About
As the Director of Robotics and Autonomous Systems Program at ASTM International, I have…
Articles by Aaron
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Are You In Manufacturing? Here Are Six “Genuinfluencers” You Need To Be Following
Are You In Manufacturing? Here Are Six “Genuinfluencers” You Need To Be Following
By Aaron Prather
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Logistics, Manufacturing, and Robots: Five Big Things To Know and Watch
Logistics, Manufacturing, and Robots: Five Big Things To Know and Watch
By Aaron Prather
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The global market for warehouse automation is set to double from 2020 to 2025 (Interact Analysis), and Mujin is at the forefront of this revolution…
The global market for warehouse automation is set to double from 2020 to 2025 (Interact Analysis), and Mujin is at the forefront of this revolution…
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Are you interested in academic awards and teaching resources? A student looking for a discounted ASTM membership? Or an ASTM member interested in…
Are you interested in academic awards and teaching resources? A student looking for a discounted ASTM membership? Or an ASTM member interested in…
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Last week: intern. This week: full-time Scyther🎉 Congratulations to Caroline Rippey, Scythe’s newest Software Test Engineer. Caroline made such…
Last week: intern. This week: full-time Scyther🎉 Congratulations to Caroline Rippey, Scythe’s newest Software Test Engineer. Caroline made such…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Off Ice Official
Southern Professional Hockey League
- 4 years 7 months
Perform Off Ice Official duties - stats, goal judge, penalty box, etc.
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Paperwork Clerk
Shelby County Election Commission
- 8 years 1 month
Politics
Worked the local precinct on election days. Ensuring voters were able to be processed quickly and votes were recorded.
Publications
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Industry Crossroads: Robotics Meets Interoperability
The Robot Report
A current look at Interoperability and what are the next big steps that need to happen.
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Logistics, Manufacturing, and Robots: 5 Big Things to Know and Watch
Robotics 24/7
Here are five things that are leading us toward more robotics in the future and how we can prepare, says FedEx's Aaron Prather.
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Why aircraft containers are the next big automation challenge
The Robot Report
Aircraft Containers are the backbone of moving packages by aircraft, so how can you automate the package unloading process?
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How US Manufacturers Can Overcome Robotics Adoption Hesitancy
Robotics Business Review
To increase the adoption rate of robotics and automation technologies, US manufacturers, especially SMEs, must have training support in place and acted on, as well as take advantage of governmental workforce development programs. Only then will the business value of robotic automation overcome adoption reluctance due to cost.
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The Robot Report Podcast: FedEx's Aaron Prather
The Robot Report
I sit down with Eugene and Steve at The Robot Report podcast to talk about a whole host of things from robotics to vaccines to some inside baseball references.
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Getting Your Robot Startup Into The Big Leagues – The ABCD Approach
Robotics Business Review
Many robot startups what to land a large customer early on, but unless they are really ready it can lead to big problems for the little startup. In this article, I list out four key areas that must be addressed prior to going for a big client.
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How robots are succeeding (and failing) in the world of logistics
The Robot Report
A preview of a talk I gave at RoboBusiness 2020.
Patents
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Systems and methods for improved automatic chocking of a cargo dolly
Issued US-11912325-B2
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Systems and methods for improved cargo dolly for remote cargo holding pins for a cargo dolly
Issued US11608101B2
An improved cargo dolly for transporting cargo is described having a mobile dolly frame, a main shaft on the frame, a lever proximate to a first part of the frame (where the lever is movable relative to the frame and in responsive communication with the main shaft), a first set of transfer sprockets mounted to the main shaft, a secondary shaft rotatably disposed at a second part of the frame (where the first part is remote from the second part), a second set of transfer sprockets mounted to the…
An improved cargo dolly for transporting cargo is described having a mobile dolly frame, a main shaft on the frame, a lever proximate to a first part of the frame (where the lever is movable relative to the frame and in responsive communication with the main shaft), a first set of transfer sprockets mounted to the main shaft, a secondary shaft rotatably disposed at a second part of the frame (where the first part is remote from the second part), a second set of transfer sprockets mounted to the secondary shaft, a chain disposed about the first set of transfer sprockets and the second set of transfer sprockets, and a locking pin having a first end fixed to the secondary shaft and a second end configured as an angled latch. Rotation of the lever responsively causes the locking pin to remotely rotate at the second part of the frame.
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Systems and methods for improved cargo dolly for remote cargo holding pins for a cargo dolly
Issued US 11433935
An improved cargo dolly for transporting cargo is described having a mobile dolly frame, a main shaft on the frame, a lever proximate to a first part of the frame (where the lever is movable relative to the frame and in responsive communication with the main shaft), a first set of transfer sprockets mounted to the main shaft, a secondary shaft rotatably disposed at a second part of the frame (where the first part is remote from the second part), a second set of transfer sprockets mounted to the…
An improved cargo dolly for transporting cargo is described having a mobile dolly frame, a main shaft on the frame, a lever proximate to a first part of the frame (where the lever is movable relative to the frame and in responsive communication with the main shaft), a first set of transfer sprockets mounted to the main shaft, a secondary shaft rotatably disposed at a second part of the frame (where the first part is remote from the second part), a second set of transfer sprockets mounted to the secondary shaft, a chain disposed about the first set of transfer sprockets and the second set of transfer sprockets, and a locking pin having a first end fixed to the secondary shaft and a second end configured as an angled latch. Rotation of the lever responsively causes the locking pin to remotely rotate at the second part of the frame.
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Systems and methods for improved automatic chocking of a cargo dolly
Issued US 11414120
An improved auto-chocking enabled cargo dolly that is towable by ground support equipment. The dolly has a frame, wheels attached to the frame that support the frame and rotate to allow movement of the frame, a tow bar, a linkage in communication with the tow bar and that actuates when the tow bar is raised, and a wheel engagement chocking system fixed to the dolly frame and disposed to selectively engage at least one of the wheels attached to the dolly frame. The wheel engagement system is…
An improved auto-chocking enabled cargo dolly that is towable by ground support equipment. The dolly has a frame, wheels attached to the frame that support the frame and rotate to allow movement of the frame, a tow bar, a linkage in communication with the tow bar and that actuates when the tow bar is raised, and a wheel engagement chocking system fixed to the dolly frame and disposed to selectively engage at least one of the wheels attached to the dolly frame. The wheel engagement system is responsive to a position of the linkage, where the wheel engagement chocking system applies pressure directly to at least one of the wheels to hold the wheel(s) in place when the linkage is actuated by the tow bar.
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Unit load device and panel enhancements for a unit load device
Issued US 11404891
A replaceable charging panel is provided for a unit load device having a plurality of walls. The replaceable charging panel may have a base member that is configured to removably attach to a first wall of the plurality of walls of the unit load device; and an electrical charging device mounted to the base member. A unit load device is also provided that has a plurality of walls and a replaceable charging panel.
Other inventorsSee patent
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The deadline for Joanne Pransky scholarship applications is Sept 1st. We're looking for early stage roboticists at highschool or college level, from…
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🤖 Open Source Robots for Learning Robotics 🤖 (Comprehensive list of 60 open source robots: Blog - https://lnkd.in/e2E5_Jje Video -…
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