The average American spends nearly 70 hours a year on lawn and garden care. The Kobi Company wants to give you all that time back. The New York-based startup unanimously won Pitchfire at RoboBusiness 2016 with its Kobi 3-in-1, autonomous robot landscaper that mows your lawn, removes your leaves, and snow blows your driveway. Co-founder…
Meet Kobi, Your New All-Season Robot Landscaper
Kobi unanimously wins Pitchfire at RoboBusiness 2016 with its 3-in-1 robot landscaper that mows lawns, collects leaves, and snow blows driveways.
Matrox enhances radient line of frame grabbers
Matrox Imaging today announced the Matrox Radient eV-CXP for 3D Profiling, the first member of the Radient eV-Series of frame grabbers to feature on-board 3D profiling using patented Matrox technology. Offering the flexibility to work with any cameras using the CoaXPress interface standard, this PCI Express frame grabber performs the laser line extraction needed for […]
15 Must-See Robotics Startups at RoboBusiness 2016
Pitchfire, the “Shark Tank” of robotics, gives 15 robotics startups two minutes to tell a live panel of judges and attendees how their product will be a disruptive technology. Here’s a sneak peek at each finalist.
15 Robotics Startups Compete for Pitchfire Prize
We like to call it the “Shark Tank” of robotics. Pitchfire takes place tonight at RoboBusiness 2016 at the San Jose Convention Center. Fifteen robotics startups will have two minutes each to pitch their product to a panel of judges and to a packed room of industry colleagues. The winner of Pitchfire, which is sponsored…
Change Management Mastery a Must for Chief Robotics Officers
Chief robotics officers need to master change management, not just to adopt robotics, but also to develop the best solutions and get executive and worker buy-in.
Technology Tuesdays Podcast: Tom Lee on new gripper design
In a recent Design World Technology Tuesdays Podcast, I got to chat with Tom Lee, V.P. of engineering at Airpot Corp. Listen here: The company was originally built around the Airpot dashpot, a component invented by industrialist Arthur Cohen in the 1950s for mechanical switches and relays and textile winders. In the podcast, we ask Lee about […]
ABB introduces the IRB 1200 Foundry Plus 2
ABB Robotics today unveiled its latest foundry robot for material handling and machine tending, the IRB 1200 Foundry Plus 2. The smallest foundry robot in its class, this compact robot can increase flexibility and reduce cycle times for precision die casting processes such as smart phone cases and other electrical components. Now protected with Foundry […]
Jibo Shipping Pre-launch Models in November
The hardware will be finalized on the pre-launch version of Jibo, but the software still needs some work. No timeframe was set for when fully-functioning Jibo will ship.
Canvas Technology Develops Automotive-Level Autonomy for Goods Delivery
Canvas Technology has built vision-based autonomy from the ground up to make indoor goods delivery systems safer, cheaper, and more flexible.
GoPro unveils long-awaited Karma stabilized drone system and kit
GoPro fans and the financial world have been looking forward to GoPro's new Karma since GoPro announced last December that it was working on building its first drone. When they delayed the release from early summer until now, it only served to raise expectations. UPDATED 9/28/16: DJI, the Chinese drone maker, responded to GoPro's Karma launch with a new small,…
Watch Pepper Master ‘Ball in a Cup’ Game
Pepper the humanoid robot masters the game “Ball in a Cup” in 100 attempts through trial-and-error learning. Are you impressed?
UPS Tests Drone Delivery with CyPhy Works
CyPhy Works and UPS tested a delivery drone on a three-mile trip from Beverly, Mass. to a YMCA camp at Children’s Island. It took about eight minutes for the drone to deliver an asthma inhaler to a child on the island.
$7 million XPRIZE competition for autonomous submarine ocean exploration
Robotic vehicles and advanced AI. Swarms of autonomous submarines and mapping pods launched from the air and sea … all working at depths down to 4,000 meters. Cold, dark and at pressures that are up to 400 times greater than the pressure at sea level. There’s $7 million on the line, and the first teams have already […]
46 research reports analyze the robotics industry and autonomous vehicles
As autonomous cars begin to hit world markets in pilot tests and other ways, and before the International Federation of Robotics clarifies whether those vehicles are robots or not, two research firms have combined those vehicles with other robots. Their results are highlighted in yellow below. The question as to whether autonomous vehicles are robots – or…
Teledyne DALSA’s image sensors (electronic eyes) aboard OSIRIS-REx
Teledyne DALSA has partnered with the University of Arizona in the development of three high-resolution image detectors that will serve as retinas for the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu, scheduled for launch Thursday, September 8. Designed, constructed and tested over the last four years, the image sensors aboard OCAMS will behave in a manner similar to human eyes, from […]
Teledyne DALSA introduces Industry’s First 8k and 16k Color CMOS TDI Cameras
Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision, announced today the addition of new multi-line color CMOS TDI cameras to its industry-leading Piranha™ XL family. These new models are optimized to provide high performance and high-speed color imaging. More after the jump. Piranha XL cameras feature multi-line color CMOS TDI (Time […]
Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars: Everything You Need to Know
The Department of Transportation has published its federal guidelines on how to safely integrate and regulate self-driving cars onto our roads. And the guidelines clearly show the federal government is in favor of self-driving cars.
GoPro Karma Drone Goes on Sale October 23 for $799
The GoPro Karma drone was officially introduced, and it’s easy to fly thanks to a simple controller, easy-to-use interface, and foldable design.
Reflections on the Manufacturing Technology Show
For decades we have had the Machine Tool Show in Chicago every two years. Currently the show, formerly know as the International Machine Tool Show is now being re-branded as the International Manufacturing Technology Show. And that’s a good thing. They get to keep the same IMTS letters. While the show has a long tradition […]
Data the Key to Improving Human-Robot Conversation
Todd Mozer, president and CEO of Sensory Inc., joins The Robotics Trends Show to discuss why data is the key to improving human-robot conversations.
Robot Lawn Mower Keeps Golf Fairways Pristine
The Turflynx F315 driverless fairway mower autonomously cuts up to seven fairways on a single charge, following pre-programmed routes to keep golf course fairways looking pristine.