Topic: Sensors

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ATI Industrial Automation Develops Mini43LP Force Torque Sensor for Compact, High Precision Applications

October 26, 2021 · ATI said its Mini43LP force/torque sensor is designed to be suitable for smaller applications including electronics assembly, robot-assisted surgery, and laboratory automation.

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Starship Technology Begins Robotic Delivery Service at North Carolina A &T

October 25, 2021 · Starship, which has more than 1,000 mobile robots making deliveries on campuses nationwide, will be providing food service at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

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Kirovets Tractors to Include Cognitive Agro Pilot Autonomy as Standard Option

October 25, 2021 · In Russia's first production-line OEM contract for autonomous tractors, PTZ's Kirovets K-7M tractors will come equipped with the Cognitive Agro Pilot AI and autonomy kit.

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Zyter to Implement Qualcomm IoT Systems for OneScreen Smart Warehouse

October 25, 2021 · To implement a smart warehouse for OneScreen, Zyter is using Internet of Things-as-a-service offerings from Qualcomm to take data out of silos and help manage robots and other devices.

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TUM Autonomous Motorsport Wins $1M Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered By Cisco

October 24, 2021 · The Technical University of Munich beat eight other university teams in developing and racing its autonomous race car on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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MIT-PITT-RW Team Faces Obstacles at Indy Autonomous Challenge

October 24, 2021 · The team from the University of Pittsburgh, MIT, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the University of Waterloo was undaunted by challenges with fundraising, collaboration, and a crash on race day,

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ROS Powered Race Cars Ready for Indy Autonomous Challenge

October 23, 2021 · ADLINK provides a peek under the hood at the university teams, corporate sponsors, and open-source technologies participating in the Indy Autonomous Challenge.

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Stereotaxis Uses Robots and Magnets to Improve Cardiac Ablation for Arrhythmia

October 22, 2021 · Stereotaxis has developed Robotic Magnetic Navigation technology and improved its Genesis teleoperation system to safely and precisely conduct cardiac ablation procedures.

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ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition Announces 15 Finalist Teams

October 22, 2021 · After conducting semifinals testing in Miami last month, the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition has selected teams from eight countries to advance in demonstrating telepresence technology.

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NVIDIA Launches Isaac ROS to Provide AI Perception to Robotics Developers

October 21, 2021 · NVIDIA said its latest Isaac ROS GEMs can help developers accelerate product development, improve performance, and simplify the addition of functionality into ROS-based applications.

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Robot Orders in North America for Q2 Increase 67% Year Over Year, Reports A3

October 20, 2021 · In the second quarter of 2021, North American manufacturers increased their orders for robotics to new heights as the pandemic made labor shortages more acute, reported A3.

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DroneDeploy Announces New Products for Drone, Ground Robot Inspections

October 19, 2021 · At its annual DroneDeploy Conference, DroneDeploy announced tools to help automate inspections with drones and ground robots, including 3D annotations and its Walkthrough app.

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HARTING Distribution Center in Germany Showcases Warehouse Automation

October 19, 2021 · Korber helped HARTING Logistics integrate automated storage, AGVs, palletizing and depalletizing systems, and RFID technologies in a distribution center that showcases automation.

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MOV.AI Launches Robotics Engine Platform for Mobile Robot Deployment

October 19, 2021 · The latest version of the MOV.AI platform offers a visual IDE, advanced algorithms such as 3D SLAM, simulation tools, scene and behavior editors, an open API framework, and more.

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Microdrones Partners With Nautikaris as Drone Surveying Equipment Distributor in Europe

October 18, 2021 · Nautikaris will provide Microdrones equipment for lidar, photogrammetry, and gas detection as it offers drones as a service in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxbemburg.

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Saildrone Closes Series C Funding to Advance Ocean Data Systems

October 18, 2021 · Saildrone, which provides ocean data, mapping, and intelligence systems, has raised $100 million to grow its data-insight teams and go-to-market functions for science and defense markets.

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7 Questions With Orbbec, Which Has Set Its Sights on Void Left by Intel RealSense

October 14, 2021 · With Intel discontinuing production of its RealSense sensors, an opportunity with robotics developers has emerged for other 3D camera and computer vision vendors such as Orbbec.

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Cogniteam Releases Nimbus Cloud-Based Platform to Reduce Robot Time to Market by 80%

October 13, 2021 · Cogniteam said its Nimbus operating system can cut development time by 80% and deliver a seamless user experience from development to deployment, as well as enable in-field maintenance.

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TRI Announces Machine Learning Advances at International Conference on Computer Vision

October 11, 2021 · The Toyota Research Institute, or TRI, is presenting six papers that it said advance the state of the art in machine learning and computer vision for robots and other applications.

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Choice of a Cobot or an Industrial Robot Depends on the Application

October 9, 2021 · The Southwest Research Institute breaks down tasks into those best for industrial robots in comparison with those where collaborative robots would make more sense.

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