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…the CGLR Foundation, a charitable arm of the CGLR in the U.S., earlier this year. The funding supports the deployment of the BeBot and Pixie drones. The CGLR and Pollution Probe began the GLPC's plastic capture and recovery initiative in 2020. This week, Meijer held a press conference at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon that included a live demonstration of…
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…the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute funded two projects involving GrayMatter Robotics. GrayMatter improves robot efficiency Everything from football helmets to aircraft parts are currently smoothed and finished by hand, but this can cause repetitive stress injuries and expose workers to hazardous fumes, noted Kabir. The surface finishing market is worth more than $100 billion in wages in the…
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The ARM Institute today announced that it has named Jim Clark from ARIS Technology and Christopher Ravasio from ARIN Technologies Inc. as fellows to lead two R&D projects. The ARM Institute Fellowship program supports the AIM Higher Consortium, a Defense Manufacturing Community. “The ARM Institute is proud to support Defense Manufacturing Communities,” stated Matt Fischer, senior new business development manager…
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…capabilities of its autonomous robot arm, which will be mounted outside the International Space Station, in 2023. GITAI first demonstrated its technology onboard the International Space Station (ISS) last year and said it met all mission objectives. In the next challenge, the Tokyo-based company's extra-vehicular robot will be deployed outside the Bishop Airlock with partner Nanoracks LLC. “There are a…
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…Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute, today announced its final 22-01 Technology Project Call. The public-private partnership is seeking proposals for systems combining machine learning and robotics for the manufacturing and defense industries. Teams must be members of the ARM Institute to be eligible for consideration in the program, which totals $10 million. The institute is a national resource…
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…Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute announced that it has chosen three more programs to receive ARM Endorsement. The new programs include associate's degrees at two community colleges and a FANUC training course. “The entire ARM Team congratulates our newly endorsed programs,” stated Lisa Masciantonio, chief workforce officer at the ARM Institute. “The diversity of our endorsed programs reflects…
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…At the same time, cobot arms and certain mobile robots have gotten bigger in response to industry demand. Are the technologies converging? Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Time: 3:00 p.m. EDT This webinar will examine the state of cobots, new tasks and operating environments, and the software to manage them. The expert panelists will also discuss how end users and…
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…automated solutions,” Mühlens said. Fraunhofer Institute designs dual-arm cucumber harvester Harvesting cucumbers is a physically demanding task. Some companies have workers lie prone on a support surface behind a vehicle, picking the vegetables off the vines by hand. In more rudimentary businesses, workers walk down rows carrying a harvesting bucket, bending down to look for the ripe cucumbers. Carrying boxes…
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…overhyped? Sharma: Articulated robots: Robotic arms, also known as articulated robots, are fast, reliable, and accurate and can be programmed to do an infinite number of tasks in a variety of environments. They are used in factories to automate execution of repetitive tasks, such as applying paint to equipment or parts. In warehouses, robot arms pick, select, or sort goods…
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…standards. The American National Standards Institute and the Association for Advancing Automation (formerly the Robotic Industries Association) have issued ANSI/RIA R15.08, a safety standard for the use of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in industrial environments. It is based on the R15.06 standard for robotic arms. Compliance can help companies avoid liability, fines, and higher insurance costs, according to Zebra Technologies.…
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…makes the MyoPro a powered arm and hand brace that was originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Harvard Medical School. The device “works by reading the faint nerve signals (myoelectric signals) from the surface of the skin (fully non-invasive, with no implants) then activating small motors to move the limb as the user intends (no electrical stimulation),”…
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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week said they have developed a telerobotic system to help surgeons quickly and remotely treat patients experiencing a stroke or aneurysm. With a modified joystick, surgeons in one hospital may control a robotic arm at another location to safely operate on a patient during a critical window of time that could save…
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…Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute this week announced that two of its initiatives are among 13 pandemic-response projects to receive funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The ARM Institute will lead one project and participate in another led by partner institute Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Inc. “The ARM Institute’s leadership and involvement on these…
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…modular pizza-making machine combines robot arms, the cloud, and deep learning technology. The Seattle-based company announced the commercial availability of its Picnic Pizza System in August 2020 and raised $4.2 million in Series A funding last year. Picnic offers its system through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Staffing shortages, the need for consistent quality and hygiene, and the opportunity to make…
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…the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute; and Elisabeth Reynolds, special assistant to the president for manufacturing and economic development at the National Economic Council. U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Walsh recalled being approached about MassRobotics wanting to build a facility at 12 Channel St. in Boston back in 2015. He said he thought it was the perfect opportunity…
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