Day: September 14, 2017
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Teamsters boss files objections to driverless trucks
Teamsters general secretary-treasurer Ken Hall testified yesterday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on self-driving technology, urging for the exemption of commercial vehicles from pending legislation and the need for further analysis of the safety, jobs and cybersecurity impact of developing technologies. “It is incumbent upon the members of this committee to help ensure that…
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Moduform puts Rethink Robotics collaborative robot to work making furniture
Challenged with a hard-to-find human workforce, family owned company brings in a robot Family-owned furniture manufacturer Moduform has given a job to Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer collaborative robot at its Fitchburg, Massachusetts facility. Faced with a shortage of workers, Moduform brought in Sawyer to fill that gap. The company says utilising the collaborative robot is also…
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University of Illinois presents its TerraSentia farming robot to investors
Scientists at the University of Illinois, in the US, have presented agricultural robot technology which they say can save significant amounts of time and money in farm labour costs. The TerraSentia mobile robot for precision agriculture is being marketed by a startup company called EarthSense, presumably a spin-out from the university. Developed with support from…
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Kuka launches autonomous mobile robot for logistics
Kuka has launched an autonomous logistics robot in the form of a mobile platform which are by now quite familiar in the logistics industry. The robot maker says its Kuka KMP 1500 navigates using the SLAM method, which stands for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, utilising laser scanners. It adds that the robot is highly flexible, and…
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Siemens to establish global robotics research and development centre in China
Engineering giant Siemens is establishing a robotics research and development centre in China. The company says the facility will be a global research centre in autonomous robotics, and is part of its innovation strategy to “master technology fields that are critical for future success”. Worldwide, Siemens is planning to spend $6 billion this year on…