Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.27
March 29, 2021
…enable the flexible movement of materials and improve working conditions for employees. Stretch combines Boston Dynamics’ advancements in mobility, perception and manipulation to tackle the most challenging, injury-prone case-handling tasks, and we’re excited to see it put to work.” Boston Dynamics is currently seeking customers to pilot test deployment of Stretch with truck-unloading tasks ahead of its commercial deployment in 2022. Interested parties can apply to join the Stretch Early Adopter Program by visiting www.bostondynamics.com/stretch.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.21
August 20, 2022
…expect to see on an autonomous vehicle. It has perception systems such as lidar, radar and optical sensors. It has advanced GPS systems. It has a supercomputer drive-by-wire system. It also has wireless communication technology from Cisco that allows the vehicles to communicate with each other and with race control. All in all, these vehicles are about over a million dollars in terms of hardware and software and technology. Does the university raise funds through sponsorship to attain the car and all required accessories? Mitchell: Much of the hardware and software on the car is provided through sponsorships, fitting the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.20
September 23, 2021
…vehicles. The startup said its deep learning software for perception, mapping, and data-driven path planning will enable fuly autonomous driving. In addition, Momenta said it has taken a “two-leg” product strategy focusing on its Mpilot and MSD (Momenta Self-Driving) systems. Mpilot is a “highly automated driving full-stack solution for mass production of private cars,” said Momenta. Its core products include Mpilot X and technology for scenarios such as high-speed expressways, parking, and urban areas. MSD is Momenta's SAE Level 4 autonomous driving product for service use cases such as taxicabs. The company said its flywheel approach enabled it to “effectively…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.19
June 04, 2022
…man’s talent as an electrical engineer working with 3D perception technology. Morrison previously worked with Roberts at a 3D scanning company they founded together. A look at the M.52 mower Coming in at 1,110 lb. and with a top speed of 10 mph, the all-electric M.52 is outfitted with a 52-in. tri-blade rear-discharge, 20X12 tires, and flat-free casters. Scythe Robotics largely relies on computer vision technology for M.52, said Morrison. The mower has 3D mapping, onboard semantic segmentation, onboard visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and terrain-aware motion planning. It also has 8 HDR cameras and a host of sensors.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.18
August 03, 2021
…markets. It said this enables low-cost, highly reliable 3D perception for a variety of industries. Quanergy said it has more than 350 customers worldwide. “Quanergy’s CMOS-based OPA technology has demonstrated significant improvement towards its adoption in long-range automotive applications,” said Jim Maury, president of Zero Electric Vehicles (ZEV) in Tempe, Ariz. “We believe Quanergy’s OPA technology provides a highly reliable and cost-effective 3D lidar solution that is critically important for the automotive industry.” Quanergy, ZEV test long-range lidar For their test, the partners mounted a solid-state lidar test platform with single scanning beam on a vehicle, along with additional cameras…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.15
November 14, 2022
…truck technology. It said its unique modular hardware approach integrates sensors into a streamlined sensor-pod structure that optimizes for perception, scalability, and maintainability. The demonstration follows partnership announcements with IKEA, Werner, and Pilot Company. The company delivers freight daily for its customers along four routes in Texas and Oklahoma, operating autonomously on the highway portions of the routes.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
January 03, 2022
…machines stand the most to gain from innovations in perception, reinforcement learning, and physics-accurate simulation. Gopalakrishna looks ahead to 2022 What robotics capabilities do you expect to improve in the coming year? Gopalakrishna: I believe that the perception stacks on robots will be much improved. Exponentially more robots will be deployed that have a better semantic understanding of their environment. This will drive more autonomy and ultimately lead to safer robots requiring less human intervention. The era of robots working with humans in tandem will drive new areas of automation and increased productivity. What are you looking forward to most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
May 29, 2024
…explore the potential of our technology in transforming machine perception.” Sonair sensors in use Several companies are already exploring Sonair’s sensor technology. One is Solwr, a company that develops a combination of robotics and software to automate picking and sorting processes in warehouse and retail environments. “We are impressed by the technology and the unique opportunity Sonair gives us to offer mobile picking robots with next-generation operational safety solutions,” said Olivier Roulet-Dubonnet, CtO of Solwr. “We are really excited to start testing the Sonair 3D ultrasonic sensor on our robot in warehouses.” Sonair has received strong financial backing, highlighted by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.12
October 30, 2023
…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 methods…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.12
March 14, 2022
…cooperation combines BMW’s autonomous driving (AD) technology, Arriver’s Vision Perception and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) policy products, and Qualcomm’s chips, the companies said. A common goal They will focus on SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), SAE Level 3 automated driving functionalities, and NCAP solutions. The companies will build on top of BMW’s automated driving technology stack, which it launched in 2021 with the release of the BMW iX. The global ADAS market could experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.2% between 2022 and 2030, reaching $58.7 billion (U.S.), projected Grand View Research Inc. In November…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.10
January 12, 2024
…automation needs intelligent robots with reliable, yet affordable depth perception. Orbbec is dedicated to 3D vision and customers interested in custom solutions to meet their specific application needs can leverage Orbbec’s expertise in R&D, in-house manufacturing and supply chain. With the NVIDIA platform: The Gemini 2 XL, when paired directly with the NVIDIA Jetson Orin system-on-modules instead of the OBox, allows for additional image processing resulting in further improvement in the depth frame rate, accuracy, and scene versatility. This optimized deeplearning pipeline and camera calibration service will be offered only as part of Orbbec’s ODM package. Customizable, Scene-Specific Algorithms: Support…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.05
January 13, 2022
…autonomous lift truck in the market with industry-leading 3D perception.” Supply chain market research firm Interact Analysis recognized Seegrid as the “No. 1 AMR provider in the U.S.” and the market leader in robotic tow tractors worldwide. It now offers its products in a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Seegrid added that it has made multiple enhancements to its autonomy technology and fleet management software. Seegrid IQ fuses data from cameras, lidar, and machine learning models with the company’s proprietary 3D computer vision system. The company also launched Fleet Geek, cloud-based analytics software that tracks and illustrates AMR performance trends, providing actionable…
