Universal Robotics
Universal Logic, Inc., formerly Universal Robotics, Inc., is an artificial intelligence software engineering and robotics integration company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2] The company offers supply chains complete material handling systems for high-mix, high-volume applications. The systems integrate artificial intelligence with vision, grasping, and motion control to give machines flexibility at high speed.[3][4]
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Industry | Automation; machine vision; software; artificial intelligence; big data; cybernetics |
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Founded | 2001, commenced operations 2008 |
Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
Key people | David A. Peters, CEO Hob Wubbena, VP |
Products | Neocortex Goods to Robot Cells, Neocortex, Spatial Vision, Unlimited Depalletization, 3D Inspection, engineering services |
Website | universallogic |
Founded in 2008, the company specializes in complex or chaotic processes not previously automated.[5] The technology was funded by DARPA and NASA, and was originally co-developed through a 7-year[6] partnership between NASA and Vanderbilt University[5] and is employed in NASA's Robonaut.[3] In 2015, the company received its first million-dollar contract.[7]

Leadership
Universal Robotics was founded and is led by David Peters, CEO[8] and his brother[9] Dr. Alan Peters, CTO.[10] Dr. Peters is the principal architect of Neocortex and is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[11] Hob Wubbena is the company's Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing.[12][13]
References
- "Universal Robotics, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- Hogan, Hank. (November/December 2010). "Universal Robotics' 3D Vision." Robotics Business Review: 23-25.
- Universal Robotics Introduces Neocortex, "Software with an IQ." Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- "Universal Robotics". Universal Robotics. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- "Universal Robotics Introduces 'Software with an IQ'". Robotics Trends. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- http://www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/Industrial-Robotics-Featured-Articles/Robotics-Vision-at-a-Glance-The-Dos-Don-ts-and-Applications/content_id/4189
- Universal Logic (2017-05-19), Universal Introduction with CEO David Peters, retrieved 2017-09-26
- "David Peters". Universal Robotics. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Robots Can't Learn if They're Tied Down". The Global Transition. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Alan Peters". Universal Robotics. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Richard Alan Peters III, PH.D." Vanderbilt School of Engineering. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Robotics Software Firm Hires Marketer". Nashville Post. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- "Hob Wubbena". Universal Robotics. Retrieved 15 June 2011.