Endeavor can connect up to eight 32-beam rotating sensors at one time.
ADLINK partners with Qualcomm on SMARC module
The LEC-RB5 SMARC module provides on-device AI capabilities, support for up to six cameras, and low power consumption.
ACEINNA announces ±65Amp current sensor
ACEINNA’s ±65Amp current sensor joins ACEINNA’s current sensor family that includes ±50, ±20, and ±5 Amp ranges.
Ultra-compact camera is the size of a grain of salt
Researchers said the tiny camera could someday be used with medical robots to diagnose and treat diseases.
ATI releases standard tool changer for smaller robots
ATI’s QC-29 Robotic Tool Changer is designed for robots in the 25 – 35 kg payload class. It’s the first standard ATI Tool Changer designed with a rectangular body that mounts directly to 40mm and 50mm robot wrists.
Motional open-sources VR environments for autonomous vehicle research
Motional’s nuReality set of VR environments are designed to study interactions between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians.
Yaskawa Motoman adds compact PL80 industrial robot arm
Featuring an 176 lb payload capacity, the PL80 robot offers a 81.1 inch horizontal reach, 129.5 inch vertical reach and 0.03 mm repeatability.
Sensata Technologies’ i-BMS enables battery hot swapping
The i-BMS features battery hot swapping functionality and advanced software to maximize battery use and increase a robot’s uptime.
ABB upgrading AMRs with Sevensense navigation stack
ABB is installing Sevensense’s autonomous navigation technology into its mobile robots.
Celera Motion adds Multiturn Inductive Angle Encoder
The new Multiturn Inductive Angle Encoder can be used for robot joints, servo motors, cartesian robots and more.
Quanergy Systems announces M1 Edge 2D LiDAR sensor
Quanergy Systems’ new M1 Edge 2D LiDAR sensor has up to 8 evaluation fields, with up to three detection zones within each evaluation field.
MIT teaches robotic hands to reorient 2,000 objects in one hand
MIT’s researchers have taught a simulated robotic hand to manipulate objects with one hand facing upwards and downwards.
How Waymo’s self-driving cars handle fog in SF
Waymo’s robotaxis face unique challenges driving in San Francisco, where there’s a one in three chance of fog every day.
FANUC introduces compact LR-10iA/10 robot arm
FANUC America’s LR-10iA/10 robot is designed for machine tending, assembly, dispensing, material removal, picking, packaging and part transfer.
Cognex reports record revenue for machine vision systems in Q3
Cognex said logistics was its largest end market. It added that the rise of e-commerce, shortening of supply chains, and adoption of automation are driving revenue.
Ouster introduces DF series solid-state LiDAR sensors
The Ouster DF series offers short, mid, and long-range LiDARs that create 3D point clouds up to 200 meters away on low reflective objects.
IDS Imaging introduces compact uEye+ industrial cameras
The uEye+ cameras can be used with robots that navigate autonomously or for robots that pick up and manipulate items.
Lucid launches Helios2+ time-of-flight camera
The camera delivers 640 x 480 depth resolution at up to an 8.3m working distance and a frame rate of 30 fps in standard mode. In High-Speed Mode the Helios2+ camera can run up to 103 fps at 2.5m distance.
Retrofitting a Classic Mini with an autonomy stack
Modern car design offers many suitable options for mounting autonomous vehicle sensors. A Classic Austin Mini Cooper does not.
TUM Autonomous Motorsport wins the Indy Autonomous Challenge
The first autonomous race at Indy Motor Speedway was a huge success and great entertainment.
ATI develops Mini43LP ultra-thin force/torque sensor
ATI said the Mini43LP is well suited for small delicate operations such as the assembly of electronic components or optics, product research and testing applications, laboratory automation, robotic surgery, and more.
Leopard Imaging launches Hawk 3D depth camera for robotics
The $349 camera supports NVIDIA’s Jetson edge AI and Isaac robotics platforms to deliver real-time depth perception.