a gripper. Spot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.94
…of the FARO Focus Laser Scanner with Spot, the quadruped robot capable of doing remote and autonomous data capture in challenging environments. Aimed initially at construction applications to verify progress and quality on job sites, Trek could also be tapped for other potential markets and applications that could benefit from automated scanning workflows or remote scanner operations, including the creation of digital twins of manufacturing facilities and for disaster mitigation purposes, FARO officials say. FARO had been researching how to marry its scanning technology with a robot when in May 2019, Boston Dynamics officially launched Spot as a commercial product.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.67
…the service economy. Even more esoteric form factors, like quadrupeds, are expected to increase significantly for data collection purposes, particularly for real estate, construction, and industrial inspection. ABI Research predicts that quadrupeds, exemplified by vendors like Boston Dynamics, Zoa Robotics, ANYbotics, and Ghost Robotics, will increase to 29,000 yearly shipments by 2030. “As mature sectors of the robotics industry achieve growth more in line with established technology markets, mobile robotics are set to create lasting transformative effects across the supply chain and will become increasingly ubiquitous throughout the global economy,” Whitton concludes. These findings are from ABI Research’s Commercial and…