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Bowery Farming Purchases Traptic to Expand Agricultural Prowess

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…a statement. “The dexterity and precision of Traptic's robotic arm movement engineered by 3D localization and pathing is very exciting. By joining forces with Traptic, Bowery's network of smart indoor farms will achieve another level of technological sophistication and maturity.” Traptic robots use 3D cameras and neural networks to determine whether fruits are ripe or not, according to Bowery. Its…


Exodigo Makes Nonintrusive Underground Mapping Commercially Available, Raises Seed Funding

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…beneath the surface with unprecedented precision.” Sensors, drones can help avoid hazards Every year, more than $100 billion is spent on unnecessary excavation and drilling in an attempt to avoid hitting gas pipelines, water sources, oil, and other potential hazards hidden beneath the surface, estimated Exodigo. The constant use of heavy equipment creates avoidable greenhouse gas emissions, wastes billions of…


AERAS Fog Uses Drones to Survey Pittsburgh Bridges for Structural Integrity  

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…has multiple applications. The company's precision lidar and photogrammetry capabilities allow its drones to scan a bridge safely and thoroughly in less than 30 minutes, said Justin Melanson, co-founder and chief innovation officer at AERAS. “Our drones' precision imaging capabilities can show functional compromises or infrastructure stressors,” said Melanson, who also serves as the chair of PennDOT's Economic Development UAS…


Mobile Logistics Robots Take a Starring Role Across Industries

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…works with its drones for precision agriculture. Last year, Iron Ox launched the Grover AMR for hydroponic farming. Mobile logistics robot uses to keep growing Mobile logistics robots can be used in environments that are dangerous to humans, such as nuclear remediation with high levels of radiation. RE2 Robotics has developed robots for these applications, as well as defense and…


Omron Automation Americas Opens Advanced Motion R &D Center in California

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…and machine control, combining high precision – to the sub-nanometer level [and at] high speeds – allowing thousands of programmed moves per second, and exceptional flexibility in a variety of cost-effective configurations.” Omron continues expansion Omron Corp. creates, sells, and services fully integrated automation systems that include sensing, control, safety, vision, motion, robotics, and more. Established in 1933 and currently…


Collaborative Robots Raise the Bar for Productivity

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…tasks. In some cases, this precision can be measured at micron levels. This level of precision also translates to a reduction of raw material waste. “Cobots are more consistent than human workers at performing certain tasks, are flexible enough to be deployed in a wide range of applications, and are easily transported and deployed,” said Campbell. “These qualities provide cobot…


Novanta Partners With MassRobotics to Nurture Robotics Startups

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…expertise in photonics, vision, and precision motion technologies. Novanta part of Massachusetts ecosystem MassRobotics is an independent, nonprofit organization supporting the Massachusetts robotics commmunity. The organization provides entrepreneurs and startups with the workspace and resources they need to develop and commercialize robotics products. The Massachusetts robotics cluster includes about 400 companies, according to MassRobotics, which has 65 resident startups in…


3 Machine Learning Use Cases That Transformed E-Commerce

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…it’s needed? Picking systems require high-precision sensing to locate objects to manipulate. Today, vision-guided robots (VGR) are rising in popularity. They include the following capabilities: Recognizing an object with cameras or other sensors Determining the item's shape and position in space Picking and transferring the item to a target point with robotics hardware A seemingly simple task requires complex AI…


Aeva Releases Aeries II 4D Lidar With Camera-Like Resolution

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…of each point with centimeter-pe-second precision, in addition to precise 3D position. Aeries II delivers 4 million raw points per second, a maximum field of view of 120 degrees by 30 degrees, and a maximum detection range of up to 500 m (1,640.4 ft.). Aeva said it allows autonomous vehicles and mobile robots to operate across a broad set of…


The Warehouse Worker of the Future: Automation and the Next Generation

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…product handling with high speed, precision, and little human involvement. This includes everything from automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that transport inventory between stages of the fulfillment process to automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) that bring goods in and out of storage. It also includes order-picking technology that can handle a limitless variety of products…


ARM Institute Selects Eight New Robotics Projects for Funding

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…autonomously create a high-speed and high-precision curvilinear robot tool trajectory on a complex curved geometry using industrial robots with redundant degrees of freedom, to reduce or eliminate the need for manual tuning often required today. The project will develop an optimization approach to decompose a given path to a sequence of robot motion primitives to achieve minimum cycle time with…


Johns Hopkins STAR Performs First Robotic Laparascopic Surgery Without Human Guidance

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…level of repetitive motion and precision, according to the researchers. Connecting two ends of an intestine is arguably the most challenging step in gastrointestinal surgery, requiring a surgeon to suture with high accuracy and consistency. Even the slightest hand tremor or misplaced stitch can result in a leak that could have catastrophic complications for the patient. STAR adds precision Working…


FedEx Works With Dorabot on AI-Powered Sorting Robot for Smart Logistics

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…the SenseAwareID sensor-based logistics device, which is designed to enhance tracking precision, reliability, and timely delivery of critical shipments such as pharmaceuticals and emergency medical supplies.


Sarcos Completes Beta Development of Guardian XT Teleoperated Robotic Avatar

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…with the strength, endurance, and precision of machines to enhance employee safety and productivity. Sarcos serves the construction, defense, logistics, and utilities industries. Based on more than 30 years of research and development, the company's systems include the Guardian S inspection robot, the Guardian GT mobile manipulator, the Guardian XO full-body industrial exoskeleton, and the Guardian XT teleoperated avatar. In…


Stereotaxis Surgical Robot Deployments Spread to Aid Cardiac Ablation

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…rhythm program.” Arrhythmia treatments require precision Tens of millions of people worldwide suffer from suffer from arrhythmias, or irregular heart beats. Left untreated, they can significantly increase the risk of stroke, heart failure, and sudden cardiac arrest, noted Stereotaxis. In cardiac ablation, a common, minimally invasive surgery, physicians typically insert and manipulate a catheter to selectively destroy small areas of…


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Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago
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