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U.S. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Near Earth Autonomy will demo advanced autonomy on the Leonardo AW139 helicopter. The company will be demoing its technology for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connection (ACL) program, transporting various types of cargo and serving in casualty evacuation roles, operating in both crewed and uncrewed configurations.

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Top 10 robots seen at CES 2024

Robotics Business Review

A self-leveling box on top of the robot keeps the cargo level, so your drinks and food don’t spill out of their containers. Glidance guides people with vision impairments The latest prototype of the Glidance device is fully functional for public demos and includes a camera in the handle and radar sensors in the base. The 150 lb. (68

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Rotor Technologies propels advances in autonomous helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Rotor’s autonomous aircraft are already taking to the skies around its Nashua, New Hampshire, headquarters for demo flights, and customers will be able to purchase them later this year. “A There are restrictions on how long pilots can fly, and they can’t fly during adverse weather or at night.

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Five minutes with… Bruno Lambert, CEO of B–ON

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The dispenser is effectively a rotating set of shelves in the cargo hold that work by utilising GPS technology to automatically sort and organise packages without requiring driver input. If the wrong package is mistakenly pulled, the scanner will show red and alert the driver.

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Hardware, Collaborations, and QMS: AM News Roundup for October 31-November 11

Additive Manufacturing

3D Bioprinter Launching to Space Station : Redwire Corporation is launching its upgraded 3D bioprinter, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), along with three other payloads on Northrop Grumman’s 18 th cargo resupply services mission (NG-18) for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS).

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of August 19, 2024

Fastener News Desk

seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico could back up cargo there for weeks or even months, shipping experts say. For more info and to register go to fastenertraining.org Würth Additive Group is Touring the USA on their Demo Days 2024 Tour! Watch now on FastenerTV at Youtube: (13:15) IN THE NEWS… A potential strike at U.S.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of September 12th, 2022

Fastener News Desk

The five US Class I railroads, along with more than 30 regional and short-line railroads, began notifying customers on Friday about the service cuts because they don’t want to leave hazardous materials or expensive cargo abandoned on trains across the US, if labor were to walk off the job. Experience and Demo FAST Fastener buying at.