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GE’s Pipe-worm robot clears, maps pipeline networks
GE has upgraded its worm-like tunneling robot with highly-sensitive whiskers, similar to a cockroach’s whiskers, that give it enhanced perception capabilities for industrial pipeline monitoring, inspection and repair. The post GE’s Pipe-worm robot clears, maps...
Researchers aim to create soft, shape-changing robots
A research team from the Universities of Bath and Birmingham are hoping to reinvent the way we design robots. Typically, robots, like robotic arms, are controlled by a single central controller. The research team, however, is hoping to create robots that are made...
Researchers Gain New Understanding From Simple AI
Language processing programs are notoriously hard to interpret, but smaller versions can provide important insights into how they work.Source: Researchers Glimpse How AI Gets So Good at Language Processing | Quanta Magazine
NVIDIA GPUs Enable Simulation of a Living Cell
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed GPU-accelerated software to simulate a 2-billion-atom cell that metabolizes and grows like a living cell The post NVIDIA GPUs Enable Simulation of a Living Cell appeared first on HPCwire.
RE2, VideoRay robot hits underwater depth milestone
RE2 Robotics‘ Maritime Mine Neutralization System (M2NS) was able to dive more than one kilometer deep during an open-water demonstration for the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). The post RE2, VideoRay robot hits underwater depth milestone appeared first...
OSARO unveils robotic bagging solution
OSARO’s solution combines advanced robotics with automated packing and bagging equipment, and is able to package 350 individual parts per hour. The system was created for fulfillment centers, warehouses and direct-to-consumer e-commerce centers, but its primary...
ECP’s Ginkgo Math Library Increases Software Portability Across Architectures
Scientists working with the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) have developed Ginkgo, a sparse linear algebra library designed to increase portability of software among heterogeneous supercomputing architectures. The portability problem is usually addressed by applying...
New SQMS Study Uncovers Impurities in a Qubit
When it comes to developing quantum computers and harnessing quantum information, scientists require a complete understanding of the materials that make up superconducting qubits, or quantum bits, the core component of a quantum computer that holds information....
New OTTO Lifter autonomously transports pallets
“Over the last decade, our AMRs have solved material handling challenges for some of the largest companies in the world, but our customers have made it clear that there was a missing member of the team – one that could pick up a pallet on its own,” said Chief...
Amazon, Hampton University establish robotics program
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Vecna Robotics debuts autonomous pallet jack at MODEX
Vecna Robotics jointly announced at MODEX 2022 with Big Joe Forklifts its latest autonomous offering for labor-intensive material-handling workflows called the Vecna Co-Bot Pallet Jack (Vecna CPJ). The solution leverages Vecna controls onboard a Big Joe designed...
Safety First – Ensuring Mobile Robots Will Not Pose a Risk to Workers
Companies must prioritize safety when deploring autonomous mobile robots. The ANSI/RIA R15.08 safety standard for mobile robots, recently released by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Robotic Industries Association (RIA), should be your guide. The...