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NEWS | E UREKA!
Ford’s humanoid robots
AGILITY ROBOTICS HAS
launched Digit, a robot with
arms and legs that will work with
humans. Ford Motor Company
has become the rst customer,
receiving the rst two robots o
the line to explore ways to help
businesses make warehousing
and delivery more e cient and
a ordable for their customers.
The research will also focus
on how Ford’s commercial
vehicles and Digit “talk” to each
other and their surroundings
through advanced connectivity
technologies. For example,
Ford’s connected vehicles
can continually update cloudbased
maps that can be shared
with Digit, so it doesn’t have
to recreate the same type of
information.
Ken Washington, vice
president and CTO, Ford
Research and Advanced
Engineering, said: “As online
retailing continues growing,
we believe robots will help our
commercial customers build
stronger businesses by making
deliveries more e cient and
a ordable for all of us.”
Since the rst Digit
prototype was shown in May
2019, Agility Robotics has
tested it extensively, re ned
the design, and added features
to be ready for production and
sale to customers. Upgrades
and improvements include
more advanced feet that allow
Digit to balance on one foot or
carefully navigate obstacles,
new sensors to perceive
and map the world for robot
navigation, and customerready,
powerful onboard
computer hardware.
POWERFUL MID-RANGE 3D PRINTER
STRATASYS HAS UNVEILED the
J826 3D Printer. At about half the
price of other J8-series PolyJet
printers, the J826 combines
part realism and productivity,
including full PANTONE-Validated
colour and multi-material 3D
printing.
The J826 is particularly
suited for enterprises with midvolume
modelling requirements
in industries such as consumer
goods and electronics,
automotive, and educational
institutions.
Shamir Shoham, vice
president, PolyJet Business Unit
at Stratasys, said: “We believe
that exceptional resolution, full
colour, multiple materials, and
high productivity should not be
the province of the few.”
Built as a mid-range fullcolour
3D printer for enterprise
shops, the J826 supports the full
design process with same day
send-to-print and easy postprocessing.
It provides the same
resolution and detail as other
Stratasys J8-series 3D printers,
with models matching the shape,
material, colour and nish of nal
products.
The J826 3D printer leverages
the same high-performance
PolyJet materials as the J850,
meeting the needs of both
designers and design engineers.
It includes the full range of
textures, transparency with
VeroUltraClear, and PANTONE
Validated color1. Fully supported
by GrabCAD Print software,
it enables a smooth import of
common CAD formats.
The J826 is expected to be
available to order in May 2020.
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