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…permanently is impractical. Paro pioneers robotic therapy In 1993, Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology started building a robotic companion seal for the country’s rising elderly population, called Paro. Almost a quarter of Japan’s population is over 65, and robots are deployed in a variety of jobs aiding the disabled, including feeding, physical therapy, diet, and exercise coaches. In 2009, Paro received regulatory approval as a Class 2 medical device in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported in 2010 on the use of the animatronic device in nursing homes. As Marlene Dean of Pittsburgh Vincentian homes…
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…2016, Aeolus Robotics first deployed its service robots in Japan in 2019 and is expanding to markets around the world. aeo is designed to navigate safely around people. Source: Aeolus Robotics aeo's dual arms have seven degrees of freedom (DOF), and each can lift up to 8 lb. (3.6 kg). The robot can perform tasks such as delivery or disinfection with one arm, while the other arm is free for mobility tasks such as operating elevators and opening doors. “The beauty of aeo is that it can use the arms for different tasks depending on the use case, or [it]…
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…beverage-restocking robots across 300 Family Mart convenience stores in Japan. Cobot leader Universal Robotics is using Isaac Sim for workforce development to train end operators from the cloud. NVIDIA also touted six companies that have used its Jetson edge AI platform, including Agrist for its bell pepper-harvesting robot, John Deere for its autonomous tractor, Skydio for its Scout drone, Neubility for its delivery robot, and Seoul Robotics for its self-driving car “control tower.” These companies have also received recognition with CES 2023 Innovation Awards, Talla said. NVIDIA makes more simulation tools available Also at CES, NVIDIA also announced a major…
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…a “major local space company.” GITAI, headquartered in Toyoko, Japan, said it is developing space robots “designed to build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and even cities on Mars.” The company did not share the local space company it is working with. Earlier this year, the company announced that it had opened a U.S. headquarters in in Los Angeles, noting that the expansion “marks a significant step in its growth and brings its innovative space robots to a wider market.” “We are thrilled to fully launch our operations in the US and serve our customers in this market,”…
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…stores of Cainz, a top home-improvement center chain in Japan. Once tags have been added to carts, the robot can recognize them automatically and move the goods wherever they are needed in the store, said the company. “By operating in the dark after hours, productivity is improved to the maximum possible extent,” according to Fuji. Fuji's NRF 2023 display model of its new AMR. Source: Business Wire Fuji to exhibit at NRF Fuji plans to display its Rally system in development at NRF 2023, “Retail's Big Show,“from Jan. 15 to 17 in New York. The Cupertino, Calif.-based Fuji Innovation Lab…
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…factory automation since 1955. It is headquartered in Oshino, Japan, where FANUC produces its robots in highly automated factories at the base of Mount Fuji. FANUC America is based in Rochester Hills, Mich. FANUC produces more than 100 models of robots, most of which are distinctively yellow. They range from large and small articulated robots for handling and welding to SCARA and Delta robots for industries such as food. The company also produces the lightweight CRX collaborative robot series and the green CR Cobot series. FANUC said its heavy-duty M-2000iA/2300 system, which weighs an impressive 2.3 tons, is the world's…
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…as well as venture capital firms in California, Israel, Japan, and Asia. New hardware, same price for ElliQ Intuition Robotics said its latest hardware improves on the pilot version. It includes user-interface enhancements such as simpler tablet charging, an upgraded screen, and higher-quality, far-field microphone performance. The new design does not affect ElliQ's price, Skuler told Robotics 24/7. “We wanted to continue providing new, elevated experiences for our users, and ElliQ 2.0 is embodiment of our mission,” he said. “The new hardware and software has the same appearance and does not affect the current pricing of $249.99 to enroll, or…
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…countries in manufacturing in 2021 are South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Germany, and China. “Robot density is a key indicator of automation adoption in the manufacturing industry around the world,” said Marina Bill, president of the International Federation of Robotics. “The new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industry surged to 141 robots per 10,000 employees – more than double the number six years ago. China’s rapid growth shows the power of its investment so far, but it still has much opportunity to automate.” Robot density by region Driven by the high volume of robot installations in recent years,…
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…supply chain management. The Beijing-based company has more than 1,500 employees, with offices in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore. It has more than 500 customers of its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
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…FANUC, a supplier of robotics and factory automation in Japan, and its U.S. subsidiary FANUC America. With MIRAI, FANUC customers can now add hand-eye coordination to multiple FANUC industrial and collaborative robots (cobots) to handle difficult-to-automate functions such as cable plugging and assembly, the company said. Using AI, the MIRAI controller generates robot movements directly and in real-time. Robot skills are trained, not programmed, in a few days through human demonstration, without requiring knowledge of programming or AI. To train a robot, a human repeatedly demonstrates a task by manually guiding the robot by the robot’s wrist. The recorded movements…
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…company said. OMRON working to address Asia-Pacific needs Kyoto, Japan-based OMRON said it will work with its industry partners in robotics and automation in the new center to address some of the biggest logistics challenges facing Asia Pacific, including labor scarcity, limited space, and supply chain disruptions. The company said it will leverage its technology to help the area stay resilient. “The move indicates a big leap for OMRON towards realising our vision of “Enriching the Future for People, Industries and the Globe by innovative-Automation” through expanding the presence & reach of OMRON AUTOMATION CENTERS in niche but growing industries,”…
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…being used at Haneda Airport and Narita Airport in Japan, but this is its first full launch in North America. The company also plans to continue to test the wheelchair technologies in airports in North America, he told Robotics 24/7. Gagnon teased that the company plans to launch a program in one of “the bigger U.S. cities” in early 2023. “We’re really looking for opportunities for people with reduced mobility to very easily navigate short distances,” he said. “When we first announced this technology, the aviation industry was quick to put their hands up and say, ‘You know this is…