Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.06
…and a combination of state-of-the-art sensors and direct-drive wheel motors, said IAM Robotics. Direct-drive wheel technology uses the robot's entire body as a bump sensor. IAM said Bolt offers the same type of power and force-torque limiting as collaborative robot arms. In addition, Bolt has a battery at 3.5 times the size of similar AMRs and 20-hour runtime that exceeds that of any other AMR, IAM Robotics said. One person can change its patented hot-swap battery in 10 seconds or less. Bolt has a 661-lb. payload capacity, is completely autonomous, and is compatible with conveyor and material handling systems. IAM…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.66
…electronics industry. Once we manage a broader diffusion into general industries, the picture can quickly change—to the benefits of those economies being most successful in this process. We already see that economies that invest in their automation infrastructure are more successful. Does the IFR have any projections on how much robotics will grow this year in verticals other than manufacturing, such as agriculture, construction, healthcare, or food and beverage? Guerry: With the uncertainty remaining, predictions could be a little difficult. If we look at the success in 2020 in North America, the 3.5% growth in 2020 reported by A3 [the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.21
…AIA (Advanced Vision + Imaging), the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), and A3 Mexico, will be uniting under the Association for Advancing Automation. The new www.automate.org website will be live on April 14. Why are the associations consolidating, and why now? “We've been talking about it for about five years,” replied Burnstein. “We originally launched as the RIA and added other associations along the way. But that's not how those in industry do things. They just want to solve problems with technologies, and as they converged, the associations realized, 'Why make this complicated? It's not intuitive between our sites…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.67
…from across the automotive ecosystem. Included are Tommy Cvetanovski, General Motors; Siddha Ganju, NVIDIA; and Maciej Ksiazek, Aptiv. Image courtesy of CES/Aurora Labs. Aurora Labs’ Auto Validate solution gives the automotive manufacturers the transparency to validate what software changes have been made, how they affect other components in the complex software system and to reduce software failures. According to auto manufacturers, there are several market trends driving the need for automotive manufacturers to have a ‘glass-bottom boat view’ into automotive software. One major market event is the recent UNECE ratification of WP.29. According to the UNECE WP.29 position paper, evidence…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.02
General Motors (GM) is shifting its multi-decade road trip in additive manufacturing into high gear with accelerated efforts to expand tooling and manufacturing applications, including for its latest government contract to make ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the battle against COVID-19. GM has leveraged 3D printing for prototyping applications for years—in fact, 75% of the parts in the 2020 Chevy Corvette prototype were 3D printed. Now, fresh off a commitment to add 17 new Stratasys FDM 3D printers, GM is expanding 3D printing into production-grade applications like tooling and parts manufacturing. Today, more than 700 GM employees are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.79
…Gabriela Darras, ITC Inc., Peoria, Illinois Ryan Gergely, Ph.D., General Motors, Warren, Michigan Grace X. Gu, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California Xi Gu, Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey Ping Guo, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Blake N. Johnson, Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Feng Ju, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Nenad Miljkovic, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois Brian Post, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, Tennessee Michael Sealy, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska Mihaela Vlasea, Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Qiming Wang, Ph.D., University of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.25
…reportedly the world's first autonomous race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The challenge was created to advance technology that will speed the commercialization of fully autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). As the exclusive Simulation Sponsor of the IAC, Ansys is providing free access to products in its Ansys Autonomy suite—enabling students to develop and refine automated driving software for the modified Dallara IL-15 vehicle and validate it virtually in a closed-loop simulation environment. Ansys also hosted the first of four events designed to train students on AV simulation software and prepare teams for the final race. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.37
…also come with various hardware choices, e.g., number of motor-controlled wheels, payload size and compartment design, battery size, etc. Almost all have HD cameras around the robot to give tele-operators the ability to intervene All also have IMUs and GPS and most have ultrasound sensors for near-field sensing. A critical choice is whether to use LIDAR-only, stereo-vision-only, or hybrid. LIDAR can give excellent 360deg ranging information with spatial resolution and a dense point cloud which enables good signal processing. LIDARs however have are expensive and can have near-field (a few cm) blind spot. The first could jeopardize the business model…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.88
…environment for AVs,” says Eric Bantegnie, vice president and general manager, systems business unit at ANSYS. ANSYS 2019 R3 extends the ANSYS SCADE family of products with the launch of ANSYS SCADE Vision. ANSYS SCADE Vision reduces the cost of AV perception software testing, enhances safety and drives value from AV data. ANSYS SCADE Suite enhances features required for developing advanced automotive systems and the embedded software that controls these systems for autonomous vehicles. ANSYS 2019 R3 includes improved AUTOSAR support in SCADE for ISO 26262 certified code generation and software component design. ANSYS 2019 R3 includes multiple tool enhancements…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.39
…than 50 countries at companies such as Toyota, Ford Motors, Raytheon, ABB and CABKA North America. The robots help manufacturers and other organizations keep up with ever-changing customer demands with flexible and easily adaptable production facilities. For example, Teamvantage, an injection molding and contract manufacturer, implemented a MiR100 robot with a hook (a MiRHook100) this summer at its warehouse in Forest Lake, Minnesota. “Teamvantage recently embarked on a warehouse optimization project, part of which was to implement an autonomous robot to efficiently transport product between our warehouse and production floor and to enable our employees to focus on more value-added…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.78
…Motorsport GmbH (TMG), a wholly owned subsidiary of TOYOTA Motor Corporation, announce they have entered a partnership to change automotive engineering. Through this partnership, the companies intend to develop manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers, materials and software—to change automotive design and production. “TMG has chosen 3D Systems for this partnership because they share our pioneering spirit—exhibited by the fact that they introduced the world to 3D printing. We see the unparalleled potential of combining 3D Systems’ expertise and know-how with that of TMG to create technologies and define new additive manufacturing innovations in the automotive industry,” says Andreas Schambach, project…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.95
…the network perform certain fundamental and universal tasks, which general-purpose, single-processing architectures can handle. The catch is that the IoT now requires chips that can perform specialized tasks, such as machine learning, voice or gesture recognition and security. These demands have caused designers to turn to a growing and evolving class of accelerators. Market forces further complicate the designer’s task of demanding shorter development cycles and reduced development costs, making the processor selection process even more critical. Single-Purpose vs. Multi-Function Processors One of the first decisions an IoT device designer must make is whether to create a system using a…