Autonomous transportation isn’t only hitting the roads and airways, but the vast oceans and seas of the world – and its bringing with it the potential to significantly lower costs and improve safety for the nearly $350 billion shipping industry, according to a CBInsights report. Industrious entrepreneurs, large corporations and government bodies are beginning to…
Sony backs Acutronic Robotics’ hardware robot operating system
Sony is investing in Acutronic Robotics‘ Series A round, via its Sony Innovation Fund. Sony will also adopt Acutronic’s Hardware Robot Operating System (H-ROS), for use in its own robotics division, the company says. This funding follows investment by DARPA in Acutronic’s platform, which aims to become an industry standard for robotics components from across…
Automation in Everyday Life
Specifically, 2% of Americans report that they have ever personally lost a job because their employers replaced their positions with a machine or computer program. Another 5% report that they have ever had their pay or hours reduced for the same reason. Taken together, that works out to 6% of U.S. adults who report having…
The robot converts surgeons’ hand motions into super precise, steady movements.
Surgeons in the Netherlands recently performed a procedure requiring immense precision as it’s carried out on super tiny blood and lymphatic vessels. The surgery is extremely difficult to do and only a handful of surgeons are willing to do it. But for this particular procedure, Maastricht University Medical Center+ surgeons utilized a robot that was…
Google and Rolls-Royce Partner on Autonomous Ships
Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google to develop Rolls-Royce’s intelligent awareness software, which is already in use on ships today and will play a central role in the company’s drive towards autonomous vessels. The agreement allows Rolls-Royce to use Google’s Cloud Machine Learning Engine to train Rolls-Royce’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based object classification system –…
Foldable cars from POLITICO Magazine’s ‘What Works’
Designing everything from driverless Uber-like systems to folding cars Scientist Kent Larson the fusion of computers, engineering, and robotics to get more living out of less space. His mission? To create technology so appealing, that it entices people to live more sustainable lifestyles. Larson and his team have designed “City Home,” a transformable apartment home […]
Supporting Mechatronics across Design Lines
By Ralph Raiola, Editor Electronic Products When it comes to mechatronics design, getting everyone on the same page is apparently more difficult than one might think. A recent Webcast sponsored by IBM titled “System Design: New Product Development for Mechatronics,” presented research about the challenges and pressures faced when designing in a mechatronics environment.