Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.64
November 08, 2021
…Ambarella said that Oculii's artificial intelligence software for radar perception will complement its camera technology for “an an all-weather, low-cost, and scalable perception solution, enabling higher levels of autonomy for automotive Tier 1s and OEMs globally.” “We are excited to have closed this transaction quickly and look forward to integrating our teams and technologies,” said Fermi Wang, president and CEO of Ambarella. “The two organizations have very similar cultures, and Ambarella is now one of the very few semiconductor companies to have advanced camera and radar technology development under one roof. This enables us to provide the market with greater…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.76
November 05, 2021
…condition, which really improved the overall performance, they said. Perception less important for manipulation While seemingly counterintuitive, a single controller could reorient a large number of objects it had never seen before, with no knowledge of shape. “We initially thought that visual perception algorithms for inferring shape while the robot manipulates the object was going to be the primary challenge,” said MIT Professor Pulkit Agrawal, an author on the paper about the research. “To the contrary, our results show that one can learn robust control strategies that are shape-agnostic. This suggests that visual perception may be far less important for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.02
November 04, 2021
…product strategy includes its Mpilot autonomous parking and in-cabin perception (ICP) system that is designed to be ready for mass production and its Momenta Self-Driving (MSD) system targeting full autonomy. MSD is intended to replace in-cabin drivers and be widely deployed in taxis and private cars, said Momenta. The company said its “Flywheel Level 4” technical path can effectively and competitively solve the “long-tail” problems of completely autonomous vehicles. With the continuous accumulation and iteration of mass-production data, data-driven algorithms, and closed-loop automation, Momenta said its flywheel will spin faster and faster, bringing about explosive product and commercial growth. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.10
November 03, 2021
…robots and drones quickly and easily. The VOXL CAM perception engine and the Seeker micro-development drone are now available online. The VOXL CAM is an all-in-one compute and perception engine, and the Seeker is the world's first drone optimized for development of both indoor and outdoor autonomous navigation, the company claimed. San Diego, Calif.-based ModalAI spun out of Qualcomm Technologies Inc. in 2018 and uses more than five years of prior research in the drone and robotics markets. The company said it accelerates the development of smaller, smarter and safer drones with SWAP-optimized Blue UAS Framework autopilots built in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.91
November 01, 2021
…company said it has taken a new approach to perception for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. Autobrains takes unique approach to AI The European Union and other regulators are beginning to require advanced safety systems in new vehicles starting next year, noted Autobrains. The company said that its decade of research and development and more than 250 patents allow it to deliver “the most sophisticated and affordable” AI for autonomy on the market. The company said its “self-learning AI operates in a fundamentally different way from traditional deep-learning systems. Based on multi-disciplinary research and development, self-learning AI does…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.89
October 30, 2021
…from all of its sensors at once, feeding its perception system a comprehensive view of the environment. The self-driving developer said its sensor suite allows the Aurora Driver to track velocities and measure the acceleration of vehicles hundreds of meters away while moving at highway speeds, enabling faster, more accurate responses to road conditions. Aurora Driver-powered trucks must safely autonomously handle all kinds of complex situations while hauling goods from city to city. These include unprotected left and right turns, high-speed merges, and various forms of construction, which are notoriously difficult for self-driving vehicles. The company said Aurora Driver Beta…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.07
October 29, 2021
…Palion is the only autonomous lift truck with 3D perception in the industry. Customers that are part of the Seegrid Technology Early-Access Program (STEP) can get priority access to the Palion Lift autonomous mobile robot (AMR). They will receive a dedicated Seegrid team and gain exclusive opportunities to experience and provide feedback on the new technology. STEP participants will also obtain insights into product roadmaps and be able to affect the direction of innovations like the Palion Lift that are designed to address major supply chain challenges. “Supply chain pressure is at an all-time high, and Seegrid Palion Lift will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.32
October 24, 2021
…team faced challenges including developing software that could handle perception and steering at high speeds, getting funding, and working with partners across the country. Nayana Suvarna, a senior undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, was the youngest and only female co-captain at the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). She does not have a driver's license, but she is studying computer engineering and robotics software. Suvarna spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the preparations for the event. “We started out by ourselves in February 2020,” she said. “It was a big effort to fund the $1.2 million competition vehicle. Sponsors brought it down…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.33
October 23, 2021
…told Robotics 24/7. “Then they worked on racing strategies, perception, and passing algorithms. Nobody should be competing on how to get a camera to work or worrying if drive by wire is flaky. All the cars can do a yellow-flag lap without human intervention.” “The teams can figure out their kinematics models and decisioning based on perception,” Speed said. “I'd be remiss if I didn't say we did a lot of work with ADLINK commercial products as well. We've built the world's most powerful ROS 2 controller.” Open-source community supports IAC ADLINK has also partnered with The Autoware Foundation, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.12
October 21, 2021
…NVIDIA Corp. announced its latest efforts to deliver performant perception technologies to the Robot Operating System developer community. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said these initiatives will accelerate product development, improve performance, and simplify the task of incorporating computer vision and artificial intelligence functionality into ROS-based applications. NVIDIA claimed that it will provide the highest-performing, real-time stereo odometry system as a ROS package. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company also noted that all NVIDIA inference deep neural networks (DNNs) will be available on NVIDIA GPU Cloud (NGC) as a ROS package with examples for image segmentation and pose estimation. In addition,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.71
October 12, 2021
…Sarcos has partnered with BEA Systems PLC to develop perception for the U.S. Air Force. It also recently agreed to a merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Rotor Acquisition Corp. and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Sarcos Guardian DX is the defense variant of its XT The Guardian DX robot is the defense-specific variant of the Guardian XT. The highly dexterous mobile robot is itself is a variant of the award-winning Sarcos Guardian XO full-body, battery-powered industrial exoskeleton. The Guardian DX robot is a teleoperated, dual-armed robot designed to perform tasks with human-like dexterity while keeping the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.85
October 11, 2021
…research advances understanding across various tasks crucial for robotic perception, including semantic segmentation, 3D object detection, and multi-object tracking, said Toyota. Over the past six years, the Toyota Research Intitute (TRI) said its researchers have made significant strides in robotics, automated driving, and materials science in large part due to machine learning—the application of computer algorithms that constantly improve with experience and data. “Machine learning is the foundation of our research,” stated Dr. Gill Pratt, CEO of TRI. “We are working to create scientific breakthroughs in the discipline of machine learning itself and then apply those breakthroughs to accelerate discoveries…
