Day: September 12, 2017
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Paris city hall gives jobs to Pepper and Nao robots
Pepper and Nao now busy working at the city hall of the fifteenth district of Paris Paris has become the first city in France, and one of the few cities in the world, to have employed humanoid robots in its city hall. The city hall of the fifteenth district of Paris has just received two…
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Cyberdyne reports 30 per cent more sales for its cyber-physical HAL exoskeleton
The company which claims to have developed “the world’s first cyborg-type robot” when it built the HAL exoskeleton says it sold 30 per cent more units in its most recent year compared with the previous year. In its annual report, Cyberdyne says it sold $15 million worth of HAL exoskeletons in the year to March…
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B&R adds optimized engineering to 3D SuperTrak simulation
B&R has added a new visualization tool which it says accelerates the development of automation solutions featuring the company’s SuperTrak industrial transport system. The tool displays a 3D simulation of all SuperTrak shuttle movements, as well as synchronized subsystems such as robotics and CNC. Machine builders and operators can accelerate the commissioning process by validating…
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Panasonic develops 3D lidar sensor for autonomous mobile robots
Panasonic has developed a 3D lidar – light detection and radar – sensor that it says accurately measures the direction of and distance to objects with a wide angle of view, which is critical for autonomous operation of mobile robots. Employing Panasonic’s propriety laser-scanning technology, the 3D lidar is capable of scanning the laser as wide…
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Liquid Robotics launches new version of its Wave Glider unmanned marine vessel
Company says the “enhanced platform” extends operations in high sea states and high latitudes Liquid Robotics, a producer of unmanned surface marine vessels, has launched the next generation of its Wave Glider. The new version adds advancements to the platform’s operational range, and performance for missions in high sea states and high latitudes, says the…
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ABB’s YuMi collaborative robot to conduct classical music orchestra
ABB’s YuMi robot is to conduct a classical music orchestra in a performance in Italy tonight. The dual-armed collaborative robot will conduct a famous aria called La Donna è Mobile, from Verdi’s opera Rigoletto. The singer at the concert will be the famous tenor Andrea Bocelli.