Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.41
September 27, 2021
…flying, while simultaneously addressing in a unified manner the perception and navigation challenges.” “In the underground environment, there are so many challenges from lighting and communications to the slipperiness of terrain itself,” said Dr. Marco Camurri, a senior researcher at Oxford University. “This demanded a whole range of breakthroughs by our team.” Virtual Competition tested simulated exploration Teams in the Virtual Competition developed software and algorithms using virtual models of systems, environments, and terrain to compete in simulation-based events and explore simulated environments. The teams also used virtual drones and mobile robots to find artifacts hidden in the different environments…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.40
April 07, 2023
…modern factory the employer of choice—it's all in the perception of the business.” “Because AIMS is flexible, modular, and scalable, we can start with a single workcell and go up to multi-machine deployments,” Irzyk claimed. “Most ANCA equipment is AIMS-ready, such as the RoboMate 2.0 with the MX and AutoLine Advanced.” Around IMTS last year, ANCA launched its MX7 ULTRA machine, which featured 1 nm axis resolution and 0.002 mm line-form accuracy, which the company claimed was the highest accuracy on the market. “With a loader plus grinding machine, it's ready for a fully automatic environment,” said Irzyk. “We integrate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.37
September 16, 2019
…Vision. ANSYS SCADE Vision reduces the cost of AV perception software testing, enhances safety and drives value from AV data. ANSYS SCADE Suite enhances features required for developing advanced automotive systems and the embedded software that controls these systems for autonomous vehicles. ANSYS 2019 R3 includes improved AUTOSAR support in SCADE for ISO 26262 certified code generation and software component design. ANSYS 2019 R3 includes multiple tool enhancements to ANSYS VRXPERIENCE Driving Simulator powered by SCANeR, ANSYS VRXPERIENCE HMI, ANSYS SPEOS and ANSYS HFSS SBR+. Updates to ANSYS VRXPERIENCE provide innovations in scenario simulation, sensors, sound simulations and virtual reality…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
December 08, 2021
…our eyes, and the software is the brains and perception. Our products are all underpinned by a common AI-enabled software platform,” said Boyalakuntla. “Whenever a robot comes into a warehouse, we need to optimize both upstream and downstream.” “When we install systems, we work with the customers and the ASRS vendors, since robots can't pick up everything,” he said. “In some cases, they'll even change ASRS software to match our efficiencies, and we've increased storage efficiency by more than 30%.” “We own the whole implementation—we use our own people and also include the software and conveyor integration,” Boyalakuntla said. “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.24
April 16, 2022
…Surgical. “Next-generation robots deliver excellent 3D visualization and depth perception, providing an enhanced view of the surgical field,” he said. “Furthermore, surgical robots currently in development can solve the challenge of robotically controlled laparoscopic instruments by leveraging actuators that decouple the motion of the robot’s joints, enabling the instruments to mimic the movements of the human body while inside the abdominal cavity,” said Greene. Greene observed that robots have helped surgeries become less invasive, reducing scarring and recovering times. Software and hardware advances also give surgeons more precision. “The natural vibration of the instrument tips is often filtered out by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.21
April 19, 2022
…arm with a “smart gripper,” as well as a “perception mast,” enabling it to handle hundreds of boxes an hour. The robot also builds on technologies from the Handle wheeled mobile manipulator. “Stretch is really a multipurpose warehouse robot,” Blankespoor told Robotics 24/7. “In the future, the typical day in the life of Stretch might be spending the mornings unloading boxes from trucks. It might spend the afternoons building up pallets in the aisles of the warehouse, and it might spend the evenings on the outbound side of the warehouse, loading boxes back in their trucks. The first application we're…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.17
April 16, 2021
…transforming how things are done, by adding proactive depth perception and mapping to human-driven vehicles. The goal is to have an autonomous solution that's infrastructure-free, with cost savings within 12 to 18 months, and at the $50,000 price point of a current forklift truck,” said Agarwal. “We've developed an AMR and are working on autonomous lift trucks, but our ADAS kit costs less than $5,000 and can be added to almost any brand.” “SIERA.AI's system is the only one that does end-to-end proximity alerts, has machine vision connected to the cloud, and includes near-miss tracking,” he said. “Near misses are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.14
November 08, 2022
…in motion is also important forn many robotics applications in the logistics, pharmaceutical, and medical sectors. This level of perception opens up new areas for mobile robots. Visitors to last month's VISION show in Stuttgart had a unique opportunity to see Boston Dynamics’ Spot equipped with MotionCam-3D Color. The four-legged robot moved deliberately in the crowd, demonstrating the tremendous potential of these combined technologies. Besides robotics, Photoneo’s technology also opens new applications for 3D model creation in the Metaverse, digital twins, or teleoperation of industrial applications. About the author Andrea Pufflerova is public relations specialist at Photoneo.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.13
September 21, 2021
…and other pick-and-place applications. The Mujin Controller uses real-time perception, motion planning, simulation, and universal control to enable robots to handle complex tasks without the need for coding, the company said. It added that it has worked to make automation easier to deploy, more accurate and reliable, and less costly. Mujin minimizes human intervention “As we come into the Americas, we've been talking to end users and integrators,” Diankov told Robotics 24/7. “When we ask them how many systems are in production, they're still in the single digits. Amazon can hire tens of thousands of people and use thousands of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.11
November 06, 2024
…for whole-body control GR00T-Mobility for robot locomotion and navigation GR00T-Perception for multimodal sensing “Humanoid robots are the next wave of embodied AI,” said Jim Fan, NVIDIA senior research manager of embodied AI. “NVIDIA research and engineering teams are collaborating across the company and our developer ecosystem to build Project GR00T to help advance the progress and development of global humanoid robot developers.” The new NVIDIA Project GR00T workflows are coming soon to help robot companies build humanoid robot capabilities with greater ease. Developers can apply to join the NVIDIA Humanoid Robot Developer Program. Cosmos tokenizers simplify encoding for world model…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.11
January 24, 2022
…ranges. Source: Cognitive Pilot Cognitive Rail Pilot focuses on perception “Cognitive Rail Pilot is an AI-based system that allows the locomotive to 'see' and 'understand' the situation along the way with high accuracy,” said Cognitive Pilot. The technology, which is similar to advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) for cars, can warn a driver of danger, and in the case of a lack of response, automatically perform a safe stop. In addition, the company said its system can determine the location and dynamics of the locomotive with a very high degree of accuracy. Cognitive Pilot said it has developed computer vision technology…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.07
August 07, 2022
…its lights, and more, informing how we trained our perception stack to identify law enforcement vehicles,” she said. Warren added that Embark used the input to design its technology and procedure to do the following: Be broadly accessible to all law enforcement agencies without additional equipment, investment, or training Be equivalent to a conventional traffic stop in terms of availability of information and documentation Provide certainty to law enforcement officers regarding the safety of approaching the vehicle. Commercial deployments may include visual cues and information to signal to law enforcement and other first responders that an Embark-powered truck is an…
