Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.17
…as third-party automation. As a founding member of the MassRobotics consortium, Vecna has also participated in its development and demonstration of an AMR interoperability standard. “We continue to expand our relationship with Vecna Robotics across multiple facilities and workflows because of its innovative approach to solving real-world material handling challenges,” said Andy Johnston, senior director of innovation for the Americas at GEODIS. “For us, the magic of Vecna Robotics’ technology is about maximizing our throughput and efficiency — especially during continued industry-wide challenges,” he said. “As Vecna Robotics further expands its operational capacity and innovation with its latest funding round,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.94
…fully committed to interoperability and are part of the MassRobotics working group. We're trying to build it into our roadmap.” “We're able to accomplish things with Pivotal depending on the complexity of the workflow,” said Theobald. “Robots and people could do different things depending on the time of day and respond in real time to changes. None of our competitors can do that.” “While we deal with a lot of our customers directly, because they don't understand autonomous robots yet, in the long term, partnerships are needed to grow the industry,” Huerta said. “We need to have relationships with partners…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.86
…Sereact also has offices in Mason Ohio and at MassRobotics in Boston. “Sereact brings a new paradigm to AI and robotics,” said Ricardo Sequerra Amram, a partner at Point Nine. “By combining vision transformers and LLMs, their solution is fast to deploy, easy to configure, and provides the critical service level required by demanding industries like logistics and manufacturing,” he added. “The research done by Ralf and Marc during their time in academia is now applied to commercial use-cases and is currently in production in live environments with top enterprise customers.” “As businesses embrace automation, they’ll need accessible technology that’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.82
…in 2017. The company is a resident startup at MassRobotics' co-working space in Boston's Seaport District, and Robotics 24/7 recently named it one of 10 to watch in that space. How to run a robot without coding expertise Supply chain disruptions and labor shortages have spotlighted the need for increased automation, said Southie Autonomy. However, many existing solutions are too costly, complex, and time-consuming to change over within dynamic manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution environments, it noted. The company has developed software to make robot arms easy to use for automating packaging assembly, palletization, and kitting. Its platform uses artficial intelligence…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.78
…on global industrial usage Tom Ryden, executive director of MassRobotics, an organization dedicated to growing the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem Suzy Teele, vice president of strategic initiatives and outreach at the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, a public-private partnership focused on improving U.S. competitiveness through automation and workforce development Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx Express, a noted user of robotics and industry advocate Fergal Glynn, vice president of marketing at 6 River Systems, which provides collaborative autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) Lior Elazary, founder and CEO of inVia Robotics, which supplies software and robotics as a service (RaaS) Last…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.60
…specifications,” said Glynn. “We're a participant in the Materials Handling Institute's Robotics Group, and Chris [Cacioppo] is working with MassRobotics and other local companies on a specification for robots to talk to one another.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.39
…analyze their assets in real time. Last month, the MassRobotics member agreed to merge with Ondas Holdings Inc. Scout and TASA Cypress, Calif.-based SARA's Artificial Perception and Threat Awareness (APTA) Division develops sensing and collaboration systems using AI and edge processing for both the military and commercial aerospace markets. They include radio-frequency geolocation systems, acoustic-based threat-detection systems, and other sensors for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The company said it has more than 25 years of experience in developing airborne acoustic sensors needed for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, addressing business and regulatory hurdles to commercial UAS operations. SARA said its…
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…Clusters has also set onshoring as a priority. Its members—MassRobotics, Silicon Valley Robotics, and the Pittsburgh Robotics Network—have all pursued their own workforce development initiatives. Reshoring and nearshoring After trade conflicts with China, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other supply chain challenges, the U.S. and other countries have encouraged the production of automobiles, processors, and other goods closer to home. The CHIPS Act and Build Back Better Act have directed federal funds to reshoring for the computer and infrastructure industries, respectively. More than half of U.S. manufacturing CEOs said they intended to reshore some production, found a survey conducted by Xometry…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.20
…area, Boston is a hub for robotics and technology. MassRobotics has been a big step toward creating that. We're creating a lot of robotics jobs in the Boston area, which is good for regional economic growth. Cultural diversity also helps in thinking about the business and creating innovations. The location is also strategic—you can get to Europe and Asia with a nonstop flight. In addition, we have a big internship program. Our new building will be very accessible, and we'll be expanding the program aggressively. Locus will provide opportunities for college and even high school students. LocusONE part of ongoing…
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…including robotics pioneer Daniel Theobald, president and co-founder of MassRobotics and founder and chairman of Vecna Robotics. “In the midst of a global manufacturing labor crisis, companies are adopting automation in record-breaking numbers, resulting in calls from both manufacturers and integrators for robust, safe, and secure remote monitoring, diagnostics, and control solutions,” stated T.A. McCann, a partner at PSL Ventures who is joining Olis Robotics’ board of directors. “Olis Robotics’ unique remote robot control technology answers that call,” he said. “It can easily be deployed on both brand-new and legacy automation, which means a dynamic and exciting market opportunity for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.82
…of fleets, Third Wave Automation is part of the MassRobotics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Interoperability Working Group. The organization this week announced Version 1.0 of a communications standard for AMRs of different types from different vendors. “The effort is a good idea,” Poursohi said. “We haven't seen a lot of [mixed environments] yet, but we will as we start to enter warehouses where there are other machines.” Third Wave has been conducting remote onboarding as it has doubled in size to 32 employees during the pandemic. “We're looking for roboticists, machine learning experts, and engineers, and we're building out our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.78
…handle their pain points with this product,” said Evans. MassRobotics Interoperability Standard Helps 'De-conflict' AMRs In May, regional industry group MassRobotics released its first version of a robotics interoperability standard. It is intended to help mobile robots from different vendors to work together at the same facility, said Jason Walker, CEO of Waypoint Robotics, which was recently acquired by Locus Robotics. The standard addresses safe and efficient operation of AMRs from multiple vendors. Members of the working group and contributors to the newly introduced robotics interoperability standards include: Vecna Robotics 6 River Systems Waypoint Robotics Locus Robotics Seegrid Mobile Industrial…