Tag: open
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Think Surgical’s miniature robotic system developed with Sagentia gains FDA clearance
Think Surgical’s Tmini Miniature Robotic System has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Think Surgical chose R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation, a market-leading advanced surgical robotics developer, to support key aspects of the Tmini system’s development. The Tmini system includes a wireless robotic handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee…
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Think Surgical’s miniature surgical robotic system developed with Sagentia gains FDA clearance
Think Surgical says its TMINI Miniature Robotic System has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Think Surgical chose R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation, a market-leading advanced surgical robotics developer, to support key aspects of the TMINI system’s development. The TMINI system includes a wireless robotic handpiece that assists surgeons in performing…
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Blendid takes its robotic smoothie kiosks into athletic clubs with the Bay Club
Blendid, a robotic food service solutions leader, is expanding into the athletic club industry. The Bay Club Company, which operates 22 active lifestyle clubs along the West Coast, will open Blendid kiosks at two of its California locations this spring. Marissa Lucas, senior VP of brand marketing at the Bay Club, says: “Our Bay Club…
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Scythe Robotics unveils its first open source CANopen stack
Scythe Robotics, a developer of commercial-grade autonomous solutions for the professional landscaping industry, has unveiled its first open source release. CANfetti is a CANopen compliant stack developed to overcome the limitations of existing libraries. Written and refined over the past several years by Scythe’s firmware and software teams, CANfetti significantly lowers the barrier to entry…
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GreyOrange launches GreyMatter open API to manage variety of robotic systems
GreyOrange, a provider of automated robotic fulfillment and inventory optimization software, has launched its GreyMatter open API (application programming interface). The API enables any vendor’s robotic solution to seamlessly connect to the GreyMatter fulfillment orchestration platform, giving customers the freedom to choose the technology that fits their warehouse environment. Under the API, GreyMatter can now orchestrate autonomous…
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Open letter: Robotics companies call on policymakers not to weaponize robots
A group of leading robotics companies have sent an open letter to policymakers calling on them not to weaponize robots. The letter was released by Boston Dynamics in collaboration with Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics and Unitree Robotics. The letter, which is published in full below, brings together leading companies in the mobile…
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European Commission launches online ‘meeting point’ for robotics community
The European Commission has launched a “meeting point” for the online robotics community. TheEC says its European hub makes it possible to explore “non-technical aspects of robotics that impact society and our lives”. Robospot: The Responsible Robotics Knowledge Hub is a platform created within the Robotics4EU project, free and open to anyone.
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4 Advantages of Using an Open Source LMS
Hosted platforms for eLearning courses are extremely tempting for what they offer but they come at a price and are a poor choice for people who are ambitious about creating online courses. If you are a regular creator and pursue it passionately, try an open-source LMS instead. To build any software, one has to work…
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General Motors and Red Hat partner to develop software-defined vehicles
Automotive giant General Motors and open source software provider Red Hat have formed a partnership to “help advance software-defined vehicles at the edge”. The companies expect to expand an ecosystem of innovation around the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System, which provides a functional-safety certified Linux operating system foundation intended for the ongoing evolution of GM’s…
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Bosch makes $250 million available for startups
Despite the challenging business environment, the Bosch Group is raising its venture-capital funding for the current business year: its subsidiary Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) is setting up a new fund for startups; the fund has a volume of 250 million euros (approximately $250 million). As a provider of venture capital, Bosch supports startups around…