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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation, greatest identified for its robotic exoskeletons, has been collaborating with Changi Airport Group (CAG) to develop an outdoor-based baggage loading system that may automate the loading and unloading of unfastened passenger baggage from a narrow-bodied plane.
The firms carried out preliminary subject demonstrations in September at Singapore Changi Airport, the place they decided {that a} robotic system might assist cut back the danger of damage in baggage dealing with jobs and will assist to reinforce the airport’s floor dealing with labor pressure.
“Similar to major airports throughout the world, recruiting enough ground handling personnel to support our growth is a challenge,” Poh Li San, senior vice chairman of Terminal 5 Planning, CAG, mentioned. “We have been encouraged by the innovative solution from Sarcos to help address these issues, and we’re excited to explore the next steps towards implementation.”
CAG hopes that investing in robotics might help assist air visitors restoration and meet long-term staffing wants. The venture is partially funded by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) by means of its Aviation Development Fund (ADF), which goals to enhance productiveness within the Singapore aviation sector with revolutionary options.
“Changi Airport is an industry visionary and continues to be a key development partner to Sarcos,” Kiva Allgood, president and CEO of Sarcos, mentioned. “Deploying robotics to improve workplace safety is core to our mission at Sarcos and this system has the potential to transform airports across the globe by making them safer and reducing passenger delays due to weather-related downtime. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with CAG to augment the workforce of the tarmac with robotics.”
In November, Sarcos introduced it accomplished profitable subject assessments for the U.S. Navy on the Repair Technology Exercise (REPTX) on the Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, CA. It demonstrated its robotic techniques designed to hold out upkeep, inspection, and restore actions, on and round ships underway and pier aspect.
The assessments have been carried out with a collection of Sarcos options, together with the Guardian DX teleoperated dexterous robotic for protection; the Sapien 6M dexterous robotic; the Sapien Sea Class underwater robotic; and the Guardian S distant visible inspection robotic.
Sarcos acquired RE2, the corporate behind the Sapien line of robots, in March 2022 for $100 million. The deal consisted of $30 million in money and $70 million of Sarcos frequent inventory.