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This week at Computex 2023, NVIDIA mentioned Orbbec Inc. as a partner. Orbbec today announced that it has worked with NVIDIA and Microsoft to develop the Femto Mega RGB+Depth camera, a high-performance vision sensor for sectors such as robotics, industrial automation, and healthcare. “We are excited to announce that Orbbec is in the process of integrating the Femto Mega and…
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Lumotive, a company that specializes in beam-steering chips for advanced 3D optical sensors, and Hokuyo Automatic Co., a producer of sensor and automation technology, today announced a multi-year production contract. This will expedite the deployment of essential sensor technology in robotics and autonomous systems, said the partners. “Securing a design win of this stature is a notable accomplishment, and we…
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As robot manufacturers develop their systems to work in tandem with humans, several regulatory bodies around the globe are working on making sure those vendors are building with safety in mind. From the International Organization for Standardization to the American National Standards Institute, experts regularly convene to outline what robot makers should consider when building their machines. That work is…
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Self-driving vehicles need fast and accurate perception as they move at highway speeds. STRADVISION yesterday announced that it has opened a new Autonomous Driving Workshop in Dongtan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, to strengthen vehicle object-recognition technology. Founded in 2014, STRADVISION has developed artificial intelligence-based vision perception technology for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. The San Jose, Calif.-based company claimed that…
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The idea of fully autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, interacting seamlessly with human employees in warehouses and factories seemed like a futuristic vision just a decade ago, according to Mobile Industrial Robots ApS. Today, thousands of AMRs deliver parts, transport finished products, and handle other logistics tasks without the need for human operators, separate work areas, or external guidance, said…
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Italy is making its mark as a leader in the European robotics and automation industry, according to a new report from HowToRobot in collaboration with UCIMA, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association. With a total of 655 companies, the Italian industry is the largest in Europe by number of businesses, ahead of France and Germany, said the study. “Italy is…
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When it comes to robot safety and the standardization of industrial automation, Roberta Nelson Shea is one of the best-known people in the space. She has served on numerous standards boards and committees for the Robotics Industries Association (now the Association for Advancing Automation or A3), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Nelson…
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The increasing use of robots across sectors has raised concerns about their safety in industrial workspaces. Along with sensing technologies and industry standards, machine vision is helping to improve robot operations, value, and ultimately safety. As manufacturers come to view robotics an asset, machine vision and motion control systems are being integrated for their automation, control, and safety. Machine vision…
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For a technology writer, spending a couple of days at the Automate show is like being a kid in a candy store. There are industrial robots, collaborative robot (cobot) arms, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and plenty of exhibitors with warehouse robotics solutions. The annual event—put on the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)—has evolved to include solutions of value to multiple…
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“Thirty million developers” is the answer to the question “What's driving billion-dollar robot startups?” exclaimed Eliot Horowitz, CEO of Viam Inc., at Automate 2023 last week. The hushed crowd of about 200 hardware entrepreneurs listened intensely to the founder and former chef technology officer of MongoDB (a $20 billion success story). Now, Horowitz aims to take the same approach that…
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Applied Intuition Inc., a tooling and software provider for autonomous vehicle development, and Embark Technology Inc., a self-driving trucking software company, last week announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the agreement, Applied will acquire Embark in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of approximately $71 million. “We are excited to acquire Embark,” said Qasar…
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At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, NVIDIA Corp. announced several products for accelerated computing in the cloud and the growing ecosystem for supercomputing hardware, simulation software, and artificial intelligence. The company also announced the availability of its Isaac AMR platform for autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, and discussed how the electronics industry is using its technology stack. Jensen Huang, founder and…
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Geekplus Technology Co., a global supplier of mobile robots for logistics, and Next Retail Ltd., a multinational clothing, footwear, and home products retailer, last week announced the successful automation of NEXT's Dearne Valley Pallet fulfillment center in the U.K. Faced with high demand in the volatile fashion industry, NEXT decided to streamline processes and scale up efficiently. The company said…
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MassRobotics is working with chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, on a new competition. The AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge invites participants to explore the benefits and advantages of AMD Kria system-on-modules, or SOMs, to create solutions that integrate adaptive computing into their robotics projects. Applications for the AMD Robotics Innovation Challenge will be accepted from May 22 to June…
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DETROIT—With more than 750 exhibitors, over 125 conference sessions, and about 25,000 registered attendees, the Automate 2023 trade show this week was the latest demonstration of the growing interest in industrial automation and robotics, despite economic concerns. Conference sessions about getting started with adopting automation were particularly well-attended, and we saw several Fortune 500 companies' delegations carefully evaluating systems and…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
