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Not all autonomous vehicle development occurs at big automotive or technology companies. Today, the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco will take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Nine teams with participants from from 21 universities and nine nations have programmed Dallara AV-21 racecars in pursuit of the $1 million first-place prize. The primary goal of the Indy Autonomous Challenge…
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Logistics Reaches New Levels With Robotics
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The annual holiday surge had already encouraged retailers and logistics providers to consider automation. Now, the ongoing elevation of e-commerce orders during the pandemic and the need for more resilient supply chains across industries make robotics a requirement for every operation. Date: November 17, 2021 Time: 02:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT This Hot Seat webinar will examine how robots can…
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Tens of millions of people worldwide suffer from arrhythmias, or abnormal heart beats. They can significantly increase the risk of stroke, heart failure, or sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac ablation, which destroys small areas of tissue to treat arrhythmia, requires doctors to guide a catheter through delicate and critical areas. Stereotaxis Inc.'s Robotic Magnetic Navigation technology is designed to improve precision…
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The field has narrowed in the $10 million, four-year ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition, which is intended to encourage the development of robotic avatars that could deploy a human user's senses, actions, and presence to a remote location in real time. XPRIZE yesterday announced that 15 teams from eight countries are advancing to the finals round. “We’re thrilled to announce the…
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Not only is Amazon.com Inc. one of the most prominent users of robotics, but it is also scaling up production. The Seattle-based online retailer yesterday announced the opening of a “first of its kind” robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough, Mass. The new factory will expand Amazon Robotics' manufacturing capability in the U.S. and will create more than 200 jobs in…
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Perceiving and understanding the world around them is a critical challenge for autonomous robots. In conjunction with ROS World 2021, NVIDIA Corp. announced its latest efforts to deliver performant perception technologies to the Robot Operating System developer community. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said these initiatives will accelerate product development, improve performance, and simplify the task of incorporating computer vision…
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Zebra Technologies Corp. today announced three new mobile robots and a new software package for order or batch picking. Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Zebra, which recently acquired Fetch Robotics Inc., said the new offerings will help it automate warehouse workflows. The new FlexShelf, FlexShelf Guide, and RollerTop Guide autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), along with the FetchCore software, are the first products released…
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Automation promises to transform the food-service industry. Miso Robotics today announced its newest product line, Flippy Wings, which it described as “the only robotic chicken wing frying solution designed from the ground up for high-volume restaurants, including lead innovation partner and multi-brand restaurant company Inspire Brands.” Buffalo Wild Wings, part of the Inspire family of brands, began testing Flippy Wings…
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Festo Corp. and MassRobotics today announced that they have selected the first four companies in the inaugural Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program. The catalyst is a new program for the global robotics startup community to advance healthcare developments by providing promising companies with investor and customer introductions, access to subject-matter experts, and a range of technical and marketing support resources.…
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As order volumes increase, labor pools get more competitive, and customer expectations continue to rise, new automation is emerging to help warehouses and distribution centers. Zebra Technologies Corp. today introduced a picking system to improve fulfillment operations. It includes three new mobile robots—FlexShelf, FlexShelf Guide, and RollerTop Guide—as well as a new FetchCore software package for order or batch picking.…
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HAI Robotics today said it has the won the robotics category in the 2021 NextGen Supply Chain Solution Provider Awards, presented by Supply Chain Management Review, a sibling site to Robotics 24/7. The Shenzhen, China-based company provides autonomous case-handling robotics (ACR) for warehouses. Founded in 2016, HAI Robotics has set up five subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the U.S.,…
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As businesses get back to work after pandemic-induced pauses, more and more are turning to automation for help. In the second quarter, robot orders increased by 67% over the same period last year, said the Association for Advancing Automation yesterday. North American companies ordered 9,853 robots worth a total of $501 million in Q2 2021, up from 5,196 sold during…
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