Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.29
June 17, 2022
…today's release.” “No. 3, build using Jetson Orin, Isaac ROS, SDKs [software development kits], and conversational AI, and No. 4, deploy and manage using our suites for fleets of robots in warehouses and other industrial settings,” Andrews said. “It's really about safer simulation for hazardous environments, faster training in parallel and with GPU-accelerated GEMs, and lower cost than testing in the real world.” Why don't more roboticists use simulation? “Often, it doesn't model the behavior of a robot closely enough,” replied Andrews. “Once the reality gap is too large, developers would rather go to the lab, even if that's slower,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.21
June 21, 2023
…in more 'low-tech' industries such as agriculture or construction.” ROS and simulation popular The vast majority of companies surveyed take advantage of the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS). Formant reported that 81% of those surveyed are using it. NIVDIA's Isaac Sim is the most popular simulation software, the company said. On the hardware front, 80% of those surveyed said they use custom hardware. Sixty-one percent said that at least 50% of their hardware is custom. Six percent said they use off-the-shelf parts. Looking ahead While RaaS companies have plenty of hurdles to overcome, more than half of them still are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.19
September 20, 2022
…to commercialize next-generation systems using the Robot Operating System (ROS). “Over 1,000 customers and 150 partners have embraced Jetson AGX Orin since NVIDIA announced its availability just six months ago, and Orin Nano will significantly expand this adoption,” said Talla. “With an orders-of-magnitude increase in performance for millions of edge AI and ROS developers today, Jetson Orin is the ideal platform for virtually every kind of robotics deployment imaginable.” “In March, we delivered more than five times the performance and two times the energy efficiency of Xavier, the best processor for edge inference,” he added. “We've now improved energy efficiency…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.19
June 10, 2022
…lb.) and is based on the Robot Operating System (ROS). As a “hybrid” system, LilBuddy is able to travel long distances using natural guidance like an autonomous mobile robot (AMR), the company said. For precision docking, the vehicle relies on QR codes/fiducials or magnetic tape, like an automated guided vehicle (AGV). This dual capability give LilBuddy greater versatility within its working environment, claimed Resgreen Group. What’s inside LilBuddy LilBuddy features front and rear solid-state 2D/3D lidars that are used to map the areas traveled in and detect obstacles in its path. Once LilBuddy learns the map, it can be dispatched…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.17
June 15, 2021
…multiple robots, cameras, and proximity sensors.” Generalizing robotics and ROS “We believe there will be a move toward more standardization like with phones,” Ritzau noted. “There were once phones with multiple operating systems and chargers, but now we have Apple and Android. The same thing is going to happen with drivers in robotics. When we talk to hardware vendors, they're open to that. Universal Robots and others have open APIs [application programming interfaces], which are supported by our software.” RiACT's software also works with the Robot Operating System (ROS). “We've been working with ROS 2, but a lot of big…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.16
January 03, 2023
…and sensor support. Source: NVIDIA Supporting the community with ROS and the cloud For the Robot Operating System (ROS) community, Isaac Sim also comes with native support for ROS 2 Humble and Windows. All of the Isaac ROS software is now available for simulation, said NVIDIA. NVIDIA noted that since Isaac Sim is available in the cloud, multidisciplinary teams across locations can more easily collaborate on testing and training of virtual robots. With Isaac Replicator, robotics developers can generate synthetic data and use Isaac Sim to “create massive ground-truth datasets that mimic the physics of real-world environments,” said Andrews. NVIDIA…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.16
January 07, 2022
…robust hardware platform complies with the Robot Operating System (ROS) and software algorithms, said the company. The board will include nine TDK technologies including SmartSensing for any phase of robot development, said Anson Yeganegi, senior management of business development at InvenSense during a virtual press conference. He cited the rapid growth of the robotics market and TDK's offerings for industrial, consumer, surveillance, service, and companion applications. Source: TDK Robots include numerous technologies, and TDK provides several of them, so it decided to combine sensors on a single platform to facilitate every stage of development, Yeganegi said. “This provides for quick…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.14
October 16, 2021
…know what you are getting. Ease of use with ROS: SwRI uses the Robot Operating System in almost all its projects, so this is a consideration for us. If you also use ROS, it is always helpful if the robot is currently supported by existing ROS drivers and Unified Robot Description Formats (URDFs), which are essentially robot model files. However, it is also possible to write your own drivers and URDFs, so this is a relatively minor consideration. Some Closing Thoughts Collaborative robots are becoming increasingly useful and capable. It is worth remembering they are really nothing more than force-limited…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.12
June 22, 2022
…nearly every industry. In addition to robots for safer and more efficient fulfillment centers, Amazon at re:MARS discussed Space ROS, a version of the open-source Robot Operating System to accelerate space exploration (see video below).
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.08
June 14, 2021
…autonomy, based on the Mobile Autonomous Vehicle software and ROS 2,” said Gordon, referring to the latest version of the Robot Operating System. “We're integrating pieces that are appropriate for our application and blending it with mobility for rough terrain. The vehicle can roll over it, and we can finesse overcoming obstacles with software.” “The military uses ROS-M, which uses the same types of principles as commercial ROS,” he noted. “We're focusing on what needs to be done and providing best-in-class capabilities for safety and reliability. We're building on the software architecture and will have emergency stops, both on the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
August 31, 2021
…to their needs,” he said. MOV.AI builds platform on ROS The dramatic growth of e-commerce is driving the materials handling and logistics markets, said the companies. The COVID-19 pandemic helped grow U.S. online sales to $791 billion in 2020, up 32% from the prior year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The combination of MOV.AI's Robotics Engine Platform and Velodyne’s Puck sensors will allow mobile robot makers and integrators to address the challenges of safely moving in environments such as warehouses and e-commerce fulfillment centers. The Robotics Engine is based on the Robot Operating System (ROS) and includes an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
June 21, 2023
…company's software is based on the Robot Operating System (ROS) and packaged in Web-based interface. Hikrobot rapidly integrates MOV.AI into F4-1000 Advanced intralogistics and warehouse operators are increasingly relying on automation to meet business goals, noted MOV.AI. To succeed, they require AMRs that can easily be integrated into production environments and that can rapidly adapt to changing needs, it said. Faced with these demands, Hikrobot decided that its hardware could benefit from a secure software layer that provides advanced autonomy and collaboration with systems, equipment and humans, as well as rapid deployment and frictionless updates. The Hangzhou, China-based company chose…
