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Digital Surgery to add AI and data to Medtronic surgical robotics
Medical technology leader Medtronic PLC announced that it has acquired Digital Surgery, a privately-held pioneer in surgical artificial intelligence, data and analytics, and digital education and training. Medtronic said the purchase will strengthen its robot-assisted...
How Phoenix Children’s Hospital uses robotic guidance for neurosurgery
The addition of a robotic assistant for cranial procedures helps surgeons improve accuracy, reduce recovery time for pediatric patients. The post How Phoenix Children’s Hospital uses robotic guidance for neurosurgery appeared first on Robotics Business Review.
Robotics firms continue to forge partnerships, collaboration with customers
Remotec, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, has announced a distribution agreement with Kinova for the Kinova Remote Robotic Manipulation System. The agreement will allow Remotec customers to access a small manipulator for use as a tool and accessory on the Remotec’s...
Analysis: Elevate attendees express high interest in warehouse robots
Organizations looking to deploy autonomous mobile robots within their environments visit with several companies at HighJump event. The post Analysis: Elevate attendees express high interest in warehouse robots appeared first on Robotics Business Review.
The essential interview: James Kuffner on motion planning, cloud robotics
The CEO of Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development discusses his career around robotics and motion planning algorithms. The post The essential interview: James Kuffner on motion planning, cloud robotics appeared first on Robotics Business Review.
OTTO, Boston Dynamics Handle demo future of warehouse robotics
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Drone tests demonstrate that autonomous UAVs can evade air traffic
This NASA aircraft was one of two mock intruders used in drone tests, simulating a close approach to evaluate whether a radar-equipped drone could detect and avoid them. Photo by Amy Robertson for Virginia Tech In the drone industry, it’s called “the detect-and-avoid...
Robots on a chip could move droplets for biomedical applications
Overview of robots on a chip system concept and mechanism. Source: UCLA Engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed microscopic robots on a chip that could move droplets of fluid like warehouse robots. Such systems could help expedite and...
Robotic piece picking gets more flexible with AI-enabled adaptive tooling
Features of XYZ’s vision processor. Source: XYZ Robotics To achieve maximum throughput in robotic piece picking, it’s not simply a matter of adding machines to the line. Robotics designers, suppliers, integrators, and users need to identify the best combination of...
Robots in retail: Assessing current progress and long-term vision
Which players are on the right track in scaling and maturing their retail-focused robots? The post Robots in retail: Assessing current progress and long-term vision appeared first on Robotics Business Review.
Why and how to run machine learning algorithms on edge devices
Intel’s Neural Compute Stick 2 is an example of machine learning hardware for edge devices. Source: Intel ...With the arrival of powerful, low-energy consumption Internet of Things devices, computations can now be executed on edge devices such as robots themselves....
MIT researchers look under the road to aid self-driving cars
Source: MIT CSAIL Car companies and researchers have been feverishly working to improve the technologies behind self-driving cars. But so far, even the most high-tech vehicles still fail when it comes to safely navigating in rain and snow. The post MIT researchers...