Month: September 2023
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Meltio launches new robot cell for additive manufacturing
Meltio, a wire-laser metal deposition additive manufacturing company, has launched its Meltio Robot Cell, a metal additive manufacturing solution. Meltio says its robot sell will boost the performance of a industrial robotic arm in a safer, more reliable and highly accurate way by controlling the entire process including its recently launched slicing software Meltio Space.…
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Orlando and Beep launch autonomous shuttle pilot
The City of Orlando has started a six-month autonomous shuttle pilot program in partnership with Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) and Beep, an Orlando-based provider of autonomous shared mobility solutions. The autonomous pilot, called SWAN Shuttle (Shuttling With Autonomous Navigation), will provide the city and LYNX data and learnings to guide the city’s transportation…
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Motion & Control enterprises acquires Ultimation Industries
Motion & Control Enterprises has acquired Ultimation Industries, its fourth acquisition of 2023. Headquartered in Roseville, MI, Ultimation provides highly engineered automation and material handling solutions as well as quick-ship distribution of material handling equipment products offered through a robust e-commerce platform to customers across the US, Latin America, and Europe. The company serves a…
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Clevon’s T-Mobile powered autonomous delivery robot fleet zooms into smart city Peachtree Corners
Peachtree Corners, one of America’s “first” smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, says Clevon, an autonomous delivery company, is joining the city’s Curiosity Lab ecosystem. Clevon’s autonomous robot carriers (ARCs), powered by T-Mobile connectivity, are designed to collect orders at warehouses, retail stores, dark stores and micro fulfillment centers, and then deliver…
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Purdue thermal imaging innovation allows AI to ‘see through pitch darkness like broad daylight’
Researchers at Purdue University are advancing the world of robotics and autonomy with their patent-pending method that improves on traditional machine vision and perception. Zubin Jacob, the Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and research scientist Fanglin Bao have developed HADAR, or heat-assisted…
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Blendid expands robotic smoothie kiosk presence on California college campuses
Blendid, a robotic food service solutions leader, has opened its autonomous robotic smoothie kiosk locations at two community colleges in California. Furthering efforts to expand the reach of Blendid robotic kiosks across US college campuses, two kiosks are opening this week in partnership with the West Valley-Mission College district. Brad Davis, Chancellor of the West…
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Navigating software launches: The power of MVP development
There are many aspects that stay unknown and hidden when you are just starting a new software project. You can’t know whether the final product will be embraced by users and function as intended. This is where MVPs can make the whole difference. They’re like a test for your ideas, helping you gather user feedback…
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Fernride raises $50 million in Series A funding to scale autonomous yard trucking
Germany-based autonomous trucking innovator Fernride has closed a further $19 million in its Series A funding, pushing the total round amount to $50 million. This comes as the company strengthens its focus on advancing the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics by creating the world’s leading human-machine collaboration technology. The funding increase will further cement…
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Sphere Entertainment unveils humanoid ‘spokesbot and storyteller’ as guide at new venue
Aura the Robot, claimed by its makers to be “the world’s most advanced humanoid robot”, will permanently reside in the grand atrium of Sphere in Las Vegas. The announcement was made by the feminoid Aura herself. Serving as the venue’s spokesbot Aura will interact with guests at the next-generation venue, and serve as an integral…
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Toyota Research Institute unveils ‘breakthrough’ in teaching robots new behaviors
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) says it has achieved a “breakthrough generative AI approach” based on Diffusion Policy to quickly and confidently teach robots new, dexterous skills. This advancement significantly improves robot utility and is a step towards building “Large Behavior Models (LBMs)” for robots, analogous to the Large Language Models (LLMs) that have recently revolutionized…