Topic: Manufacturing

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10 Industrial and Service Robotics Trends in the IFR’s World Robotics 2021 Report

October 28, 2021 · Worldwide industrial and service robotics shipments began to recover last year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Federation of Robotics' annual report.

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Near Earth Autonomy, Kajima Partner for Drone Inspections of GPS-Denied Construction Sites

October 28, 2021 · Near Earth Autonomy, which has developed drones that can navigate without GPS, is working with construction firm Kajima to inspect tunnels

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3 Reasons to Think Twice Before Transitioning to Industry 4.0

October 27, 2021 · Manufacturers have many reasons to automate, but the general manager of Season Group warns that not every process is ready for Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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ABB Launches FlexLoader M for Modular Machine Tending

October 27, 2021 · FlexLoader M line offers machine loading and unloading options for foundries, die-casting operations, and machining centers. ABB says its modular approach makes scaling up easy.

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Open-RMF Addresses Growing Robotics Interoperability Needs

October 27, 2021 · From simulation to management of robot fleets in heterogeneous environments, Open Robotics' Open-RMF is an open-source approach to interoperability that is different than other efforts.

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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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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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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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ARM Institute Announces Department of Labor Grant for Displaced Worker Training in Tampa Bay

October 20, 2021 · In the federally funded project, the ARM Institute and partners Tooling U-SME and AmSkills will provide free technical training to people unemployed or displaced during the pandemic.

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10 Takeaways From A3’s Autonomous Mobile Robot and Logistics Conference

October 20, 2021 · From getting started with mobile robots and developing the workforce to mobile manipulation, and interoperability to developing your workforce, the event examined key logistics innovations.

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Techmetics Robotics Announces In-House Mobile Robot Platforms

October 19, 2021 · Techmetics Robotics developed a mobile base for service robots, but then the pandemic delayed the opening of its U.S. facilities. It has refocused on healthcare and industrial applications.

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Formant Partners With PickNik Robotics for Cloud Based Mobile Manipulation

October 19, 2021 · To advance mobile manipulation, PickNik Robotics and Formant are collaborating on a cloud-based, low-latency interface for advanced motion planning for robot arms.

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Danfoss Power Solutions Implements OTTO AMRs for Large Payloads

October 18, 2021 · Danfoss Power Solutions says autonomous mobile robots from OTTO Motors have enabled its workers to focus on high-value production tasks in the manufacturing of hydraulics.

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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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How to Pick a Collaborative Robot

October 16, 2021 · After reviewing the benefits and limitations of collaborative robots, the Southwest Research Institute describes factors to consider when choosing a cobot to buy.

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Reliable Robotics Raises $100M to Expand Remotely Piloted Commercial Cargo Flights

October 15, 2021 · Reliable Robotics, which has been working with the FAA and NASA to demonstrate safe remote operation of any aircraft, hopes to expand access to underused airports.

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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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