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Coronavirus response growing from robotics companies
Mobile robots and drones can detect a person’s temperature for coronavirus symptoms. Source: Cheetah Mobile As the COVID-19 virus, commonly known as coronavirus, continues to spread worldwide, robotics providers are responding to public health concerns. Here are...
Metawave demonstrates first 77GHz analog beamsteering radar for autonomous vehicles
Source: Metawave Metawave Corp announced that it has successfully demonstrated the first analog beam-steering radar for automotive applications. SPEKTRA is designed to clearly detect vehicles beyond 300 meters and pedestrians beyond 200 meters with a high angular...
Survey: Public safety sector is embracing drones
Almost 30% of public safety professionals surveyed by the International Wireless Communications Expo reported they are currently using drones in their operations. The responses were part of an overall industry insights report about the industry’s use of critical...
MassRobotics expansion reflects local cluster’s strength
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said MassRobotics is a “great Boston story.” Credit: Tim Rowe, CIC Massachusetts is considered by many to be the leading robotics cluster in the world. That message was hammered home last night as 120-plus leaders of the state’s robotics...
Tactile Telerobot brings human-like dexterity to robots
Credit: Converge Robotics Group Tactile Telerobot integrates three primary products into its system: Shadow Robot Hands, SynTouch BioTac sensors, and HaptX Gloves. The post Tactile Telerobot brings human-like dexterity to robots appeared first on The Robot Report.
5 key factors for a successful robotic piece-picking deployment
Experts project robots will pick hundreds of millions of e-commerce items by the end of this year. Robotic piece-picking implementations continue to trend upward, whether it is because companies are finding it difficult to hire and retain sufficient warehouse...
Acoustic gripper lets robots manipulate objects without touching them
The acoustic gripper can move small objects through space. The software adjusts the gripper to the shape of the object to be lifted, and a robot arm transports the object to the target destination. Credit: ETH Zürich / Stefan Weiss Gripping without touching: that is...
Miso Robotics puts Flippy on a rail for new kitchen concept
The new concept for Miso Robot on a Rail (ROAR) has a robot arm upside down on a rail system. Image: Miso Robotics PASADENA, Calif. – Miso Robotics, which develops food automation robots for quick-service restaurants...announced a new prototype that puts “Flippy” on a...
10 robotics startups to watch in 2020
Anki Cozmo Running a robotics startup is no easy task. Yet, we are always amazed by the number of robotics startups working on innovative technologies. Here, in alphabetical order, are 10 robotics startups The Robot Report will be watching in 2020. The companies are...
Jetson Nano 2GB designed by NVIDIA to make AI, robotics development more accessible
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Factories worldwide used a total of 2.7M industrial robots in 2019, reports IFR
Annual installations of industrial robots, top 15 countries. Source: IFR World Robotics 2020 Report The International Federation of Robotics’ new World Robotics 2020 Industrial Robots report shows a record of 2.7 million industrial robots operating in factories around...
MIT’s Hugh Herr Reveals Joys (and Challenges) of Commercializing Bionic Limbs
Industrial Robot’s Joanne Pransky interviews Hugh Herr, head of the Biomechatronics Research Group and Center for Extreme Bionics at MIT, about the challenges and joys of developing and commercializing robotic prostheses.