U.K.-based companies Oxbotica and TRL recently piloted a safety framework for the deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured, off-highway environments. A live trial was conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles. The post Oxbotica pilots safety framework for off-road autonomous driving appeared first on The Robot Report.

MIT researchers have designed an algorithm to ensure the fruitful cooperation of information-gathering robot teams. Their approach relies on balancing a tradeoff between data collected and energy expended – which eliminates the chance that a robot might execute a wasteful maneuver to gain just a smidgeon of information. The researchers said this assurance is vital […]

Real-Time Innovations (RTI) today released the latest version of its software framework, RTI Connext. Connext version 6.1 is designed to address the development and deployment challenges faced by companies building remotely-operated, real-time autonomous systems. The post RTI announces new Connext software framework for autonomous systems appeared first on The Robot Report.

The robotics industry has long been fragmented. Heck, Bill Gates mentioned it back in 2008. Progress has been made, sure, but a lack of common standards and platforms, as well as programming complexity, remain major hurdles for the industry. A tour of READY Robotics‘ headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, however, showcases just the opposite. The robotics […]

Developing a robot is more complicated than a standard embedded software implementation. There are unique challenges to overcome to ensure that a robot will meet its requirements, function as intended, and be delivered on time and on budget. The post Managing large robotics software teams appeared first on The Robot Report.

Japan’s transformable lunar robot before (left) and after transformation. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to send a transformable lunar robot to the Moon in 2022. JAXA said the robot will collect data about the Moon’s surface. This data will help JAXA develop the autonomous driving and cruising technology for its crewed, pressurized […]

A new formula from Army scientists is leading to new insights on how to build energy-efficient legged robots. In a recent peer-reviewed PLOSE One paper, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory’s Drs. Alexander Kott, Sean Gart and Jason Pusey offer new insights on building autonomous military robotic legged […]

OTTO AMRs line up to move material. | Image credit: OTTO Motors OTTO Motors announces new global channel partnerships that extend the availability of OTTO Motors’ products in Europe. In addition, OTTO Motors successfully completed third party safety assessments to demonstrate that the company’s products meet or exceed all relevant safety standards in Europe and […]

RE2 Robotics releases the new RE2 Sapien manipulator arm | Image Credit: RE2 Robotics Pittsburgh-based RE2 Robotics, (RE-squared) unveiled its new robotic arm brand: RE2 Sapienᵀᴹ. RE2 Sapien systems feature intelligent robotic arms with intuitive human-robot control interfaces and outdoor (including underwater) computer vision and autonomy capabilities. The company has been developing tele-operated and robotic-assisted […]

Open Robotics latest Gazebo release is called Edifice Image Credit: OpenRobotics.org Open Robotics released its latest Ignition Gazebo simulation software. The new release, called Edifice, includes a variety of new capabilities such as new rendering features, new sensors, new controllers and new drive plugins. In the dictionary, edifice is defined as: “a building, especially a […]