Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.04
…Continuing its diversification from security into robotics, Guardforce AI Co. last week said its systems are now working in locations including supermarkets, government facilities, hospitals, hotels, transportation stations, educational institutions, and restaurants. “We are very excited to surpass the 1,400 deployment mark in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Terence Yap, chairman of Guardforce AI. “Our established customer base and our 40-year history of providing professional services have allowed us to quickly ramp up deployments.” How did Guardforce, which has offices in Bangkok, Thailand, decide to move into robotics? “We offer technology to serve customer needs, from security to artificial intelligence,” Yap…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.60
…product is the manufacturing industry. In May, Ford Motor Co. teamed up with the company and deployed an AI-controlled robot at its Livonia Transmission Plant. Toyota is taking advantage of the technology on some of its highest volume production lines, including for its Camry, RAV4, Sequoia, and Tundra models, Symbio said. “Engineering teams at Toyota are leveraging Symbio’s technology, expertise and best practices of artificial intelligence to increase efficiency, improve quality, and reduce ergonomic hazards,” said Max Reynolds, co-founder and CEO of Symbio, this week. Symbio said Toyota is using its moving-line technology, where robotic assembly is done as vehicles…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.49
…said its high-resolution undersea maps will enable users to gain environmental and other scientific insights remotely. Terradepth said its long-range “buddy” drones shift between collecting data and uploading it to the cloud. They can help overcome existing limitations in unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) battery life and pressure tolerance, it added. Judson Kauffman, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and co-founder and co-CEO of Terradepth, answered the following questions about his company's technology from Robotics 24/7: Drones to the deep How deep can Terradepth's umanned maritime systems (UMS) or autonomous surface and subsurface vessels (AxVs) go? Kauffman: Our prototype is rated to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.86
…In “Intro to Robotics: Exploring Uncharted Territories,” students can gain and use foundational knowledge of Juni’s Scratch or Python coding courses to build and interact with Makeblock’s mBot Neo robot. “Robots are the present and future, and right now, students aren’t given enough opportunities in school to explore their power and world changing potential,” stated Vivian Shen, co-founder and CEO of Juni. “We’re launching ‘Exploring Uncharted Territories’ to help students deepen their understanding of robotics and to inspire wonder about what they might be capable of in the future. We’re excited to have industry-leading partners unveil this course with us…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.81
…Chain to implement software and robots from Geekplus Technology Co. As a result, Ariat said it can shift staffers from strenuous tasks to work requiring more skill. Founded in 1993, Ariat said it has “reimagined” the boot for modern riders, ranchers, and workers. The Union City, Calif.-based retailer takes its name from famous racehorse Secretariat, and it claimed that it is now one of the top western, equestrian, outdoor, and work brands in the world. Ariat is already using Körber's K.Motion warehouse management system (WMS) at its distribution center in Texas. Körber Supply Chain has helped the apparel company roll…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.41
…chain workers can benefit from enhanced workplace safety and gain technology skills, Symbotic said. The company added that its automation can be incorporated into existing operating infrastructure without disrupting operations or requiring customers to build new distribution infrastructure. Symbotic scales up to meet order backlog Symbotic noted that its customers include Walmart, Albertsons, and C&S Wholesale Grocers. With “the industry’s largest contracted order backlog of over $5 billion,” the company said its systems already serve in more than 1,400 stores in 16 states and eight Canadian provinces. In addition, Symbotic forecast $433 million in revenue in FY 2022, representing an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.41
…robot move, existing benchmark environments favor only the latter. Co-optimizing for both elements is hard—it takes a lot of time to train various robot simulations to do different things, even without the design element. Scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), aimed to fill the gap by designing “Evolution Gym,” a large-scale testing system for co-optimizing the design and control of soft robots, taking inspiration from nature and evolutionary processes. Simulations soft robots learn on their own The robots in the simulator look a little bit like squishy, moveable Tetris pieces made up of soft, rigid, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
…report confirms that Locomation’s ARC system means dramatic efficiency gains, saving fuel and eliminating idling and empty miles, and can help carriers and shippers dramatically reduce their Scope 1 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.” said Dr. Çetin Meriçli, co-founder and CEO of Locomation. “We are proud to be the first company to verify its green claims with an independent, third-party, science-based review, and we invite anyone making claims around environmental impact or fuel consumption to do the same. ” Locomation said its strategy and practices align with its supply chain partners’ sustainability goals by contributing to the UN’s Sustainable…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
…different systems can work in unison, noted A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT Robotics. But rather than being a full-blown WES, features are “microservices” that do one specific thing. Tasks include parsing incoming orders to determine which system has needed inventory, whether the system is available, and how busy that system is. Using these small apps, the platform can coordinate systems, said Schultz. “There is integration, and there is orchestration, but what our customers ultimately want is the orchestration,” he said. “They want multiple different systems to be able to work together in concert, to create a new outcome…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.78
GeekPlus Technology Co. this week announced the successful deployment of its autonomous mobile robots in CEVA Logistics' warehouse in Truganina, Australia. Körber Supply Chain implemented the project to improve the efficiency and productivity of the facility and ensure smoother e-commerce order fulfillment for CEVA's customers. “Today, an accelerated demand for fast order fulfillment has created a challenging scenario for businesses everywhere,” said Lit Fung, managing director for Asia-Pacific, the U.K., and the Americas at Geek+. “In Australia, a booming e-commerce landscape has made ‘delivery services’ the determining factor of who’s going to come out on top. Using smart robot automation,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.69
…one subset is already reducing medical errors. Gaumard Scientific Co. makes several realistic systems used for training emergency responders, military field medics, and obstetricians and gynecologists. A recent study found that such simulation can reduce malpractice claims by 50%. “Gaumard is committed to continuing our work in designing astonishingly lifelike patient simulators by combining cutting-edge engineering with our clinical expertise to satisfy the educational needs of educators and learners,” said James Archetto, vice president of U.S. direct sales at Gaumard. “With COVID-19, simulation training has often been the only training available for some students and medical professionals.” “Patient simulators allow…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.26
…of multiple AMRs from different vendors,” recalled Brian Gerkey, co-founder and CEO of Open Robotics. “Their top-level pain point was that they needed to share space more effectively. They wanted to put in more AMRs to move food and linens, as well as surgical equipment to the autoclave, but there's the constraint of space.” “The traditional way to do it is to divide fleets by time or space,” he told Robotics 24/7. “You could put different robots in different corridors, but that's obviously inefficient. This extends to elevator banks, and one customer was even thinking of tunneling through the building…