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Hospital spending on capital equipment is on an upswing, signaling a stronger outlook for surgical procedures guided by robotic systems in the year ahead, medtech executives said on their first-quarter earnings calls.

The activity mirrors a boom in the broader economy to start 2021 that points to a recovery from the pandemic-driven recession, but the strength of demand from the hard-hit hospital sector surpassed expectations.

"As procedures are coming back, we're seeing through our order book that hospitals are in actually very good financial position. And better than, frankly, I would have expected when the pandemic first hit," said Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo.

Hospital finances are significantly healthier than they were following past economic downturns, he said. That solid footing bodes well for sales of Stryker's Mako robotic platform for knee and hip surgery as procedure volumes return to more normal levels. The CEO cited the order book for capital equipment as a key factor in Stryker's forecast for company-wide organic sales to accelerate 12% to 14% this year over 2020.

Mako followed a strong fourth quarter with a "banner" first-quarter performance, fueled by an upturn in international installations, according to the CEO. System placements, Lobo said, are an early indicator of future implant growth.

Similarly,Intuitive Surgical executives said robust capital placements in the first quarter, coupled with a rebound in the use of its installed systems, indicates a need by customers to return to surgery and shows that hospitals are preparing for a post-pandemic environment.

"On the capital side, new system placements continue to exceed our expectations," said CEO Gary Guthart. "We know that new system placements are closely tied to anticipated procedure volumes and system utilization in mature markets."

Intuitive shipped 298 da Vinci robots in the first quarter, up 26% from a year ago, boosting its installed base to 6,142 systems as of March 31, up 8% from a year earlier. The company said it saw particularly strong placements of its robots in the U.S., China, France and the U.K. during the quarter.

The better-than-expected demand suggests "hospital capital budgets were less impacted by COVID than originally anticipated," analysts at Stifel wrote in a note to clients. Intuitive's first-quarter results topped expectations across all key metrics: revenue, earnings per share, procedure growth and system placements, according to the note.

Procedures performed with installed Intuitive systems climbed 16% in the quarter, recovering in February and March after a sluggish start in January. The rebound tracked with a slowing pace of new COVID-19 cases. First-quarter revenue jumped 18% from last year to $1.29 billion.

Intuitive predicted procedure growth would expand in the range of 22% to 26% in 2021, compared to a rise of just 1% in total da Vinci procedures last year. The forecast is based on the assumption that new COVID-19 cases remain on a downward path.

Tempering its rosy outlook, Intuitive executives said leasing is expected to increase as a percentage of sales over time as customers access capital through alternative financing arrangements, causing revenue to be deferred to future periods. Leasing represented 43% of its system placements in the first quarter, compared with 32% last year and 37% in the fourth quarter, the company said.

Further, management cautioned that the company will face competition in various markets, which could bring with it price pressures and longer selling cycles.

Medtronic's Hugo soft-tissue robotic system could launch as soon as the fourth quarter to take on the robotic surgery leader, while Johnson & Johnson is due to begin first-in-human clinical trials for its Ottava system in the second half of 2022.

Stryker rival Zimmer Biomet reported strong momentum for its Rosa knee robotic surgery platform in the first quarter. Zimmer Biomet CEO Bryan Hanson called the system's fourth-quarter performance "fantastic" and said the momentum continued into the first quarter, both in the U.S. and internationally.

The company said it plans to launch its Rosa hip application in the second half of this year. A partial knee application recently received FDA approval, and the first procedure with that product was successfully performed.

Analysts at Truist said Rosa continues to gain traction in the market, noting "2021 is looking to be a year that sees Zimmer Biomet's pivot to a more tech-enabled company start to come to fruition."

J.P. Morgan analysts said that although management did not quantify system placements in the quarter, they expect Rosa placements in 2021 should match 2020's level of about 250 systems.

In the spine market, Globus Medical reported strong U.S. growth for its robotic technology in the first and fourth quarters and positive early feedback.

"We're highly focused on driving adoption and utilization in this installed base because, ultimately, that's why it's going to continue to grow," CEO David Demski said. He declined to specify the percentage of the company's spine procedures that are performed using its Excelsius GPS robot.

Medtronic leads the spine robotics market after acquiring Mazor Robotics in a $1.6 billion acquisition in 2018.

NuVasiveis gearing up to compete and remains committed to launching its Pulse spine technology platform this summer,CEO Chris Barry said on the company's earnings call. A 510(k) application for the system has been submitted to FDA, and the company anticipates CE mark approval in Europe in the first half of the year.

Future applications will include robotics, with first-in-human use expected in 2022, according to the CEO.

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Reliable Roboticsannounced today it was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to determine how the companys remotely operated aircraft system can support the United States Air Force (USAF). The company was chosen to participate in the program based on the technical merit and innovation of their approach to autonomous flight, as well as the qualifications of their team. Their automation technology is aircraft agnostic, allowing dual application on civil and USAF platforms, increasing mission readiness use and reducing potential loss of life in harsh environments.

Reliable Robotics currently operates a large Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that has flown over populated regions in the U.S. with experimental airworthiness approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. During this Phase 1 contract, Reliable Robotics will further examine with the USAF, key areas of impact and opportunity for its dual-use flight technology, including:

The USAF can realize the benefits of this technology at reduced acquisition costs and commercially competitive operating costs due to the level of maturity and flexibility of the Reliable Robotics system.

Our remotely operated aircraft system has application beyond civilian logistics; participating in the SBIR program validates the natural transition of our technology for defense applications, said Robert Rose, Co-Founder and CEO of Reliable Robotics. We are looking forward to working with the Air Force and the rest of the Department of Defense.

Reliable Robotics is already gaining traction with automation of the worlds most popular cargo feeder aircraft, the Cessna 208 Caravan, and is taking active steps toward certification of its system. The company has proven to be a leader in designing, building and operating autonomous aircraft technology with successful landmark flights in the commercial aviation sector demonstratingunmanned flight of a Cessna 172 in 2019, andremote piloting of the Cessna Caravan from inside their control center over 50 miles away earlier this year.

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Launched by SpaceX and Tesla veterans,Reliable Roboticsis revolutionizing commercial aviation with its autonomous flight technology. Their accomplishments were recently selected as a Collier Trophy finalist for 2020s greatest achievements in aeronautics or astronautics in the United States. The companys systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient, more affordable, and transformative to the way goods, and eventually people, travel around the planet.

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The Orpheus submersible robot is being developed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and JPL to explore the deep ocean autonomously. Orpheus uses vision-based navigation that works in a similar way to how the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter navigates during flight. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Terrain-relative navigation helped Perseverance land and Ingenuity fly autonomously on Mars. Now its time to test a similar system while exploring another frontier.

On May 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer departed from Port Canaveral in Florida on a two-week expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration, featuring the technology demonstration of an autonomous underwater vehicle. Called Orpheus, this new class of submersible robot will showcase a system that will help it find its way and identify interesting scientific features on the seafloor.

Terrain-relative navigation was instrumental in helping NASAs Mars 2020 Perseverance Mars rover make its precision touch down on the Red Planet on February 18. The system allowed the descending robot to visually map the Martian landscape, identify hazards, and then choose a safe place to land without human assistance. In a similar way, the agencys Ingenuity Mars Helicopter uses a vision-based navigation system to track surface features on the ground during flight in order to estimate its movements across the Martian surface.

Developed by engineers at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, an evolution of the vision-based navigation that has been used on Mars will now undergo a trial run a little closer to home: off the U.S. East Coast in the Atlantic Ocean.

The submersible can explore the most extreme depths of the ocean, creating 3D maps of the seafloor. Shown in this photo during a previous expedition, Orpheus is much smaller than other submersibles, making it easier to transport and operate. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Large, high-power location-finding equipment like sonar would normally be required to navigate the dark and often murky waters near the seabed. By utilizing a low-power system of cameras and lights, along with advanced software, Orpheus is an order of magnitude lighter than most deep-sea submersibles. Smaller than a quad bike and weighing about 550 pounds (250 kilograms), Orpheus is designed to be nimble, easy to operate, and rugged while exploring depths inaccessible to most vehicles.

Designed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in collaboration with JPL, Orpheus can work untethered almost anywhere in the ocean, including the most extreme depths. Ultimately, the project team hopes to see a swarm of these underwater robots work as a team to build 3D maps of the vast regions of unexplored ocean floor in the hadal zone regions deeper than 20,000 feet (6,000 meters). But before the robot can explore these depths, it must first be put through its paces in shallower waters.

This tech demo will be used to gather data to demonstrate the viability of terrain-relative navigation in the ocean while also showing how multiple robots will operate together in extreme environments, said Russell Smith, robotics mechanical engineer at JPL. These tests will put us on track to start future dives into the hadal zone and intelligently seek out exciting regions of high biological activity.

Orpheus version of vision-based navigation is called visual-inertial odometry, or xVIO, and it works by using a system of advanced cameras and pattern-matching software along with instruments that can precisely measure its orientation and motion. As Orpheus travels over the seafloor, xVIO identifies features such as rocks, shells, and coral below the vehicle. Like remembering landmarks during a road trip, xVIO will construct 3D maps using these features as waypoints to help it navigate. But this system is more than simply a means to prevent the submersible robot from getting lost.

The Orpheus technology demonstration will be carried out aboard the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer. After departing from Floridas Port Canaveral on May 14, the two-week expedition explores the waters off the U.S. East Coast. Credit: Art Howard/NOAA Ocean Exploration

The high-resolution maps xVIO creates are stored to memory so that when Orpheus returns to the area, it will recognize the unique distribution of the features and use them as a starting point to expand its exploration. And when working with robot buddies, maps can be shared, cross-referenced, and developed to quickly identify areas of scientific interest.

In the future, some of the most extreme ocean environments will be within our reach. From deep ocean trenches to hydrothermal vents, there are many new destinations we will explore, said Andy Klesh, a systems engineer also at JPL. By staying small, weve created a new, simplified tool for ocean scientists one that directly benefits NASA as an analogue system for autonomous space exploration.

But Klesh noted another virtue of the collaboration between NASA and organizations like WHOI and NOAA, with their extensive oceanographic expertise: The technologies being developed to explore Earths oceans with smart, small, and rugged autonomous underwater vehicles could ultimately be harnessed to explore the oceans on other worlds.

Earth analogues are often used as environmental stand-ins for other locations in the solar system. For example, Jupiters moon Europa possesses a subsurface ocean that could host conditions favorable to life.

At hadal depths on Earth, the pressures are roughly equivalent to the bottom of Europas subsurface ocean, thought to be maybe 80 kilometers [50 miles] deep, said Tim Shank, the biologist leading WHOIs HADEX (Hadal Exploration) program. It is a profound thing to think that this expedition could be the stepping stone to new discoveries about our own planet, including answering that most fundamental question: Is life unique to Earth, or are there other places beyond this pale blue dot where life could have arisen? But before we can explore Europa or any other ocean world, we have to better understand our own home first.

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Everton Football Clubs official charity has launched a new e-learning programme to transform the way disadvantaged young people in Merseyside learn about technology.

Created by Everton in the Community, the initiative combines football with robotics to engage students aged five to 16 years in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education, hoping to encourage them into further studies or careers in the fields.

The programme will be delivered to approximately 2,000 children across 63 schools in the Liverpool City region. Using Spheros new sports-themed coding solution, Sphero Sports which enables users to program robots and football pitch-themed mats tutors from the charity will help children learn, create and invent through coding, science, music and the arts.

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With the pandemic-driven school closures exacerbating education inequality, its hoped that the programme will help to address the STEAM learning gap among disadvantaged youth.

STEAM learning has been shown to help young people develop crucial social and personal skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking, communication and teamwork skills that are forecasted to be most in-demand in 2025, according to the World Economic Forums (WEF) Future of Jobs report.

The project is supported by STEAM education resource provider CreativeHUT and funded by a range of partners, such as Liverpool-based Appreciate Group. Sphero has also offered training support to the charity to ensure that the robots are used to their full capacity to maximise positive results among students.

Ian ODoherty, CEO of Appreciate Group, commented: Like many businesses, technology is at the heart of our current and future strategy so its vital the workers of tomorrow have the digital and STEAM skills we will need to remain successful. We are delighted to be supporting this programme and to help boost the learning prospects for children in the region when it comes to these important subjects.

The programme will initially be rolled out to 20 of the charitys partner schools this month (May 2021), before being extended across all 63 schools. Everton in the Community will also establish measures to monitor progress and impact.

In the future, the charity hopes to see e-STEAM integrated into all of its programmes, including disability, health and wellbeing, as well as its Impact Model through community centres, after school clubs and community projects.

We are incredibly proud of our new e-STEAM programme and are excited to start rolling it out to schools across Merseyside and work to increase the interest in STEAM by making it fun, engaging and relevant for young people, said Sue Gregory, Everton in the Community Director of Youth Engagement and Employability.

This programme has been made possible thanks to the support of some incredibly socially-conscious organisations and we look forward to working alongside them to create joy in education whilst enabling young people to have a brighter future and bridge the skills gap, she added.

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Although you might mistake it for a toy, this robot is actually a lot smarter than it seems. So smart, in fact, that it can learn how to move faster, in a specific direction, without having prior knowledge.

The result is a self-learning system comprised of several small and simple robots, which manages to teach itself how to move similarly to a train, on a circular trajectory. In order to get there, the first step was to choose very simple individual robots. According to Bas Overvelde, Principal Investigator of the Soft Robotic Matter group at AMOLF, it was important to demonstrate that a robot can learn to adapt to the environment even without complex models.

Each simple robot has a minicomputer, a motion sensor and a bellows with a pump and a needle. By connecting two or more of these robots, through their bellows, they push each other away, creating movement. This is how the train is formed and the goal is to see if it can get itself to move in one direction.

The only thing that each robots is programmed to do is to switch the pump on and off and then try to move fast in one direction. They repeat this cycle every few seconds, while also measuring the speed. Based on this, they then try to make adjustments and understand whether it helps them to move faster or not. This is how the self-learning system optimizes its movement, even though none of the individual robots were specifically programmed to know how to move forward.

AMOLF researchers went even further and discovered that short-term memory is more effective in this case. The system worked better when the robots decided when to move based on their last speed measurements, not on their overall best speed measurements. Another interesting finding showed that the system managed to stay on track even when one of the robots was intentionally damaged.

Next, researchers at AMOLF are planning to build self-learning robots with a more complex behavior, with important applications in soft robotics.

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The automation market is projected to reach a valuation of $253 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period (2021-2026), as per the Global Industrial Automation Market Outlook report.

Analytics India Magazine got in touch with Sangeet Kumar, Co-founder & CEO, Addverb Technologies, to understand the ins and outs of intelligent automation and how the company is supporting its customers in implementing automated workflows.

Our products are enabled with advanced technologies such as AI, ML and deep learning, thus giving us an edge in comparison to the existing products and players in the market, said Kumar.

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Sangeet Kumar: Industrial automation uses intelligent machines in operations so that the processes can be carried out with minimal human intervention. It can be achieved through several means, including mechanical, electronic, robotics, AI, ML, deep learning for leaner operation processes that require less energy, less material, and reduced labour waste. In the current era, technological advances have overcome many of the traditional limitations of robotics and automation. A new generation of flexible and versatile robots cost far less than those used in manufacturing environments today. It can be trained by frontline staff to perform tasks previously thought to be too difficult for machines picking and packing irregularly spaced objects, resolving wiring conflicts in large-scale projects can be taken care of with the help of industrial automation.

Manual work is getting replaced by smart robots. Demand for precise production without compromising on quality, increasing need for digital transformation across sectors healthcare, transportation, retail and favourable government policies in the manufacturing sector are driving the industrial automation market. As the potential of IoT and interconnectivity is realised, the industry is expected to grow at a fast rate in the future.

Sangeet Kumar: The automation trends that will disrupt the Industrial automation sector in 2021 include the adoption of autonomous mobile robots in the manufacturing and warehousing sector. The industry will migrate to more advanced navigation technologies such as LIDAR, RADAR & cameras. Secondly, the growth of e-commerce has catalysed the use of mobile robots in the warehouse and instigated R&D for continuous improvement. To optimise the value chain, companies are investing more in their core business and outsource the rest. Hence RaaS (Robotics as a Service) will be the new trend.

Moreover, cobots with easy configuration, app-based controls and built-in safety mechanism, including power and force limiting technologies, make them safe to collaborate with human operators. Competitive pressures and onslaught of technology such as cloud, augmented reality, etc. will prompt manufacturers to look at industrial IoT solutions. Areas like remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, fire hydrant management shall be the first areas for disruption.

Sangeet Kumar: Artificial Intelligence gives robots computer vision to navigate, sense and calculate their reaction accordingly. AI-enabled robots are trained to handle repetitive tasks at inventories, logistics and supply chains, thereby reducing human work. From medical supplies to sanitisation, disinfection, and performing remote surgeries, AI makes machines more intelligent.

Moreover, robotics for cargo handling speeds up the operations and performance efficiency, including baggage handling, ATRS, trolley tracking and disinfection. Similarly, AI-enabled logistics processes deliver multiple benefits to growth in minimal human intervention, combined with savings in labour cost, improvement of accuracy, and cumulative savings in energy consumption.

Sangeet Kumar: We are one of the rare Indian startups which is into both hardware and software. A large chunk of 400 engineers is working in the R&D, driving our innovation through various products and building solutions that seamlessly integrate with any software or hardware in factories and warehouses. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing is the facility where robots make robots. With innovation being at the core of our DNA, we spend 10% of our revenue on R&D to create an extensive, affordable product portfolio for SMBs through affordable and sustainable technologies.

We have recently developed our own AI engine for text-to-speech conversion, which powers our product Khushi, a voice-based order picking system for warehouses. We have also launched Veloce, a hybrid product that adds the reach of a carton shuttle and the flexibility of a mobile robot, thus proving to be the most flexible product in the warehouse automation segment. We are also working extensively on low-cost vision picking solutions and have launched multiple variants of Dynamo (500 Kg & 1 Ton) with tugging applications.

Sangeet Kumar: We have successfully devised an array of products and technologies for industry 4.0 with solutions. In our robotics category, we provide in-house developed AMRs (autonomous mobile robot) capable of carrying loads of up to 1,500 kg in a controlled environment. We also have a UV disinfectant mobile robot, pallet shuttle robot ideal for high inventory turnover operations and even the carton shuttle robots for movement of storage and retrieval of carton loads. Additionally, Pick by Voice, a voice-directed picking solution powered by Addverbs NLP-based engine, offers paperless hands-free order picking and fulfilment solutions. Similarly, Pick by Vision, equipped with augmented reality, offers hands-free operation. Our Smart Conveyors help in swift material movement and have predictive maintenance capabilities as well.

Our WCS Software ensures real-time tracking and tracing of the material flow inside the warehouse by interacting with all the automation equipment and optimises the material handling operation through dynamic load balancing. Our WMS software, armed with intelligent IoT, ensures effective inventory management and provides complete visibility into the end to end operations of the warehouse. Recently, we have developed a novel solution to cater to the exponential demand of e-commerce sector i.e. Micro Fulfilment Solution. These small-scale warehouse facilities located inside the cities at strategic locations enable a less than two-hour delivery from when an order is placed until it gets delivered.

Sangeet Kumar: Manufacturing companies use technology to assemble or create products, monitor maintenance tasks, or manage inventory levels using AMRs, ASRS for pallet and carton storage and semi-automated picking technologies. Robotics will expand into the food and beverage industry, where they will perform tasks such as packaging, palletising, and filling. Similarly, the automotive industry, with its need for mass customisation of electronic goods and the re-standardisation of the semiconductor industry, is leveraging the power of robotics.

New forms of progress in software, hardware, and materials development, coupled with advances in necessary infrastructural support systems, enable uniquely new and diverse Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) applications in spaces like hospitals. Currently, the movement toward self-operating vehicles, both used at a commercial and personal level, will incorporate industrial automation developments. Once products are made and are ready for shipment, the distribution industry takes over. Expectations for faster delivery continue to accelerate in all areas.

Sangeet Kumar: Manufacturing industries such as electronics, heavy machinery, even furniture, toys, and clothing benefit from the precision and speed of smart and automated payload arms. Traditional manufacturers that handle metals, plastics, and electronics can streamline their assembly lines and get work done faster without compromising product quality. Mass-produced eatery products and wrapped food can regain a personal touch with cobot integration. Robotic arms flipping burgers, frying fries, and whipping up concoctions in a coffee shop or bar could eventually become a common sight. Additionally, pharmaceutical companies can achieve higher efficiency and lower error rates while maintaining workplace sterility in areas like research and testing and marking and packing with cobot integration.

The smart features that make cobots safe around humans prove useful in warehouses, especially with regards to e-commerce distribution and fulfilment. In an interesting twist, robots are now helping todays students learn robotics and programming faster than ever. A less-known use of cobot nowadays is in the entertainment industry, where they are used in filming to carry cameras that are too heavy for humans to handle. They are also great for situations where filming spaces are too tight for a traditional crane.

Sangeet Kumar: We have launched a new robot called Veloce. This product provides immense flexibility by combining the vertical reach provided by a shuttle system with the natural navigation of a mobile robot. This product will change the warehousing paradigm by increasing the picking efficiency in warehouses by 3-4 times. Also, the deployment time will crash significantly as compared to traditional automation systems.

Additionally, we are looking forward to expanding globally, especially South-East Asia, the US, Europe, and Australia. We have established offices in Singapore, Australia & Netherlands and we are keen to penetrate these markets. We are expanding our presence in these geographies. We are opening an office in the US in the next three months.

In the domestic market, we already have a powerful presence in FMCG, organised retail, e-commerce, grocery, beverage and tyres. For this quarter, we are keen on pharma, electronics, automobile, airports and hospitals. Many airports are coming up in India, and our mobile robots can help create highly automated, reliable, and flexible baggage handling systems. We already have an employee base of 400+, and we look to expand to around 600-700 by the end of the current financial year. We are also looking to expand and augment our current manufacturing capacity shortly.

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Civil engineer Reza Akhavian received a prestigious NSF CAREER award to improve coordination between construction workers and robots.

Construction robotics is a fairly new field researchers are still exploring. Its interdisciplinary scope has fascinated Reza Akhavian, assistant professor of civil and construction engineering, who developed a project that converges the disciplines of engineering, computer science, and social science.

Akhavian received the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award given to early career faculty this spring. It brings $691,000 in funding over five years to support his research and education program on ways to enhance worker safety and efficiency in construction job sites by improving worker-robot interactions which have not yet been studied in-depth.

"We are delighted to support Reza Akhavian's creative work in the scientifically and technologically important area of collaborative robotics in construction," said Eugene Olevsky, dean of the College of Engineering. "Research activities are growing at a rapid pace in our college. Dr. Akhavian's grant is one of three NSF CAREER Awards obtained by our faculty members this spring."

Akhavian spoke with SDSU NewsCenter about how the NSF award will support his research.

What role will robots play in a construction zone?

Construction is a traditional industry that somewhat lags behind technology, so I have been interested in improving construction processes through human-centered automation. In this research, collaborative robots learn from and assist construction workers so that workers can focus on less strenuous physical work and higher-level planning and improvisation tasks. Using a network of sensors, the robot can adapt its movements with the workers and vice versa. We create this intuition for robots so they can contribute to safe, productive work. Construction job sites are a complex environment with a lot of uncertainties involved and things are not as structured as with manufacturing, for example. In a cluttered, unstructured environment developing real time, intuitive, and unobtrusive adaptation with robots is very important.

How do you enable trust between workers and robots?

Theres a myth that robots will take jobs away from humans, so building the understanding that robots are not here to steal workers jobs but to up-skill them is very important. In my research, robots take over repetitive tasks and leave room for workers to apply creativity and decision making. Workers would essentially become supervisors who regulate robots in construction zones and improvise as needed. We want to also create a framework for trust building and calibration and towards this goal, we will do lab experiments, computer simulations and later on field experiments.

How do you train workers to adapt to this new mindset?

Technology adoption in construction requires obtaining management buy-ins, adjusting the outdated engineering workflows, and creating trust among workers. For example, AI is perceived as a black box, especially in industries with traditional workflows. Transparency about organization wide gains or individual gains from AI like safety, productivity, and job security improvement can enhance trust, which in turn can lead to scalable adoption. Robots enabled by AI may mitigate the risk to physical safety, but a worker's psychological sense of safety through trust must also be ensured. Its important that workers view robots as companions who enable transitioning their role to higher levels and safer tasks. Continuing education and training can play a critical role toward establishing these visions.

What will the computer simulation phase look like?

Computer simulation allows mimicking the real-world workflows of a construction job site in terms of how workers, equipment, and materials interact with each other before stepping in the field. In this project, it will help us develop high-quality and high-fidelity models that provide a perceptual common ground to predict the realistic technical value of worker-robot teamwork.

How will you help the student community, especially women students, through this award?

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Path Robotics is the only company in the world offering turnkey, robotic welding systems capable of autonomous welding.

Path Robotics is the only company in the world offering turnkey, robotic welding systems capable of autonomous welding. Its A.I.-driven, robotic product is a market disruptor as it redefines industrial robotic welding.

The technology was designed to ensure no system programming and require "no perfect parts." Through proprietary scanning and computer vision technology, the system can see and understand nearly any part it's given with the ability to self-adjust for each unique part. It analyzes where a weld is needed and generates all the planning to execute a clean weld nearly instantly. The system was designed to operate precisely in a manufacturing environment and with highly reflective materials.

"Current industrial robotics have very little ability to understand their environment and the task at hand. Most robots merely repeat what they are told and have no ability to improve themselves. Our goal is to change this. The future of manufacturing hinges on highly capable robotics," said Andrew Lonsberry, CEO of Path Robotics.

The number of people entering the welding workforce in America continues to fall while the average age of welders continues to grow. The demand for welders is increasing at 3% per year while the supply is decreasing, creating a shortage in the American welding workforce of 400,000 skilled welders by 2024. This reality, coupled with a pandemic-driven increased demand for onshore manufacturing, is leading to a choke point for American manufacturing across industries. Path Robotics is dedicated to building intelligent robotic systems to reduce this bottleneck and fuel a new generation of American manufacturing growth.

"We are excited to partner with Addition," said Lonsberry, "They have a great vision for the future and are committed to working with companies that are striving to bring generational change."

The Columbus-based venture capital firm Drive Capital returns as an investor in Path Robotics. "We are thrilled to continue our partnership and investment in Path Robotics. Their A.I. and computer vision technology is solving a large and urgent need for manufacturers around the world," said Nick Solaro, Partner at Drive.

"The future of intelligent machines and manufacturing is being created at Path Robotics right now," said Alex Lonsberry, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. "We are delivering on the promise of what robots can become. Realizing our mission requires a visionary team of partners. We are excited to have Addition working with us to change the world."

To learn more about Path Robotics and our revolutionary technology, visit our newly launched website http://www.path-robotics.com.

About Path RoboticsPath Robotics is developing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision systems to make industrial robots intelligent. While working on their PhDs at Case Western Reserve University, brothers Andy and Alex Lonsberry discovered a market need for industrial welding robotics. This led to the founding of Path Robotics with Matt Klein and their father, Ken Lonsberry. Our robotic welding systems are transforming the manufacturing industry by allowing hardware to do more with less human input. Visit their website at http://www.path-robotics.com.

Media Contact:Jessica Ryan[emailprotected]614.638.0130

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Autonomous mobile robots, along with the first commercial autonomous mobile manipulation robots, can be used to automate many DC and warehouse tasks. They also enable whole news ways of executing warehouse operations, which in turn are increasing the resiliency and flexibility of supply chain workflows.

By Greg Cronin | May 4, 2021

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The first Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) I ever saw ate my raincoat.

It was 1985, and I was part of a team that was designing and implementing a new Warehouse Management System (WMS) for Southwestern Bell. I was walking through the facility with the warehouse manager, when we came upon the first AGV I ever saw in a warehouse.

AGVs are the ancestors of todays Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). The manager remarked that the AGV I was admiring was primarily used to deliver sarcastic notes the shipping and receiving supervisors were in the habit of sending to one another. This modern marvel was not unlocking major productivity gains.

While I was inspecting this potentially transformative but sorely underutilized harbinger of things to come, it went completely haywire. Alarms started blaring, lights were flashing, and as if I was the source of its distress the AGV began rapidly moving away from me.

I happened to be wearing a long raincoat, which immediately became entangled in the front edge of the machine. I had no choice but to hustle alongside this massive, disconcerted thing as it tugged me along in its clutches. I managed to shed my coat just as the astute supervisor engaged the AGVs emergency stop button. I was safe, but the coat was a goner.

After 70 years of slow, sometimes painful, evolution, todays Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Autonomous Mobile Manipulation Robots (AMMRs) are now on the cusp of truly transforming the supply chain. Despite the long wait, the new pace of change will be dizzying.

In the Beginning . . .Ive spent more than fifty years personally observing and analyzing hundreds of DCs and warehouses around the globe. Not until 2000 did I begin to see AGVs play a significant role in distribution and fulfillment environments.

Until then conveyors and fork trucks remained the primary means of moving product in and through DCs and warehouses. AGVs were more often deployed in manufacturing where they were tasked to deliver parts to assembly work areas and finished goods to outbound distribution.

Outfitted with robotic arms,Autonomous Mobile Manipulation Robots are able to pick orders and parts, handle totes, and manage cartons.

The use of guided vehicles in distribution noticeably increased in the early 2000s. AGV-like bots were initially deployed to move product from storage areas to picking areas. These bots navigated on grids either by the means of barcodes on the floor or in fixed-rack structures, and were strictly used in controlled, non-human environments.

Over the course of the next decade, a host of new guidance and safety-detection systems came online. At the same time, computing power exponentially increased and cameras and other sensor technologies grew radically more powerful. All these factors transformed the unit economics of AMRs.

By 2010 AMRs were working safely and effectively alongside humans, and over the next few years they began being deployed to assist in piece-picking operations. Since 2015, AMRs with advanced capabilities have been unlocking a variety of new solutions in Distribution and Fulfillment Centers. These next-gen AMRs are powerful, highly adaptable, and attractive investments given their potential to drive efficiencies that substantially increase margins.

Next-Gen AMRs and the Emergence of AMMRsAMRs are now being developed with special tops allowing conveyance and the transfer of goods from AMR to conveyor and other material handling equipment. At the same time, we are beginning to see Autonomous Mobile Manipulation Robots (AMMRs) come online. Outfitted with robotic arms, AMMRs are able to pick orders and parts, handle totes, and manage cartons.

This is the type of robot that I always imagined when thinking about the warehouse robot of the future. Flexibility, dexterity, and reach make articulated robots suited for everything from eCommerce picking to machine tending.

The flexibility of AMMRs unlock new proficiencies unimaginable just a decade ago. Material-handling engineers and consultants are now rethinking how Distribution and Fulfillment centers should operate. AMMRs reduce and can even eliminate the need for fixed position and inflexible material-transport equipment, such as conveyors. AMMRs make it possible to adapt fulfillment operations to eCommerce work areas. This frees up valuable warehouse space for accommodating seasonal peak-work activities and equipment like portable put walls.

Whats Next?Rarely does a technology reach maturity at just the right time, but that is certainly the case when it comes to AMRs and AMMRs.

Volatility, geopolitical uncertainty, and the global pandemic are contributing to unprecedented levels of business and supply-chain risk. In trendy managerial-speak we are living in a VUCA world. At the same time we are witnessing widespread behavior change. The rise of E-commerce and on-demand delivery is rapidly changing consumer expectations.

AMMRs reduce and can even eliminate the need for fixed position and inflexible material-transport equipment, such as conveyors.

These trends are driving of AMR/AMMR adoption in three ways:

The resilient, flexible supply-chain operations of the future are already being built today, and they are being built around a new generation of safe, fully autonomous AMRs and AMMRs. Our robot collaborators have finally come of age . . . and just in the nick of time.

I recently bought a new raincoat, and I fully expect Ill be wearing this one for many years to come.

About the Author

Greg Cronin is a supply chain expert advisor and a member of the board of directors at IAM Robotics. Greg is a pioneer in the warehouse management industry, and over his decades-long career he has advised and led companies (like AutoStore, Honeywell Intelligrated, and Quiet Logistics, among others) to level-up their supply chain operations to meet the demands of the day.

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