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Covvi unveils ‘futuristic’ robotic hand that ‘pushes new technological boundaries’

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Prosthetics development company Covvi has revealed a futuristic, robotic hand that the company says “pushes new technological boundaries”.

The launch looks to bring the “ground-breaking” Covvi Hand, which the company describes as “a state-of-the-art multi-articulated hand able to complete complex tasks”, to the robotics sector.

Since 2017, Covvi’s dedicated team of engineers and developers, have created an advanced prosthetic hand with the ability to form intricate grips mimicking those made by the human form. The Covvi Hand continues to be used by people with limb loss and limb differences around the world, and is currently supporting the rehabilitation of troops in Ukraine. [Read more…] about Covvi unveils ‘futuristic’ robotic hand that ‘pushes new technological boundaries’

Japanese scientists develop ‘98 percent accurate’ robotic grasping system

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Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, have developed a novel 6D (six degrees-of-freedom) pose dataset designed to improve robotic grasping accuracy and adaptability in industrial settings. They used an Intel RealSense depth D435 camera in their experiments. 

The dataset, which integrates RGB and depth images, demonstrates significant potential to enhance the precision of robots performing pick-and-place tasks in dynamic environments.

Accurate object pose estimation refers to the ability of a robot to determine both the position and orientation of an object. It is essential for robotics, especially in pick-and-place tasks, which are crucial in industries such as manufacturing and logistics. [Read more…] about Japanese scientists develop ‘98 percent accurate’ robotic grasping system

Hyundai’s Robotics Lab wins 17 Good Design Awards

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Hyundai Motor Group’s Robotics LAB , along with Hyundai Motor itself, have won 17 prestigious Good Design Awards victories in 2024 across multiple categories. Hyundai Motor took 12 wins and the Group’s Robotics LAB achieved five awards in the Robotics category.

SangYup Lee, executive vice president and head of Hyundai and Genesis Global Design, says: “We are honored to receive recognition from the Good Design Awards, reaffirming our design excellence across various fields.

“This recognition underscores our design team’s dedication and the competitiveness of Hyundai’s design identity globally.” [Read more…] about Hyundai’s Robotics Lab wins 17 Good Design Awards

Top 10 steel producers: Innovations, challenges, and future directions

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If you’re the kind of person who thinks steel is beautiful, you probably need to get a life. Or at least get out more.

But the thing about steel is that it’s always so shiny. So strong as well. If it’s stainless steel, like your average sink, you could use it for the rest of your life and it will look as shiny and as beautiful as the day it was made, provided you clean it of course.

Scientifically or technically speaking, even stainless steel does rust. But that’s boffins for you – always looking to spoil the party with useless facts. To the average person, with an average sink, stainless steel stays as good as new forever. [Read more…] about Top 10 steel producers: Innovations, challenges, and future directions

Startup offering pre-orders of Eliza humanoid robot for $420,000 minimum

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Eliza Wakes Up, the project bringing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) agents to life, has opened pre-orders for “Eliza” (main picture), which the company or group describes as “the next-generation personal robot set to redefine the capabilities of robotics and intelligent machines”.

Powered by Eliza Wakes Up, ElizaOS, and incubated by Ryze Labs, this state-of-the-art personal companion seamlessly integrates AI, blockchain technology, and advanced robotics into a cutting-edge, fully customized humanoid robot.

Ava, head of projects, Eliza Wakes Up, says: “We’re bringing AI to life in a way that has never been done before. Eliza is designed as a real girl with emotional intelligence, offering human-like companionship. [Read more…] about Startup offering pre-orders of Eliza humanoid robot for $420,000 minimum

Symbotic to buy Walmart’s robotics business for up to $350 million

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Symbotic, a developer of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, has agreed to acquire Walmart’s Advanced Systems and Robotics business.

This transaction expands the long-standing relationship between Walmart and Symbotic with the aim of developing an integrated automated supply chain.

Walmart has chosen Symbotic to develop, build and deploy an advanced solution leveraging Symbotic’s AI-enabled robotics platform to offer Walmart customers greater shopping convenience through accelerated online pickup and delivery (APD) options at stores. [Read more…] about Symbotic to buy Walmart’s robotics business for up to $350 million

The Rise of Robots: A Brief History of Automation and AI

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Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have rapidly evolved from science fiction concepts to integral parts of our daily lives. From industrial machines that revolutionised manufacturing processes to intelligent algorithms that power our smartphones, the journey of automation and AI is as fascinating as it is complex.

This evolution has also transformed the educational space, making specialised programs like an online engineering masters more relevant than ever.

Let’s take a stroll through this history, examining key milestones and reflecting on the future challenges we face as these technologies continue to advance. [Read more…] about The Rise of Robots: A Brief History of Automation and AI

Deep Robotics’ robot dog pioneers smart inspection in Singapore power cable tunnel

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Deep Robotics, a Chinese developer of quadrupedal robotics, has crossed a major milestone with the deployment of its industrial-grade quadruped robot, the X30.

The robot, nicknamed “SPock” within Singapore’s SP Group, is now operational in the country’s extensive underground power transmission cable network, marking it the first Chinese quadruped robot to be deployed to an overseas power system.

The partnership with SP Group represents a critical step forward in Deep Robotics’ global expansion and demonstrates the growing importance of emerging technologies such as robotics and digitization in infrastructure maintenance. [Read more…] about Deep Robotics’ robot dog pioneers smart inspection in Singapore power cable tunnel

ABB launches AppStudio no-code tool for robot interface programming

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ABB has launched AppStudio, which the company describes as an intuitive no-code software tool designed to empower users of all experience levels to quickly and easily create customized robotic user interfaces.

With intuitive functionality and features including a collaborative cloud-based library enabling users to share application templates, AppStudio will reduce setup times by up to 80 percent.

Marc Segura, president ABB Robotics, says: “A growing shortage of skilled labor requires the further simplification of automation and programming, especially among small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) where complexity is seen as a major barrier to implementing robotic automation. [Read more…] about ABB launches AppStudio no-code tool for robot interface programming

Nvidia unveils Cosmos platform for robotics development

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Nvidia has unveiled its Cosmos World Foundation Model platform for the development of physical AI systems such as autonomous vehicles and robots.

Cosmos comprises state-of-the-art generative world foundation models, advanced tokenizers, guardrails and an accelerated video processing pipeline built to “advance the development of physical AI systems”, says Nvidia.

Physical AI models are costly to develop, and require vast amounts of real-world data and testing. Cosmos world foundation models, or WFMs, offer developers an easy way to generate massive amounts of photoreal, physics-based synthetic data to train and evaluate their existing models. Developers can also build custom models by fine-tuning Cosmos WFMs. [Read more…] about Nvidia unveils Cosmos platform for robotics development