Separate fact from fiction about AI in the warehouse at the Robotics Summit
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by The Robot Report Staff
11h ago
3PL expert Sean Pineau will share his insights into automation and AI in the warehouse. Source: Locus Robotics Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize robotics and industries including supply chain and logistics. For all of the hype around generative AI, robotics developers, integrators, and warehouse operators need to separate the facts from fiction. At the 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo, Locus Robotics will offer some help in demystifying AI in the warehouse. Sean Pineau, head of third-party logistics (3PL) segments at Locus Robotics, will present a session on “AI in the Warehou ..read more
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Delta Electronics demonstrates digital twin, power systems at GTC
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by Eugene Demaitre
16h ago
Delta exhibited its data center and other technologies at NVIDIA GTC 2024. Source: Delta Electronics SAN JOSE, Calif. — Artificial intelligence and robotics both devour power, but simulation, next-generation processors, and good product design can mitigate the draw. At NVIDIA Corp.’s GTC event last week, Delta Electronics Inc. demonstrated how its digital twin platform, developed on NVIDIA Omniverse, can help enhance smart manufacturing capabilities. “We’ve partnered with NVIDIA on energy-efficient designs to support AI,” Franziskus Gehle, general manager of the Power Solutions business unit ..read more
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Accenture invests in humanoid maker Sanctuary AI
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by Mike Oitzman
1d ago
Sanctuary’s Phoenix humanoid is being developed to support a variety of tasks. | Credit: Sanctuary AI In its Technology Vision 2024 report, Accenture said 95% of the executives it surveyed agreed that “making technology more human will massively expand the opportunities of every industry.” Well, today Accenture put its money where its mouth is. Accenture Ventures announced a strategic investment in Sanctuary AI, one of the companies developing humanoid robots. The Robot Report reached out to Sanctuary to learn more about the investment but hadn’t heard back at press time. This article will b ..read more
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Northeastern University Mars Rover Team wins Winter Canadian International Challenge
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by Cesareo Contreras
2d ago
Brooke Chalmers, who studies computer science, and Jason Kobrin, who studies mechanical engineering, work on the Mars Rover in the Richards Hall Makerspace. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University When the student leaders of the Northeastern University Mars Rover Team decided they were going to participate in the inaugural Winter Canadian International Rover Challenge, they thought it would be good practice more than anything else. They didn’t expect to win the competition. Yet, that’s exactly what happened. The Northeastern team took home the gold last month, beating McMaster Univer ..read more
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Viam brings in $45M to accelerate enterprise partnerships
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by The Robot Report Staff
2d ago
Viam is a tool for developing software that comes with the cloud services necessary to prototype and build robots quickly. | Source: Viam Viam, which offers a software platform for smart machines, yesterday announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. This latest round brings the company’s total funding to date to $87 million. Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former chief technology officer of MongoDB, founded Viam in 2020. The New York-based company said the latest investment will enable it to accelerate enterprise partnerships, drive commercial innovation, and further d ..read more
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Portescap to be a featured exhibitor and speaker at Robotics Summit & Expo 2024
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by The Robot Report Staff
3d ago
Portescap and Kollmorgen will discuss motion control at the Robotics Summit & Expo. Credit: Adobe Stock Portescap, a global leader in micro-motion solutions for the robotics industry, has announced that it will be exhibiting at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston from May 1-2, 2024. The West Chester, Pa.-based company will exhibit at Booth 144 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Its team will show products for demanding robotics applications, including frameless motors and flat motors that can easily integrate with strain-wave gearing. “Frameless motors bypass the use of ..read more
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RightHand Robotics and Vanderlande discuss industry trends, RightPick 4 at MODEX
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by Brianna Wessling
3d ago
RightHand Robotics Inc. has hit the ground running in 2024. Earlier this year, it released RightPick 4, an upgraded version of its piece-picking system that can handle items up to 25% larger and 50% heavier than RightPick 3. The Charlestown, Mass.-based company worked closely with integration partner Vanderlande on many of the new features in RightPick 4. The companies’ close partnership is key to both successful deployments and future technology development, according to David Schwebel, head of sales and strategic business development at RightHand, and Jake Heldenberg, North American head of ..read more
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RoboticsCareer.org adds functionality from ARM Institute to address manufacturing skills gap
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by The Robot Report Staff
3d ago
RoboticsCareer.org has been redesigned to help people find careers in manufacturing. Source: ARM Insitute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today said it has added capabilities to RoboticsCareer.org, its resource for robotics careers in U.S. manufacturing. The institute said they will provide guidance to help students and workers understand training and job opportunities and plan their careers. The site redesign also aims to increase interest in manufacturing careers by illustrating the importance of these roles to the nation, said the ARM Institute. “RoboticsCareer.o ..read more
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GTC 2024 and R-24 Recap
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by The Robot Report Staff
4d ago
The Robot Report Podcast · NVIDIA GTC24 and R24 recap The Robot Report editorial director Gene Demaitre recently returned from the international R-24 event in Odense Denmark March 13-15, 2024. From this trip, he immediately headed out to San Jose CA to attend the NVIDIA GTC24 event with senior editor, Mike Oitzman. In this episode, Gene and Mike talk about what Gene learned and what he saw during his visit to Odense. From there, the cohosts discuss their experience at the GTC24 event, and all of the interesting sessions on AI and robotics, the NVIDIA product announcements for robotics togethe ..read more
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OSRF launches Open Source Robotics Alliance to strengthen open-source software projects
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by The Robot Report Staff
4d ago
The Open Source Robotics Alliance is looking to partner with community stakeholders in the development of open-source projects. | Source: OSRF The Open Source Robotics Foundation, or OSRF, last week launched the Open Source Robotics Alliance, or OSRA. With this new initiative, OSRF aims to strengthen the governance of open-source robotics software projects. It said the new alliance will also ensure the health of the Robot Operating System community for years to come. The OSRA plans to use a mixed-membership and meritocratic model, similar to other open-source organizations such as the Linux ..read more
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