Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.04
May 10, 2022
…to drive innovation for 5G and edge AI. They include ADLINK, Akasha Imaging (an Alphabet company), Cyngn, ForwardX, FutureMind, Hyundai Robotics, inVia Robotics, LG Electronics, Microsoft Azure private MEC, ModalAI, Naver Labs, Pudu Robotics, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Flir, and Thundercomm. “We've had great validation from industry leaders in the ecosystem,” said Singh. Qualcomm is also continuing its work with TDK, which has added its sensor technologies to Qualcomm's latest robotics offerings. The Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design is now available for pre-sale thorugh ModalAI, and the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 development kit is available through Thundercomm.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.73
April 19, 2022
…of our training.” Boston Dynamics looks to future with Hyundai Since acquiring Boston Dynamics from SoftBank last year, Hyundai Motor Group has expressed strong interest in commercializing products such as Stretch. What are Hyundai's expectations? “Most people in the Americas think of Hyundai as a car company, but in South Korea, it's a manufacturing company, a logistics company, and a construction company,” Blankespoor said. “They've got a huge number of applications where they're excited to get robots more involved. In terms of future products that have more of a Hyundai influence, stay tuned.” In the meantime, Boston Dynamics is working…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.02
April 12, 2022
…from Google (now part of Alphabet) in 2017, to Hyundai Motor Group. Xavier Lacherade, general manager of SBRE, will continue to lead the company, renamed Aldebaran under URG. “We know URG as a strategic partner in sales, services, and software development,” said Lacherade. “I am firmly convinced that the short management paths, which are also characterized by the German-French friendship, will inspire the work on both sides of the Rhine and lead us to new successes in the near future.” SBRE will aquire a minority stake in URG, and the two companies said they will continue to cooperate in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.41
March 22, 2022
…Orin from the robotics ecosystem, including Amazon Web Services, Hyundai Robotics, JD.com, Komatsu, and Meituan. “We are extending the powerful Microsoft Azure platform to the intelligent edge,” said Roanne Sones, corporate vice president for Microsoft Azure Edge + Platforms. “Combining Azure’s advanced capabilities with performance and software development tools such as NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin helps give developers a seamless experience to easily build, deploy, and operate production-ready AI applications.” Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere, noted: “With the global population expected to reach nearly 10 billion people by 2050, farmers have a steep challenge of feeding the…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 62.02
March 15, 2022
Hyundai Motor India Ltd. had some experience with robotics, but it needed new technology to reduce the risk of worker injury in parts-feeding operations. The subsidiary of South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. evaluated a number of options before choosing Ati Motors. Ati Motors' Sherpa autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) stood out because of their ease of use and the Bengaluru, India-based company's strong customer support through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The AMRs have an electric drive train and a custom-built autonomy stack. Unlike automated guided vehicles (AGVs), Ati said its AMRs require less infrastructure and allow for more sophisticated fleet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.03
February 25, 2022
…from this service and growing our collaboration with Via.” Hyundai Motor Group and connected vehicle firm Aptiv formed Motional as a joint venture in 2020. The Boston-based company is developing SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles for robotaxi providers and fleet operators. It claimed that its achievements include the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and more than 100,000 public rides. In November 2021, Motional announced plans to partner with Lyft Inc. on robotaxi service in Las Vegas by 2023. Via helps cities digitize transportation The new service will combine Via's booking,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.55
January 30, 2022
…warehouse space,” said Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics. Hyundai Motor Group acquired the Waltham, Mass.-based company from SoftBank Group Corp. last year. Stretch is a “flexible, easily integrated solution that can work in any warehouse to increase the flow of goods and improve associate safety by taking over physically demanding tasks,” claimed Boston Dynamics. The mobile manipulator has a compact, omni-directional base and a custom-designed lightweight arm, as well as a suction gripper with sensing and controls to handle a variety of box types and sizes. Stretch also includes Boston Dynamics’ computer vision technology, which enables it to identify…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.47
January 11, 2022
…company formed the Motional autonomous driving joint venture with Hyundai Motor Group. Wind River offers edge-to-cloud software Alameda, Calif.-based Wind River claimed that its software is used in more than 2 billion edge devices across more than 1,700 customers globally. The company said its portfolio enables the secure development, deployment, operations and servicing of mission-critical intelligent systems. It reportedly generated approximately $400 million in revenues in 2021. Wind River Studio is a platform that enables full product lifecycle management for edge-to-cloud use cases, it added. Wind River said it has served the aerospace, automotive, defense, manufacturing, medical, and telecommunications industries…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.81
January 06, 2022
…international Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Hyundai Motor Co. showed humanoid robots and modular mobility platforms as it discussed its “metamobility” and “Mobility of Things” concepts. In its exhibit, which had the theme “Expanding Human Reach,” Hyundai offered three 20-minute-long dynamic movement demonstrations of four robots, including the Spot quadruped and three new systems. Like other automakers, Hyundai said a combination of artificial intelligence, virtual reality (VR), robotics, autonomous vehicles, and urban air mobility (UAM) will lead to the ability to move goods and people on demand, blurring the distinctions between transport modes. Hyundai explains Metamobility concept…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 44.96
December 23, 2021
Hyundai Motor Co. this week announced that it will present its vision for the future of robotics and the metaverse under the theme of “Expanding Human Reach” at CES 2022. The Seoul, South Korea-based company said it will explain how its Mobile Eccentric Droid and Boston Dynamics unit are part of its plan to expand beyond transportation into smart mobility for all. Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor has more than 120,000 employees in over 200 countries with more than 120,000 employees. The company has invested in technologies such as robotics and urban air mobility (UAM). Hyundai Motor Group completed its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.15
December 16, 2021
…goods. Founded in 2020 as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is developing robotic taxicabs. The Boston-based startup said its partnership with Uber will rely on its expertise in operating commercial autonomous fleets and integrating its technology with on-demand customer applications. Motional will use the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, with in-vehicle modifications, to enable autonomous deliveries. The company said this will be the first time its SAE Level 4 vehicles are used for deliveries, and it signals the company’s evolution to a dual-purpose product strategy. The partners said they expect autonomous vehicles to play an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.98
November 09, 2021
…taxicab service in Las Vegas in 2023. Motional's all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxis will be available on the Lyft app. Motional and Lyft announced their partnership last year and claimed that their service will be the first time fully autonomous vehicles will be available to the public. “The 2023 deployment represents a significant expansion,” said the companies, which plan to scale and launch robotaxis in multiple markets. “Motional and Lyft pioneered collaboration between the ride-hail and driverless industries, and [they] are now laying the foundation for large-scale deployments of driverless robotaxis,” said Karl Iagnemma, president and CEO of Motional. Motional…
