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AMD Announces Ryzen Embedded R2000 Series with Optimized Performance and Power Efficiency
AMD today announced the Ryzen Embedded R2000 Series, second-generation mid-range system-on-chip (SoC) processors optimized for a wide range of industrial and robotics systems, machine vision, IoT and thin-client equipment. Ryzen Embedded R2000 Series doubles the core count and delivers a significant performance uplift compared to the prior generation, with the new R2514 model exhibiting up…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group to deliver Japan’s First Systems for Automated Valet Parking and Automated Transportation of Finished Vehicles
Two Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group companies have reached an agreement with Stanley Robotics, a French venture-backed company, on joint development of Japan’s first business in advanced autonomous handling robots enabling automated valet parking service and automated transportation of finished vehicles. Stanley Robotics is a startup offering the world’s first automated valet parking systems employing autonomous…
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Fully automated PCR robotic system for Covid-19 testing put into practical use in Japan
The effort to expand PCR testing for the novel coronavirus is now in full swing in Japan. To speed up the testing Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed a fully automated PCR testing robot. After extensive testing in march, This fully automated PCR testing robot is in use at Kansai International Airport (installed in the 4F…
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Omron 6th Generation FORPHEUS Motivates Table Tennis Players with AI
Omron today announced its 6th generation table tennis robot FORPHEUS. In addition to the personal coaching function in the 5th generation to improve players’ skills, the 6th generation FORPHEUS challenged to develop an AI that would increase players’ motivation. Satoshi Yase, a member of OMRON’s Technology and Intellectual Property Division, who has served as project…
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OMRON Announces World’s First Robotic Integrated Controller to Control Fully Automated Robotic Production Systems
OMRON, a global leader in automation technology, announced today the launch of the world’s first “Robotics Integrated Controller” which perfectly synchronizes automation technology so customers can improve the speed and accuracy of their production, simulate entire production equipments without having to deploy physical equipment, simplify maintenance, and reduce time-to-market during the design, planning, commissioning, and…
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Sharp to release World’s first mobile robotic phone RoBoHoN in Japan
Sharp Robotic phone RoBoHoN developed in collaboration with Tomotaka Takahashi, Project Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology and CEO of robot development company Robo Garage will be available in Japan from May 26, 2016. RoBoHoN is the world’s first mobile robotic phone. This humanoid robot can walk…
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Epson develops prototype autonomous dual-arm robot that can see, sense and think
Epson has developed an autonomous dual-arm robot prototype that expands the range of tasks that can be automated on the production floor. Epson’s autonomous dual-arm robot is able to accurately recognize the position and orientation of objects in three-dimensional space, much like the human eye. The two robot arms are equipped with newly developed force…
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Nissan engineers inspired by bees and fish develop new technologies that will shape the future of mobility
Nissan’s engineers have been inspired by the animal kingdom as they develop new technologies that will shape the future of mobility. One of Nissan’s longer term R&D goals is to achieve virtually zero fatalities and serious injuries among occupants of its vehicles. The research team created the EPORO (EPisode 0 Robot), utilizing Laser Range Finder…
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Fans of anime series Macross gets a chance to step into the futuristic sci-fi robot world in Japan
Fans of the Japanese anime series Macross will get the chance to step into the futuristic sci-fi robot world when an exhibition dedicated to the series gets under way at Takarazuka city in Japan. The Macross: The Museum exhibition will open its doors at the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in the Mukogawacho district on June…
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Robotic coelacanth fish mimics how the fish swims in the ocean at an aquarium in Japan
Something is fishy about a new sea creature at Aquamarine Fukushima in Japan. The sea creature is not alive- it is a robotic coelacanth, measuring about 1.2 meters long. Robotic coelacanth fish is on display at the permanent exhibition called The World of Coelacanth on the first floor of the aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture,…
