Tag: develop
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Nidec Leroy-Somer selected by Airbus to develop electric motors for its future hydrogen powered zero-emission engine
Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus, the worlds largest airplane manufacturer, to develop an electric motor for its hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype, as part of Airbus’ ambition to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035. The long-standing expertise and extensive know-how of the French electric motor manufacturer, who already…
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Halodi Robotics uses Ansys to simulate humanoid robots
Halodi Robotics is using Ansys simulation software through the Ansys Startup Program to develop its humanoid robots designed to work among humans in everyday environments. Humanoid robots can help alleviate the growing labour shortage, and free critical personnel to focus on tasks that require their high-level skills. These robots will perform jobs such as patrolling…
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US Army awards Kodiak Robotics $50 million contract for autonomous trucks
Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving trucking company, today announced it has been awarded a $49.9 million, 24-month United States Department of Defense (DoD) agreement to help automate future US Army ground vehicles led by the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program. This effort will be in support of vehicles designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other high-risk…
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Cogniteam’s Nimbus OS gives ‘street smarts’ to Rover Robotics’ platforms
Nimbus says its low-code robotics programming capabilities give a new level of intelligence – or “street smarts” – to Rover Robotics’ machine platforms. Nick Velander, CEO of Rover Robotics, says: “Pre-integrating our platforms with Nimbus allows teams to reach market demands at a record pace.” Cogniteam, a robotics company operating for over a decade and…
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ASTM forms new robotics group to develop standards for grasping and manipulation technologies
ASTM International’s committee on robotics, automation, and autonomous systems (F45) has formed a new subcommittee on grasping and manipulation. This new subcommittee (F45.05) of ASTM (formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials) will develop standards that evaluate performance in several major areas of robotic manipulation. The first three task groups of the committee…
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Galen Robotics closes oversubscribed $15 Million Series A funding round
Galen Robotics, which describes itself as a “digital-surgery-as-a-service pioneer”, has completed the first close for an oversubscribed Series A round with $15 million in funding, including investment from Ambix Healthcare Partners, from Menlo Park, California. Galen Robotics has submitted a new collaborative soft tissue surgical robot, intended to address unmet needs in the market, to…
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Hyundai and Kia to develops mobile robots for space exploration
South Korean automotive giants Hyundai and Kia have agreed a partnership to develop robotic technology for space exploration. The two companies say they “are now expanding their vision beyond the bounds of Earth and into space” are specifically concentrating on robotics and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Hyundai and Kia recently signed joint research agreements with…
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ForwardX Robotics partners with Qualcomm to develop new autonomous mobile robots
ForwardX Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses, is partnering with chipmaking giant Qualcomm to develop new robots. The two companies showcased the results of their collaboration at the recent Hannover Messe event in Germany, where ForwardX and Qualcomm jointly gave demonstrations. Qualcomm showcased its Robotics RB5 Platform with the ForwardX Flex AMR…
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Continental and Octiva to develop autonomous mobile robots for agriculture
Continental and Dutch-Belgian technology company Octiva are partnering to develop autonomous mobile robotic solutions for horticulture applications. The agreement follows Continental’s announcement that it has started the volume production of autonomous mobile robots for intralogistics. The new AMRs being developed with Octiva will become part of Continental’s second product line “Agriculture” in the market of…
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Flexiv unveils new operating system for its adaptive robots
Flexiv, a developer of robotic and artificial intelligence solutions, has unveiled Flexiv Elements, its all-new operating system for “adaptive robots”. Adaptive robots are a new category – very similar to collaborative robots – which Flexiv is concentrating on. It describes its “Rizon” model (main picture) as “the first adapative robot” – referring to its ability…