Tag: proprietary
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Nauticus Robotics launch new generation of its Aquanauts
Nauticus Robotics, a developer of autonomous robots using artificial intelligence for data collection and intervention services for the ocean industries, has launched the first of three second-generation Aquanauts, dubbed the “Mark 2” (MK2). The Aquanauts will now start commissioning exercises. Following commissioning, Nauticus expects to send the initial Aquanaut MK2 units to the North Sea…
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Heraeus and AI Silk unveil ultra-light metaverse glove
Heraeus Epurio, a specialist developer of conductive polymer materials, and AI Silk , a Japanese wearable-tech startup that has developed the proprietary and patented conductive fiber “Lead Skin”, have together unveiled the “Haptic Metaverse Glove”. The “ultra-light” glove has no mechanical parts attached, that doubles as sensors and an AR/VR/XR controller. Made from AI Silk’s…
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Augmentus expands US presence to meet growing demand for easy Scan and Plan robot programming
Augmentus will be exhibiting at the Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago on 16-17 November 2022 as part of its ongoing partnership with Rockwell Automation. Conventional robot programming is highly difficult and heavily fragmented with the use of proprietary programming languages and extensive training being the industry norm. As a result, 70 percent of the lifetime…
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Ottonomy releases robot at Rome airport
Ottonomy, a maker of autonomous delivery robots, has launched Ottobot 2.0 at pier A of Terminal 1 at Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), in Italy. The autonomous delivery project is part of ADR’s long-term strategy, aimed at maintaining the highest levels of service and enhancing passengers’ experience using cutting edge technology and innovation. Emanuele Cala, VP…
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Startup uWare Robotics develops ‘first’ complete system to map and monitor coastal ecosystems
A Belgian-Spanish startup called uWare Robotics says it has developed the “first end-to-end technology to map and monitor coastal ecosystems”. uWare says its system consists of a number of proprietary hardware and software technologies, including an autonomous underwater vehicle, called the uOne. Designed for maximum mobility, stability, cost-effectiveness, and autonomy, the uOne allows for data…
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Outrider releases ‘fully autonomous’ truck parking system
Outrider, a developer of autonomous technology for yard operations at logistics hubs, has released “fully autonomous” trailer backing capabilities to its fleet. This proprietary technology enables autonomous yard trucks to back trailers into tight spaces with precision and without modifications to trailers. These capabilities are now available as part of the Outrider System, which automates…
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Fabric raises $110 million in new investment round backed by Kraft Heinz
On-demand fulfillment services startup Fabric has raised an additional investment to its Series B round from Evolv Ventures, the investment arm of Kraft Heinz, one of the largest global food and beverage companies in the world. Led by a team of food, startup, and venture capital veterans, Evolv Ventures is focused on strategic investments in…
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CloudMinds partners with Sprint to develop 5G humanoid robot
CloudMinds has unveiled the XR-1, which it describes as “one of the first intelligent 5G humanoid robots”. CloudMinds Technology is a provider of cloud artificial intelligence architecture that makes robots and businesses smarter. The company demonstrated its “revolutionary” XR-1 robot interact with guests at the Sprint exhibit at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles this week.
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CloudMinds opens cloud robotics support centre in Chile
CloudMinds Technology, a provider of cloud artificial intelligence architecture for robots, has opened a new support centre in Santiago, Chile. The company says the office will expand support for customers across Mexico and South America. The new operation will report to the company’s global co-headquarters in Santa Clara, California. said Robert Zhang, company co-founder and…
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Connected world: The death of proprietary networks
Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director of EU Automation, takes a look at one of the casualties of fluid communication in the factory – that is, the death of proprietary networks and communication protocols in favour of the uninhibited free flow of data Like it or not, we live in modern world of fluidity and interconnectedness in which…