RE2 Robotics’ 2021 12 months in overview

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RE2 Robotics is creating an underwater robotic to autonomously neutralize underwater mines for the U.S. Navy.

RE2 Robotics, a 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award winner, shared a recap of what it completed in 2021 and a few ideas on what to anticipate in 2022.

RE2 mentioned a few of its technical and operational successes in 2021 included:

• Celebrated its twentieth anniversary, establishing itself as one of many longest-tenured robotics firms in Pittsburgh.
• It grew income 40% and doubled its workers to greater than 100 workers over the previous 24 months.
• Launched the RE2 Sapien line of clever robotic arms.
• Strengthened key strategic partnerships to allow market penetration of our autonomous cell manipulation options for aviation, development, medical, and underwater functions.
• Awarded contract with the Division of Power’s Photo voltaic Power Expertise Workplace (SETO) to develop a system for autonomous photo voltaic discipline development.
• Secured its largest Division of Protection award thus far: a $9.5 million U.S. Navy contract to develop an underwater robotic system for the autonomous neutralization of underwater mines.
• Expanded underwater testing capabilities by means of the development of a 36,000-gallon tank, which allows the on-site testing of RE2 Sapien Sea Class programs.

“Since we based this firm in 2001, our main mission has been to develop robotic applied sciences that enhance employee security and productiveness,” mentioned Jorgen Pedersen, president and CEO of RE2. “The way forward for work is altering, pushed, partly, by a scarcity of expert staff.

“As we transfer into 2022, RE2’s clever cell manipulation options will likely be used to enhance that restricted workforce, enabling firms to enhance productiveness, security, and the flexibility to fulfill market demand. For instance, functions reminiscent of plane upkeep and photo voltaic discipline development require expert staff to carry out advanced duties at top. We imagine that robotic manipulation and supervised autonomy will empower the out there expert staff to effectively carry out advanced duties at top whereas remaining safely on the bottom.”

RE2 Robotics received an RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its Out of doors Autonomous Manipulation of Photovoltaic Panels (O-AMPP) robotic system that may autonomously ship and set up photovoltaic (PV) modules. The O-AMPP base unit consists of the RE2 Sapien robotic manipulator fastened to the highest of a giant unmanned floor car (UGV). Utilizing pc imaginative and prescient, the system registers the goal set up location and makes use of the Sapien arm to elevate a PV panel and set up it into the array.

Pedersen not too long ago joined The Robotic Report Podcast to debate the evolution of the corporate. RE2 was targeted almost 100% on protection work in 2016, however now the protection sector accounts for lower than one-third of its enterprise. So the R3EM venture seemingly is true up RE2’s alley. We additionally mentioned on the podcast RE2’s new Sapien line of clever robotic arms. The arms, which have been initially engineered for the rugged necessities of the U.S. army, can function in each structured and unstructured environments. You may take heed to that podcast beneath.