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Black I Robotics launches mobile heavy lift robot arm

The Robot Report Podcast · 25 Mar 2022 · 1h 01m

What this episode covers

Brian Hart, founder and CEO of Black I Robotics, explains the launch of the Fullscope Mobile Heavy Lift Arm, a battery-powered autonomous manipulator designed to retrofit onto third-party AMRs for warehouse use. Hart details the company's transition from military bomb-disposal robots to commercial logistics, highlighting the engineering challenges of power management, safety compliance with ISO 1508, and mobile manipulation. The hosts also discuss recent industry news, including Skyline Robotics' window-cleaning robots, Interact Analysis' mobile robot shipment data, and Nvidia's focus on edge computing for robotics.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Black I Robotics, Skyline Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Solomon 3D, Nvidia, Gray Orange, Walmart, Universal Robots, MiR, Interact Analysis
Products
Fullscope Mobile Heavy Lift Arm, Stretch
Chips
Intel, Jetson AGX Orin
Also
Modex, Robotics Summit in Expo

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