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From the Editor
The Fall Expo Season is Now Upon Us…
I had a newspaper editor long ago who once asked the staff whether “sports season was upon us,” which we found amusing because there were always sports going on, no matter the season. The same can be said for news around robotics (“Robotics season is always upon us”), but the beginning of fall typically consists of the return of trade shows and expositions across industries. Next week, for example, we will be at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, which will include many robotics companies looking to show off applications for manufacturers of all sizes. Other notable shows include the Commercial UAV Expo (going on now in Las Vegas), and the A3’s AMR & Logistics Week in Boston (Oct. 10-13). Across all of these shows (plus dozens of more), robotics and drone companies will show off their latest innovations to help humans work better and live better, so if you have a chance to attend an upcoming event, get out of the office and see what’s coming down the pike.
– Keith Shaw, Managing Editor. |
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Universal Launches UR20 Cobot for Machining Tasks
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Universal Robots has announced its UR20, a collaborative robot (cobot) designed for machining tasks in the manufacturing space. The company plans to demonstrate the UR20 at the upcoming IMTS manufacturing show, Sept. 12-17 in Chicago. The tedious task of loading and unloading parts into machines has long been one of the applications that have gained traction for cobots, Universal said. The UR20, with a 1,750 mm (68.9-inch) reach and 20 kg (44.1 lbs.) payload, expands automation opportunities such as the ability to reach further into machines, tend several machines in the same cycle, and handle 25% heavier parts. |
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Teledyne FLIR Launches Drone for Public Safety, Industrial Inspection
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Teledyne FLIR has launched its SIRAS drone aimed at industrial and utility inspection tasks, as well as uses in public safety, firefighting, and search and rescue missions. The professional drone includes a quick-connect dual radiometric thermal and visible camera payload, and is engineered for data security, performance and affordability. The IP-54-rated drone includes a 31-minute flight time, radar-based front collision avoidance, and is portable enough for a backpack, so professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilots can fly safely when and where missions are demanded. |
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Dandy Technology Debuts New Lawn Care Robots
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Boston-based Dandy Technology has announced the debut of its Dandy DT-01 and DT-01XL Lawn Care Robots, which combines artificial intelligence, GPS, and visual processing with a robotics platform to create a robot designed to specifically weed a lawn. The robots will cost $699.99 (DT-01) and $899.99 (DT-01XL), and can maintain lawns of one-quarter up to one acre, respectively. The DT-01 will ship in November, and is available for pre-order in a limited quantity, with full production of both models available in Q1 2023. |
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Leopard Imaging to Offer Camera Module for ADAS Integrations
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Leopard Imaging, which develops embedded vision systems, has announced a partnership with Valens Semiconductor, which provides high-speed connectivity systems for the automotive and audio-video markets. The partnership aims to design a camera module that will enable OEMs and Tier 1 providers to reduce the time to market for their A-PHY-based systems, a standard that can be used to support Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS). |
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Telink Launches Energy Harvesting Module to Enable Batteryless Solutions
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Amsterdam-based Telink and Nowi have announced reinforcing their existing partnership by launching an Energy Autonomous Wireless Connectivity Module, which enables additional energy harvesting use cases by further reducing bill of material (BOM) size, cost and complexity. The new TLSR8273-M-EH combines Telink’s multi-protocol connectivity system-on-chip (SoC) with Nowi’s energy-harvesting power management integrated circuit (PMIC). |
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Product Profile: Harmonic Drive Gear Units
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Harmonic Drive offers several gear units for robotic applications. The company’s zero backlash component gears incorporate a precision cross roller output bearing and flange. Gear Units are very compact, robust and designed to be an easy-to-use gearhead/gearbox solution. HD’s branded Simplicity Gear Units are non-housed component gearing combined with a precision cross roller output bearing. HD Simplicity Gear Units do not include the housing and output flange, which allows for even tighter integration into the customer’s housing or machine structure. |
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In Case You Missed It
Levan Center, RobotLAB Create Educational Robotics Lab
The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation and educational robotics company RobotLAB have partnered up to build a new artificial intelligence and robotics lab. The Robotics & AI Lab by RobotLAB is a turnkey, state-of-the-art modular learning space designed to enable users’ rotation between AI stations. At the new AI Lab, each configuration includes robots and teaching resources to provide learners with practical, hands-on activities, exposing them to multiple disciplines and scenarios in which AI supports and enhances the quality of everyday life. John Wensveem, Ph.D., chief innovation officer and executive director of the center, said the lab will give entrepreneurs real experience of AI in different aspects as they build next-generation resources and startups. Read More |
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Sponsored Content
BLV Series R Type Brushless DC Motors
The new BLV Series R motors feature high power with reduced size and weight and are designed for battery-powered input type applications, such as automated guided vehicles, autonomous mobile robots and conveyors. Learn More HERE. |
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Featured Article
Could a Shortage of Humans Hold Back the Collaborative Era for Industrial Automation?
The Collaborative Era in industrial automation is characterized by affordability, ease of use and multi-purpose, flexible manufacturing solutions. Collaborative automation has been transformative, particularly for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), since it virtually eliminates the costs and complexity traditionally associated with industrial automation. Companies of all sizes have enthusiastically adopted collaborative automation, enabling it to become the fastest growing segment of the global industrial robotics market. But could this paradigm changing new era of automation be slowed down by a shortage of human workers? Potentially. Read More |
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Industry News
- Aerobotix Completes 40th Robotic Restoration of F-22 Air Inlet Ducts
Aerobotix, an AS9100-certified FANUC robotics integrator, has announced it supported the 40th restoration of air inlet ducts on F-22 Raptor aircraft, as part of a maintenance contract with the U.S. Air Force. The company’s automated painting system gets aircraft back in the sky 80% faster, and has saved the Air Force $8.8 million since 2016. With funding from the Air Force’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, Aerobotix developed an automated painting system that restores the performance coatings on F-22 air inlet ducts far more quickly, cost-efficiently and accurately than manual painting. The company said it is on track to restore its 50th F-22 by early 2023. View Video
- Knightscope Launches Automatic Criminal Detection Feature
Knightscope, which develops advanced physical security technologies, has announced its Automatic Criminal Detection Capability (ACDC) feature, a real-time and extensive criminal data intelligence solution. The feature is now available to new and existing clients that subscribe to the company’s K1 Tower and future K1 Hemisphere system, which is set to be released in Q4 2022. ACDC uses facial recognition on K1 autonomous security robots and a legal open-source database of more than 75 million criminal law enforcement files to detect and alert users to a person previously convicted of a crime or possible threats on their property.
- Korea’s Seadronix to Launch AI-Based Navigation System for Ships
Seadronix Corp., a South Korean developer of artificial intelligence solutions for smart ship navigation and port operation, has announced it will launch a new service later this month at the SMM 2022 (Maritime and Technology Fair & Exhibition) in Hamburg, Germany. The company said it will exhibit its AI-based Navigation Monitoring System (NAVISS) and AI-based Berthing Monitoring System (AVISS) at the event. The NAVISS 1.0 features a user-friendly interface and advanced AI technology for European shipowners and companies that are interested in developing autonomous ships. The NAVISS is a navigation assistant solution for ships in coastal areas and narrow channels.
- Nexar Releases Driver Behavioral Maps to Help Robot Drivers
Israel-based Nexar, which develops AI computer vision, has announced the release of its Driver Behavioral Mapping data. The map gives insights for different road segments, driver types, weather, and road conditions. The company’s dashboard cameras capture a wide range of crowd-sourced driving data of actual human driving behavior, which is then aggregated and overlaid on a high-definition base map to be used for autonomous and assisted driving applications. Because local agents who have driven in an area know more than agents who have not – either autonomous or human – autonomous vehicles will use Nexar’s real-time data to humanize driving by training according to the local driving culture and mapping crucial driving habits.
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Healthcare Robotics
UBTECH Launches Intelligent Healthcare Robots for Elderly Support
At a recent forum around high technology and the elderly care service industry, China’s UBTECH Robotics announced a strategy of creating several systems within specific eldercare scenarios. This included the launch of several robotics products for healthcare and eldercare purposes. Combining intelligent robots and artificial intelligence technology, the new system is coordinated by the UBTECH Smart Elderly-care Cloud-based Platform for the aged group. The system provides nursing services for senior citizens living at home or in community centers. Read More |
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eCential Robotics Earns FDA Clearance for Spine Surgery Robot
France-based eCential Robotics, which develops 2D/3D imaging, surgical navigation and robotics, has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its 3D imaging, navigation and robotics guidance system, which secures the penetration of its unified robotic platform in the U.S. Having recently concluded partnerships with U.S. implant companies, the company said it aims now to access the North American market. Founded in 2009, the company aims to reinforce the safety and accuracy of surgical procedures, while offering simplicity and speed of use. Read More |
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Autonomous Vehicles
Gatik, Pitney Bowes to Deploy Autonomous Trucks for Dallas E-Commerce Shipments
Gatik, which develops autonomous middle-mile logistics solutions, has announced a multi-year commercial agreement with Pitney Bowes, a global shipping and mailing company. The agreement will have Gatik integrating its Class 6 autonomous box trucks into the Pitney Bowes e-commerce logistics network in the Dallas market beginning in Q1 2023. The Gatik autonomous fleet, developed for the middle mile, aims to establish a continuous, operational loop across the Pitney Bowes e-commerce logistics network in Dallas, making multiple deliveries per day with speed and efficiency. Read More |
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Trucking Group to Replace Entire Haul Truck Fleet at Chile Mine
Caterpillar Inc., BHP Group Limited and Finning International have announced an agreement to replace BHP’s entire haul truck fleet at the Escondida mine, the world’s largest copper producer, located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile. The agreement is part of a strategic renewal process developed by Escondida, the companies said. The new Caterpillar 798 AC electric drive trucks will include technology that delivers improvement in material-moving capacity, efficiency, reliability and safety. In addition, the systems support future initiatives, including decarbonization, autonomous technologies, and the development of local capabilities. Read More |
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