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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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which yesterday retired the older version of its humanoid robot after 15 years of development and today showed a preview of its successor. based company showed that its robot could walk, open a door, and maintain its balance while being shoved by a person holding a hockey stick, all without a tether. By 2016, the Waltham, Mass.-based

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Stanford researchers aim to enhance robots with augmented motors

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. | Source: Erez Krimsky Whether it’s a powered prosthesis to assist a person who has lost a limb or an independent robot navigating the outside world, we are asking machines to perform increasingly complex, dynamic tasks. To engage a clutch, the researchers apply a large voltage to one of its electrodes.

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Wayve raises $1.05B for autonomous driving technology

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Embodied AI will lead to a paradigm shift, Wayve says Wayve believes the integration of embodied AI into vehicles and robots will lead to a paradigm shift in how machines interact with and learn from human behavior in real-world environments. In his blog post, Gates seemed cautiously optimistic about the future of AVs.

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Weighing in on Australia’s preparedness for automation gold rush

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In addition to building Australia’s sovereign capability, leveraging low-cost clean energy, transforming the transport sector, and expanding export opportunities to position Australia as a global manufacturing powerhouse, the National Robotics Strategy must also prioritise allaying public concern about the rise of machines in our daily lives.

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Machine Uptime and Availability for Manufacturing

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This blog was written to help manufacturers identify opportunities to improve machinery uptime. Share Uptime is a key performance indicator in manufacturing. High levels of machine uptime indicate high productivity and efficiency. Uptime is sometimes confused with availability, which can reduce visibility into manufacturing effectiveness.

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What is “Lights-Out” Manufacturing?

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Other examples of dark manufacturing strategies and facilities that are already occurring include: FANUC: Robotics company FANUC operates at least one plant, located in Japan, on a completely lights-out basis. These requirements draw from a range of automation technology, Industry 4.0

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A New Golden Era for Industrial Technology

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Robotics is nothing new, but its impact is mushrooming. In many places, robots are working hand-in-hand in the same cells as humans, thanks to new classes of robots that offer both dexterity and lifting capacity. Sooner rather than later, we should begin to see a payoff in accelerated manufacturing efficiency.