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…over all manufacturing happening in Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City, where the company is headquartered. As part of the restructuring, Chief Operating Officer Jorgen Pedersen is moving to an advisory role at Sarcos. He is the former president and CEO of RE2 Robotics Inc., which Sarcos bought last year for about $100 million. Pedersen announced his departure on LinkedIn yesterday.…
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PITTSBURGH—Spun out of Carnegie Robotics as part of an agreement with Nilfisk in 2020, Thoro.ai has spent the past three years forming new relationships and upgrading its services and technology for mobile robots. Earlier this year, it announced that it worked with Big Joe Forklifts to develop the Big Joe Pallet Mover. This summer, Robotics 24/7 visited Thoro.ai's headquarters in…
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The Pittsburgh Robotics and Denmark's Odense Robotics have entered a strategic partnership designed to generate transatlantic business growth opportunities. The organizations said by working together they are constructing a ‘robotics bridge’ across the Atlantic. The agreement was announced today at the Automatica trade fair in Munich, Germany, where Odense Robotics and Pittsburgh Robotics Network are taking part in shared activities…
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…Pote, co-founder and CEO of Pittsburgh-based Element Exo Inc., showed a passive, elastic exoskeleton to reduce the strain of lifting and bending. The wearable device weighed only 5.5 lb. and used a carbon-fiber spring rather than motors. “A large supply chain management company in St. Louis approached us, and its workers had to move 65 lb. pallets up to 400…
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…Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo) PoliMOVE (Politecnico di Milano, University of Alabama) TII UNIMORE Racing (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) TUM Autonomous Motorsport (Technische Universität München) IAC racecars are built on identical hardware from sponsors and partners, while the university teams provide the AI. Source: Indy Autonomous Challenge Seconds separate the…
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Last month, Pittsburgh-based IAM Robotics introduced a new autonomous mobile robot that takes a different approach to order fulfillment from other solutions on the market, and expands the weight capacity of most AMRs. You can watch a video of the solution here. I have been following IAM since 2015, when the company was little more than a PowerPoint on the…
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…and board chair of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, or PRN, brings with him an impressive repertoire of experience and leadership to helm the Robotics Factory program, the organization said. Launched in partnership with the Pittsburgh Robotics Network and other regional partners, the Robotics Factory is a part of a $63 million grant awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)…
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…warehouses and manufacturing facilities. The Pittsburgh-based company said its Meet Me system was designed to facilitate collaboration between workers and robots completing person-to-good tasks. The Meet Me system covers multiple steps. Using a wearable device attached to their wrists, workers are directed where to go in a facility and what items to pick. From there, a Lumabot autonomous mobile robot…
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PITTSBURGH—For the past several months, CapSen Robotics has been gearing up for Automate, the Association for Advancing Automation's robotics trade show in Detroit. The Pittsburgh-based startup develops software for robot arms and has partnered with DENSO and Calvary Robotics to showcase its CapSen PiC System, which was designed to help customers program their robots to complete bin-picking tasks. “We do…
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…the International Robot Safety Conference 2023 (Oct. 9 and 11 in Pittsburgh), the AI & Smart Automation Conference 2023 (Oct. 10 and 11, 2023, Pittsburgh), and the A3 Business Forum (Jan. 15 to 17, 2024, in Orlando, Fla.). Editor's note: For more about Automate 2023, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
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…in Memphis, Tennessee); the International Robot Safety Conference 2023 (October 9-11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); AI & Smart Automation Conference 2023 (October 10-11, 2023, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and A3 Business Forum (January 15-17, 2024 Orlando, Florida).
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…interim executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN), a role that was previously held by Joel Reed, the former CEO and president of IAM Robotics and a known robotics expert in the Pittsburgh area. Apicella previously served as a vice president at PRN and has been with the nonprofit since 2021 when she was hired as program director. Robotics…
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…interim executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, or PRN. Jenn Apicella, who previously served as vice president at PRN, will lead the organization following Joel Reed's announcement yesterday that he is stepping down to explore other opportunities in robotics. “I am excited to continue this important work of expanding opportunities for our robotics workforce, companies and ecosystem, allowing our…
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PITTSBURGH – Labor shortages continue to be a problem for some of the global economy's most vital industries. It's no secret that's partly why so many companies in warehousing, manufacturing, and logistics are turning to artificial intelligence and robotics. But despite the potential efficiency benefits, cost-savings, and worker retention gains, many companies aren't using robots at all. Take the warehouse…
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PITTSBURGH—A venture capitalist has plenty to consider when investing in a robotics or artificial intelligence startup. Is the company developing a product or service that has a strong product-market fit? Does its leadership team understand the industry it is serving? How does this company's technology stand out among the competition? The past year has undoubtedly been challenging for technology companies…
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