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Amazon to discuss its robotics evolution at Robotics Summit & Expo

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Amazon’s warehouse robots include Sparrow, which sorts individual items for employees to package; Cardinal, which lifts packages and puts them in carts; and Robin, which lifts and sorts packages before they’re brought to the outbound dock. Parness brings robotics, AI expertise to Amazon Parness received his Ph.D.

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Proprio CEO charts the future of surgical robotics as a surgeon shortage looms

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Rural communities face the sharpest edge of this predicament: 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2021, leaving 60% of non-metro counties lacking adequate surgical care in 2019. Proprio is among the companies addressing this shortage with robotics. Whats your take? Jones : Technology should complement, not replace, surgeons.

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Researchers teaching robots to use color when moving objects

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Researchers at Michigan State University’s College of Engineering are integrating photoelastic gel for vision-based, tactile gel-robots. The goal is to help assistive robots be better at grasping various items. Researchers have been designing robots with “soft” hands and computer vision systems for years.

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Robotic surgery to benefit from advanced processors and AI, says AMD

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AMD said its processors enable robotic surgery such as with Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci system. Source: AMD The need for robotic surgery is well established, but most systems are still costly to purchase, operate, and maintain, noted Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

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CoBot-I-7 scale study finds that Intuition Robotics’ ElliQ provides companionship

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ElliQ user Gloria communicates with the robot to avoid loneliness on the CoBot-I-7 scale. Source: Intuition Robotics While social robots have long promised to address conditions such as loneliness in older adults, there has been little formal proof until recently. “One issue is the cost of robots,” Broadbent replied.

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BlackBerry QNX provides guidance on minimizing jitter, latency in robotics

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A whitepaper explains how to reduce robot jitter with software for greater industrial productivity. Source: BlackBerry QNX Robots need to precisely synchronize for manufacturing applications such as assembly, welding, and materials handling. Register now.

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Taurob teams up with Rockwell Automation to offer inspection robots and software

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last week singed an agreement with Taurob GmbH, a Dietsmann Group company, to provide robots that would enable industrial facilities to automate their operations. ” This partnership will promote Rockwell’s leadership in automation and digital twins and Taurob’s leadership in inspection robots. “In ’s NZTC.