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WEB4 days ago · Service robot sales climb by 30% worldwide, reports the IFR. In its annual World Service Robotics report, the IFR said that sales of medical, logistics, and hospitality robots have been growing. By The Robot Report Staff | October 8, 2024.
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WEB2 days ago · Helm.ai said VidGen-2 includes higher resolution, a faster frame rate, and support for multi-camera views for training autonomous driving. All the latest robotics news, research and analysis from The Robot Report, focusing on the development, integration, and use of robotics.
10 Biggest Challenges in Robotics - The Robot Report
WEB9. Medical robotics with more autonomy. From minimally invasive surgery, hospital optimization, to emergency response, prosthetics, and home assistance, medical robotics represents one of the fastest growing sectors. But the challenge is building reliable systems with greater levels of autonomy.
Intuitive secures FDA clearance for da Vinci 5 surgical robot
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) announced today that it secured FDA 510 (k) clearance for its next-generation da Vinci 5 multiport surgical robotics system. The news comes less than two months after the dominant surgical robotics developer disclosed that it had submitted for the much-anticipated clearance, revealing the name of …
The ultimate guide to agricultural robotics - The Robot Report
WEBJan 1, 2017 · Cropdusters have the 3rd highest fatality rate among professions in the US. 90% of crop spraying in Japan is done using small unmanned helicopters. ResearchMoz, in a 1/29/2014 report, projects agricultural robot market size to grow from $817 million in 2013 to $16.3 billion by 2020. Thus the agricultural industry is in transition.
Inside Amazon's robotics ecosystem - The Robot Report
WEBAug 5, 2022 · Inside Amazon’s robotics ecosystem. A decade after Amazon made its first foray into robotics with its acquisition of Kiva Systems, the e-commerce giant is acquiring iRobot for $1.7 billion. While completion of the transaction is still subject to customary closing conditions, the deal expands Amazon’s already extensive robotics portfolio.
Sensor breakdown: how robot vacuums navigate - The Robot Report
WEBSep 14, 2022 · Here is a look at some of the different sensors used in today’s robot vacuums for improved navigation and cleaning. Ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors. Ultrasonic time-of-flight (ToF) sensors work in any lighting conditions and can provide millimeter-accurate range measurements independent of the target’s color and optical transparency.
Investments Archives - The Robot Report
WEBOct 4, 2024 · Autonomous vehicles fuel $2.7B funding boom in June 2024. Nearly 80% of the funding raised by robotics companies in June 2024 came from five autonomous driving developers. By The Robot Report Staff | July 28, 2024.
WEBroboticsbusinessreview.com 5 A $53 billion market for commercial robots by 2022. Global spending on robots and drones to top $115 billion by end of 2019. Robot sales in the U.S. set a record for the 8th year in a row. Robot unit shipments in North America grew beyond the traditional automotive industry. In the warehouse …
How Boston Dynamics makes Atlas run, flip & vault - The Robot …
WEBAug 25, 2021 · While Atlas uses IMUs, joint positions, and force sensors to control its body motion and feel the ground for balance, it requires perception to identify and navigate obstacles such as the gap and narrow beam seen in Figure 1. Figure 1: This animation shows a rotating view of a point cloud generated by …