OutdoorNav Version 0.12 Now Available
OutdoorNav Version 0.12 provides key features and updates to enhance the autonomy software experience including improved localization in GPS-denied environments with support for the cost-effective FixPosition XVN sensor, faster and more flexible mission planning with... read more
A Clear Path with a New Look
When our company was started, mobile apps were leading the way in the world of technology. Meanwhile, the notion of robotics was – for many – a figment of imagination, a high risk investment, or a killing machine portrayed through the Hollywood lens.... read more
Simulating Multiple Husky UGVs in Gazebo
How can I simulate multiple Huskies in a single Gazebo environment? This question pops up from time to time from customers who have adopted multiple Clearpath robots. While there are various options, including the Multimaster FKIE ROS package, many customers seem to... read more
Indoor Material Transport for Indoor Cities
Self-driving vehicles aren’t only for Google maps and space-age books. In fact, the vehicles are already hitting the streets – indoor streets that is. Indoor cities vs. outdoor cities Indoor cities are similar to outdoor cities in many ways: they share streets,... read more
5 Innovation Challenges in Materials Transport
To continue to prosper and grow, manufacturers need to embrace innovation to overcome some of the significant challenges they face in the day-to-day operation of their business. Here are just some of the challenges manufacturers are battling today: Challenge #1:... read more
Why Industry 4.0 will Leave AGVs Behind
Technology has been in development for the last decade and has now come to fruition in the form of self-driving vehicles. These vehicles are driving into industrial centers and beginning to replace traditional AGVs, and it’s no wonder why. The first AGV was introduced... read more
Interview: The Team Behind The Apple Harvesting Robot
Amir Degani is an assistant professor at Technion Institute of Technology and Avi Kahnani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Israeli robotics start-up Fresh Fruits Robotics (FFR). Together, they presented an apple harvesting robot that will autonomously navigate apple... read more
Ramping up to Industry 4.0
So what really is Industry 4.0 and why should you be excited? Industry 4.0 is the next leap in manufacturing. It combines our quest for using large quantities of data; translating it (computing power) into meaningful information; sharing it across a large network allowing people and machines (such as robotics and additive manufacturing) to create a product faster, more efficiently and at less cost.
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