Topic: Service

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Sarcos Robotics Names Pine Environmental a Distributor for Guardian S Remote Inspection Robot

August 19, 2021 · Monitoring and testing provider Pine, which has 39 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, will offer Sarcos Robotics' Guardian S mobile robot for surveillance and inspection.

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Picnic Makes Robotic Pizza System Commercially Available in the U.S.

August 18, 2021 · The Picnic Pizza System, which is now available through a RaaS model for pre-order from Picnic, is designed to work with existing menus and help make up to 100 pizzas per hour.

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Mobile Robots to Revolutionize Multiple Industries, Reports International Federation of Robotics

August 10, 2021 · As a subset of service robotics, AMRs are advancing and will grow 31% annually in logistics, as well as become applicable in industries beyond logistics, according to the IFR.

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7+ Robots to Watch for During the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games

July 23, 2021 · Toyota and Panasonic have developed robots to provide assistance during the delayed Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. They will also showcase Japan's robot prowess.

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Brain Corp CTO Discusses Software Driving Mobile Robot Value, Future Plans

July 23, 2021 · Jon Thomason, chief technology officer of Brain Corp, recently described his goals for the company, which provides autonomy kits for existing industrial equipment.

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Five Robotics Failures and What Developers Can Learn From Them

July 20, 2021 · Humanoid robots, fruit-picking robots, and the ongoing self-driving car race show that rather than blame luck or overestimate technology, designers can learn from past mistakes.

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Bring Automated Cleaning to Scale

July 20, 2021 · Autonomous mobile robots will propel that growth in the cleaning industry. Attend this webcast and learn how companies are incorporating robots, and how InOrbit provides effective operations to help robots clean more efficiently with real-time data.

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Tencent Invests $400M in Meituan to Keep Developing Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery Drones

July 17, 2021 · Food delivery firm Meituan, which has invested in service robots, 3D vision, and autonomous vehicles, plans to continue development with latest funding from Tencent.

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MIT Motion-Planning Algorithm Enables Robot to Safely Dress a Person

July 16, 2021 · To move safely and efficiently around people, robots need human-aware motion planning, as in a new algorithm developed at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

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AZIOBOT and Network Operator Proximus Explore 5G With Autonomous Cleaning Robots

July 15, 2021 · AZIOBOT's SB2 floor-cleaning robot is designed to be "like a self-driving car for cleaning," and Proximus' 5G connectivity will enable it to gather data to improve operations.

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WellSaid Labs Raises $10M Series A Round to Build ‘Human-Parity’ Synthetic Voices

July 7, 2021 · WellSaid Labs has received funding from FUSE, Voyager Capital, Qualcomm, and GoodFriends and said it will expand development of its AI product, which can aid human-machine interaction.

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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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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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Intuition Robotics Expands ElliQ Robot Pilots to Extend Primary Care Into Older Adults’ Homes

July 5, 2021 · Robots can help primary care providers make house calls. Intuition Robotics has expanded the capabilities of its ElliQ robot to increase interaction and data gathering for older people.

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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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Champlain Towers Collapse Demonstrates Need for Disaster-Response Robots, Says Expert

June 28, 2021 · The collapse of part of a condominium building in Surfside, Fla., is a reminder of the need for robots to be more available to local authorities, says IEEE Fellow Robin Murphy.

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Human-Machine Interaction Is Still Evolving, Note Global Robot Cluster Panelists

June 25, 2021 · The Global Robot Cluster co-hosted a virtual event with MassRobotics and Silicon Valley Robotics examining progress in human-robot interaction for healthcare and industrial uses.

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Miso Robotics, Lancer Worldwide Partner on Automated Beverage Dispenser for Quick-Service Restaurants

June 22, 2021 · Miso Robotics and global manufacturer Lander Worldwide are developing an automated beverage dispenser to help commercial kitchens save time and money fulfilling orders.

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Toyota Research Institute Demonstrates New Robot Capabilities for Household Tasks

June 21, 2021 · Robots often have difficulty recognizing transparent and reflective surfaces, but Toyota Research Institute says it has developed a way for household robots to generalize for complex situations.

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RobotLAB and SoftBank Robotics America Partner to Offer Pepper, NAO, and Whiz in North America

June 20, 2021 · SoftBank Robotics' Pepper and NAO humanoid service robots will be available for integration for educational and industrial use through RobotLAB, as will SoftBank's Whiz cleaning robots.

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