Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.73
June 10, 2024
…Perceptor acceleration libraries, as well as its AI robot manipulation arms, which are powered by NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator AI models. Foxconn virtual factory. Source: NVIDIA “AI and robotics are poised to revolutionize manufacturing, enhancing safety on factory floors and driving significant operational efficiencies,” said Young Liu, CEO and chairman of Foxconn. “By integrating NVIDIA Omniverse, Metropolis and Isaac into our operations, we can create sophisticated digital twins of our factories to train robots, optimizing workflows with unprecedented precision and reducing costs.” Delta Electronics, a manufacturing company in electronics and IoT-based smart green solutions, is using NVIDIA Isaac Sim, an extensible…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.95
May 24, 2024
…Leveraging the power of GraphQL open-source data query and manipulation language, Remote.It said its latest technology can empower customers to oversee and enhance an extensive range of devices, including internet of things (IoT) devices deployed in various environments. The API facilitates configuration updates, software upgrades, and data capture, which the company said can streamline operations across any fleet. “Clever First Aid relies on Remote.It's scripting solution to manage our entire fleet without logging into each individual device,” said Steve Mann, Clever First Aid CTO. “This empowers us to focus on driving innovation and delivering exceptional experiences to our customers, while…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.27
May 13, 2024
…partnership, Zion will offer Agility’s Digit bipedal humanoid mobile manipulation robot (MMR) to the supply chain industry. While many companies have turned to automation to increase warehouse efficiency and productivity, Agility said there remain a series of tasks that are difficult to automate and nearly impossible to keep filled due to high turnover, high injury rates, and an ever-growing labor gap. Agility said its humanoid robots are designed to execute exactly these types of monotonous bulk material handling and movement tasks that connect isolated manual and automated workflows. Zion works with its customers to design intelligent concepts and address complex…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.95
May 06, 2024
…technologies to advance the complex field of autonomous robotic manipulation. At Automate 2024 in Chicago, Intrinsic is spotlighting leaps in robotic grasping and industrial scalability assisted by foundation models enabled by NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator, unlocking new value in industrial automation with AI. Foundation models at heart of data relationships NVIDIA unveiled Isaac Manipulator at GTC in March. Isaac Manipulator is a collection of foundation models and modular GPU-accelerated libraries that help industrial automation companies build scalable and repeatable workflows for dynamic manipulation tasks by accelerating AI model training and task reprogramming. Foundation models are based on a transformer deep learning…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.84
April 22, 2024
…gripper variations to meet a diverse set of expected manipulation needs in customer environments. Boston Dynamics said Atlas’ humanoid form factor doesn’t limit its vision of how a bipedal robot can move, what tools it needs to succeed, and how it can help people accomplish more. The company is equipping Atlas to move in the most efficient way possible to complete a task, rather than being constrained by a human range of motion. Atlas will move in ways that exceed human capabilities. The company said it has focused on legged robots because it wanted to build robots that could balance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.09
March 18, 2024
…the building of scalable and repeatable workflows for dynamic manipulation tasks by accelerating AI model training and task programming. “Incorporating new tools for foundation model generation into the Isaac platform accelerates the development of smarter, more flexible robots that can be generalized to do many tasks,'' said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge computing at NVIDIA. Leading robotics companies Yaskawa, Solomon, PickNik Robotics, READY Robotics, Franka Robotics, and Universal Robots, a Teradyne company, are partnering with NVIDIA to bring Isaac Manipulator to their customers. “By bringing NVIDIA AI tools and capabilities to Yaskawa's automation solutions, we're pushing the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.89
March 11, 2024
Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, unveiled Agility Arc, a cloud automation platform for deploying and managing Digit fleets. The Oregon-based company released the news at MODEX 2024. Agility Arc to manage Digit deployment lifecycles As customers begin deploying Digit for use in their operations, Agility Arc is designed to simplify the deployment lifecycle. From facility mapping and workflow definition to operational management and troubleshooting, Agility Arc hopes to make managing Digit fleets smooth and straightforward. Furthermore, Agility Arc will streamline fleet support, making it easier to see alerts, troubleshoot problems and contact customer support…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.17
December 21, 2023
…2 also is equipped with brand new hands that are faster and can boast 11-DoF for more delicate object manipulation. Watch this video to learn more about Optimus Gen 2.
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 13.18
December 14, 2023
…view of Amazon’s testing of Agility Robotics’ Sequoia mobile manipulation system. The system is already up and running at the e-tailer’s Houston fulfillment center, where Sequoia—integrated with multiple robots—is being used to containerize inventory into totes. Cobots Democratize Automation Amazon Tests Sequoia System and Agility Robotics’ Digit Humanoid for Fulfillment Collaborative Robotics Raises $30M Series A, Launches New Cobot Flywheel Program Industrial Mobile Robot Safety Standard Now Available, A3 Announces at Pittsburgh Conference Suhner Promises Precise Finishing with EFC-02 Active Compliance System Jet Automation Partners with Omron to Develop Cobot Palletizing System Solo Brands Works with Locus Robotics to Optimize…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.77
October 30, 2023
…The Seattle-based NVIDIA Robotics Research Lab focuses on robot manipulation, perception and physics-based simulation. It is part of NVIDIA Research, which includes more than 300 people around the world researching topics such as AI, computer graphics, computer vision, and autonomous vehicles. The company said its team will present 15 papers at CoRL, which will be from Nov. 6 to 9 in Atlanta. Many of them will describe simulation-to-real findings that enable imitation learning, perception, segmentation, and tracking in robotics. NVIDIA to share advances in robot learning For contact-rich manipulation tasks using imitation learning, NVIDIA said its researchers have developed novel…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.16
October 20, 2023
…robotic hands to demonstrate a wide range of complex manipulation skills. The results from nine Isaac Gym environments are showcased in visualizations generated using NVIDIA Omniverse. “Eureka is a unique combination of large language models and NVIDIA GPU-accelerated simulation technologies,” said Jim Fan, senior research scientist at NVIDIA, who is one of the project’s contributors. “We believe that Eureka will enable dexterous robot control and provide a new way to produce physically realistic animations for artists.” The LLM research followed recent NVIDIA Research advancements such as Voyager, an AI agent built with GPT-4 that can autonomously play Minecraft. NVIDIA Research…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.54
October 18, 2023
…shopping season. It is also testing Agility Robotics' mobile manipulation system. The new system, Sequoia, is already operating at an Amazon fulfillment center in Houston. Based on a series of research and development efforts at Amazon, Sequoia integrates multiple robots to containerize inventory into totes. It combines mobile robots, gantry systems, robotic arms, and a new ergonomic employee workstation. “From our latest robotic arms like Sparrow and Cardinal, to our first autonomous mobile robot, Proteus, we’re excited to see the impact our technology is having in Amazon’s operations,” wrote Scott Dresser, vice president of Amazon Robotics, in a blog post.…
