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Universities, Businesses Collaborate for Warehouse Robotics Innovation

October 3, 2021 · Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Binghamton University, and UC Berkeley are working with companies to improve the speed and accuracy of warehouse robots.

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MassRobotics Opens Applications for Second Jumpstart Fellowship Program to Encourage Robotics Diversity

September 15, 2021 · MassRobotics has opened registration for the second cohort of its Jumpstart Fellowship Program offering diverse high school girls opportunities to learn about STEM careers.

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X-Bots Robotics to Expand Pilot STEM Program to Help Toddlers With Mobility Issues

September 10, 2021 · X-Bots Robotics has partnered with the PPG Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs to apply STEM skills to help toddlers with mobility issues on the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

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Robotics Retraining Gives eKAMI Graduate a New Career at MiR

September 6, 2021 · Not only has Mobile Industrial Robots donated equipment to the East Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, but it has also found people who have gained in-demand skills.

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NASA Perseverance Rover Cores First Rock on Mars

September 3, 2021 · NASA reported that the robotic arm and drill on the Perseverance rover has collected a rock sample on Mars in its second attempt, but it needs more images to confirm.

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9 Robotics and AI Companies Make Futurology List of 101 Silicon Valley Innovators

September 2, 2021 · Silicon Valley is home to hundreds of robotics and AI companies, but here are nine innovators worth watching in autonomous vehicles, dexterous manipulation, and more.

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OhmniLabs Provides Telepresence Robots to eKAMI, Industrial Users

August 31, 2021 · OhmniLabs, which has grown threefold over the past year, is serving growing demand for telepresence robots in multiple industries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Starship Technologies to Launch Robot Delivery Services at Multiple College Campuses This Fall

August 10, 2021 · Since 2019, Starship's eponymous robots have been delivering food around college campuses. The company is expanding to four new universities, the first in their respective states.

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CMU Researchers Develop Algorithm to Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Busy Streets

August 7, 2021 · Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said they have found a new method for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots to balance aggressive and cooperative behavior.

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FundamentalVR Simulates Soft Tissue With Haptics for Medical Education

August 2, 2021 · Not only can haptic feedback provide more realistic surgical simulations, but it can also accelerate the process of safely learning new techniques, says Fundamental VR.

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FANUC America, Manufacturing Skill Standards Council to Stack Certifications

July 28, 2021 · FANUC America and the MSSC are streamlining the certification process for production and materials handling operators, which they said could address worker shortages.

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Cassie Bipedal Robot Produced by OSU and Agility Robotics Runs 5K

July 27, 2021 · Cassie, the two-legged robot developed at Oregon State University and commercialized by Agility Robotics, completed a 5K course untethered with only two stumbles.

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PrecisionHawk, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to Train Pilots for Drone Inspections

July 19, 2021 · PrecisionHawk and the NRECA wil offer training across the U.S. for FAA Part 107-certified drone pilots so that they can safely and efficiently inspect electric assets.

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Farm Robots Could Lead to a Utopian—or Dystopian—Future, Argues Researcher

July 18, 2021 · As farms of all sizes look to adopt automation, robotics developers and policymakers should take a broader view of the potential environmental impacts, says a German scientist.

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MIT Motion-Planning Algorithm Enables Robot to Safely Dress a Person

July 16, 2021 · To move safely and efficiently around people, robots need human-aware motion planning, as in a new algorithm developed at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

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RoboticsCareer.org Evaluates Training Programs and Identifies Competencies, Career Paths

July 14, 2021 · The ARM Institute recently launched RoboticsCareer.org as an online resource for identifying competencies, endorsing training institutions, and helping people find career paths.

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Matterport and Facebook Release Open-Source Spatial Dataset to Train Robots and AI

June 30, 2021 · Collaboration to enable researchers to use Habitat, Facebook AI’s simulation platform for research in embodied AI, to help robots understand and interact with the physical world.

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RobotLAB and SoftBank Robotics America Partner to Offer Pepper, NAO, and Whiz in North America

June 20, 2021 · SoftBank Robotics' Pepper and NAO humanoid service robots will be available for integration for educational and industrial use through RobotLAB, as will SoftBank's Whiz cleaning robots.

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ARM Institute Announces First Three Recipients of Academic Endorsement Program

June 11, 2021 · The ARM Institute has recognized a high school in Columbus, Ohio, and two programs at Wichita State University for their excellence in preparing students for careers in robotics and manufacturing.

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eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute Opens New Training Center, Adds Robotics Coursework

June 3, 2021 · eKAMI is opening a new Robotics Center in Eastern Kentucky that will include hands-on experience with a variety of robot arms and mobile robots to retrain workers for rewarding careers.

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