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During a recent visit to MassRobotics headquarters at 12 Channel St. in Boston’s Seaport District, Robotics 24/7 got a chance to catch up with more than a dozen resident startups making interesting technologies. MassRobotics is a non-profit collaborative effort to nurture the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem, which includes more than 350 companies, as well as academic institutions, government agencies, and research…
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…the RoboSource event hosted by MassRobotics in Boston’s Seaport District. A chance for component providers, startups to connect MassRobotics Executive Director Tom Ryden. Source: Cesareo Contreras Boston-based MassRobotics is nonprofit organization that serves as a networking and research hub for robotics companies in the region. Last week's event was intended to give New England suppliers, manufacturers, and other service providers…
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…organizations such as ROG and MassRobotics are beginning to address. 4. Cobots, delivery robots, and multi-purpose systems multiply As a result of the increased specialization described above, we are also seeing new types, ranging from inventory and cleaning robots in supermarkets or retail stores to collaborative robots (cobots) working alongside people. Cobots are intended to be safer and easier to…
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…2016. The company is a MassRobotics member and is moving from Marlborough, Mass., to Waltham, Mass. It applies innovations in robot autonomy, machine vision, edge computing, and artificial intelligence. American Robotics said it has designed its fully autonomous Scout drones for rugged, real-world environments. It offers them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Ardenna provides data for maintenance decisions Ardenna is…
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In MassRobotics’ early days, when Executive Director Tom Ryden was going around speaking to industry and government leaders about his plan to build an innovation and networking robotics hub in Boston, one question got brought up constantly. “The No. 1 question I got was, ‘Why do you support this technology? It takes jobs, right?’” he said. That was around 2015.…
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…It has provided funding to MassRobotics and other organizations. Created in 2003, the Innovation Institute conducts research into unmet needs and opportunities, serves as a strategic broker, manages high-value projects, and makes strategic investments into innovation. “Our Innovation Institute team launched information sessions on the R&D grant program, designed to uncover new research collaborations that can advance our tech and…
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…interoperability across robot brands. The MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Working Group is developing standards that will “allow organizations to deploy autonomous mobile robots from multiple vendors and have them work together in the same environment, better realizing the promise of warehouse and factory automation.” Version 1.0 was released last May, and it was demonstrated in October 2021. The group includes Mobile…
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…today announced a partnership with MassRobotics in which it will provide free licenses of its Onshape cloud-based, product-design software to MassRobotics resident startups. “Our team at MassRobotics is very excited to collaborate with PTC and the amazing Onshape team to utilize the innovative capabilities of Onshape to better scale the next generation of successful robotics startups,” said Fady Saad, co-founder…
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…said it has partnered with MassRobotics to help build the next generation of robotics startups. Novanta business units Celera Motion and ATI Industrial Automation will collaborate with MassRobotics to advance innovations in medical robotics and improve robot productivity. “As a Boston-based company with technology development and manufacturing in Massachusetts, Novanta is uniquely positioned to be a leader in developing robotics…
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…area and a member of MassRobotics. How does being part of the Massachusetts robotics community help it innovate and grow? Malloy: Daniel and Bob Davis, managing partner of Highland Capital, have been very generous with their time and introducing me to people. As a manager, I've spent the majority of my time focused on what we're doing as a fast-paced…
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…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,…
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…and is a member of MassRobotics, an organization devoted to nurturing the Massachusetts robotics cluster. Cork, Ireland-based Johnson Controls offers building technologies, software, and services for industries such as healthcare, hospitality, education, and manufacturing. The company and Ava Robotics showed a concept system at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) Conference in September 2021. Tyco designed to provide actionable data Security…
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…is also a member of MassRobotics, an organization devoted to growing Massachusetts' robotics ecosystem. Magna added that it will establish a Boston-based engineering center and presence “in a community rich in engineering talent, leading academic institutions, and robotics businesses.” “As advancements in autonomy continue, we saw an opportunity to bring in additional expertise to support current programs as well as…
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…addition, AWS has partnered with MassRobotics to establish the AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator. In that program, selected early-stage startups will get special mentorship and training from robotics experts. An informational webinar will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EST on Jan. 10, 2022. Supply chains look for proven technology Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain problems,…
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…In May 2021, industry group MassRobotics released its first version of a robotics interoperability standard. While the standard is seen as helpful in allowing robots from different vendors to work together at the same site while avoiding issues like aisle congestion, the standard is not meant as an orchestration platform or some type of over-arching fleet controller, according to Jason…
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