Day: July 8, 2020
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How Online Domestic Robot Sales Exploded in France During Covid-19
Businesses are using emerging tech like robots in different industries to minimize human contact. Robots, to reduce the spread of Covid-19 infection are doing the work of humans. One of the major things, which is happening today, is the accelerated pace of development in emerging tech. For a very long time, the government and industry…
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ESOL real-time operating system supports Kalray’s Coolidge processor
ESOL’s real-time operating system, eMCOS POSIX Commercial OS, now supports Kalray’s Coolidge “intelligent processor”. The partnership between the companies is said to pave the way for integration into robots and autonomous vehicles. ESOL is a developer of real-time embedded software solutions, and describes the the eMCOS POSIX as a “high-performance, scalable real-time operating system”.
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Universal Robots takes its virtual trade show to America
Universal Robots is taking its virtual event to America after its successful debut in Europe. The company says the event will be America’s largest virtual collaborative robot expo and conference. Universal Robots says the unique trade show, The Cobot Expo, offers American manufacturers “flexible automation solutions for a fast-changing world”.
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Geek+ powers remote operations and new deployments for Decathlon in China
Geek+, an autonomous mobile robot manufacturer, has extended its co-operation with Decathlon, one of the world’s largest retailers of sporting goods. Decathlon is present in over 50 countries with more than 1,600 stores globally and has been partnering with Geek+ on a successful two-year collaboration in its e-commerce and retail fulfillment centers in Shanghai. Decathlon…
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NGen invests $5 million into manufacturing of disinfection robots
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), the industry-led organization leading Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster, is co-investing $5 million in projects leading to the development and production in Canada of automated hands-free disinfection technologies to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Five outstanding projects have been selected for funding under NGen’s Disinfection Robot Challenge. With matching contributions…
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NIST awards $3.4 million to support Manufacturing USA’s coronavirus projects
The US government has awarded $3.4 million to support Manufacturing USA’s solutions to the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded $3.4 million in grants to support “high-impact projects” for Covid-19 pandemic response. The funding is authorized through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed…