Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Source: NVIDIA Vision-language models, or VLMs, combine the powerful language understanding of foundational large language models with the vision capabilities of vision transformers ( ViTs ) by projecting text and images into the same embedding space. It is fully open source and runs on-device. How to reason over a spatial memory.

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Design World

MARCH 21, 2024

EXAIR’s catalog offers readers a source of innovative solutions for common industrial problems like conveying, cooling, cleaning, blowoff, drying, coating, and static buildup.

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Design World

AUGUST 9, 2024

Eccentricity, caused by off-center scale mounting and bearing runout, is a common source of angular error. Celera Motion has announced Aura P, an extension to the Aura series of precision rotary and linear optical encoders with MicroE technology.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Source: NVIDIA Today at ROSCon in Odense, Denmark, NVIDIA Corp. Source: NVIDIA Isaac ROS 3.2 adds capabilities Isaac ROS , built on the open-source ROS 2 software framework , is a suite of accelerated computing packages and AI models for robotics development. The Open Source Robotics Foundation ( OSRF ) organizes the event.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 13, 2024

Microsoft Teams calls can become interactive working sessions, with CAD, simulations or metrology point clouds seamlessly visualised from the source data to allow on-the-spot collaboration and fast, iterative teamwork across disparate engineering and manufacturing functions.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A streamlined platform to support sourcing, buying and procurement The AI-powered portal aims to strengthen local supply chains by facilitating partnerships between manufacturers, contractors, and government agencies. .

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Control.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Learn about various ways to activate directional control valves for fluids using manual input, air pilot sources, and electrical controls. Sometimes, valves even use a mix of multiple power sources.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 8, 2024

For example, the Digital Product Passport initiative in the European Union strives to promote sustainability and sourcing transparency by mandating tracking and reporting guidelines for a range of industries starting in 2026. This results in improved pricing, timing and quality from suppliers.

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While this may sound like some untested concept, increasingly familiar technologies and processes, such as virtualization, edge and cloud computing, DevOps and open-source software are all aspects of the movement towards software-defined automation.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 6, 2024

Source: Replique In the realm of modern manufacturing and automation, the integration of robotics continues to redefine industry standards. Source: Replique Optimize performance with lightweighting Another key advantage of 3D printing in robotics lies in its capacity to optimize weight and enhance performance through innovative design.

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Design World

AUGUST 2, 2024

Design engineers and plant engineers tasked with automating operations can work with Bishop-Wisecarver to source fully integrated assemblies — including those completed with motors and controls. With… The post Turnkey Mechatronics Complete Challenging Designs appeared first on Design World.

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Design World

AUGUST 15, 2024

EXAIR’s new Ultrasonic Leak Detector (ULD), a hand-held instrument engineered to help locate the source of costly leaks in a compressed air system, has received an upgrade in look and function. The EXAIR ULD can play a major role in identifying and pinpointing costly leaks that often go undetected, allowing quick repair and cost savings.…

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Design World

AUGUST 26, 2024

MOVI-C® is a modular automation system is a one-software, one-hardware automation platform that combines fully integrated drive components, control electronics and automation software – all from one source. The key to the MOVI-C platform is that each of those components is designed to work together perfectly.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Multiple sources told The Robot Report a funding round fell through at the last minute, which caused the company to lay off its staff and close its doors. A big problem, according to multiple sources, is that robotics manufacturers have their own operating systems, many of which have become easier to use over the years.

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Design World

AUGUST 1, 2024

This unified power supply simplifies the system by powering both the driver and peripheral devices, such as sensors and cameras, with a single 24 Vdc source. Oriental Motor has released a new 24 Vdc driver for their 400 W (1/2 HP) BLV Series R Type brushless motors.

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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

For discrete (ON/OFF) monitoring and control, a new lower-cost 24 Vdc 8-point input module, 8-point 12-24 Vdc sinking and sourcing output modules, an 8-point relay module with Form A contacts, and a 16-point combination discrete input/relay output module are now available.…

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 16, 2024

Here is one by a company called Makersite who touts their new approach called product lifecycle intelligence (PLI).

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We appreciate and understand our users need for products and systems that integrate well together and allow for collaboration of edge and cloud data sources. The combination of PlantPAx and FactoryTalk DataMosaix provides a leading industrial Data Ops platform that supports OPC-UA, provides contextualization of data from multiple sources.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 5, 2024

The combined power of these features contextualizes vulnerability data from internal and external sources, enabling organizations to close the exposures that pose the greatest risks to their businesses. Those of us in process control have dealt with the problem of too many alarms demanding response, many of which are not critical.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 25, 2024

thesis work, and he has open-sourced the gripper design and all of the code so that others can continue to help evolve the AI diffusion policy work. He also discussed the recent universal manipulation interface, or UMI gripper, project, which demonstrates the capabilities of diffusion model robotics. The UMI gripper was part of his Ph.D.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2024

ObotX offers its system with an open-source license that makes all content, patents, drawings, instructions, and software, free to use for personal and research purposes. ObotX has patented a unique kinematic that provides a similar range of motion to a dual-armed, humanoid robot, but at a much lower price point.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Ready Robotics, maker of ForgeOS, shuts down Ready Robotics, a startup aiming to develop a robot-agnostic operating system, has experienced a setback with the failure to secure additional funding, according to sources. Ultimately, the company shifted its focus to robotics consulting.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Source: Google DeepMind Google DeepMind recently gave insight into two artificial intelligence systems it has created: ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart. ALOHA Unleashed builds on DeepMind’s ALOHA 2 platform, which was based on the original ALOHA low-cost, open-source hardware for bimanual teleoperation from Stanford University.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Source: Relay Robotics When we think of autonomous navigation, the first thing that usually comes to mind is self-driving cars. Source: Toyota Level 1 robots need extensive changes to a building’s infrastructure during installation leading to significant cost. A Mouse AGC 3A10-20T automated guided cart. Level 1 characteristics.

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Design World

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

AutomationDirect has added FTG enclosed-style power distribution and terminal blocks to provide a convenient central location to connect several wires and distribute power from a single source to multiple loads.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Applied Motion Products Applied Motion Products Inc. The CPBD-A-C module is powered by the motor itself, eliminating the need for an additional power source, according to Applied Motion Products (AMP). The CPBD-A-C allows for remote control of conveyor system motors.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Source: Renesas Electronics Corporation Renesas Electronics Corp. Source: Renesas Renesas offers specialized boards and software The RZ/T2H comes with the Renesas Flexible Software Package (FSP), the same as all Renesas MPUs, and a Linux package that comes with long-term support. Block diagram of new RZ/T2H SOC. Click here to enlarge.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Source: ABB Robotics Measuring energy waste has been challenging Gauging the energy efficiency of industrial robots has traditionally been a complex task, involving measuring multiple electrical components, said ABB Robotics. Click here to enlarge. Click here to enlarge. Click here to enlarge.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 18, 2024

The Aras community is a source for inspiration and education for innovative strategies that apply PLM and digital thread solutions to support sustainable growth in an increasingly dynamic world.” As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, hosting ACE in Boston is a special moment for us.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Source: Eureka Robotics Eureka Robotics last week said it has raised $10.5 Source: Eureka Robotics With the funds obtained in its previous pre-Series A round led by UTEC, Eureka established a branch office in Tokyo and gained traction in the Japanese market. million in Series A funding. market, where it has acquired initial customers.

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