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Ambi Robotics warehouse automation solution automates item picking operations. | Credit: Ambi Robotics AmbiAccess, a cloud-based business intelligence tool from Ambi Robotics, helps customers maximize their Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) investment. AmbiAccess … Read More
The automotive industry has the largest number of robots working in factories around the world. The operational stock hit a new record of about one million units. This represents about … Read More
Compared with six years ago, silicon photonics is in a much better position to pull neural morphic processors from their currently low computational and physical size (footprint) efficiency to less … Read More
The color signals change according to changes in the surrounding environment due to the application of a photonic crystal film to the soft robot.
NVIDIA Omniverse enables Amazon Robotics engineers to quickly simulate warehouse environments and train sensor data. | Credit: NVIDIA NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang presented the latest product announcements during his keynote … Read More
Scientists developed fully biodegradable, high-performance artificial muscles. Their research project marks another step towards green technology becoming a lasting trend in the field of soft robotics.
Metal detecting can be a fun hobby, or it can be a task to be completed in deadly earnest—if the buried treasure you’re searching for includes landmines and explosive remnants … Read More
Data science-driven platform seamlessly orchestrates large fleets of multiple robot form factors in very large warehouses to deliver predictable, efficient, and scalable productivity results. | Credit: Locus Robotics Locus Robotics … Read More
OTTO Motors releases new software powering the industry’s most comprehensive fleet of AMRs with the ability to handle any material handling job up to 4,200 lb. | Credit: OTTO Motors … Read More
Slip Robotics demonstrated its automated trailer loading/unloading system (ATLS) at ProMat 2023. The omnidirectional robot is designed to carry up to 8 full pallets and a total of 6 tons. … Read More
Clearpath Robotics, a manufacturer of mobile robotics platforms for research and development, announced Husky Observer, a fully integrated system designed to accelerate inspection solutions. This new configuration of the Husky aims … Read More
This morning at the ProMat conference in Chicago, Agility Robotics is introducing the latest iteration of Digit, their bipedal multipurpose robot designed for near-term commercial success in warehouse and logistics … Read More
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) today at ProMat introduced MiR Insights, a cloud-based software tool that enables fleet owners to track and analyze the operations of its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). … Read More
Agility Robotics is unveiling at ProMat the next generation of its Digit humanoid. Most humanoids to date have been designed for research labs. Digit, on the other hand, is being … Read More
Researchers have developed biosensor technology that will allow you to operate devices, such as robots and machines, solely through thought control. The technology has significant potential in fields such as … Read More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the … Read More
Bioprinting is the use of 3D printing techniques to fabricate tissues out of biomaterials. It is mainly used to create human tissue for research and for drug testing in vitro. … Read More
My favorite approach to human-robot interaction is minimalism. I’ve met a lot of robots, and some of the ones that have most effectively captured my heart are those that express … Read More
ABB this morning started construction on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The $20 million project is expected to be … Read More
This morning, drone delivery company Zipline announced a new drone delivery system offering nearly silent, precise delivery that’s intended to expand the company’s capabilities into home delivery. This requires a … Read More
New hardware, sensors, algorithms, and AI technologies have opened up the ability to rethink how robots are developed for use in unstructured environments. Using a first principles approach, Apptronik has … Read More
New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.
MIT engineers developed a method to tailor any wireless network to handle a high load of time-sensitive data coming from multiple sources. | Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT How fresh are … Read More
Built Robotics, a San Francisco-based developer of construction robots, announced the RPD 35, a fully autonomous solar piling robot. Built’s system combines all steps of the piling process, from surveying … Read More
The PR2 is one of the most beloved robots in the robotics industry. It was the state-of-the-art mobile manipulator when it was launched in 2009 by Willow Garage. The PR2 … Read More
Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels.
Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) launched a robot that can lift, carry and place rebar called IronBOT. The robot, which is ACR’s second product offering, can lift up to 5,000-lb bundles … Read More
Researchers have created soft robots that can seamlessly shift from walking to swimming, for example, or crawling to rolling.
Ambi Robotics is deploying its parcel-sorting robots at OSM Worldwide’s warehouses in the U.S. Based on the minimum four-year robots-as-a-service (RAAS) deal, the flagship AmbiSort A-Series system will be installed … Read More
FAULHABER’s new L linear actuator product family offers a turnkey solution for a broad range of applications. The L linear actuator family is designed for high performances in compact dimensions, … Read More
