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Stereo-vision technology plays a pivotal role in enhancing safety and efficiency in heavy industries such as mining, construction, and manufacturing. By using stereo vision cameras to capture images from different angles, detailed 3D models of environments and objects can be created. This capability is crucial for precise measurements and real-time monitoring, enabling operators to detect potential hazards, such as equipment malfunctions or structural weaknesses, before they become critical issues. In automation, stereo-vision provides machines with depth perception, allowing for safer and more efficient navigation through complex environments. This automation not only boosts productivity by enabling continuous operation without human intervention but also minimises human exposure to dangerous conditions. By integrating stereo vision technology, heavy industries can achieve significant advancements in both safety protocols and operational efficiency, ultimately leading to reduced downtime, lower costs, and a safer working environment for employees. https://bit.ly/3V3Nyke

🚀 Witness the Future of Material Innovation! 🌟 A groundbreaking leap in mechanical metamaterials brings forth the magic of reversible shape-morphing technology! 🔄💡 Experience the marvel as flat sheets swiftly transform into intricate load-bearing structures within <0.1 seconds! 💪🔧 Unveiling the power of elastomeric kirigami and reversible plasticity in metal alloys, this material overcomes limitations in flexibility and strength without the need for continuous power supply! 🤯🔬 Embark on a journey into the realm of soft robotics, where ground-to-air drones and underwater morphing machines redefine the boundaries of engineering and biology. 🌊✈️ Learn more about this pioneering work here: https://lnkd.in/daU7eaVd #ShapeMorphingTech #MaterialInnovation #SoftRobotics #EngineeringMarvels #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting 🌐🔩🔬

#DRYNETexplains: 6G - Development or Disruption? 🌊🚢🔗     In the coming smart ocean era, reliable and efficient communications are crucial for promoting a variety of maritime activities. Imagine green emission-free hydrogen powered autonomous vessels, being fully self maintained including AI based operations and robots supplying spare parts with on board 3D printing. What does this vision mean for the maritime communication networks (#MCN)? Current MCN mainly rely on satellites and on-shore base stations (BSs). The former generally provides a limited transmission rate, while the latter lacks wide-area coverage capability. Due to these facts, the state-of-the-art MCN falls far behind terrestrial fifth-generation (#5G) networks regards bandwidth, latency and coverage. In the upcoming sixth-generation (#6G) era, cutting-edge technologies are widely envisioned to fill up the gap and enable intelligent maritime communications.🛰️🤖    𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟲𝗚 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗖𝗡?   ● With the increased development of the integration of Cellular with Non-Terrestrial-Networks (NTN) hybrid 6G satellite-terrestrial networks will become the standard for MCN ● In the era of 6G standard cellular end user devices will be capable to communicate direct-to-satellite ● As a supplement of NTN unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) 6G enables regional agile MCN ● AI becomes a factor of the architecture, design and operations of MCN including the potential of mobile edge computing and the provision of specific maritime communication channels   6G will allow us a closer integration of ship and shore applications, like fleet monitoring, remote control and autonomous or semi-autonomous vessel operations.🚢     Exciting times lie ahead for maritime communication! If you're curious about the future of MCN or have questions about the 6G era, we're here to chat. 🌐🤝 #DRYNET #MaritimeCommunications #NewTechnologies #SmartMaritime

The #SkygaugeRobotics DFT probe, designed with SSPC-PA 2 standards in mind, is optimized for accuracy and ease of use. Mimic the precision of the human hand while conducting inspections cheaper, faster, and easier with this new technology. Read our full article for an in-depth look at DFT, how Skygauge changes the picture, and how you can leverage our #drone technology to land more customers for your #droneservices, or #inspection services business. https://lnkd.in/g-ub5iMT

We are excited to present *Morphy*, a novel Compliant and Morphologically-aware Flying Robot that integrates sensorized flexible joints in its arms, thus enabling resilient collisions at high speeds and the ability to squeeze through openings more narrow than its nominal dimensions. The sensorized soft joints include 3D Hall-effect sensors therefore delivering real-time updates for the robot's adapting morphology, especially during collisions and other instances of physical interaction. Morphy weighs only 260 g including its battery, camera, time-of-flight depth sensing and advanced 8-core processor meaning that it is "autonomy-capable". The complete frame is built through adaptive manufacturing techniques, including elastic resin printing. Morphy represents a new class of soft-flying robots that can facilitate unprecedented resilience through innovations both in the "body" and "brain." The novel soft body can, in turn, enable new avenues for autonomy. Collisions that previously had to be avoided have now become acceptable risks, while areas that are untraversable for a certain robot size can now be negotiated through self-squeezing. These novel bodily interactions with the environment can give rise to new types of embodied intelligence. To demonstrate the capabilities of Morphy, we have conducted a series of rigorous experiments. These experiments are designed to test Morphy's ability to adapt its morphology in real-time, its resilience in the face of collisions, and its capacity to navigate through narrow spaces. In all cases, we present both high-rate (1069 FPS) and conventional camera footage of the experiments, alongside synchronized plots of a) the robot's motion and b) the deflection of the arms as measured onboard. In the first experiment, to verify the performance of Morphy's morphology-aware adaptive control allocation and the system's ability to recover in case of a collision event, we command a straight trajectory and let Morphy collide at speeds up to 3 m/s. Note that in drop tests, the robot demonstrated the ability to handle collisions at least up to 7.6 m/s. In the second experiment, we demonstrate the ability of the system to passively morph its shape and squeeze to fit through openings that are smaller than its nominal dimension. Morphy is commanded to fly a straight-line trajectory while a wedged-shaped obstacle is placed in its path. In the third final experiment, we showcase the same ability but in the vertical direction. The robot is commanded to fly a straight-line trajectory and safely squeeze through a vertical wedge, more narrow than its nominal dimension. Some baseline specs of Morph are as follows: Weight: 260 g Primary dimension: 25.2 cm Thrust-to-weight ratio: 3.3 Endurance (with battery reaching 20%): 12min30sec #robotics #aerial #robots #resilience #ntnu https://lnkd.in/d8_eYapM

Autonomous data collection, robotic inspections, and AI data processing may be the only way we can hope to keep up with our aging infrastructure. Deferred maintenance seems to be making it an inevitability. #infrastructure #artificialintelligence #roboticinspection #civilengineering https://lnkd.in/d9TimwMr

The gas industry is embracing a new era of innovation and sustainability through digitalization. Discover how technologies like lidar scanning and digital as-builts are optimizing operations, enhancing safety, and reducing costs. Milhouse is at the forefront of this transformation, setting new standards for excellence. Explore our latest blog to learn more about how 3D scanning technology is revolutionizing the industry: https://bit.ly/3UnrXmH #naturalgasindustry #gasindustry #gasengineering #digitaltwins #digitalization #digitalasbuilts #3dscanning

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 It is no longer possible to imagine industry without the use of #𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀. In the production of the future - #𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 - intelligent #𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 robots 🤖 act completely autonomously in more and more work steps, to ensure that human and machine ⚙️ work together perfectly 💪. 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Modern passenger cars 🚗 already have integrated 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🚨 to prevent a rear-end collision. In the #𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 project, #𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗘𝗠𝗙𝗧 is working with robotics manufacturer #KUKA and #InnoSenT GmbH to develop intelligent 𝟯𝗗 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 system for robot arms in motion. This is intended to detect forthcoming collisions with humans or obstacles by the robot 🤖 from the system in time 🕐 by the system to enable a reaction such as evasion action or emergency stop ⛔️. In this context, #𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗘𝗠𝗙𝗧 is providing its extensive know-how in the field of 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 here. In order to attach the radar modules optimally to robot arms, the complete #radar sensor technology is integrated on flexible and stretchable foils. Furthermore, the #𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗘𝗠𝗙𝗧 is also investigating and optimizing object recognition 👀 so that not only the distance to an obstacle is detected, but also the object itself. InnoSenT GmbH provides the necessary radar expertise, while KUKA provides the robotic arm. For more informations click here: https://lnkd.in/dHjGHgmV Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft FMD - Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland KUKA InnoSenT GmbH #knowhow #robotics #technology #innovation #fraunhofer #3D #electronics #future #cars #distance #measure  

The new Defence Industry Development Strategy is out. https://lnkd.in/gbXsE46b There is a lot to read, but I have a particular interest in the document: SDIP 5 - Development and integration of autonomous systems It mentions the development of the Ghost Bat and Ghost Shark. It lists the components of an Autonomous System: Vehicle, Propulsion, System architecture, Guidance and control, Mission payloads, Control segments, Autonomous enablers And the steps in the industrial capability lifecycle: 1. Innovation, Science & Technology 2. Design & Development 3. Integration & Adaptation 4. Manufacture & Assembly 5. Sustainment & Support And then creates two tables for Epoch 1 (2023-25) and Epoch 2 (2026-30). I have attached the table for Epoch 2, which highlights the priorities of Defence Australia And I am happy to see that there are plans to Manufacture and Assemble the Guidance and Controls Systems in Australia - which includes guidance and control unique to each operating domain, such as autonomous navigation, position, timing and autonomous teaming behaviours. For me this answers the question of "Who is actually going to build the box?" https://lnkd.in/gFfEnU_b However, I am concerned that there are no plans for the control segments - which includes situational awareness, human machine interface, computer vision, autonomy enabling sensors such as radar, light detection and ranging (LIDAR), depth perception and passive sensing. Nor the Autonomous enablers – which includes digital engineering and digital twins, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mission rehearsal and simulation, and operational analysis. Perhaps it would be useful to have included a 3rd Epoch (2031-2040), but what is really missing is the role of software in this plan. Who will be writing the software? Tech Council of Australia ? This was the subject of my article "Software in Manufacturing". https://lnkd.in/eJimxEFM and the issue of software embedded in the product. When we talk of the Guidance and Controls Systems - are we just talking about the hardware - or are we talking about the software that resides in the hardware - because this would come under Control Segments and/or the Autonomous Enablers of AI and ML. To put it another way - if I am an Australian who writes navigation software (which I was) which box am I in and should I be concerned? For me this is a very important question because IMHO Sovereign Capability is the nation that controls its own AI (software). And this is a very important question for the many Australian Robotics SME who manufacture guidance and controls systems for robots Robotics Australia Group And whether these robots can be made in Australia. https://lnkd.in/gwY_NqJs #AustralianMadeRobots This will have an impact upon the National Robotics Strategy. #nationalRoboticsStrategy

Revolutionizing Industrial Inspections: TWI couples the Advanced Microwave Imaging inspection technology with the HausBots vertical crawling capability, providing an unparalleled ability to inspect vertical non-metallic surfaces. In the ever-evolving landscape of industrial inspections, innovation has taken a giant leap forward with the collaboration between Advanced Microwave Imaging, TWI and HausBots. The result? The world's first advanced microwave inspection system mounted on a robotic crawler, paving the way for safer, more efficient, and more accurate industrial condition assessments for complex composite structures. Advanced Microwave Imaging Redefining Composite Inspections Traditional inspection methods have often been time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to errors when inspecting complex composite materials. Advanced Microwave Imaging has been at the forefront of reshaping this paradigm. By harnessing the power of microwave technology, they have unlocked the ability to peer through these complex composite materials, providing real-time insights into structures without the need for gel or liquid couplants. This non-destructive technique saves time and reduces operational downtime and associated costs. HausBots's Robotic Crawler: A New Era of Exploration Enter HausBot, a trailblazing name in robotics. Their state-of-the-art robotic crawler combines mobility and versatility and is designed to access even the most challenging industrial environments. From confined spaces to hazardous terrains, the HausBot crawler easily maneuvers, safely collecting critical data in previously difficult-to-reach areas. With the incorporation of Advanced Microwave Imaging technology, this crawler becomes an unstoppable force in the realm of composite inspections. #ndt #ndtinspection For additional information on this unique combination of capabilities, contact us at www.advancedmwimaging.com