Topic: Quadruped

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RDI Technologies Brings Motion Amplification Vibration Analysis to Boston Dynamics Spot Robot

February 8, 2023 · RDI Technologies said its Iris Explorer payload for Boston Dynamics' Spot robot will enable asset managers to conduct repeatable vibration analysis in challenging environments.

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Atlas Humanoid Robot Gets a Grip in New Videos From Boston Dynamics

January 18, 2023 · Atlas is now able to do more humanlike motions, thanks to software and electrical development around perception, locomotion, and manipulation at Boston Dynamics.

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NVIDIA Updates Isaac Sim to Advance Simulation for Robotics

January 3, 2023 · NVIDIA has added features to its simulation platforms, including Isaac Sim and DRIVE, to apply AI and accelerate the development of robots and autonomous vehicles.

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5 Advantages of Using Robots in Electronics Manufacturing

December 11, 2022 · Electronics manufacturing includes numerous opportunities for robots to increase productivity, worker safety, and quality. Here are five examples in the growing space.

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Robots Continue to Permeate the Modern Supply Chain

October 27, 2022 · Robotic technologies continue to make inroads in the global supply chain, encountering some resistance but bringing efficiency and sustainability to many operations.

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Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

October 3, 2022 · At its Fifth Annual Robot Block Party, MassRobotics and numerous companies showed the public how robots have developed to help companies and consumers.

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Roboverse Reply Wins AIRA Challenge 2022 With Spot From Boston Dynamics

September 6, 2022 · Roboverse Reply, which integrates robots and other technologies, used a Boston Dynamics Spot robot to navigate chemical plant obstacles for an inspection challenge at ACHEMA 2022.

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Boston Dynamics CEO Discusses Path to Commercializing Robots

August 5, 2022 · Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter discusses how the well-known company is addressing industry problems with its Stretch robot for unloading trucks and its Spot quadruped.

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NVIDIA Says Isaac Sim and Isaac Replicator Close the Simulation to Reality Gap

July 29, 2022 · NVIDIA said its Isaac Replicator, built on Omniverse Replicator SDK, can help developers create a cost-effective and reliable workflow to train computer vision models using synthetic data.

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Dreame Technology Starts Innovation Fund With ROBOCON Organizers

July 28, 2022 · The new fund was designed to "support outstanding students in their scientific and technological innovations."

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DEEP Robotics Releases Jueying X20 Quadruped Robot for Hazard Detection and Rescue

July 26, 2022 · DEEP Robotics says its Jueying X20 legged robot is designed to maneuver through dangerous and challenging terrains to collect data and aid in search-and-rescue efforts.

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XPENG Robotics Completes $100 Million Series A to Develop Ridable Robots

July 12, 2022 · XPENG is in the business of making rideable quadruped robots. With the recent funding, the company said it will be able to expand its research and development efforts.

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NVIDIA Releases Isaac Sim 2022.1 to Bridge the Simulation to Reality Gap for Robotics Developers

June 17, 2022 · NVIDIA Isaac Sim 2022.1 includes new and expanded features for collaborative robots, digital twins of industrial environments, easier programming, and working with Gazebo and Windows.

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NVIDIA Improves Perception Performance for ROS 2 Applications

May 24, 2022 · NVIDIA has partnered with Open Robotics on type adaptation and type negotiation, features to improve compute performance for robot perception. It's also presenting at ICRA.

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5 Real-World Applications of Quadruped Robots

May 17, 2022 · Unlike their wheeled, tracked, and aerial counterparts, legged robots excel at traversing rough terrain and other types of unstructured environments. Their ability to climb, step, and crawl makes them uniquely adapted to certain applications and use cases in which wheeled bots simply wouldn’t work.

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Boston Dynamics VP Discusses Development of Stretch Robot

April 19, 2022 · Boston Dynamics has designed Stretch to unload boxes from trucks, building on the technologies from its previous robots, says Kevin Blankespoor.

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Teledyne FLIR Defense Works With MFE to Integrate Chemical Hazard Sensor on Drones, Spot Robot

April 10, 2022 · Teledyne FLIR Defense has worked with MFE Inspection Systems to integrate the MUVE 360 multi-gas sensor into ground and air platforms for remote hazard inspections.

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Boston Dynamics’ Stretch Robot Now Available for Commercial Purchase

March 28, 2022 · A little over a year after unveiling it, Boston Dynamics has announced that its Stretch truck-unloading robot is now available for warehouses and distribution centers.

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MIT Researchers Develop Learning Model to Teach Legged Robot to Run Faster

March 17, 2022 · MIT's mini-cheetah quadruped robot can now run faster than ever, thanks to a new learning model developed by researchers at the university.

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DHL Supply Chain to Invest $15M in Boston Dynamics Robots, Starting With Stretch

January 30, 2022 · DHL Supply Chain has been working with Boston Dynamics to develop robots including Stretch, which is designed to move boxes of varying sizes. It's also the first buyer.

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