Katie Searles, Author at Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/author/katie-searles Fri, 20 May 2022 13:53:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Katie Searles, Author at Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/author/katie-searles 32 32 Hide and seek https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/features/hide-and-seek.html Mon, 23 May 2022 09:00:10 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14160 Katie Searles explores how unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming a vital ‘eye in the sky’ for the UK emergency services and search and rescue missions… Technology company DJI has mapped [...]

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]]> Hyundai and SOSLAB to jointly develop lidar for mobile robots https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/amrs/hyundai-and-soslab-to-jointly-develop-lidar-for-mobile-robots.html Fri, 20 May 2022 13:53:32 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14261 Hyundai Motor Group and solid-state lidar company SOSLAB have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop sensors for mobile robots.  SOSLAB (Smart Optical Sensors Lab) is developing solid-state lidar sensors [...]

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]]> Europe-first zero-occupancy autonomous vehicle on-road journey completed by Oxbotica https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/unmanned-systems/europe-first-zero-occupancy-autonomous-vehicle-on-road-journey-completed-by-oxbotica.html Fri, 20 May 2022 10:24:15 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14256 Oxbotica, an autonomous vehicle software provider, has completed the first safe  deployment of a zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on publicly accessible roads in Europe. The AppliedEV vehicle, driven [...]

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]]> Soft Robotics expands AI-powered soft grasping technology to e-commerce logistics https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/logistics/soft-robotics-expands-ai-powered-soft-grasping-technology-to-e-commerce-logistics.html Fri, 20 May 2022 10:11:49 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14253 Soft Robotics has expanded commercial focus for its mGripAI AI-enabled picking solutions to target the consumer goods, e-commerce, and logistics industries. This solution of 3D vision, AI, and soft grasping [...]

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]]> National Grid launches UK-first trial to fully automate asset inspection https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/national-grid-launches-uk-first-trial-to-fully-automate-asset-inspection.html Thu, 19 May 2022 14:52:37 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14249 National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) will pilot a system that seeks to fully automate the capture and processing of corrosion-related condition assessment data. Formed through a collaboration with deep tech [...]

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]]> ‘Robot Dog Olympics’ showcases British Army use of quadrupeds https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/defence/robot-dog-olympics-showcases-british-army-use-of-quadrupeds.html Thu, 19 May 2022 11:06:06 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14239 The British Army has hosted a ‘Robot Dog Olympics’ to discover what capabilities quadruped robotic platforms could offer the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Almost 40 coders from across industry and [...]

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]]> Kerb your enthusiasm? https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/features/kerb-your-enthusiasm.html Thu, 19 May 2022 08:30:21 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14152 Delivery robots have been heralded as a contactless food and parcel delivery saviour that could solve labour shortages and lower carbon footprints. But without a standardised approach, will these little [...]

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]]> GreyOrange closes US$110m growth financing https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/investments/greyorange-closes-us110m-growth-financing.html Wed, 18 May 2022 14:21:12 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14235 GreyOrange, a provider of automated robotic fulfilment and inventory optimisation software, has secured US$110m (£88.7m) in comprehensive growth financing.  The majority of this latest funding came from Mithril Capital Management [...]

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]]> MOV.AI partners with Ouster to equip AMRs with lidar for challenging warehouses https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/amrs/mov-ai-partners-with-ouster-to-equip-amrs-with-lidar-for-challenging-warehouses.html Wed, 18 May 2022 11:19:43 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14231 Robotics engine platform provider MOV.AI has partnered with lidar sensors firm Ouster to equip autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with uninterrupted autonomy in intralogistics and industrial environments.  MOV.AI has integrated Ouster [...]

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]]> Ally launching funding round for affordable robotic arms https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/funding/ally-launching-funding-round-for-affordable-robotic-arms.html Wed, 18 May 2022 09:20:16 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14226 Ally Robotics – a start-up developing smart and affordable robotic arms – has launched a campaign to raise up to US$8.5m (£6.8m) in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site WAX. [...]

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