Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.58
…as magically as ChatGPT for text. This enables robot perception and decision-making like never before and provides zero-shot learning - the ability to perform tasks without prior examples. NVIDIA’s collaboration with Intrinsic, a robotics software and AI company, demonstrates the potential for a universally applicable robotic-grasping skill to work across grippers, environments and objects. “For the broader industry, our work with NVIDIA shows how foundation models can have a profound impact, including making today's processing challenges easier to manage at scale, creating previously infeasible applications, reducing development costs and increasing flexibility for end users,” said Wendy Tan White, CEO at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.45
…Comau at Automate Visitors will experience the power of perception-guided picking systems, vision-backed handling products, advanced arc welding systems and wearable robotics that help increase operator well-being during heavy and repetitive tasks. All of these offerings address the increasing shortage of skilled labor and the continued growth of automation, which is expected to exceed a growth of +10% CAGR 2022-2030, according to Comau company research. In addition to these technologies, Comau will unveil a new generation of compact robots that specifically address the diverse needs found within automotive and non-automotive applications. To help companies save time, energy and resources, improving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.46
…When organizations start analyzing options for adding next-gen visual perception to their AMR, whether its in-house or partnering with a vendor, some key factors to consider include: Talent availability and quality: Assembling the multi-disciplinary, experienced team needed to develop a robust vision solution, with expertise spanning AI, computer vision, software architecture, optics, validation, simulation and more, is challenging and costly. Set the right KPIs: A scalable AMR must consistently meet its reliability and performance KPIs across a full range of operating conditions and edge cases, not just under ideal circumstances. Achieving centimeter level accuracy “sometimes” is very different to meeting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.09
…multiple OSARO Robotic Depalletizing Systems, which use OSARO SightWorks Perception for picking, mixed-case depalletizing, induction, kitting and other automated functions. Mixed-case pallets at forefront of partnership Following a technical collaboration with OSARO, IHI installed a demonstration system at its Yokohama Logi Lab and plans to deploy a production robotic depalletizing system at a food wholesale company later in 2024. Warehouses and logistics operations operate in a fiercely competitive environment and are under constant pressure to accelerate delivery times while lowering costs. Although robotic depalletizing (depal) of homogenous pallets has been around for a while, mixed-case or partial-layer loads are far…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.18
…and other Simulink features, researchers can gain valuable insights into the performance of their algorithms in real-time. “Combining AI, perception, control and simulation for robotics applications through the integration of MATLAB, Simulink and Franka’s leading robot hardware will deliver significant value to robotics engineers and researchers,” said YJ Lim, MathWorks product marketing manager for robotics and autonomous systems. “As a company that strives to accelerate the pace of robotics engineering, we were happy to collaborate with Franka Robotics.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.71
…Smart Autonomy AMR forklifts and reach trucks enables better perception, semantic-aware navigation and 3D mapping for obstacle detection in material handling processes across warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities.” Project GR00T for humanoid robotics development Also demonstrated at GTC 2024, GR00T-powered humanoid robots can take multimodal instructions - text, video and demonstrations - as well as their previous interactions to produce the desired action for the robot. GR00T was shown on four humanoid robots from different companies, including Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Fourier Intelligence and Unitree Robotics. Humanoid robots are complex systems that require heterogeneous computing to meet the needs of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.15
…computer system for mobile robots. The system combines RGo’s Perception Engine with Theobroma’s JAGUAR computer board. RGo also announced at MODEX 2024, in collaboration with Intel, that its Perception Engine is optimized to run on Intel core processors. The trade show was held March 11-14 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The RGo team will also be available at LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany from March 19-21 in Hall 6, stand D25. Theobroma Systems JAGUAR designed for mobile robots RGo’s integrated system is based on Theobroma’s new JAGUAR SBC-RK3588-AMR single-board computer. Theobroma said its JAGUAR board’s connectivity, real-time…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.54
…adaptability Fitted with an RCS which utilizes mapping, 3D perception, localization, and routing technologies, the VNST20 PRO generates loading and unloading strategies, devises optimal delivery routes, and maximizes loading rates. The VNST20 PRO AGV works in tandem with a fixed Bright Eye visual mapping station to map the inside of trailers. VisionNav said its dedicated, proprietary system delivers increased space utilization, high scenario adaptation, high compatibility, and reliable solution redundancy to provide fast, safe, and efficient cargo handling. Available in the US starting in 2025, VisionNav said its VNST20 PRO can adapt to diverse trucks, goods, and environments, utilizing self-adaptive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.99
…Mark Ganninger, president of DAC Robotics. “With OSARO’s SightWorks Perception Software, we were able to design and deploy a system that met our exacting specifications.” While many other tasks downstream from the loading dock have been automated, the hazardous manual tasks of unstacking, sorting, scanning, opening and transferring (decanting) master pack box contents into standard totes are often still performed by humans. To automate the entire process, DAC Robotics looked for a depalletizing system capable of unloading a wide variety of box sizes and shapes from a pallet and then handed off each box to an automated box-opening robot in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.94
…vacuum-powered end effector designed for case handling and AI-powered perception and motion planning systems. It does not require costly software integrations or infrastructure changes to be deployed into the warehouse environment. With its mobile base that has the footprint of a warehouse pallet, the Pixmo robot can move in any direction to create the best handling pose for the robot arm, both inside and outside the container. Pixmo is built on an advanced AI software stack that combines perception algorithms, learning-based motion planning and a data generation pipeline for AI training. The commercial version of Pixmo is scheduled to be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.57
…robots and automation is still growing. How does the perception of automation “taking jobs away” from humans hurt this spending? Peters: The advantage of HowToRobot is that we can observe the market neutrally. Every year, we see hundreds of clients testing the waters on their needs for automation. Not one that we asked, not one, do this because they want to fire people. Mass adoption has to be based on knowledge… This will take time. And that is the only thing we can't automate. We can help. We can increase knowledge. We can give them options. We can help them…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.29
…Robotic Depalletization System is equipped with the company’s SightWorks perception software, which OSARO said enables the robot to recognize, select, and successfully pick items from mixed-case pallets. Through its machine-vision base features, the depalletizing robot can recognize mixed-case boxes on complex pallets by identifying box centers, dimensions, and orientation, as well as packages of different sizes and materials and unevenly stacked packages. Machine-learning robot provides flexible deployment The OSARO Robotic Depalletization System can also determine if boxes are damaged or structurally unsound to avoid risky picks - assigning a damage score - identify protruding boxes that are within a defined…