Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.00
October 01, 2023
…board to showcase this revolutionary product in the central Ohio region,” said Brandt. “EMI is a visionary in the lawn and landscaping industry. Their decision to use the AMRs will inspire other landscaping businesses to consider and implement this new technology.” Wehinger said his crews are excited about the potential of the autonomous mowers. “It might be interesting to see a self-driving mower at work, but we envision that this will soon become something that is commonplace,” Wehinger said. “We can't wait to put them to work for our clients.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.72
May 30, 2023
…up, and then we said, “We don't have a lawn mower.” We came out with 15066 to give some more information, and we still have more to do about it. But I will say in putting forth the concept and trying to frame safety around it, all of a sudden, a lot of development work by robotics manufacturers and integrators occurred. The reality is, to build safety into any given sort of machine, it costs money. If a robot manufacturer has a notion that there is no market for it, why spend money on development? Let's be realistic. We don't…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.11
May 22, 2023
…to highlight easy lead-through-teaching of welding joints on a lawn mower deck, said the company. FANUC claimed that its entire series of CRX robots is reliable, flexible, and can run for eight years without maintenance. Interactive programming allows operators to teach points using hand guidance or a Tablet TP with drag-and-drop icons. FANUC CR-35iB cobot designed for strength FANUC said its CR-35iB is the industry’s strongest collaborative robot with a new 50 kg payload capacity. It also has a large work envelope and a small installation footprint to work well in tight spaces. A streamlined and lighter mechanical unit includes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.67
May 21, 2023
…to replace older versions of its remotely operated robotic lawn mowers. “These mowers are an upgrade to our already innovative remote-controlled robotic mowers and will continue to help our customers solve their business challenges,” said Michael Brandt, CEO of RC Mowers, in a press release. “Landscaping contractors, public works departments, park systems and road departments can not only use the upgraded R Series to help them solve labor shortage issues; they can mow hazardous terrain safely as they improve working conditions and efficiency and capture previously out-of-reach niche revenue,” he said. Founded in 2018, RC Mowers said it manufactures autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.66
April 10, 2023
…project designed to make integrating new components into autonomous lawn mower easier. CANfetti is an implementation of CANOpen, a communication protocol based on the Controller Area Network, or CAN bus. Scythe Robotics uses an automotive-grade CAN bus as the “backbone” of its autonomous mower, the M.52. The company said it developed CANfentti because it found other open-source CAN frameworks “too constraining.” “Given the complex communication needs across the range of specialized components in Scythe M.52, we knew we’d have to leverage a higher-level CAN protocol,” said Matt Quick, lead firmware engineer at Scythe, in a statement. “A number of our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.19
February 27, 2023
…meet industry demand for its autonomous and remotely operated lawn mowers. “This new facility is a result of the unprecedented success RC Mowers has experienced since our inception,” stated Michael Brandt, CEO of RC Mowers. “We have doubled our revenue every year since we opened in 2018, and with the rollout of our new Autonomous Mowing Robot (AMR), we expect to continue this exceptional growth.” Brandt said that along with the need for more factory space, the company has been expanding its workforce to meet production demands. The additional workspace will also allow RC Mowers to hire more office workers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.29
January 26, 2023
Scythe Robotics, a maker of autonomous lawn mowers, this week announced that it had secured $42 million in a Series B round, bringing its total capital raised to about $60 million. The Boulder, Colo.-based company said it will use the funding to help it deliver on the 7,500 preorders for the M.52 autonomous lawnmower. Energy Impact Partners led the funding round, with additional backing from ArcTerm Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and the Amazon Alexa Fund. “It’s a huge vote of confidence from a diverse space of investors,” Jack Morrison, Scythe Robotics CEO, told Robotics 24/7 in an interview. “We’re really proud…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.52
January 20, 2023
…machinery designed for the agriculture industry. Its products include “lawn mowers, utility vehicles, construction equipment, agriculture tractors, and hay equipment,” according to its website. Kubota’s M5 tractors start at around $50,763 and were designed to be used by professionals in the agriculture space. The series was launched in 2015. Sabanto’s autonomy kit is designed to retrofit the M5 series with self-driving technologies. That in turn helps companies address labor challenges, Sabanto said, since the tractors can now operate autonomously and work continuously. “We are completely disrupting the way the industry views autonomous equipment, and we are bringing in partners who…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.13
October 31, 2022
…easily accessible to consumers, it said. The IFR considers lawn-mowing robots as gardening robots. This market is expected to grow by low double-digit growth rates on average each year over the next few years. Robots used to help older residents age in place are a growing niche market, according to IFR. Service robotics industry structure Although the service robotics industry is a young and growing industry, 87% of service robot producers worldwide are considered incumbents that were established before 2017. The share of start-ups has decreased in recent years because the industry’s focus has shifted towards software and application development,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.14
October 26, 2022
…everything from on-demand remote museum visits to autonomous industrial lawn mowers, noted NVIDIA. Cartken relies on the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, which can handle multiple sensors and cameras. The Jetson embedded computing modules run six cameras that aid in mapping and navigation, as well as wheel odometry to measure how far a robot has moved. “Cartken chose the Jetson edge AI platform because it offers superior embedded computational performance, which is needed to run Cartken's advanced AI algorithms,” said Bersch. “In addition, the low energy consumption allows Cartken's robots to run a whole day on a single battery charge.” Cartken’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.78
September 19, 2022
…and Metals O-D Tool & Cutter Supply Pearl's Premium Lawn Seed Primetals Technologies Quabbin Wire & Cable Raytheon Technologies Rocheleau Tool & Die SalterieOne Sea Salt Sea Trac Systems SiPhox Solvus Global Somerset Industries Spectro Coating Springfield Spring and Stamping TE Connectivity The Catherine Hinds Co. United Cakes Bakery United Paper Box United Plastic Fabrication Vicor Corp. Worthington Assembly Brig. Gen. David Trybula, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, served as MassRobotics keynote speaker during its session. Trybula, who also serves as the senior commander of the U.S. Army at Natick Solider System Center, pointed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.99
September 14, 2022
…up to the sound of your neighbors mowing their lawn…except it’s not your neighbor mowing their lawn, but a robotic mower finishing up the backyard. While robotic lawnmowers aren’t quite as common for personal use just yet, robotic they’re already being utilized as a way to cover more ground while minimizing human labor. In the commercial space, companies are seeking help to address labor shortages in landscaping by automating the task, from repurposing old lawnmowers into autonomous machines to building electric mowers. Robot farming The world’s food supply depends on farmers and agriculture, but currently, major labor issues have affected…
