Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.81
June 21, 2021
…Bajracharya, vice president of robotics at Toyota Research Institute (TRI). “Training robots to understand how to operate in home environments poses special challenges because of the diversity and complexity of our homes, where small tasks can add up to big challenges.” Established in 2015, TRI said it aims to develop active vehicle safety and automated driving technologies, robotics, and other human amplification technologies. Led by Dr. Gill Pratt, the institute said it is working to apply artificial intelligence and mobility to benefit society. TRI has offices in Los Altos, Calif.; Cambridge, Mass.; and Ann Arbor, Mich. TRI trains robots to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.01
June 04, 2021
…2017 as a subsidiary of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) to invest in early-stage startups working on robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomy, cloud computing, data, and mobility. Its stated goal was to help them bring disruptive technologies and business models to market quickly. “Toyota Ventures has been an invaluable partner for Boxbot since it invested in our seed round in 2018,” said Austin Oehlerking, co-founder and CEO of Boxbot Inc. “It has been instrumental in helping us to navigate complicated, existential challenges on our journey from concept to product/market fit. Jim [Adler] and the team really understand how corporate venture capital…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.77
May 26, 2021
The Toyota Research Institute, or TRI, has developed soft grippers for domestic robot hands and today said it is sharing the design source files and full build instructions to help advance the technology. It is offering the materials on Punyo.tech so research institutions and aspiring roboticists can build their own Punyo Soft Bubble Grippers. “The soft robotics community is small, and the visuotactile sensing community is even smaller,” said Alex Alspach, manager of the Robotics Tactile Team at TRI and the lead developer of the Punyo Soft Bubble Gripper. “By sharing the blueprints for this gripper with the world, we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.08
April 27, 2021
…operations of Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development Inc. (TRI-AD) with the motto of “Mobility to Love, Safety to Live.” It includes four companies in support of connected and autonomous vehicles, robotics, smart cities, and more. Woven Planet Holdings Inc. makes strategic decisions for the group, Woven Core Inc. develops autonomous vehicle technologies, and Wolven Alpha Inc. explores new areas for business expansion and incubates innovation projects. Woven Capital L.P. is an $800 million global fund that invests in growth-stage companies and works closely with Toyota AI Ventures LLC. In addition, Toyota recently consolidated autonomous systems software development in its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.10
April 14, 2021
…them learn about robots, and there's nothing more exciting.” TRI sponsors Adopt a School Students at New Mission High School participate in robotics training with Khalif Mitchell, STEM lead at MassRobotics. Source: MassRobotics During National Robotics Week, MassRobotics' Adopt a School program hosted a session at New Mission High School in Boston. Founding sponsors included the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Lexington Concord Chapter and The MITRE Corp. “One of the teachers at New Mission High School [said] he loved the program,” said Joyce Sidopoulos, vice president of programs and community at MassRobotics. “He said he hasn't ever…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.02
February 24, 2017
…Pratt, chief executive officer of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), and Daniela Rus, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Pratt and Rus will be honored at a special ceremony held in conjunction with the Automate 2017 Exhibition and Conference and the International Symposium on Robotics. The award is named for Joseph F. Engelberger, known throughout the world as the ”father of robotics.” Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation, Inc., the world’s first industrial robot manufacturer. The Engelberger Robotics awards are…
