In Episode 172 of The Robotic Report Podcast, co-hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman atone for the information of the week, together with a number of current tales about self-driving autos. We additionally meet up with Yoshi Umeno and find out how Kollmorgen helps shoppers design and construct surgical robots.
Featured interview with ABB
Within the featured interview this week, Oitzman catches up with Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, to find out how the firm is utilizing synthetic intelligence to make robotics simpler to program and deploy.
Present timeline
- 7:50 – Information
- 22:22 – Kayleen Brown interviews Yoshi Umeno from Kollmorgen (sponsored by Kollmorgen)
- 29:50 – Interview with Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics
Information of the week
Schaeffler plans international use of Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid
Schaeffler, a world chief in movement expertise, has invested in Agility Robotics and plans to make use of Digit in its international operations. This follows profitable Agility pilot deployments with Amazon and GXO Logistics.
Waymo robotaxi service opens to the general public in Los Angeles
Waymo has expanded its robotaxi service in Los Angeles, eradicating the waitlist and making it accessible 24/7. Greater than 300,000 individuals have joined the waitlist because the service’s launch eight months in the past.
Waymo has gained priceless suggestions from a whole lot of hundreds of paid rides within the metropolis. Jimmy Kimmel not too long ago aired a humorous skit the place he tricked his aunt into taking a journey in a Waymo with out her information.
Zoox is now testing its robotaxis in San Francisco
Zoox, an Amazon subsidiary, is increasing its robotaxi testing to San Francisco and Las Vegas. Whereas the corporate shouldn’t be but providing public rides in both metropolis, it plans to launch the Las Vegas service in early 2025.
Preliminary testing in San Francisco shall be restricted to the SoMa neighborhood and can solely be accessible to Zoox staff.
Justice Division fines Cruise $500k for accident
Normal Motors’ self-driving automobile unit, Cruise, admitted to submitting a false report back to affect a federal investigation. It can pay a $500,000 felony high-quality as a part of a deferred prosecution settlement, in accordance with the U.S. Division of Justice.
Moxi reaches milestone of 100,000 autonomous elevator rides in hospitals
The flexibility of cell manipulators to independently function elevators has been a long-anticipated objective within the robotics trade. Diligent Robotics’ Moxi has achieved this milestone in complicated healthcare environments.
Just like the method taken by Relay Robots, Moxi makes use of a single arm to work together with doorways and elevator buttons. Nevertheless, Diligent Robotics employed a “people within the loop” method to coach Moxi’s autonomy and elevator interplay expertise.
2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards open for nominations
Now you can submit nominations for the 2025 RBR50 innovation awards. They may acknowledge expertise and enterprise improvements within the calendar yr 2024, and the awards are open to any firm worldwide that produces robotics or automation.
The classes embrace:
- Applied sciences, merchandise, and providers: This class contains main or utilized analysis specializing in robotics and supporting applied sciences resembling movement management, imaginative and prescient, or machine studying. It additionally contains new merchandise and enterprise, engineering, or expertise providers.
- Enterprise and administration: This class covers initiatives positioning an organization as a market chief or a company as an necessary thought chief within the robotics ecosystem. Vital mergers and acquisitions are related, as are provider, accomplice, and integrator relationships.
- Functions and markets: The RBR50 can even acknowledge improvements that enhance productiveness, high quality, and cost-effectiveness, in addition to those who automate new duties.
As well as, the 2025 RBR50 awards will rejoice the next:
- Startup of the 12 months
- Utility of the 12 months
- Robotic of the 12 months
- Robots for Good Award
The deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.
Podcast sponsored by RGO Robotics
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