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…Carnegie Mellon, Silicon Slopes does have biotech, government contractors, and an outdoor lifestyle,” she said. Is Sarcos considering other corporate partnerships? “We're looking at multi-generational product plans,” replied Allgood. “We're strategically looking at 3D printing for machine parts. Additive manufacturing is where lithium-ion batteries were seven years ago before Tesla.” Last week, Ben Wolff, Sarcos founder and executive chairman, and Pedersen rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market to celebrate the merger. The company began trading on the…
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…customers including global corporations, local businesses, and government institutions. It also serves the construction and agriculture industries. Stratom builds RAPID to be adaptable Stratom said the new system builds on its proven robotic-refueling experience, which is trusted by the U.S. Department of Defense. RAPID combines a customized robotic arm, a suite of sensors, different mounting configurations, a fuel line, and an end effector with Stratom’s core autonomy software that drives the entire system. With the ability to refuel both autonomous…
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…members and partners across industry, academia, and government. Its goal is to make robotics, autonomy, and AI more accessible to U.S. manufacturers of all sizes and to improve workforce training. The ARM Institute seeks to strengthen the U.S. economy, global competitiveness, and national security and resilience. In 2021, the institute selected Dr. Jared Glover from CapSen Robotics as its first fellow. The ARM Institute recently announced a call for projects to advance AI and robotics for manufacturing. The AIM Higher…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 3.94
…have big retail chains. In Italy, the government offers stimulus for robotics, so that can also be a driver. At the end of the day, we don't tell our OEMs where to sell, and there are markets that are more interesting for BrainOS-powered robots. Putting a robot in a facility is only Step 0.1 of the process—you don't buy a robot; you buy a process. We also want to make sure that when robots enter a region, that customer expectations…
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…very happy and include a lot of governments, and we have dealers in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.” Kubista said that while RC Mowers' products cost $38,000 to $60,000, compared with the $10,000 to $15,000 of some commercial mowing equipment, the benefits outweigh the cost for its customers. In May, RC Mowers broke ground on new, $4.8 million headquarters in Green Bay, Wis. “We've outgrown our factory, and we'll move in February 2023,” said Kubista. The company makes all of…
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…verification, and validation of autonomous vehicles. Japanese government funds 'micro-autonomy' In addition, the $15 billion Green Innovation Fund administered by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) chose TIER IV as the research and development project for SAE Level 4 autonomous driving software. The company will participate in the $300 million “Microautonomy—Creating Collectively Scalable Autonomous Driving Systems” program. “This Green AD Project alongside the Series B fundraising will allow us to concentrate on technology advances, while continuing to…
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…is working with private companies and U.S. government institutes. “This mission is a key stepping-stone towards commercialization of LEO [low-Earth orbit], enabling both government and private sectors to obtain robust and high-performance robotics in space,” said Amela Wilson, CEO of Nanoracks. “We look forward to completing a successful demonstration of GITAI's space robotics technology.” Houston-based Nanoracks said it is a global leader for providing commercial space services. The company owns and operates private hardware on the ISS and has launched…
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…most sectors of the economy are rebounding. Governments are slowly easing pandemic control measures, and international borders are opening up. Manufacturers learned several lessons from the pandemic period. The financial losses, which ran to billions of dollars, were a wake-up call for manufacturers to explore innovative methods to increase supply chain resilience. Manufacturers are struggling to replace all jobs lost during the pandemic. Some companies are reshoring manufacturing activities, reducing reliance on overseas partnerships. Manufacturers should also accept new ideas…
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…of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology in the business-to-government and business-to-business sectors. In addition to its previously announced program with Bridgestone, May Mobility is working on a project with MONET Technologies and SoftBank for an international route in Tokyo. A Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS equipped with May Mobility’s ADK will launch this fall as part of a new public on-demand AV deployment. Source: May Mobility Investors support 'driver-out' operations May Mobility said its Series C round brings its total funding to date…
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…will be unaffordable for most countries and governments, shunned by some due to negative perceptions, and decrease the need for low-skilled labor, thus reinforcing gender and global inequalities Negative environmental impact: robotics and autonomous systems will have wide-ranging impact on the environment through the use of resources needed for their production, the pollution created by their use and disposal, the landscape simplification they will require, and the disturbance of ecosystems they will provoke Resource diversion from tried-and tested solutions: robotics…
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…utilities, oil and gas, transportation, aviation, and government agencies. Ondas acquired American Robotics for $70.6 million last year and drone analytics firm Ardenna in May. Waltham, Mass.-based American Robotics develops and makes industrial drones provided through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. The MassRobotics member said its Scout System is a “drone-in-a-box, turnkey” data service. The company claimed that it is the first drone to receive U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights without a human…
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…Atiya “We are working with the U.S. government to share ABB’s experience in the US and other countries where we operate on how we can accelerate robotics and automation education, vocational training, and apprenticeship programs needed to create safer, and higher-paying jobs for American workers.” “The Future of High-Tech Industries alongside other companies including Softbank Group International, GymPass and A-to-Be,” Atiya said.“In addition to talking about automation and robotics and the growing move to bring production closer to home, Atiya…
