The famous German autobahn highway system is governed by German laws. | Image credit: Pixabay The German Bundestag (German federal parliament) is adopting a new law governing the future of autonomous driving in Germany. In the future, autonomous vehicles should be able to drive nationwide without a physically present driver in specified operating areas of […]

A Level 4 Motional Chrysler Pacifica Minivan being tested in Las Vegas. | Credit: Motional Tremendous progress has been made on many fronts when it comes to autonomous vehicles. But it remains to be seen when, or if, Level 5 fully autonomous vehicles will become commonplace. Many believe smart infrastructure, such as sensors in roads […]

Pickle Robot Company’s Dill wants to unload “messy trailers.” | Credit: Pickle Robot Company There seems to be a renewed focus on automating the grueling task of unloading trailers. Boston Dynamics revealed its Stretch mobile manipulator at the end of March, while Memphis-based robotics startup Dextrous Robotics recently emerged from stealth with its Chopstick system. […]

A submersible robot snake could assist the Department of Defense inspect ships, submarines and other underwater infrastructure. | Credit: CMU Carnegie Mellon University’s acclaimed snake-like robot can now slither its way underwater, allowing the modular robotics platform to inspect ships, submarines and infrastructure for damage. The post CMU’s snake robot can now swim underwater appeared […]

A virtual Atlante exoskeleton moving from sitting to standing position. | Credit: University of Michigan Exoskeleton users can now go from sitting to standing safely and without assistance based on the work of University of Michigan researchers, who developed an approach to create and test solutions to such problems virtually. “We now have a way […]

MIT’s RF Grasp system uses both a camera and an RF reader to find and grab tagged objects, even when they’re fully blocked from the camera’s view. | Photo Credit: MIT MIT researchers have developed a robot that uses radio waves, which can pass through walls, to sense occluded objects. The robot, called RF-Grasp, combines […]

A Level 4 Motional Chrysler Pacifica Minivan being tested in Las Vegas. | Credit: Motional Motional is now testing Level 4 fully driverless vehicles on public roads in Las Vegas. The Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture said the testing, which began earlier in February, consist of multiple driverless Chrysler Pacifica minivans navigating intersections, unprotected turns, and interactions […]

ActiNav’s high-resolution sensor and CAD matching enable high accuracy picks. | Credit: Universal Robots Founded in 1958, Allied Moulded is a full-service molding operation manufacturing non-metallic electrical boxes and enclosures for residential, commercial and industrial markets. Facing significant challenges due to labor shortages, the Ohio-based company chose Universal Robots’ new ActiNav system to automate an […]

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The Stretch robot unloading a container. | Photo Credit: Boston Dynamics Using robots to unload freight on receiving docks isn’t a novel idea. A quick YouTube search will return a slew of results. But many of these previous approaches have been stifled by high costs and the inability to handle a growing variety of packages. […]