Topic: Construction

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Exodigo Makes Nonintrusive Underground Mapping Commercially Available, Raises Seed Funding

February 17, 2022 · Exodigo says its mapping platform combines sensors, 3D imaging, and AI to help the construction, mining, and utility industries avoid hazards, costs, and time-consuming work.

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AERAS Fog Uses Drones to Survey Pittsburgh Bridges for Structural Integrity  

February 15, 2022 · While AERAS drones have cleaned stadiums and other large venues such as the Kentucky Derby, they are now being used to determine the safety of infrastructure in the “City of Bridges.”

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HeroWear Exo-LiFFT Tool Assesses Exoskeleton Effectiveness in Reducing the Risk of Back Injury

February 14, 2022 · Lower-back injuries account for nearly 40% of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, which exoskeletons could reduce by as much as 60%, finds a HeroWear study with Vanderbilt and Auburn universities.

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Mobile Logistics Robots Take a Starring Role Across Industries

February 13, 2022 · A combination of hardware and software improvements, worker shortages, and growing recognition of efficiency and data insights is driving adoption of mobile logistics robots.

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RE2 Robotics Partners With JLG Industries to Put Robot Arms on Aerial Lifts

February 1, 2022 · RE2 Robotics, which specializes in mobile manipulation systems, and JLG Industries, which makes elevating work platforms, are integrating their technologies for solar field construction.

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Latest Lidar Sensors Enable New, Safe Robotics Applications, Says Velodyne

January 28, 2022 · Nandita Aggarwal, senior lidar architect at Velodyne describes how the company's latest sensors can enable robots in loading docks, last-mile deliveries, and other uses.

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SiteAware Raises $15M Series B for Digital Construction Verification Technology

January 26, 2022 · SiteAware plans to use its latest financing to make its AI platform, which uses data from drones and cameras to build digital twins, the standard for the U.S. construction industry.

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FANUC Designs M-1000iA Robot Arm to Handle Heavy Items

January 21, 2022 · FANUC America says its new M-1000iA heavy-duty robot arm is designed to move automotive components, construction materials, and battery packs for electric vehicles.

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mdGroup Acquires GeoCue to Broaden Expertise in Drone Lidar Surveying Technologies

January 10, 2022 · mdGroup, the parent company of Microdrones, is adding GeoCue to its aerial data portfolio for lidar-based industrial surveying. The company said it will be an end-to-end provider of digital twins.

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Hy-Tek Holdings Acquires Fellow Integrator Advanced Handling Systems

January 5, 2022 · Hy-Tek Holdings is acquiring Advanced Handling Systems and adding the automation systems integrator to its Hy-Tek Material Handling group serving varied applications.

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Formant Raises Series A Funding for Cloud-Based Robot Fleet Management Platform

January 5, 2022 · Formant plans to double in size as demand grows for its technology for managing heterogeneous fleets of robots in industries such as logistics and agriculture.

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RE2 Robotics Recaps 2021 Successes and Looks Ahead to 2022

January 5, 2022 · RE2 Robotics, which develops mobile manipulation robots and software, noted that its technology found uses in aviation, construction, and healthcare, with applications still growing.

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Blue Ocean Robotics Receives $51M Investment as It Grows Global Service Robot Reach

January 5, 2022 · Blue Ocean Robotics, which provides disinfection, patient transfer, and telepresence robots, has grown 20x since 2018 and received funding from A.P. Moller Holding.

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Unitree Technology Launches Z1 Robot Arm for Its Quadruped Robots

December 31, 2021 · For mobile manipulation to be commercially viable, both the platform and its robotic arm must be cost-effective and capable. Unitree has developed the Z1 for its quadrupeds.

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Exyn Technologies Obtains ISO 9001 Quality Certification to Expand Robotics Partnerships

December 20, 2021 · Exyn the new certification will assure robotics partners that its AI for autonomous, multi-system operations in complex, GPS-denied environments is high in quality.

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German Bionic Launches Fifth Generation Cray X AI Powered Exoskeleton

December 13, 2021 · German Bionic says its latest industrial exoskeleton adds human augmentation capabilities with active walking assistance and IP54 waterproofing for outdoor environments.

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Petra Raises Series A Funding to Bore Through the World’s Hardest Rocks for Utilities

December 10, 2021 · In response to man-made and natural disasters threatening critical infrastructure, Petra has developed a semi-autonomous, non-contact, thermal tunneling robot for utilities.

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MassRobotics Marks Another Year of Growth, Successful Partnerships

December 10, 2021 · At an annual event, MassRobotics noted the many ways in which public-private partnerships have helped Massachusetts robotics innovators and entrepreneurs in the past year.

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AES Launches Atlas Robot to Accelerate Solar Installations

December 9, 2021 · Fortune 500 global energy provider AES worked with Calvary Robotics to develop the Atlas robot to help its teams install solar energy systems and help customers meet sustainability goals.

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Robotics Leaders Ask Policymakers to Reconsider EU AI Act

December 8, 2021 · Leaders of Europe's biggest robotics associations and technology innovators called on legislators to amend proposed regulations that would affect deployments of AI and robotics.

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