Gary Mintchell

MARCH 5, 2024

AI is enhancing everything from robots’ ability to grip, pick and place as well as their ability to map and navigate through dynamic environments. 1 – AI will drive new levels of autonomy in robotic applications Accelerating progress in AI is redefining what is possible with industrial robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

. | Source: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute are creating robots that can map and repair natural gas pipelines. They’re too small for humans to fit into, and some are so old that they’ve never been mapped. This gas is carried through a network of 1.2

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 11, 2024

Robots and autonomous machines need to efficiently locate themselves, plus map and understand their surroundings in real time, according to Slamcore. The London-based company said its hardware and software can help developers and manufacturers with simultaneous localization and mapping ( SLAM ).

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2025

Southlake, Texas-based RobotLAB has local franchises , with more than 18 sites across the U.S. With eight of Vision Aerial’s products, franchisees can now offer local support to service providers for optical gas imaging, solar inspection, mapping, construction, or crop surveying.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

AI is enhancing everything from robots’ ability to grip, pick and place as well as their ability to map and navigate through dynamic environments. AI will drive new levels of autonomy in robotic applications Accelerating progress in AI is redefining what is possible with industrial robotics.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 4, 2025

More about the MAGiC Sweep catheter The MAGiC Sweep catheter is a high-density EP mapping catheter the company designed for use with Stereotaxis Robotic Magnetic Navigation systems. Mapping with multi-electrode catheters has taught us so much in both mechanism and therapy for both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

.” Spun out of ETH Zurich in 2018, Sevensense’s Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping ( VSLAM ) technology enables mobile robots to create maps for fully autonomous operations, reducing commissioning time from weeks to days. and Michelin has also reported efficiency gains at its site in Spain,” said Segura.

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E&T

JANUARY 20, 2023

The newly discovered colony, announced to mark Penguin Awareness Day, brings the total number of known emperor penguin breeding sites around the coastline of Antarctica to 66 - half of which were discovered by space satellites The colony is located at Verleger Point, West Antarctica, at 74° 42’ S, 136° 11’W , and has around 500 birds.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

While there’s been a lot of historical debate about this, it had been mostly assumed that this distribution was real, and that Poidebard’s map showed that the forts were demarcating the border and served to prevent movement across it in some way.” Using this technique, the team added 10,000 undiscovered sites to its database.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

When fully constructed, the facility will host several launch pads, with IA gaining exclusive access to the first launch site, which was built to its specifications. The launch site will support the two-stage launch vehicle Spectrum, which is set to carry out final stage testing by IA.

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Manufacturing Management

AUGUST 8, 2023

Specialist manufacturing company Atlas Composite Technologies is set to create more than 100 jobs at a new facility on the back of a seven-figure investment.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It launched a Climate Change Hazard Map in 2021 to improve understanding of risks such as flooding and coastal erosion for its properties. New layers have now been added to the map that allow regional teams to flag localised threats posed by climate change.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“We will be rolling out the Verdie to our customer sites throughout 2024 and continuing to build out this fleet of robots as autonomous agents trained on outdoor services.” ES1 can do all these things through dense prediction of a world state with a single model, claimed Electric Sheep.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

Once they’re bunched together, a skidder comes along and drags the bundle of logs from the cutting site to a landing. That is an opportunity for automation because you can map it and then follow within a map.” As the skidder travels through the forest, it builds a 3D map of its surroundings.

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E&T

MARCH 23, 2023

The new assessment of the presence of infrastructure in Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) raises concerns that more of the sites could contain power plants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure in the future. KBAs are defined as sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 18, 2023

The custom-built 5,500m square-metre (60,000 square feet) Vaxxas Biomedical Facility is a first-of-its-kind manufacturing site designed to support the scale-up of Vaxxas’ needle-free vaccine technology platform, the high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP), for late-stage clinical trials and first commercial products.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

EG’ s evpoint is one of Europe’s fastest-growing EV charging networks, with access to more than 3,500 roadside retail sites across Europe and the UK. To date, the company has installed over 600 chargers across 189 sites. EG Group installed its first charger at a site next to London’s Heathrow Airport in 2012.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

At their core, they utilize visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (vSLAM) techniques, enhanced with advanced learning algorithms. Vision and AI-based localization solutions are changing the rules of the game by enabling: Rapid Setup: New sites can be commissioned in days instead of weeks.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2024

In addition to modifying building infrastructure, mapping, labeling, and other required setup can be a part of this process. These mobile robots can localize themselves within a site using external aids such as reflectors, fiducials or beacons that are placed in strategic locations at the site.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The company deployed a diesel compressor and fuel cell to the site, restoring production within hours. Additionally, Atlas Copco Rental has managed the refueling process seamlessly, ensuring that both the unit and the fuel cell remain fully operational by organizing a tanker to refuel on-site.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The annual jobs map from the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) shows that the sector employs 77,413 people across the UK, a 20 per cent year-on-year increase. According to the NIA, Hinkley Point C is one of the biggest employers in the sector, with 9,500 people working at the largest construction site in Europe, up from 8,000 in 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The guidance goes beyond mapping. Its like upgrading from a printed map to a real-time GPS system that not only tracks your position but also adapts to changing conditions like traffic and personal preferences. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site R&D World.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The funding will support the specialised infrastructure necessary to manufacture its high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) device at its state-of-the-art biomedical facility currently under construction at Northshore, Brisbane. Vaxxas will receive an $8.2

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

MAPS) received a €100K grant award secured through NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Energy Resilience Challenge. As part of this award, MAPS will join the DIANA accelerator programme. “MAPS is honoured to be part of the select cohort joining the NATO DIANA accelerator programme. .

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Australian medicinal company Cannatrek has opened a new manufacturing site in Greater Shepparton after receiving support through the Victorian government’s Regional Jobs Fund. The post Medicinal cannabis manufacturer Cannatrek launches new site in Victoria appeared first on Australian Manufacturing.

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21st Century Tech

JANUARY 14, 2023

This is her sixth contribution to this blog site. Production and processing, therefore, are ramping up across the globe (see the map below), but not all operators are ethical and a number of countries where these minerals can be found are corrupt, unstable and problematic. As always your comments are welcomed. Currently, the U.S.,

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 11, 2024

My Show Planner is the AMW2024 visitors-side view of Map Your Show. You can download the AMW2024 App via the links on the event web site. After registering to visit AMW2024, you can log in and tap through to My Show Planner. The My Show Planner online tool has everything you need to make the most of your time at AMW2024 in Sydney.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 3, 2025

In one instance, to gain insights, Minitab applied a wafer map to identify the root causes of problems faster. By using a wafer map, an engineer can visualise whether defective chips display a systematic pattern or cluster, said Masri. We use examples with measures such as diameter, pressure, and hardness.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2024

Source: AI generated, via HowToRobot In a construction site in Denmark, two electricians grapple with a stubborn cable, their arms stretched overhead as they maneuver it into place. One of the project’s goals was, therefore, to map out how automation can help reduce the number of wearing tasks and thus improve the working environment.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Now, all active alerts are displayed in the Site Map until they are reviewed and cleared. This enables large sites to extend the range of autonomous missions and maximize Spot’s inspection time since the robot is no longer confined to one docking location. The Orbit interface has a new look and feel.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

One can use it for their own SLAM algorithm (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping). Maps of the environment are thus created for navigation which enables the AGV to avoid obstacles making it more dynamic and therefore safe to implement in production environments. Site acceptance test (SAT).

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E&T

JUNE 13, 2023

These sequences can be used as a reference on which to map the short fragments of ancient DNA using a powerful computer, a process known as mapping assembly. From their ancient human DNA analysis, Posth and his team could compare samples and group some individuals together from the same archaeological site to form a population.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The MoU maps out how the Territory government, Aleees, and Avenira will work together to achieve Final Investment Decision (FID) on a pilot facility, with FID anticipated early in 2023. The agreement with Taiwanese company Aleees and Perth-based Avenira is a significant economic and strategic opportunity for the Northern Territory.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2024

” “We design, test, produce, and calibrate, all on-site,” he told The Robot Report. Founded in 2012, Swift Navigation said its positioning systems enable precise mapping, tracking, and navigation for autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, outdoor robots , drones , logistics applications, and mobile innovations.

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

million first round funding to support the specialised infrastructure necessary to manufacture its high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) device at its state-of-the-art biomedical facility currently under construction at Northshore, Brisbane. About Vaxxas’ HD-MAP Technology. Vaxxas will receive an AU$8.2 In 2021, Vaxxas received AU$4.4

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E&T

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Established in the early 1970s, the continuously growing site contains 6km of tunnels and is used for research, development and testing of future concepts in mining technology, and for product development and prototyping. It maps and monitors the entire mining environment. Image credit: Louise Murray. Image credit: Louise Murray.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Drones can also be of benefit to the rail industry and general construction sites in mapping, tracking and surveying major projects. Carter said: “This is an excellent course that includes how to comply with site policies and procedures. This was attended by delegates from Sellafield and Network Rail.

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