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Velodyne Lidar sensors power ThorDrive’s autonomous driving pilot

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ThorDrive, an autonomous vehicle (AV) startup, is introducing commercial vehicle services in the first of many pilots in the USA.

The initial service, in partnership with Hassett ACE Hardware, will support selected residents and fire departments in Palo Alto, California, with plans to expand to additional pilots soon.

The ThorDrive platform is using Velodyne’s lidar sensors to provide rich data content for its AV software.

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Learn the best safety practices for collaborative robotics

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Ready to install collaborative robots in your factory? Read this white paper to learn the issues surrounding safe robotics. 

Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

The document is entitled Safe Robotics: Safety in Collaborative Robot Systems, and we encourage you to download using the method of your choice.

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White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems

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Want to know the best practices for safe robotics? 

Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

The document is entitled Safe Robotics: Safety in Collaborative Robot Systems, and we encourage you to download using the method of your choice.

You can either fill in the form below or similar forms on the following pages:

  1. White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems
  2. Safe Robotics: Free white paper from Sick Sensor Intelligence

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ZF promotes sensor portfolio for autonomous driving

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At CES this year, ZF highlighted its sensor portfolio for detecting vehicle surroundings – both inside and outside of the vehicle – to help to enhance the safety of conventional and automated vehicles.

The resulting architecture – including a new, full-range radar, solid-state LiDAR, innovative cameras and acoustic sensors – are combined with supercomputers from the ZF ProAI product family to create a powerful overall sensor system.

“As system architects for autonomous driving, we’ve developed a sensor set which equips cars with all of the necessary senses to digitally detect their surroundings,” said Torsten Gollewski, head of Advanced Engineering at ZF and general manager of Zukunft Ventures GmbH.

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White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems

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Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

The document is entitled Safe Robotics: Safety in Collaborative Robot Systems, and we encourage you to download using the method of your choice.

You can either fill in the form below or similar forms on the following pages:

  1. White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems
  2. Safe Robotics: Free white paper from Sick Sensor Intelligence

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Sick introduces new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics

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Sensor manufacturer Sick has introduced a range of new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics.

Direct drives in robotics applications and handling systems are two of the key applications that are ideal for the new SEM70 and SEM90 motor feedback systems from Sick, featuring HiperFace interfaces.  [Read more…] about Sick introduces new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics

Sick Sensors partners with Canadian university to develop advanced manufacturing knowledge

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Humber College and Sick Sensors are entering into a three-year partnership agreement designed to build awareness of new industry automation sensor solutions and Industry 4.0 ready sensor technologies.

Sick will provide sensor technologies and services worth $765,000, new training opportunities for Humber students and dedicated support through new scholarships called the “Sick Canada Leadership & Vision Awards”.

Sick is now a founding member of Humber’s Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium, a group comprised of industry partners working with the college to train students and employees of Canadian companies within the new Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation. [Read more…] about Sick Sensors partners with Canadian university to develop advanced manufacturing knowledge

Webcast: Nvidia launches ‘world’s first AI computer for autonomous machines’

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Nvidia has launched what it says is the world’s first artificial intelligence computer for developing autonomous machines. (See video below.)

The Nvidia “Jetson AGX Xavier” module sports vast computing power generated by six different processing systems integrated into one single architecture, says the company.

In a presentation to launch the new computer, Nvidia’s Jesse Clayton, senior manager of product, autonomous machines, says: “The Jetson AGX Xavier module is an AI computer that makes fully autonomous machines possible.  [Read more…] about Webcast: Nvidia launches ‘world’s first AI computer for autonomous machines’

Isra Vision claims its sensor system delivers ‘top performance for automated bin picking’

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Robotic perception specialist Isra Vision claims its new sensor duo “delivers top performance for automated bin picking”.

Isra says its enhanced “versionmarket” sensor and a completely new four-camera solution with top speeds in scanning and data processing are taking fully automated bin picking to the next level.

The “extremely fast and robust sensors” reliably meet even difficult production requirements such as harsh environments and short cycle times, adds Isra.  [Read more…] about Isra Vision claims its sensor system delivers ‘top performance for automated bin picking’

Fast-growing sectors within robotics and automation

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If we were to think of robotics and automation as one industry – which we at this website in fact do – we could argue that it’s one of the fastest-growing industries in the world right now.

Certainly if we were to include software automation systems – such as robotic process automation – it would probably be the biggest.

But Robotics and Automation News tends to concentrate on physical machines – such as robotic arms or autonomous vehicles – which can be seen in a typical manufacturing or logistics facility.

And we try and understand what other sectors are most closely related to robotics and automation – manufacturing and logistics being two obvious ones.

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