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…Ossia focuses on unique power delivery Ossia said its flagship Cota technology can safely deliver power to devices at a distance. The smart antenna technology can automatically keep multiple devices charged without any user intervention, said the company. “We've discovered a new way of transferring power to small devices,” said Hatem Zeine, inventor of the technology and founder, president, and…
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Mobile robots for deliveries are increasingly common, but intellectual property protections demonstrate the need for differentiation. Piaggio Fast Forward Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded it Patent No. 11,112,807 for a “Method for Determining Self-Driving Vehicle Behavior Models.” The Boston-based company said that its latest patent focuses on the proprietary design of robot behavior…
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…system sorts parcels into respective delivery bins that sit on racks surrounding the robot, each representing an individual courier route. The entire process reduces the dependency on employees to manually read waybills and sort parcels, allowing them to have more time for route planning. “Maintaining high customer satisfaction levels is an important measure of success to us,” said Sean Wall,…
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…for urban ride-hailing, and robotic delivery services, autonomous vehicle technology is emerging for yard operations. Unikie is developing and testing a logistics system at Valmet Automotive's automotive factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The Automated Factory Parking technology is designed to provide valet parking for cars that do not have autonomous features. “Valmet Automotive is interested in new technologies as a way…
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…printing for cost-effectively and flexibly delivery these satellites to orbit. In April, Launcher purchased a metal additive manufacturing system to print Inconel parts, and it recently added another one that prints titanium. “Rocket engine turbopump parts typically require casting, forging, and welding,” said Max Haot, founder and CEO of Launcher. “Tooling required for these processes increases the cost of development…
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In addition to agriculture, delivery, and mining, another popular field robotics application is commercial lawn mowing. The U.S. commercial lawn mower market could reach $4 billion by 2024, according to Research and Markets. RC Mowers makes remotely operated robotic lawn mowers that can operate in landscapes that are hazardous to human workers. Suamico, Wis.-based Embankscape Equipment LLC, which does business…
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…have unlocked lower costs; shorter delivery times; and sustainable, reliable capacity for our customers today,” stated Gautam Narang, co-founder and CEO of Gatik. “Our long-term partnerships with the world’s largest retailers, strategic relationships with OEMs, and fleet servicing and maintenance partners have allowed us to address critical supply chain challenges and build an industry-defining business. With this financing, we are…
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…Space Station today received a delivery of astronaut supplies, experiments, and a robot arm from GITAI Japan Inc. The Dragon capsule with 4,800-lb. (2,177-kg) payload traveled into orbit on the 23rd SpaceX mission. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to test the robot for general-purpose tasks around October. Founded in 2016, GITAI said it is developing robotics that can…
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…unique robotics storage, retrieval, and delivery systems, and [it] is dedicated to ensuring it protects its intellectual property diligently and to the fullest extent of the law,” stated the company. The lawsuit claims that Urbx’s dual-robot system, infringes on multiple patents held by Attabotics. The Calgary, Alberta-based company is seeking appropriate relief, including a permanent injunction and damages. Attabotics focuses…
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…electric autonomous vehicles (AVs) to delivery items from produce to prescriptions to customers' homes. The company has provided its delivery services to communities in Texas, Arizona, and California. Nuro, BYD to scale up production Nuro said its new factory is “the industry’s first end-of-line manufacturing facility in America with the capacity to manufacture tens of thousands of delivery vehicles.” It…
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…strangers past midnight for pizza deliveries,” Kenealy said. “Universities love the idea [of automated pizza kitchens].” “We're also in factories and military bases, which operate around the clock for those with short breaks,” he noted. “Hospitals are hybrid environments—they're open to the public, with family members wating for patients, plus there are the staffers who are there all the time.”…
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…the challenges for commercial drone deliveries is the management of multiple fleets in the same space. Today, the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality opened a pilot route for operations by Airwayz, SkylinX and FlytechIL. As part of the program, Nespresso will deliver coffee capsules to a targeted group of customers, which the companies said will demonstrate the future of efficient and sustainable…
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…they will focus on scaled delivery and deployment of Olli vehicles integrated with Perrone's technology for U.S. and international markets. “Local Motors' Olli vehicle line represents a novel approach to autonomous people movement in a visionary futuristic platform that can be micro-manufactured at scale today,” stated Paul Perrone, founder and CEO of Perrone Robotics. “We're excited to work with Local…
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…our solution set and accelerate delivery to our customers,” stated Derik Pridmore, co-founder and CEO of OSARO. “With dozens of customers on five continents, OSARO has built a global presence that we’re excited to expand.” “We look forward to collaborating with our customers to identify new opportunities where robotic solutions can help scale and improve operational performance,” he said. “Our…
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…by detecting objects such as delivery scooters behind vehicles from several hundreds of meters away. It said the system’s higher-resolution sensing capability also enables RoboTaxis to drive at higher speeds safely, extending the operational designdomain of its driverless fleet. The Gen5 electrical and electronic architecture satisfies global functional safety standards, said AutoX. The company said its production process has strict…
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