Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.46
January 31, 2022
…include Aeva Technologies, Arbe Robotics, AEye, Innoviz, Luminar Technologies, Ouster, Quanergy, and Velodyne Lidar. In the race to autonomous vehicles, such deals provide an injection of capital with the expectation of high valuations being validated by automaker demand. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents were mailed to Growth Capital’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on or about Jan. 25, 2022. Growth Capital has engaged Advantage Proxy Inc. as its proxy solicitor in connection with the special meeting. Stockholders who need additional copies of proxy materials, need to obtain proxy cards, or have questions regarding…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 48.50
January 13, 2022
…and software continue to improve and distinguish their capabilities. Ouster Inc., a provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, yesterday said that it has signed a strategic customer agreement with Vecna Robotics, a material handling automation supplier. The agreement includes a non-binding forecast for approximately 3,000 OS digital lidar sensors through 2025 as Vecna Robotics scales production of its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to meet increasing customer demand for warehouse and logistics automation. “Warehouse and logistics automation is critical to improving supply chain operations,” said Angus Pacala, CEO of Ouster. “Businesses are facing unprecedented shipping delays, labor shortages, and price inflation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.69
January 13, 2022
…braking, vehicle collision avoidance, and fail-safe mechanical braking. NVIDIA, Ouster help power autonomous deliveries Serve Robotics credited key technology partners including NVIDIA Corp. and Ouster Inc. The NVIDIA Jetson platform, designed for robots and other autonomous machines, powers the AI computing necessary for Serve's robots to understand their complex environment in real time. “Serve Robotics’ accomplishment represents a breakthrough for commercial deployment of AV technology for sidewalk delivery,” said Murali Gopalakrishna, head of product management for autonomous machines and general manager for robotics at NVIDIA. “We look forward to Serve continuing to leverage the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI and Isaac…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.30
October 31, 2021
Ouster Inc. last week said it has signed a strategic customer agreement with Perrone Robotics Inc. to provide hundreds of lidar sensors for fully autonomous vehicles through 2023. San Francisco-based Ouster also introduced the L2X, which it described as the “most powerful lidar system on a chip” it has created. “Ouster’s sensors have been designed to meet a range of performance requirements, making them adaptable to a variety of AV [autonomous vehicle] platforms,” said Angus Pacala, CEO of Ouster. “We expect our digital lidar to power hundreds of autonomous vehicles operating in commercial and municipal zones across the U.S. and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.63
October 14, 2021
…has also been some market consolidation, as seen in Ouster's acquisition of Sense Photonics. David Chen, co-founder and head of engineering at Orbbec, shared with Robotics 24/7 his ambitions for the Troy, Mich.-based company's technology to fill the void left by Intel RealSense. How compatible is Orbbec's technology with existing products using Intel's RealSense? Is some customization necessary? Chen: RealSense cameras powered by semi-global matching [SGM] based stereovision technology have been a popular choice with good accuracy and reasonable computation time. It’s a good and reliable choice for certain scenarios. However, Orbbec has cameras powered by SGM, structured-light, time-of-flight [ToF],…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 49.23
October 06, 2021
Sensor maker Ouster Inc. yesterday said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sense Photonics, which has developed a digital solid-state lidar for automotive production. Upon closing the strategic all-stock acquisition, Ouster plans to establish Ouster Automotive, a new division focused on driving mass-market adoption of digital lidar in consumer and commercial vehicles. “Ouster and Sense are an ideal pairing,” stated Angus Pacala, CEO of Ouster. “Combining Ouster’s digital expertise and maturity in product development and manufacturing with Sense’s advanced, solid-state digital lidar silicon is expected to accelerate the delivery of our multi-sensor digital lidar suite for the consumer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.63
May 18, 2021
…said it has signed a strategic customer agreement with Ouster Inc. to deploy Ouster's 3D digital lidar sensors in its robotic lift trucks. As part of the multi-year agreement, Ouster will supply its OS0 sensor to BALYO, adding functionality to BALYO's vehicles. “BALYO chose to work with Ouster due to benefits from the wide field of view and high resolution of its OS0 sensor, as well as a high level of reliability that justified our investment in increased levels of autonomy that will bring additional value to our innovative solutions and our clients,” stated Pascal Rialland, CEO of BALYO. Ouster…
