Article by the International Maritime Organization.
The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee is finalising its analysis of ship safety treaties, to assess next steps for regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 103rd...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/regulating-the-robot-ships/
Why Japanese company Gitai is launching robots instead of people
Getting things into space is expensive, with the cost of sending up a person orbiting the $100 million mark.
As manufacturing in orbit gets closer to reality, Japanese company Gitai is preparing robot technology to support the needs of manual labor at a fraction of the cost.
FreightWaves Editor at Large John Kingston spoke with Director of Business...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/spacewaves-how-robots-are-building-the-future-in-space-with-video
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that commercial truck drivers operating under federal hours-of-service regulations are not subject to Washington state’s meal-and-rest break regulations. Plus, carriers continue to be in a strong position as peak season rolls on, and delivery robots are suddenly in hot demand.
No break for youThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
Nov 13 (Reuters) – Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot ‘Spot’ is learning new tricks. Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc nearly 190 miles (305 km) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the company is programming Spot to read gauges, look for corrosion, map out the facility and even sniff out methane on...
With the pandemic cutting off people, coronavirus patients are having a hard time living alone in the hospital battling the virus which is draining them both mentally and physically. Now, an ingenious solution of using robots to establish these human contacts from patients to their loved ones has been developed, says an article published in CNN.
What is it?In India, the country with the world’s second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect...
https://mfame.guru/how-robots-are-assisting-human-to-human-contact-in-the-pandemic/
According to an article published in...
https://mfame.guru/watch-mauritius-disaster-shows-oil-spill-cleaning-future-lies-in-robots/
Amazon announced on Tuesday, June 30, that it has begun construction on its first fulfillment center in Australia equipped with robots to improve the efficiency of processing online orders.
The 2-million square-foot facility, which will house up to 11 million items and create more than 1,500 jobs, is Amazon’s second fulfillment center in western Sydney. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2021.
Amazon Australia launched in December 2017 and now has three fulfillment centers,...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-building-first-robotics-fulfillment-center-in-australia
Clearpath Robotics’ OTTO Motors has closed on $29 million in Series C funding to place more of its self-driving robots into warehouses and manufacturing facilities across the world.
Ontario-based OTTO announced the new funding today, June 1. Investors include Kensington Private Equity Investors, BMO Capital Partners, Export Development Canada (EDC) iNovia Capital and RRE Ventures.
OTTO produces three models of autonomous robots that operate on a proprietary platform for warehouses and...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/otto-motors-secures-29m-to-scale-self-driving-robot-platform-globally
South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) revealed plans to start deploying underwater robots for hull cleaning on its vessels. This is expected to reduce risks associated with human work underwater, reduce costs, as well as risks linked to hull fouling for the marine ecosystems.
As part of these plans, HMM signed a cooperation agreement with TAS Global, a South Korean manufacturer specialising in underwater robots.
Hull fouling, such as barnacles, seaweed, moss, etc. is widely...
https://safety4sea.com/hmm-to-deploy-underwater-robots-for-hull-cleaning/
An international team including scientists from Georgia Tech captured new images and first-of-its-kind data from deep beneath an Antarctic glacier. This aims to help scientists better understand the impact of one of Antarctica’s fastest changing regions and its impact on future sea level rise.
Stationed in Antarctica for the last two months, the MELT (Melting at Thwaites grounding zone and its control on sea level) team, part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, launched ocean...
https://safety4sea.com/watch-underwater-robot-provides-first-look-under-thwaites-glacier/