About ADAS
A look at the technologies for SAE Level 1 automation.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
SCARAs Get New Drives, Cleaner Design
Stäubli Group (staubli.com) has introduced a new line of four-axis SCARAs (selective compliance articulated robot arms), the TS2, which features the company’s proprietary JCS drive technology, previously used only on the company’s six-axis machines, says Sebastien Schmitt, Robotics Division Manager, Stäubli North America.
Coolant-targeting Toolholders; Hybrid Metal Additive-Subtractive Machine; Fastems RoboCell
Coolant-targeting Toolholders; Hybrid Metal Additive-Subtractive Machine; Fastems RoboCell
CNC Interior Leather Cutting System; Mobile App for CNC Monitoring; Long-stroke Gripper for Cobots
CNC Interior Leather Cutting System; Mobile App for CNC Monitoring; Long-stroke Gripper for Cobots
#MitsubishiElectric #Mitsubishi
Dexterous Cobot Speeds Inspection
On one of its lines at its Youngstown, Ohio, facility, contract manufacturer Comprehensive Logistics Inc. builds both gasoline and diesel engine subassemblies.
NVIDIA Offers “Orin”; Fighting Cyberattacks; Under the Radar Weight Savings
NVIDIA Offers “Orin”; Fighting Cyberattacks; Under the Radar Weight Savings
#NVIDIA #Chevrolet #Infineon
Toyota to Launch. . . a City
Rather than just trying to see how advanced mobility and robotics will fit into existing structures, Toyota is building a city to help determine how these things can be best integrated into people’s lives
#people #Toyota
Robots in the Auto Industry
When it comes to the deployment of robots, the auto industry is the hands-down leader. Or maybe that should be “gripper down”
#Rivian #Volkswagen #sustainability
The Rise of Robots in Automotive
Yes, the auto industry continues to lead the way in robot orders according to the Robotic Industries Association.
#Ford
ABB Acquires Chinese EV Charging Specialist
Swiss engineering and robotics giant ABB Group has agreed to purchase 67% of Chargedot New Energy Technology Co., which supplies charging systems for electric vehicles.
#SAIC #BYD #Daimler
Nissan Touts New Robotics Tech for Old Parts
Nissan Motor Co. says it has developed a cost-efficient way to produce replacement parts for discontinued vehicles.
#tech #Nissan #asia
Kodiak Begins Freight Deliveries with Robo-Trucks
California-based startup Kodiak Robotics Inc. has begun making commercial freight deliveries in Texas with semi-autonomous highway trucks.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s Remarkable Training Program
Yes, unemployment rates are low, but for more than a million people, employment is elusive. One company helped some of those people
#MitsubishiElectric #Mitsubishi
Autonomous Vehicle for the Factory
Although this may not seem like much, it is actually an advanced, sensor-equipped, artificial intelligence running. . . autonomous vehicle (AV): However, this development, the MiR1000 is designed for use in factories, not on limited-access highways.
Machine Learning in Manufacturing
Production equipment is beginning to autonomously learn from experience.
#ABB #Durr
Bill Gates Meets LiDAR
While there is a burgeoning proliferation of companies that are in the LiDAR space, each with its own take on utilizing laser pulses to create a precise map of its surroundings for purposes of ADAS or full-blown automation, a Seattle-based company has a distinction that certainly sets it apart from its competitors.
#engineer
Exoskeleton Amplifies Human Strength—And Saves Backs
The Sarcos Guardian XO Max full-body, all-electric exoskeleton features strength amplification of up to 20 to 1, making 200 pounds—the suit’s upper limit—feel like 10 pounds for the user.
