Tag: pittsburgh
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Ottonomy robots to provide customer services at Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh International Airport is teaming up with tech startup Ottonomy and its fully autonomous delivery robot – Ottobot – for a pilot project offering select passengers a contactless delivery system. Ottonomy is partnering with PIT’s xBridge Innovation Center, the airport’s tech proving ground for technologies and startups that provide solutions for the industry and beyond.…
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Pittsburgh set to become ‘major player globally’ in autonomous vehicles sector
The Pittsburgh autonomy sector has reached critical mass and has the potential to become a major player in the global market, according to a new study. It adds, however, that “urgent action is needed” to compete more effectively against other regions and to encourage autonomy companies to locate and remain in Southwestern Pennsylvania as they…
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RE2 Robotics launches new robotic arm for outdoor mobile applications
RE2 Robotics, a leading developer of intelligent mobile robotic manipulation systems, marks its 20th year in business with the launch of its newest robotic arm, the RE2 Sapien 6M. The milestone marks two successful decades of innovation and growth for the Company in the robotics industry. Originally founded on July 20, 2001 as a defense…
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Industry leaders aim to make Pittsburgh the ‘robotics capital of the world’
The Pittsburgh Robotics Network, a group dedicated to the growth of the region’s robotics and artificial intelligence companies, says it has attracted over 100 members – making Pittsburgh home to “one of the world’s most dynamic robotics ecosystems”. The network’s success has led its members and partners to commit to making Pittsburgh the “robotics capital…
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Carnegie Mellon awarded $150 million to develop robotics research facility
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded Carnegie Mellon University $150 million to support science and robotics research through the building of a new facility. Farnam Jahanian, CMU president, says: “Pittsburgh’s future – and the future of US innovation and global competitiveness – are inextricably linked to scientific and technological advances, and how well organizations,…
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Astrobotic unveils new 47,000 sq ft headquarters in Pittsburgh
Space robotics startup Astrobotic has officially opened its new headquarters in Pittsburgh in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 47,000 square foot complex is the largest private facility in the world dedicated to lunar logistics. Astrobotic’s Peregrine and Griffin lunar landers will be built on-site, with Peregrine set to become the first commercial mission to the Moon,…
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Robotics and Automation News Review: Fanuc and Kuka launch new robots, Pittsburgh ready to go to ‘infinity and beyond’, Foxconn moves operations out of China, and much more…
Friday 14 August 2020: This is a new, weekly column – to be published every Friday – which rounds up all the most interesting news from the robotics and automation industry in the past seven days, in brief form. This Robotics and Automation News Review is also available to view on our YouTube channel. Comau…
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Pittsburgh looks to ‘infinity and beyond’ with $200 million NASA contract win
Pittsburgh local authorities say they are looking to “infinity and beyond” after NASA awarded a local company, Astrobotic Technology, a $200 million contract to build and send the first-ever US rover to the Moon by 2023. Specialising in the development of space robotics technology for lunar and planetary missions, Astrobotic was founded in 2007 by…
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IAM Robotics to open new HQ and showroom in Pittsburgh
IAM Robotics, inventor of an autonomous mobile manipulation robot, is opening a new, headquarters and showcase innovation center. The new 30,000 square foot facility will be located in the emerging high tech area of Pittsburgh known as Robotics Row, a stretch of land that has become a hotbed for robotics and technology companies along the…
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Formant acquires Formation to add robot remote control to its fleet management solutions
Formant, a robot fleet management software company, has acquired Formation, a robot teleoperation startup based in Pittsburgh. Formant will integrate the startup’s solution to enable customers to remotely control their robots through its browser-based, cloud-enabled robot fleet management system. According to Formant’s CEO, Jeff Linnell, adding teleoperation to Formant’s offerings will create an end-to-end solution…