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Ingenuity Helicopter Marks Fourth Mars Flight as NASA Prepares for New Demonstration Phase

May 2, 2021 · As a bonus to its existing record-setting flights on Mars, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could undertake more missions, as NASA JPL takes advantage of the Perseverance Rover schedule.

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10 Autonomous Approaches to Disinfection During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 1, 2021 · Robots can relieve humans from dull, dirty, and dangerous work, but for the past year, extra attention has focused on safe disinfection.

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Deployed by Scripps Find Thousands of Barrels of Toxic Waste Near Los Angeles

April 30, 2021 · A REMUS 6000 and a Bluefin underwater robot conducted a survey off the coast of Los Angeles and identified more than 100,000 debris objects, including barrels of DDT.

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Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories and MIT Work to Bridge Gap Between Robot Vision, Touch

April 30, 2021 · MERL and MIT researchers are working to apply machine learning, collaborative robots, sensors, and vision to help robots more dexterously manipulate items such as food.

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Doosan Robotics Cobots Now Support ROS 2 Foxy Fitzroy

April 30, 2021 · Doosan Robotics released the Doosan ROS 2 package, which is compatible with ROS 2 Foxy Fitzroy and intended to enable customers to build cobot applications more easily.

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ABB Adds Protection for Harsh, Cleanroom Environments to IRB 1300 Industrial Robots

April 29, 2021 · ABB has sealed its IRB 1300 six-axis robot against dust and liquids for industries such as pharmaceuticals and electronics.

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ExOne Acquires Assets of Freshmade 3D for 3D-Printed AMClad Tooling

April 29, 2021 · ExOne said its acquisition of Freshmade 3D's assets, which include a method of creating durable AMClad, will accelerate its expansion into 3D-printed tooling.

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Mobile Industrial Robots Reports 55% Increase in Q1 Sales

April 29, 2021 · Mobile Industrial Robots said that its first-quarter sales increased significantly over the same period last year because of increasing automotive and electronics demand.

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Fetch Robotics Says Its Entire Fleet Complies With R15.08 Safety Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots

April 29, 2021 · Fetch claimed that all of its mobile robots conform to the first official safety standard governing industrial mobile robots and accessories.

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Universal Robots Picks Integrators for ActiNav Machine Loading

April 28, 2021 · Universal Robots has named four ActiNav Solutions Providers to help deploy its integrated system for bin picking in machine-tending applications.

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Attabotics Works With AltaML and Amii to Add AI Capabilities to Supply Chains

April 28, 2021 · Attabotics has partnered with two organizations in Alberta, Canada, to add AI, machine learning, and IoT to help customers be more proactive.

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Hirebotics Cobot Welder, Powered by Beacon, to Demonstrate Ease of Use

April 28, 2021 · Hirebotics says its Cobot Welder, which includes a UR10e robot arm and the cloud-based Beacon software, will enable welders to easily set up applications.

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Interoperability Rising as a Challenge With the Growth of Mobile Robot Fleets, Says Report

April 27, 2021 · As automation spreads beyond factories, particularly mobile robots, the need for interoperability is rising, according to a new report from Meili Robots.

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation Introduces LoadMate Plus Robot Cell for Machine Tool Tending

April 27, 2021 · LoadMate Plus is designed to improve productivity in high-mix, low-volume machine shops and to free up operators through automation, said Mitsubishi.

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Toyota Unit Woven Planet to Acquire Lyft’s Level 5 Autonomous Driving Division for $550M

April 27, 2021 · Woven Planet Group, a new mobility unit of Toyota, is buying Lyft's Level 5 division as investments and consolidation continue in the self-driving space.

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Plus One Robotics Raises $33M to Expand Vision Software Market for Logistics Robots

April 27, 2021 · Plus One Robotics, whose vision software plus human-in-the-loop supervision enables warehouse robots to perform a range of tasks, has raised funding to continue its international expansion.

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Wing Drone Deliveries Get Good Marks From First Virginia Town Testing the Service

April 26, 2021 · After being the first town in the U.S. to test Wing's drone delivery, Christiansburg, Va., residents reported favorable attitudes toward the service.

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Brooks Automation to Acquire Cobot Maker Precise Automation for $70M

April 26, 2021 · Brooks Automation will add Precise Automation's range of collaborative robots to its portfolio for electronics manufacturing and laboratory automation.

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Russian Farming Machinery Manufacturer to Equip Combines With AI for Autonomy

April 25, 2021 · Bryanskselmash, a leading Russian agricultural equipment provider, is including the Cognitive Agro Pilot autonomy kit standard in its PALESSE GS12 combine harvesters.

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ETH Zurich Researchers Test Neuro-Robotic Prosthesis That Restores Sensory Feedback

April 24, 2021 · Most commercially available prosthetic limbs do not provide sensory feedback, but neuro-robotic prostheses could improve function and quality of life, say ETH Zurich researchers.

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