Team WPI-CMU, Team KAIST, Team MIT, and Team IHMC send their humanoid robots through a simulated course to preview what’s to come in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.
Flexible automation in industry 4.0, with Schunk sensors
Together with several partners, Schunk transforms the vision of the smart factory into reality. Condition and process monitoring and communication are directly done at the component level with Schunk sensors. The smart Schunk modules are closing the gap in handling objects, and allow a consistent flow of information from the gripper finger to the ERP system. […]
Robots & manufacturing facts & figures from the WSJ
A special Wall Street Journal report called Meet the New Robots: Manufacturing, Unleashing Innovation appeared in its own section in today’s WSJ. Lots of good facts, figures and articles to peruse. âRobots are going to change the economic calculus for manufacturing,â says Hal Sirkin, a Chicago-based senior partner of Boston Consulting Group. âPeople will spend…
Hoovy Advatar Octocopter: Drone Advertising Coming to a Sky Near You
Hoovy has launched its Advatar Octocopter drone on Indiegogo looking to revolutionize the advertising industry. Advatar can fly a 3 foot by 12 foot banner for 15 minutes that can be seen from 1,000 feet away.
May fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and new funds
May was another big month of money flowing into robotic ventures. But May was even bigger in launching new robotics-focused venture funding groups. EQUITY DEALS AND IPOs: Wonder Workshop (formerly Play-i) raised $6.9M in a Series A funding round for scaling up and production of their Dot and Dash robot programming learning system. Corindus Vascular Robotics raised…