Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.45
May 10, 2022
…Amazon Astro consumer device and the Perseverance rover on Mars to wireless factories, robots “promise to make our lives easier, but many challenges remain,” noted Dev Singh, senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics, drones, and intelligent machines at Qualcomm. “We've made a $70 billion investment in compute, AI, and 5G,” he said in a press briefing. “Our expanded roadmap of solutions will help bring enhanced AI and 5G technologies to support smarter, safer, and more advanced innovations.” Qualcomm announced the new platforms for the “connected intelligent edge” at its annual 5G Summit. It said they could…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.88
April 13, 2022
…science, energy, telecommunications, and defense as the moon or Mars, but far closer. Terradepth Inc. this week said it has raised another $20 million toward its development of “Google Earth for the oceans.” Founded in 2018 by Joe Wolfel and Judson Kauffman, two former U.S. Navy SEALs, Terradepth last month launched its Absolute Ocean (AO) platform, a cloud-based platform for sharing and analyzing ocean data securely. The Austin, Texas-based company uses “Buddy Drones,” autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), to collect data at depths of 6,000 m (1,685 ft.) that it provides as a service for marine exploration and decision making. “Terradepth’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.17
March 31, 2022
…with Blue Origin LLC. PickNik to support LIFE on Mars LIFE is a modular, three-story commercial habitation and science platform for LEO, Mars transport, and lunar and Mars surface habitation. It will provide opportunities for industries including manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to optimize the zero-gravity benefits of space, said PickNik Robotics. The company plans to provide technical expertise to Sierra Space for further development of supervised autonomy technology, including requirements gathering, workspace analysis, and hardware selection. PickNik will also support Sierra Space in developing concept simulations of robots for use on Space Stations. In addition, PickNik said it will provide software…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.64
January 20, 2022
…their robots through, emulating what a NASA astronaut exploring Mars or a deep-sea researcher mapping the ocean floor may encounter. At the end of the course, students will design and complete a master simulation challenge to present to the Juni community. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Juni on this exciting new robotics course,” said Jasen Wang, founder and CEO of Makeblock. “Our expertise in STEM education toys and excitement for robotics, paired with Juni’s unique approach and commitment to developing future-looking courses that prepare students for tomorrow, make this partnership a seamless fit.” “We believe hands-on learning is the key…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.30
November 08, 2021
…the market and could enable new applications. “At Amazon's re:MARS conference in 2019, Jeff Bezos said that people 40 years ago thought that the hardest challenges would be in artificial intelligence and machine learning,” recalled Zakareya Hussein, CEO of Touchlab. “Many of those have been addressed, but grasping is still hard.” “We were approached by clients trying to solve the grasping problem,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We're aware that physical robots are the future and looked the tiger in the eye. With electronic skin, we can enable robots to pick and place fresh produce.” Why touch matters Robotics designers have…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
October 11, 2021
…composed of controlled leg joints for aerial robots and other types of flying vehicles. The team envisions that future Mars rotorcraft could be equipped with legged landing gear so that the body balance of these aerial robots can be maintained as they land on sloped or uneven terrains, thereby reducing the risk of failure under challenging landing conditions. The paper is titled “A bipedal walking robot that can fly, slackline, and skateboard.” Coauthors also include Alireza Ramezani, former Caltech postdoctoral scholar and currently an assistant professor at Northeastern University. This research was supported by the Caltech Gary Clinard Innovation Fund…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.74
September 03, 2021
The latest National Aerospace and Space Administration mission to Mars continues the agency's exploration of the red planet for signs of ancient microbial life, preparation for eventual human missions, and demonstration of new robotics technologies. NASA's Perseverance rover sent data this week indicating that it has successfully cored its first Martian rock. The initial images showed an intact sample present in the tube, but additional images taken after the robot arm acquiried the sample were inconclusive because of poor sunlight conditions. Another round of images with better lighting will be taken before the sample processing continues, said NASA. The Perseverance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.85
August 24, 2021
…create infrastructure and habitats on the moon and eventually Mars with NASA. “We're treating this like the Apollo program for the future of the way we build and the future of the way we meet one of our most basic needs,” said Ballard. “We're going to accelerate the growth of an elite and diverse team of scientists, engineers, architects, operators, and leaders that is now over 100 and growing. We anticipate more rapid progress in the years ahead to help bring housing and construction into the modern world and in-line with humanity's highest hopes and values.” ICON investment now totals…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
August 17, 2021
…2015, the Qualcomm Flight Platform became part of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, which has completed 11 flights now,” Singh told Robotics 24/7. “It's now in operation, not just a technology demonstration. This shows the power of the Snapdragon processor, which is 100 times more powerful than what was on all the prior space missions.” “In December 2018, with ModalAI, the Qualcomm Flight Pro development kit was used by Uber Eats,” he recalled. “We're enabling more than 200 drone and robotics ecosystem members.” “In 2018, 5G was just starting to roll out, and we engaged with customers,” Singh said. “We started…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.44
August 13, 2021
…II of the Modular Autonomy and Robotic Software, or MARS, program. The MARS program involves the collaborative migration of Robotic Technology Kernel (RTK) software modules from ROS into ROS 2. “With ROS being officially deprecated in 2025, this collaborative migration is essential to equip the DoD and the entire ground-vehicle robotics industry with a set of common robotic capabilities across a variety of platforms and programs to succeed in the ground vehicles space for the next 10 to 20 years,” stated Mark Gordon, president and CEO of Stratom. “At Stratom, we are now well-positioned as a thought leader in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.23
June 28, 2021
…area. It's a hard problem—harder than running robots on Mars.” “Going up or down in high tortosity or with slippery or wet surfaces, with gravel or sand—the geometry doesn't work,” she added. “What about when a robot loses odometry or contact with a surface?” Murphy, who is a member of the non-profit Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR), said the organization is on standby to assist in Florida. Autonomy and emergencies “With shared autonomy, having a human in the loop is non-trivial,” said Murphy. “It's like riding a horse—you need to give it a direction and trust that it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.30
May 27, 2021
…moon by 2024 and to prepare for missions to Mars beyond that. The program has a budget of $35 billion between 2020 and 2024. Artemis is a joint effort by NASA, U.S. commercial aerospace providers, and international partners. These include including the European Space Agency (which itself has 22 member countries), Canada, Japan, and Russia, said the IFR. There are plenty of other bright spots in the global robotics constellation, including AI research in France, customer-service robots in Singapore, drones and assistive systems in Israel, marine systems in the Netherlands, and collaborative robot arms and mobile robots from Denmark. And…
