Clik here to view.
The changing landscape of mobility at the Automate and ProMat trade shows
America’s retailers are closing stores faster than ever while demand for warehouse workers by online retailers is higher than ever. Retailers and logistics companies have been opening facilities at a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cooperative payload transportation with UAVs
Delivery robots are touted as gaining widespread popularity in the near future. Wheeled models could be suitable for urban areas, while UAVs have great potential in accessing difficult areas and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Locus Robotics
In this episode, Abate De Mey speaks with Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, about warehouse automation with collaborative robots. At Locus Robotics, they increase the productivity of workers in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can we test robocars the way we tested regular cars?
I’ve written a few times that perhaps the biggest unsolved problem in robocars is how to know we have made them safe enough. While most people think of that in terms of government certification, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robots to the rescue!
Emily – short for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard – is a remote-controlled rescue boat used by lifeguards to save people’s life at sea (Photo: Hydrolanix – EMILY robot) This article was first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 7/24/17
The K5 security robot fell into a fountain in Washington, D.C. July 17, 2017 – July 23, 2017 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The agricultural labor conundrum
Instead of worrying so much about robots taking away jobs, maybe we should worry more about wages being too low for robots to even get a chance. Seasonal labor for harvesting agricultural products,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Industrial robots in China up, up and away!
China has rapidly become a global leader in robotics and automation. 2016 annual sales of industrial robots reached the highest level ever for any single country: 87,000 units (up 27% from 2015) and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Global robot growth causing shortages in critical components
Two reputable research resources are reporting that the robotics industry is growing more rapidly than expected. BCG (Boston Consulting Group) is conservatively projecting that the market will reach...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robots on the Rise
NEDO, Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, is a regular funder of robotic technology, has an office in Silicon Valley, and participates in various regional events to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ICRA 2017 Company Showcase
Image: ICRA 2017 In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews several companies at the International Conference for Robotics and Automation (ICRA). ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s biggest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Embedded Platform for SLAM
In this episode Abate talks with Zhe Zhang from Perceptin where they are building embedded platforms for robots to do Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms in real time. Zhe explains...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hyundai’s Exoskeletons
In this interview, Audrow Nash speaks with Sangin Park, Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai, about exoskeletons. Park describes three exoskeleton prototypes: one for helping workers reduce back pain,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics
RE2 Sapien 6M Robot Arm Robohub Podcast · Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics In this episode, Shihan Lu interviews Travis Schneider, Business Development Manager at RE2 Robotics, focusing on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NVIDIA and ROS Teaming Up To Accelerate Robotics Development
Amit Goel, Director of Product Management for Autonomous Machines at NVIDIA, discusses the new collaboration between Open Robotics and NVIDIA. The collaboration will improve the way ROS and NVIDIA’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Simbe Robotics is Innovating in Retail
Kate speaks with Brad Bogolea, CEO and Co-founder of Simbe Robotics. Simbe Robotics developed a mobile robot named Tally, which is bringing advanced shelf insights to improve the retail shopping...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Autonomous Vehicles for Operational Logistics with Evocargo
Oleg Shipitko, Chief Technical Director of Evocargo, an integrated logistics service company using autonomous vehicles speaks with Kate. Oleg talks about the need for automating operational logistics...
View ArticleMimicking the Five Senses, On Chip
Machine Learning at the edge is gaining steam. BrainChip is accelerating this with their Akida architecture, which is mimicking the human brain by incorporating the 5 human senses on a machine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ep.357: Origin Story of the OAK-D, with Brandon Gilles
Brandon Gilles, Founder and CEO of Luxonis, tells us his story about how Luxonis designed one of the most versatile perception platforms on the market. Brandon took the lessons learned from his time at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exhibitors from ICRA 2022
At ICRA 2022, the researchers weren’t the only ones working with cutting-edge technology. We spoke to the exhibitors to get real-life demos of their products. Tangram Vision Tangram Vision is a...
View Article