Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.76
May 03, 2023
…One of these tests was conducted by industry leader NVIDIA, which confirmed in simulation that its Mission Dispatch software worked seamlessly out of the box with the OTTO Motors VDA 5050 connector. “Managing and testing fleets of autonomous robots requires two computers—one in the robot and one in the cloud—to dispatch tasks and communicate the status of these tasks to and from the robots,” said Gerard Andrews, product marketing manager for robotics at NVIDIA. “As part of the NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform, we built Mission Dispatch and Mission Client on VDA 5050 to facilitate interoperability for users handling heterogeneous robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.29
December 01, 2022
…latest autonomous and robotics hardware and software, including the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform, to provide driver-assist and driver-optional operations. The Monarch MK-V can perform pre-programmed tasks without a driver, or an operator can use interactive automation features including Shadow mode to have the Monarch Tractor follow a worker on the job. Safety: The MK-V includes rollover and collision prevention, vision-based Power Take Off (PTO) safety, and 360° cameras to keep operations running smoothly and employees safe, day or night. Deep learning and sensing suite: The MK-V collects and analyzes crop data daily and can process data from current and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.62
December 05, 2023
…and orientations are critical. Notably, the TM25S's integration with NVIDIA's Isaac Sim platform paves the way for creating digital twins that vastly enhance production line inspections. This innovative approach is anticipated to slash programming times by up to 70% and cycle times by 20%, marking a significant leap in operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. In addition to the TM25S, Techman Robot is highlighting collaborations that showcase the synergy between its cobots and other technological advancements. For example, the TM12M cobot can work with ciRobotics' AMRs, emphasizing quick integration and flexible hand-eye configurations suitable for high-precision industries like semiconductor manufacturing and electronics.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.28
January 04, 2021
…ecosystem. Included are Tommy Cvetanovski, General Motors; Siddha Ganju, NVIDIA; and Maciej Ksiazek, Aptiv. Image courtesy of CES/Aurora Labs. Aurora Labs’ Auto Validate solution gives the automotive manufacturers the transparency to validate what software changes have been made, how they affect other components in the complex software system and to reduce software failures. According to auto manufacturers, there are several market trends driving the need for automotive manufacturers to have a ‘glass-bottom boat view’ into automotive software. One major market event is the recent UNECE ratification of WP.29. According to the UNECE WP.29 position paper, evidence of the software changes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.03
September 01, 2024
…robots across the U.S. in 2025.” Serve Robotics secured $30M in funding in August 2023. Investors include Uber and NVIDIA. “We're thrilled about our collaboration with Serve Robotics and Uber Eats,” said Steph So, senior vice president of digital experience at Shake Shack. “In line with our vision of enlightened hospitality, this partnership highlights our commitment to leveraging innovation to enhance guest experiences both in and out of Shack.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.13
August 08, 2024
…B round, including in the investors were OpenAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA and others. Along with the funding, OpenAI and Figure AI announced the companies had reached a collaboration agreement to develop AI models. The research combines OpenAI’s neural network and artificial intelligence with Figure’s humanoid hardware and software. Figure 02, according to the company, is able to maintain a conversation with humans through the humanoid robot’s microphones and speakers. The companies developed and tested custom AI models to enhance Figure 02’s responses and conversation ability. Design enhancements on Figure 02 Along with the neural network and AI updates, Figure 02 looks…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.10
August 15, 2022
…with remote access and support. Source: Overview.ai Advantech uses NVIDIA modules in camera Embedded with NVIDIA Jetson Nano modules, Advantech’s new ICAM-500 AI camera combines an industrial-grade image sensor, advanced LED lighting, and a variable focus lens with acquisition and AI computing capabilities. The company said these features enable systems integrators and software vendors to integrate AI and machine vision into applications. They can also efficiently perform AI automated optical inspection (AOI), AI optical character recognition (OCR), and object recognition at the edge. “The ICAM-500 is a unique device, as the combination of NVIDIA computing modules and camera system offers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.80
May 01, 2020
…July 2019 when Luxion announced it would support the NVIDIA RTX platform for real-time ray tracing, a key rendering technology. “Our development team was able to quickly show KeyShot with GPU acceleration and [show] where performance could be gained, which further convinced us to move forward with support for NVIDIA RTX,” said Jensen during the announcement. Today the two largest vendors of GPU technology—NVIDIA and AMD—are both finding a fast-growing market for using real-time rendering in product development workflows. These changes are happening across all levels of engineering technology. Mainstream applications for engineering design and simulation are reaping benefits not…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.44
May 01, 2019
…GPU-driven autonomous car development, graphics processing unit (GPU) maker NVIDIA has developed an autonomous vehicle platform. Its DRIVE AP2X Level 2+ AutoPilot uses technology from the higher levels of autonomy. “DRIVE AP2X is a Level 2+ automated driving system. The driver is still responsible and must monitor the road, but we’re also incorporating surround sensors and AI software running on deep neural networks to protect the driver and the passengers in the car,” says Danny Shapiro, senior director of automotive, NVIDIA. “The technology also includes driver monitoring, and can issue alerts or take action if the driver is distracted or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.31
January 09, 2023
…Femto Magna high-resolution 3D camera built with Microsoft and NVIDIA technologies. The company also announced and demonstrated the Gemini 2 and Astra 2 sensors, which use its new MX6600 ASIC chip. The Femto Mega camera is “is aimed at removing barriers for developers of robotics applications with the combination of sensing and accelerated computing for AI and digital twin creation,” said Orbbec. The Shenzhen, China-based company said it “is on a mission to popularize 3D vision technology for the 3D world, create a full-stack platform for industry solution developers, and build smart products with industry-leading performance and price.” Orbbec works…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.26
May 10, 2019
…workstations and mobile workstations can all be configured with NVIDIA GPUs. They are also certified for use with popular design engineering software packages. “Dyndrite's geometry kernel is purpose-built to use every bit, flop, register and clock cycle of the latest NVIDIA GPU,” said Shawn Hopwood, Dyndrite’s chief marketing officer. Thank's to NVIDIA's GPGPU programming paradigm, CUDA, Dyndrite can run all the computations of its kernel on the GPU. Though Dyndrite minimally needs a Maxwell architecture to run, the latest Turing line computes 5-15x faster over the Maxwell line for Dyndrite's CAD to Print workflows. Another additive manufacturing startup is Atlas…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.13
November 11, 2020
…labeling, support generation and slicing. The Dyndrite engine supports NVIDIA Enterprise GPUs for computational acceleration. It uses Python as a scripting language, and offers various Python application programming interfaces for automation and workflow integration. HP says this new build prep engine will help additive manufacturing engineers and technicians “improve productivity, efficiency and repeatability in their industrial additive production.” “Additive manufacturing has always had incredible potential to disrupt the global manufacturing market, but has been limited by the focus on adapting traditional manufacturing software to address the problems that are unique to additive manufacturing,” said Ryan Palmer, global head of Software,…
