robotics

University ETH Zürich - Zürich, Switzerland - Researchers at ETH Zurich used a prototype autonomous excavator known as HEAP internally to construct a dry stone wall that was approximately 65 meters long and 6 meters high. The excavator is equipped with combined Lidar, IMU, GNSS and other joint sensing programs and demonstrated construction of a…

Isreal - Reports from the Jerusalem Post states that, Ackerstein Industries, based in Israel, is expanding its pioneering efforts into 3D concrete printing. Ackerstein Industries is a pioneer in developing "proprietary" eco-friendly concrete solutions for infrastructure and industrial projects with a focus on what appears to be recycled mix ins,…

Umaine Launches the First Bio-based 3D printed Home As a Proposal To Bring Forth Economical Housing On November 21st, researchers at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) presented the world’s first Bio-based 3D printed home, composed of 100 percent bio materials. The house, named “BioHome 3D” is described as…

Chicago and Moline — Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced today the opening of a new Chicago office, where it plans to add 150 Information Technology jobs over the next two years, with a goal of hiring 300 positions to support IT and other roles within the company. The facility will initially focus on IT capabilities in eCommerce, cloud,…

TOKYO and TEL AVIV– Innoviz Technologies (Nasdaq: INVZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state LiDAR sensors, and Obayashi Corporation (TYO: 1802), a major Japanese construction company, announced today the development of an automated tower crane system based on Innoviz's LiDAR sensors. The automated tower crane system from…

Milrem Robotics new Multiscope UGV robot has successfully aided in rescue missions and firefighting ventures but now the gadget is being used to combat a different enemy: snow. Tänavapuhastuse AS, the Estonian road maintenance company, is utilizing the robot to clean the streets by plowing snow and apply non-slip application coatings. The…