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Minimal sufficiency is a crucial principle in robotics. Consider this: When you set out for a ride, if you have a 2-wheeler and something goes wrong, the first advice you'll get is to get a bigger engine or even a 4X4. When you sit down for dinner, despite what's already on your plate, there will always be suggestions for more accompaniments. When you go for a run, recommendations abound for a mobile holder band, hydration band, protein bar, energy drink, music playlist, headphones, and more. But the question you need to ask is: Do you really need all that? What is minimally sufficient for your use case? If one extra side dish or one extra protein bar is truly going to be the make-or-break factor, then go for it. Otherwise, stick to simplicity—first principles. The same applies to mobile robots and their payloads. Just because we can build and design octacopters doesn't mean a quadrotor won't work for your use case. In fact, a unicopter might be just what you need. When someone brings a problem to me where they want to employ robots, I always start at the problem itself. What is it that you want to do? What is the robot going to be doing? What does the environment look like? Is it static or dynamic? Are there other players? What's your budget? It's then that we draw up a minimally sufficient robotic system and test it out in the field. The only time I wouldn't approach a problem this way is when you own oil wells and have an infinite supply of funds 😂

WAKE UP - WAKE UP EUROPEAN INDUSTRY STILL NO AWARENES AND NO ACTION My Opinion: The European industry’s “sleeping beauty” in AI based bipedal humanoid robotics is a complex phenomenon caused by a combination of a lack of industrial integration, reluctance to take risks and regulatory hurdles. Europe, its research and its industries principally have the potential to wake up and take a leading role in this area if we manage to make strategic investments, promote collaboration and specifically transform innovations into marketable products. Humanoid robotics will undoubtedly be a central part of the future industry in B2B and Consumer Markets. Europe should seize this opportunity to assert itself on the global stage by 2030 latest 2035 with maturity for mass production. If not ... I leave it to you, to imagine the consequences. I am wondering that no big OEM has discovered the vital need to golbally compeed for its own survival. This Video: This is Digit from Agility Robotics. He's a logistics robot built to work productively in a human environment. Digit is built to stack and move boxes, and his design is based on a bird's legs! This humanoid robot is built for agility. With mass production on the way, are you ready for your next delivery to come from a robot like Digit? Source: Freethink, 12.10.2023 https://lnkd.in/eFBm4yTv

🚀 Exciting News: RGo Robotics Teams Up with Onward Robotics! 🤖 We're thrilled to announce that RGo Robotics' #PerceptionEngine will power Onward Robotics' #Pyxis robot, revolutionizing #fulfillment #center #automation! 📦 🔹 Our AI-powered vision solution enables seamless human-robot interaction 🔹 Achieves highly consistent accuracy in challenging environments 🔹 Allows rapid deployment of robot fleets in just hours 🔹 Dynamically adapts to changes, eliminating disruptive re-mapping This partnership marks a significant step forward in fulfillment center automation, promising breakthrough productivity and rapid ROI. We're excited to see how this collaboration will transform the industry! 🌟 Watch the video or contact us to learn more #AutonomousRobots #AI #IntelligentAutomation #SupplyChain #dynamicenvironment #visionperception 

🤖 Agility Robotics' Digit, fully integrated with GXO Logistics, handles tasks like unloading totes and loading conveyor systems. This isn’t a pilot or a demo. It’s reality. Companies like Amazon are already using thousands of robots to boost efficiency and productivity. 📦🚀 The takeaway? The future is here. Embrace technology, leverage innovation, and integrate new tools into your workflow. 🌟 Success today means staying ahead of the curve and embracing the incredible possibilities technology brings. #TechRevolution #AI #Robotics #Innovation

Is robotics growing quickly; and if not, what's the primary reason? Let me know in the comments your professional take. AI seems to be skyrocketing in sales with LLMs and various websites that have services. Robotics has many neat investor demos, but I'm rarely seeing a company scale without spending more money in marketing or engineering. One reason is that AI is mostly free to deploy, while hardware has many moving parts to buy and integrate. This increased complexity and upfront cost. I believe robotics will be the next major revolution, but I believe something in the industry needs to change. The question is, what do you think needs to change to see a robot in every house and business? #robots #robot #robotics

Focus on simplicity and userfriendliness key in Attabotic's #robotics solutions. Their 3D robotics technology provides the supply chain with costeffective and flexible automation, potentially revolutionizing the industry. #AI #Automation

🤖 #Robots can inspire fear. #Human being trained from birth by Hollywood to be afraid of them – the latest incarnation of the ancient tale of the inventor who loses control of his creation. And even if robots are not literally the murderous machines of the „Terminator” films, they can kill off decent-paying jobs in factories and warehouses. Nevertheless, the latest advances in #robotics will bring real and substantial #benefits, The Economist, https://lnkd.in/d86uShcb. 💲 CB Insights estimates that since 2020 $2.3 bn has been poured into startups building #humanoid robots. 🛠 GXO Logistics, Inc. signs industry-first multi-year agreement with Agility Robotics. Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) agreement integrates Agility’s humanoid robots with other cobots at Spanx facility. 💬 "Our R&D approach is to partner with developers all over the world to help them build and validate practical use cases that improve the working environment for our employees while optimizing #operations for our customers", Adrian Stoch. “Agility is the first humanoid robot deployed at a customer site, generating revenue, and solving real-world business problems” Peggy Johnson. 👻 Watch out, Digit is coming. Not even scared!

'So what if the question for how to build a successful robotics company is not “How do we build agents to automate humans?” but rather “How do we build agents to make humans 40x more efficient while also using their intelligence to handle all the edge cases?” While artificial intelligence develops, this seems to be the formula for building successful companies in the meantime.' https://lnkd.in/dQrnXJrZ

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Unloading Pallets with AI-Driven Precision! 🗃️🤖 Say goodbye to the strain of manual depalletization! @CovariantAI's Brain-enabled robots are revolutionizing the process, handling up to 1,200 cases per hour. 💨 These robots not only speed up operations but also ensure the safety and well-being of human operators by reducing strain and injury risks. Whether it's mixed, rainbow, or single pallets, these robots learn and improve in real-time, sharing best practices across the entire network. Efficiency, safety, and adaptability at their best! 🚧 #AI #Robotics #Depalletization #Automation #SupplyChainInnovation #CovariantAI #FANUCEurope