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Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve many operational aspects of AGVs and AMRs, and increase worker satisfaction. As such, AI must be a fundamental building block in robotics design and harnessed by management. The post Why AI is the Key to Better Robots and...

There has been a steady growth of robotics companies and an increase in the adoption of robotics in nearly every industry sector, from farming and construction to medical and e-commerce. The current talent pipeline is not adequate to support these increases: nearly...

The Waymo Open Dataset contains 570-plus hours of unique motion behavior data. | Photo Credit: Waymo Developing autonomous vehicles has turned out to be much harder than originally thought. Companies across the board, but especially those developing robotaxis, have...

For 62 years, R&D World and its predecessors have published an annual R&D funding forecast. These reports predict the combined dollar amount of R&D investments expected by industry, government and academia for the upcoming calendar year. Over those years,...

By now you’ve likely seen Boston Dynamics’ latest viral video in which its Atlas, Handle, and Spot robots dance to The Contours’ “Do You Love Me?” If you haven’t, or if you want to watch it again, watch it here. One of the more common questions I received after...

Dr. Xingyuan Xu with the integrated optical microcomb chip, which forms the core part of the optical neuromorphic processor. | Credit: Swinburne University An international team of researchers, led by Swinburne University of Technology, demonstrated what it claimed is...

Army researchers reduced the unpredictability of current reinforcement learning policies so they are more applicable to ground robots. These learning components will permit autonomous robots to reason and adapt to changing conditions. | Credit: U.S. Army Multi-domain...

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Researchers have developed software that combines deep learning neural networks with motion planning optimization to rapidly compute how to quickly and smoothly grasp and move objects. Credit: Adam Lau, UC Berkeley In the past year, lockdowns and other COVID-19 safety...

PhoXi 3D scanner. Source: Photoneo As mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles move into challenging environments, developers must consider several factors when building or choosing 3D vision systems that can provide high performance. The post How 3D vision...

Early prototypes were built around a glove, with all the control electronics clumsily housed wth it. Once the designs were proven, focus quickly shifted to aesthetics and operation. Source: Unlimited Tomorrow When Easton LaChappelle of Unlimited Tomorrow started...

InMotion combines robotics and AI for physical therapy. Source: BIONIK Laboratories Between March and June, U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems collectively lost about $51 billion per month because of decreased patient volume and concerns about personal protective...