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MANiBOT
Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
Pioneering Bimanual Mobile Robots for Challenging Work Environments
About us
The MANiBOT project aims to equip mobile service robots with the capacity to handle a wide variety of unknown objects in a human-like way, in environments where people are also present. This will unlock these robots' true potential, becoming attractive to new, major industry and service sectors. The consortium seeks to revolutionise the robotics landscape by enhancing robots' handling skills, including simple grasping, pick-and-place operations, bi-manual and non-prehensile manipulation, and ensuring adaptive responses to changing environments or to the properties of objects. To achieve these capabilities, innovations will be developed in the fields of advanced environment understanding, efficient manipulation techniques, robot cognitive functions and physical intelligence. The researchers will implement their solutions with a focus on baggage handling and supermarket shelves’ restocking, with piloting of the robots in relevant environments. MANiBOT, Advancing the physical intelligence and performance of roBOTs towards human-like bi-manual objects MANipulation This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under Grant Agreement No 101120823.
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http://manibot-project.eu/
External link for MANiBOT
- Industry
- Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- robotics
Updates
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❓Got questions about MANiBOT? We’ve got answers! Check out the new FAQ section on our website for everything you need to know about our groundbreaking project. From our goals in enhancing robot manipulation to the innovative technologies we're developing, we cover it all! Whether you're curious about specific features, project timelines, or how MANiBOT will revolutionise service robotics, we’re here to provide clarity. 👉 Visit our FAQ page today and stay informed! #MANiBOT #robotics
MANiBOT
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🤖 Advancing Cobots: 3rd MANiBOT Plenary Meeting Highlights 🌟 MANiBOT project partners recently convened in Germany for a productive plenary meeting hosted by Schwarz Digits. The event highlighted significant progress across all work packages, with focus topics including requirements, technical specifications and robot cognition. Check out our article for more! Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Universidad de Burgos, Technische Universität Wien, TWI Hellas, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, ABB Fraport Greece Schwarz Digits, Masoutis S.A. ,University of Bristol #robotics #cobots #automation
MANiBOT
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🔧 Partner ABB Robotics’ GoFa cobot now with ultra accuracy! 🔧 The new Ultra Accuracy feature for ABB's GoFa cobots boosts precision to 0.03 mm, a 10x improvement over standard cobots. Ideal for electronics, automotive, aerospace, and metal fabrication industries, this feature supports high-precision tasks like gluing, laser welding, and 3D printing. 💡 With ABB’s RobotStudio, users can achieve a 99% match between simulation and real-world performance, ensuring efficiency and quality. Check the links to delve into the details: https://lnkd.in/eRFuAyq8 #robotics #precision #automation
ABB Robotics Adds New Accuracy Feature to its GoFa cobots
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed Clio, a method that helps robots navigate their environments and prioritise important objects by interpreting tasks in simple language. Check the post below for more details!
Clio: Helping robots focus on what matters 🤖 Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed Clio, a new method that enables robots to intuitively map their surroundings and identify relevant objects. By interpreting tasks in everyday language, Clio allows robots to focus on what’s important, ignoring unnecessary clutter. In real-world tests, a quadruped robot successfully navigated environments to retrieve specific items, demonstrating Clio's potential for applications in search and rescue, domestic assistance, and industrial tasks. This innovative research paves the way for smarter robotic interactions with our environments! #robotics #automation
Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter
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Groundbreaking work was published in Nature Communications on millimeter-scale self-sensing soft-rigid hybrid (SHY) robots! These innovative robots combine soft, flexible materials with rigid structures, unlocking real-time shape-sensing capabilities that elevate precision and control to new heights. Check the post below for more details!
🤩 Interested in learning more about our recent work on SHY (soft-hybrid) robots? Check this out: https://lnkd.in/enABd98S! We developed a fabrication strategy for millimeter-scale, self-sensing soft-rigid hybrid robots…SHY robots! ☺️ 🤖 By integrating actuation, mechanical control, and sensing into a compact form, our approach paves the way for real-time shape sensing and applications like food handling, interaction with delicate objects, precise pick-and-place, needle and laser steering in surgery, and much more! Let’s push #SoftRobotics forward toward autonomous, adaptable robots to be deployed in fields like minimally invasive surgery, complex manufacturing, and beyond!
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The evolution of Dexterous Robotic Hands in the age of AI! As AI advances, so does the development of robotic hands! Researchers like Rich Walker from Shadow Robot and teams at Google DeepMind are creating hands that can perform delicate tasks using reinforcement learning. The challenge lies in teaching robots to interact with the physical world, as human dexterity is built through experience and sensory feedback. While we’re making progress, the journey to creating capable humanoid robots for everyday tasks is still long. MANiBOT research is also working to improve robot dexterity, sensing and interactions with the environment - watch this space for our latest developments. #artificialintelligence #automation #robotics #robotichand
‘It’s the robot we were all expecting – like C3PO’: why aren’t humanoids in our homes yet?
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📣 MANiBOT will be well represented at #IROS2024 ! 🗣 A spotlight talk from Technische Universität Darmstadt on their paper "MoVEInt: Mixture of Variational Experts for Learning Human–Robot Interactions From Demonstrations" will feature at the Workshop on Nonverbal Cues for Human-Robot Cooperative Intelligence. Authors: ✒ Vignesh Prasad, Alap Kshirsagar, Dorothea Koert, Ruth Stock-Homburg, Jan R Peters and Georgia Chalvatzaki. Check out the workshop: https://lnkd.in/gvfhMCqD 🗣 "Learning a Pre-Grasp Manipulation Policy to Effectively Retrieve a Target in Dense Clutter" from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), authors ✒ Marios Kiatos, Leonidas Koutras, Iason Sarantopoulos, and Zoe Doulgeri, will be showcased in the Perception II (Grasping and Manipulation) session, co-chaired by Prof. Doulgeri. Discover the programme: https://lnkd.in/dm8reWmp ➡ Follow us for more exciting research developments!
Workshop on Nonverbal Cues for Human-Robot Cooperative Intelligence
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🚀 Exciting growth in the Piece Picking Robots Market! The market is projected to grow from USD 1.03 billion in 2024 to USD 8.76 billion by 2029 with a CAGR of 53.41%! 📈 Driven by the pandemic, companies are turning to automation to meet logistics demands and tackle labour shortages. Key trends include: 🤖 Collaborative Robots enhancing efficiency. 🌐 AI advancements for smarter systems. 💼 Increased demand for faster, personalised fulfillment. Our MANiBOT cobots will posses superior physical capabilities able to perform a wide variety of manipulation tasks, with highly diverse objects, in a human-like manner and performance, in diverse, challenging environments, like supermarkets (shelves’ restocking) or airports (baggage handling). #automation #supplychain #logistics #cobots
Piece Picking Robots Market - Size, Share & Forecast
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