Category: The Robot Report
Webinar: Collaborative Robotics 2021 – New Systems, Applications and Opportunities – April 21
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT The introduction of collaborative robots, robotic systems that can work safely in close approximation with human co-workers, […]
Vicarious and GreyOrange announce goods-to-robot solution
Here is a look at a cobot arm controlled by Vicarious demonstrating a vertical bin picking application for goods-to-robot (image courtesy of Vicarious) Goods-to-Person (G2P) autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider […]
Juan Aparicio, Enrico Krog Iversen on robotics ease of use
Welcome to Episode 37 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us each week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and […]
Amazon SageMaker RL tools manage robotics workflows
Woodside Energy’s Ripley robot uses reinforcement learning to perform manipulation tasks. | Credit: Amazon Amazon launched SageMaker Reinforcement Learning (RL) Kubeflow Components, an open-source toolkit designed to help manage robotics […]
READY Robotics names Juan Aparicio VP of Product
After 10-plus years at Siemens, Juan Aparicio was named VP of product, READY Robotics. READY Robotics, developer of the Forge/OS enterprise-grade operating system for industrial automation, today announced two key […]
Left Hand Robotics acquired by Toro
The RT-1000 from Left Hand Robotics can mow large fields and plow snow. | Credit: Left Hand Robotics Left Hand Robotics, a Longmont, Colo.-based developer of autonomous lawn mowing and […]
Unity demos how synthetic data can help robots learn
Unity is showcasing how its AI and machine learning capabilities could benefit industrial robotics. The new demo, called Object Pose Estimation, demonstrates how synthetic data can help robots learn rather […]
First robot-assisted system for transvaginal hysterectomy approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized marketing for Memic Innovative Surgery’s Hominis system for transvaginal hysterectomy. According to the FDA, Hominis is the first FDA-approved robotically-assisted surgical device […]
Soft actuator enables smaller, more agile drone design
Insects’ acrobatic traits help them navigate the aerial world, with all of its wind, obstacles and uncertainty. | Credit: Kevin Yufeng Chen If you’ve ever swatted a mosquito away from […]
SLAMcore adds dense 2.5D mapping in latest software update
SLAMcore added dense 2.5D mapping capabilities to its latest software release. Robots require maps of their surroundings and the objects within it to navigate effectively – these maps can include […]