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NASA spinoff Seatrec offers a new power source for underwater robots

Robotics Business Review

Source: Seatrec Around 80% of the ocean floor remains uncharted today, and for good reason. Robots will likely be a key driver of this exploration, but they have their own limitations. based company said its technology can allow robots to work in the open ocean indefinitely and without any intervention. “I Seatrec Inc.

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Automate Report 5: Robots

Gary Mintchell

This report from Automate 2024 consolidates robotic-oriented news from Doosan Robotics, Kossow Robots, InOrbit CoPilot, and Hirebotics. Collaborative Robots, or Cobots, are now just about everywhere. Doosan Robotics to Unveil New Cobot Doosan Robotics unveiled its latest industrial cobot which boasts a 30 kg payload.

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NVIDIA adds open AI and simulation tools for robot learning, humanoid development

Robotics Business Review

New Project GR00T workflows and AI world model tools are intended to help developers of robot dexterity, control, manipulation, and mobility. Source: NVIDIA NVIDIA Corp. today announced new artificial intelligence and simulation tools to accelerate development of robots including humanoids. is available now on GitHub.

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READY Robotics, maker of ForgeOS, shuts down

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READY Robotics, a Columbus, Ohio-based company founded in 2016, has shut down. It was best known for its ForgeOS robot-agnostic operating system, but it recently branched out into automation consulting and launched a palletizing system. Silicon Valley Disposition is auctioning off equipment from READY Robotics between August 13-15.

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Nala Robotics incorporates generative AI into restaurant robot recipes

Robotics Business Review

Source: Nala Robotics Since the public debut of generative artificial intelligence and large language models in late 2022, robotics developers have been working to take advantage of the latest AI capabilities. Nala Robotics Inc. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more.

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Study finds both AR and robot-assisted surgeries enable high precision

Robotics Business Review

An HSS study tested the effectiveness of robot-assisted and augmented reality surgeries. Compared to conventional free-hand techniques, both robotic-assisted navigation [RAN] and the use of augmented reality [ AR ] have demonstrated superior accuracy,” said Darren R. RAN involves robotic guidance of surgeon-operated instruments.

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IFR: world sets record for operational robots in 2022

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million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Robot density measures the number of operational industrial robots per 10,000 employees in a country.

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