Topic: Autonomy

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2021 MHI Annual Industry Report Looks at Innovation in Materials Handling

July 9, 2021 · An annual report from the Materials Handling Institute and Deloitte found some reluctance among supply chain organizations to invest in emerging technologies including robotics.

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Stockpile Reports Chooses American Robotics to Build Out Automated Drone Program

July 9, 2021 · American Robotics' Scout system, which has FAA approval for BVLOS flights with no people present, will be integrated with Stockpile Reports' real-time digitization of industrial materials.

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Berkshire Grey Opens New Headquarters and Robotics Innovation Center

July 8, 2021 · Berkshire Grey said its new facility will showcase its offerings for global customers, benefit from the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem, and support supply chain automation development.

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FM Logistic to Operate Fulfillment Center for Robotic Truck Firm BALYO

July 8, 2021 · FM Logistic will operate a global technology center for BALYO, which designs and develops technologies to convert lift trucks into autonomous mobile robots, southeast of Paris.

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Reply Develops Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Microsoft Azure

July 7, 2021 · Reply has developed a system using Microsoft Azure to create mobile robot applications such as a rental vehicle inspection system using Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped.

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Top 10 Robotics Transactions of June 2021

July 6, 2021 · Self-driving vehicle developers continued fueling up for their long march toward full autonomy in June 2021, followed by factory, warehouse, and other automation.

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Denver Public Schools to Deploy Tennant Robotic Scrubbers Using BrainOS to Free Up Workers

July 6, 2021 · Brain Corp announced that Denver Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in the U.S., will use Tennant T380AMR cleaning robots to help workers at 14 of its largest buildings.

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AutoX Launches Production of Gen5 Fully Driverless Systems for Robotaxis

July 6, 2021 · AutoX, which has developed Level 4 autonomous vehicle systems, has launched production of its Gen5 systems to expand fully driverless taxi services in cities across China.

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Freetech Raises $100M Series A Funding to Produce ADAS, Autonomous Driving

July 5, 2021 · Freetech Intelligent System is developing perception for ADAS and autonomous cars and shuttle buses. The company plans to use its funding to move into mass production.

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American Robotics Joins FAA Rulemaking Committee on BVLOS Drone Operations

July 5, 2021 · American Robotics is joining the FAA's Unmanned Aerial System Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee to develop recommendations for regulations for autonomous flights.

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3 Types of Automation for Successful Warehouse Management

July 4, 2021 · Mobile robots, warehouse management systems, and inventory management systems are key types of warehouse automation. Learn how they can help with successful warehouse management.

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Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0 Autonomous Bus Wins 2021 Red Dot Design Award

July 3, 2021 · Yutong said its award-winning Xiaoyu 2.0 self-driving bus has a full stack of sensors, onboard computing, and 5G cloud connectivity to enable smart cities across China.

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Geek+ Celebrates Sale of 20,000 Autonomous Mobile Robots Worldwide

July 2, 2021 · China-based Geek+ claimed that it is a leading provider of mobile robots and software for supply chain automation worldwide and plans to continue developing more systems.

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Sense Photonics Unveils Autonomous Vehicle Lidar Ready for Mass Production

July 2, 2021 · Sense Photonics' solid-state lidar systems include proprietary technologies to deliver high-data point clouds with design flexibility for automotive designers, suppliers, and manufacturers.

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Toyota North America to Install Swisslog CarryPick Goods-to-Person Automation

July 2, 2021 · Swisslog's CarryPick storage and order-picking system will help Toyota increase fulfillment efficiency in an existing facility for automotive spare parts without building changes.

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Ghost Locomotion Raises $100M to Improve Autonomous Vehicle Safety

July 1, 2021 · Ghost Locomotion said its crash-prevention technology uses AI to track objects in motion and avoid threats, unlike other self-driving car systems, which require human intervention.

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Zipline to Expand Drone Delivery Services With $250M in New Funding

July 1, 2021 · Zipline, which has provided commercial drone delivery services for governments, retail brands, and healthcare systems, will be valued at $2.75 billion as it continues its expansion.

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Zebra Technologies to Acquire Mobile Robot Vendor Fetch Robotics for $290M

July 1, 2021 · Zebra, which provides technology for asset tracking and management, said that Fetch Robotics' mobile robots and cloud software will enable expansion in warehousing and manufacturing.

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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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How Amazon Integrates Physical and Emerging Digital Technologies With AWS IoT

June 30, 2021 · Amazon's chief technology officer explains how Amazon's robots use AWS IoT for comprehensive device management to scale out and conduct tasks such as induction and palletizing.

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