By Kristýna Janovská and Pavel Surynek Imagine if all of our cars could drive themselves – autonomous driving is becoming possible, but to what extent? To get a vehicle somewhere by itself may not seem so tricky if the route is clear and well defined, but what if there are more cars, each trying to … Read more
Claire chatted to Will Kinghorn from Made Smarter about how to increase adoption of new tech by small manufacturers. Will Kinghorn is an automation and robotics specialist for the Made Smarter Adoption Programme in the UK. With a background as a chartered manufacturing engineer in the aerospace industry, Will has extensive experience in developing and … Read more
Claire chatted to Emma Hart from Edinburgh Napier University about algorithms that ‘evolve’ better robot designs and control systems. Emma Hart is a computer scientist working in the field of evolutionary computation. Her work takes inspiration from the natural world, in particular biological evolution, and uses this to develop algorithms that ‘evolve’ both the design … Read more
QNX OS 8.0 is a real-time operating system that processes interrupts in under 20 microseconds with minimal jitter. | Source: BlackBerry QNX BlackBerry QNX, a developer of critical embedded systems for a wide range of industries, recently released its Age of the Robot study, which surveyed 1,000 global tech leaders on their trust in robotics in … Read more
It’s 2:03 AM. The line is down. Your night shift is in limbo. Machines are idle, inventory is piling up and your operators are waiting for answers. A few people start digging into logs. Someone restarts a job chain manually. Another calls IT. You eventually find the problem: a single failed data transfer between your … Read more
Photo credit: Muntaka Chasant, reproduced under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. By Kaja Šeruga Just outside the historic German town of Goslar, a sprawling industrial complex receives an endless stream of discarded electronics. On arrival, this electronic waste is laboriously prepared for recycling. Electrocycling GmbH is one of the largest e-waste recycling facilities in Europe. … Read more
De-racking simulation and training in Apera Forge. | Source: Apera AI Apera AI Inc. this week announced updates to its Apera Forge, a web-based design and AI training studio that simplifies 4D vision-guided robotic projects. The latest release introduces new features to support advanced robotic cell design, end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT)-mounted camera configurations, and full simulation and … Read more
Kushal Kedia (left) and Prithwish Dan (right) are members of the development team behind RHyME, a system that allows robots to learn tasks by watching a single how-to video. By Louis DiPietro Cornell researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence – called RHyME (Retrieval for Hybrid Imitation under Mismatched Execution) – … Read more
The demand for tube laser cutting machines is on the rise as companies seek faster, cleaner, and more accurate ways of cutting metal tubes. All over the world, these machines are used in industries in order to make fitness equipment, furniture frames, and auto parts. The right equipment reduces waste, lowers expenses, and boosts productivity. … Read more
MoveIt Pro was evaluated by JAXA as the planning and control backbone for PORTRS. | Source: PickNik Robotics PickNik Inc. recently partnered with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, to change how the International Space Station handles cargo and equipment. The project is part of JAXA’s Payload Organization and Transportation Robotic System (PORTRS) initiative. … Read more
