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Transforming AMRs into Co-AMRs: How Visual AI is Paving the Way to Industry 5.0
Collaborative Navigation bridges the gap of the unfulfilled promise of full automation from Industry 4.0 in processes where a human in the loop is still needed, increasing the competitiveness of the industry and helping attract and retain the best talents.
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Sevensense on the Road
An eventful season is ahead! Join Sevensense at Modex and LogiMAT 2024 and discover the latest in Visual AI for mobile robots.
ABB acquires Sevensense to bring new value to mobile robot manufacturers
ABB acquired Sevensense Robotics as part of their strategy to deliver next-generation Visual AI navigation solutions at a global scale. As of today, Sevensense Robotics is an ABB global product center for Visual SLAM AMRs and focuses on developing and commercializing its Visual SLAM and Navigation technology.
Intralogistics Automation and the Factories of the Future
Intralogistics 5.0 leverages automated material handling, Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create smart, interconnected, data-driven production environments and empower human workers.
Sevensense Robotics to Represent Switzerland in the ELA Awards 2023
The jury of the European Logistics Association has selected Sevensense Robotics to compete in the final of the ELA Awards 2023.
STILL Validates Sevensense’s Visual AI Technology on IMOCO4.E Research Project
The collaboration between Sevensense Robotics and STILL within the IMOCO4.E research project marks a significant stride toward the realization of fully autonomous trucks in warehouse and factory environments.
AI in Robotics Perception and Autonomous Navigation
Exploring the concepts of AI, Visual AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning and the way Sevensense leverages these technologies as part of its offering beyond Visual SLAM
Innovation in Motion: The Engineering Story of Robomatic Marvin
Through a collaboration with Sevensense Robotics, Wetrok incorporated Visual SLAM navigation technology into their smart scrubber-dryer.
Rapyuta Robotics is successfully evaluating Sevensense Visual SLAM for autonomous forklifts
Rapyuta is using the Alphasense Position Evaluation Kit. This kit offers a seamless combination of software and hardware elements, fusing the Alphasense multi-camera hardware, along with Sevensense's proprietary Visual SLAM software and configuration tools.
Alphasense Core becomes Core Research
Sevensense Robotics has unveiled a new name for its state-of-the-art multi-camera visual-inertial sensor. The development kit, tailored for research applications in the computer vision field, was rebranded to honor its user base.
Sevensense Robotics to Showcase Industry-Proven Visual SLAM Solutions at LogiMAT 2023
The Sevensense Robotics team will be offering live demos from Tuesday, April 25th to Thursday, April 27th at booth 6D09 in hall 6 at the LogiMAT 2023 show in Stuttgart, Germany. Visitors will be able to experience first-hand how 3D Visual Autonomy can enhance the capabilities of automated vehicles, enabling them to navigate and operate in complex environments with greater precision and efficiency.
A stalling automation transformation: Why do only 6 percent of warehouses use AGVs?
Limitations of legacy automation technologies are setting the logistics industry back. The Sevensense Visual SLAM solution is optimal for dynamic spaces and can easily be integrated into any vehicle platform, giving their manufacturers access to the 94% of warehouses currently untapped by automation.
Sevensense Robotics to present Alphasense Autonomy Evaluation Kit at ProMAT 2023
The Sevensense Robotics team will be present at ProMAT 2023, presenting the Alphasense Autonomy Evaluation Kit, a software and hardware bundle that offers AMR and AGV manufacturers an off-the-shelf option to easily and quickly test Alphasense Autonomy.
Sevensense and Rapyuta Robotics announce a partnership to enable new robotic applications
The two companies are collaborating to build the next generation of autonomous mobile robots based on visual SLAM and cloud robotics.
Why vision is the future for mobile robotics
We say vision is the future of mobile robotics, but why? It’s because we’ve found that vision combined with inertial sensing and AI sensor fusion uniquely enables mobile robots to do what people do every day: autonomously sense their surroundings as they move through them, map them out intelligently, and localize themselves within that map. With Alphasense Position we are bringing vision and all its advantages to the market.
The Darpa SubT Challenge
The DARPA-funded Subterranean “SubT” robotics challenge has set out to revolutionize autonomous exploration operations in the underground domain. The winning team, CERBERUS, used legged and aerial robots to tackle the harsh underground environments.
Sevensense raises a US$7.7M Series A
Sevensense raises its USD 7.7 million Series A! The investment round led by ABB Technology Ventures brings along a partnership with ABB Robotics to bring our revolutionary AI Vision technology into their new generation of mobile robots!
Sevensense Introduces: The New Alphasense Position
Sevensense introduces the new Alphasense Position, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with positioning technologies. Redesigned inside and outside, this model introduces the most advanced positioning solution for robotics OEMs. Using cutting-edge Visual-SLAM technology, Alphasense Position provides full 3D localization for any kind of ground vehicle, overcoming positioning challenges even in the toughest environments, and making it an unbeatable choice.
Sevensense Stories: the Hilti SLAM Challenge
With the Hilti SLAM Challenge, Hilti wants to push the frontiers of current navigation technologies. They challenge state-of-the-art mapping and localization algorithms and advance them to a state where they can be deployed in real environments.
Meet Sebastian, our Computer Vision Engineer!
Sebastian joined Sevensense in 2019, after completing his Master's degree in mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich. With his experience in engineering and programming, he knows how to come up with the best algorithms for our robots. He is a valued member of the Localization Team, where he helps our robots with one of their most important tasks: understand their own position in the environment where they operate.
Sevensense Stories: Schindler
How Schindler is innovating Elevator installation and inspection with intelligent 3D mapping!
Meet our team member Roland Siegwart!
How does a world with robots look like and what role does Sevensense play in this development? Together with our team member Roland Siegwart we discussed exciting questions about the future of robotics!
Why reliable positioning in- & outdoors requires cameras
Self-localization is essential for robots to safely navigate in changing environments and achieve full autonomy. By employing cameras for this task together with smart algorithms for building and maintaining maps, autonomy can be provided at a fraction of the costs - be it for the sensor gear itself, as well as operating costs over the robot’s lifetime.
Meet Miguel, our Robotic Systems Lead!
Miguel joined Sevensense in September 2018, being the first employee. With his experience in autonomous racing and the control industry he knows what it takes to make robots work. He initially worked in the planning and control team developing our navigation stack. In 2020 he moved to lead the robotic systems team where he helps our technology shine in our customers robots.
Sevensense Stories: Kyburz Switzerland
How Kyburz, the international leader for high quality mobility and transport solutions, is tackling the last-mile problem with Sevensense.
Why robotics needs vision, now!
Common mobile robots in industry or logistics use 2D laser rangefinders. These 2D LiDARs output very little information about the surroundings - it is sufficient to detect an obstacle at a certain location, but not enough to understand what it is exactly and how to react in a smart way.
The power of a healthy company culture
At Sevensense, we consider company culture to be something very important. That's why we have initiated some efforts to strengthen it in our company.
Sevensense Stories: Jelmoli
How the leading premium department store Jelmoli is driving innovation for its customers' shopping experience with Sevensense technology.
Sevensense Stories: Wetrok
How Wetrok, a company for modern cleaning technology, emphasized it’s leading role in the cleaning industry with Sevensense technology.
Meet Dina, our Robotics Engineer!
Dina joined Sevensense in August 2019 after she completed her PhD in Robotics at the University of Girona in Spain. Now, she is a valued engineer and member of the Planning & Control Team, where she takes care of one of the most challenging tasks at Sevensense: Ensuring that our robots can move and avoid obstacles!
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