Topic: Safety

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Uber Freight and Aurora Add Autonomous Trucking Lane in Texas to Address Holiday Season Demands

December 5, 2022 · Uber Freight has opened a new commercial lane in Texas for its autonomous trucks as part of a pilot it is doing with Aurora during the holiday season.

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How AI in Drones Can Improve Safety on Construction Sites

December 4, 2022 · Construction sites are full of hazards, but drones plus machine learning can help inspect and evaluate complex sites, identify dangers, and warn managers and workers.

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A Response to Luddite Politicians: Drones Can Save Costs and Lives

November 29, 2022 · While some politicians may be speaking out against the use of drones, they are increasingly being used to do jobs that are too dangerous for humans.

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Cepton Teams Up With Exwayz to Bolster Lidar Development Applications for Mobile Robots

November 21, 2022 · Cepton and Exwayz are taking advantage of each other's technologies as they work to enhance lidar's role in mobile robotic development.

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Raymond Introduces High Capacity Orderpicker for Intralogistics

October 27, 2022 · The Raymond High Capacity Orderpicker includes new battery-charging technology, in-aisle detection systems, and zoning and positioning systems to boost storage capacity.

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Amazon Robotics Details Development of Proteus Mobile Robot at A3’s AMR and Logistics Week

October 25, 2022 · Amazon Robotics' Mikell Taylor outlined the key considerations and design decisions that she and her team thought about when developing the warehouse mobile robot.

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Cogniteam Partners With 634AI to Reduce Operational Expenses, Boost Safety in Warehouse Robotics

October 25, 2022 · Cogniteam, which has developed the Nimbus drag-and-drop platform, is working with 634AI's MAESTRO "control tower" to facilitate mobile robot and forklift operations.

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SICK Sensor Intelligence Displays New Object Detection and Sensing Technologies at PACK EXPO

October 24, 2022 · SICK Sensor Intelligence is at PACK EXPO this week in Chicago, showcasing its object detection and vision technologies.

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Veo Robotics Launches FreeMove 2.0 Engine for Safeguarding Industrial Robot Workcells

October 18, 2022 · Veo Robotics has upgraded its FreeMove compute engine, which work with sensors to make industrial robots in manufacturing workcells safer to operate around people.

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Major Robotics Vendors Sign Letter Denouncing Weaponizing General-Purpose Robots

October 10, 2022 · Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree have all warned against adding weapons to robots that are already commercially available.

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Lucid Drone Technologies to Present at IFMA World Workplace, Venture Atlanta Forward 2022

September 26, 2022 · Lucid Drone Technologies, which makes industrial spray drones designed for window washing, is among those chosen from over 450 applicants to participate in the Southeastern event.

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Festo and SICK’s New Safety Program Designed to Teach Students the Importance of Risk Assessment

September 26, 2022 · FESTO and SICK have developed a curriculum designed to inform students about the many facets of robotic safety.

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DoorDash Uses Cobalt Robots to Create Safer, More Secure Workplaces

September 26, 2022 · DoorDash has used Cobalt Robotics' systems to help employees return to work after the COVID-19 pandemic, and it also used the robots for

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Kivnon Brings K55 Pallet Stacking Robot to Logistics and Automation 2022

September 21, 2022 · Kivnon, a Spanish provider of mobile robots, said its new K55 Pallet Stacker is reliable, safe, and easy to integrate.

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Arbe and HiRain Technologies Power Perception Radars for Autonomous Trucks and AGVs Across Ports in China

September 20, 2022 · Arbe Robotics is working with HiRain to outfit autonomous vehicles with perception radar systems.

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Bosch Rexroth to Display Autonomous Mobile Robots at AMR and Logistics Week 2022

September 16, 2022 · Bosch Rexroth plans to share the latest developments in its mobile robots and software with manufacturers at A3's Boston event next month.

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Ouster Introduces 3D Lidar Suite for High-Volume Material Handling Applications

September 16, 2022 · Ouster's new high-resolution OS0 and OS1 lidar sensors are designed for forklift and mobile robot manufacturers automating production fleets.

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Aerobotix and FerRobotics Create End of Arm Tool for Sanding in Hazardous Environments

September 15, 2022 · Aerobotix and FerRobotics said their new Class II, Division 1 sander tool can eliminate the risk of silicosis and combustion in hazardous environments.

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A3’s International Robot Safety Conference to Be in Person for the First Time in Three Years

September 14, 2022 · The International Robot Safety Conference, which runs from Sept. 27 to 29 in Columbus, Ohio, will spotlight standards developments and feature a host of industry experts.

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Veo Robotics to Showcase FreeMove Safety System at IMTS

September 1, 2022 · Veo Robotics said its FreeMove system not only increases human collaboration with industrial robots, but it can also help to prevent injuries.

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