Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.97
July 03, 2021
…lights, said Yutong. Just like the AI victory of Google DeepMind's AlphaGo, embedded radar sensors plus computing strategy perfect Xiaoyu 2.0's braking distance, timing, and smoothness, claimed the company Xiaoyu 2.0 has a full stack of both software and hardware to enable it to operate autonomously amid the complexities of all-weather transportation, according to Yutong. Xiaoyu 2.0 does not rely on external infrastructure but on embedded intelligence, with over 500 TOPS (trillions of operations per second), it added. Yutong may be an early player in the field of new energy and the Internet of Things (IoT), but it said it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.80
June 01, 2017
…use cases such as IBM supercharging operations for Schaeffler, Google’s use of AI to optimize energy savings, and FANUC’s futuristic factory with NVIDIA’s AI platform. According to the report, AI will be a critical catalyst in overcoming current manufacturing challenges such as security concerns, lagging government initiatives, and a slowdown in cognitive technology growth due to conservative manufacturing mind-sets. Key trends in cognitive manufacturing include: ● A surge in the adoption of autonomous robots in manufacturing ● Cognitive insights generated by AI feeds on big data ● An evolving manufacturing landscape driven by machine learning ● Advancing AI in manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.77
October 17, 2016
…place to introduce self-driving vehicles at scale. Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today.” Companies including GE and John Deere have deployed OTTO’s material handling equipment in their facilities. “The market for self-driving passenger vehicles will be over $80 billion by 2030,” Rendall said. “We believe the market for self-driving materials handling vehicles will be equally significant. Clearpath has a big head start, and this new funding will allow us to further accelerate the development of the best self-driving software in the industry – and bring more OTTOs into the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.71
December 04, 2016
…(FAST) Act. New entrants in the auto industry, like Google and others, are not granted the same right under the FAST Act. The Cupertino company argues that the best way to maximize safety benefits for autonomous vehicles, ensure fair competition and encourage innovation is for the NHTSA to amend policy to state that seeking exemptions isn't necessary for internal development vehicles on public roads. The other half of the letter, which is dated November 22, addresses the Federal Automated Vehicles policy and a proposed data sharing program. “Apple agrees that companies should share de-identified scenario and dynamics data from crashes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.66
June 24, 2020
…to advancement in their industries while some have even gone on to become household names. Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Palantir Technologies, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia. Technology Pioneers have been selected based on the community’s selection criteria, which includes innovation, impact and leadership as well as the company’s relevance with the World Economic Forum’s Platforms.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.61
August 19, 2021
…market throughout the U.S.” Since starting out as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo said it has focused on building, deploying, and commercializing its Waymo driver system to improve access to mobility while improving traffic safety. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, which the Mountain View, Calif.-based company described as “the world's first fully autonomous ride-hailing service.” Waymo said has autonomously driven more than 20 million miles on public roads across 10 U.S. states and 20 billion miles in simulation. Waymo noted that it has been continuing testing for its fifth-generation Waymo Driver on Class 8 trucks (with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
May 29, 2021
…continuous speech-recognition system for his doctoral thesis at Carnegie Mellon University and who later led Microsoft Research Asia and Google China. “MegaRobo's technology increases efficiency in production automation,” stated Dr. Ingo Ramesohl, managing director at RBVC. “Already today, robots from MegaRobo are used for special applications in the end-of-line production of household appliances at Bosch. Beyond these applications, we see many other opportunities for cooperation between MegaRobo and Bosch.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.33
June 21, 2021
…military and civilian uses and became popular on YouTube. Google X, now part of Alphabet Inc., acquired Boston Dynamics in 2013. In 2017, SoftBank bought Boston Dynamics, which itself acquired vision provider Kinema Systems in 2019. SoftBank Robotics makes other humanoid and service robots. Hyundai announced its intention to pick up the company in December 2020. Boston Dynamics began selling the quadruped Spot robot in June 2020 for commercial applications such as inspection and security. The company said that hundreds of its robots are now operating in a variety of industries, including power utilities, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.28
July 23, 2022
…Things (IoT) and third-party systems for years, such as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and IFTTT. Curiosity to get a birthday celebration “For us, this is a way to pay homage to the great engineering work of NASA, and that of our extensive team of robotic experts, by letting our robotic mowers celebrate a fellow robot,” noted Björn Mannefred, robotics software manager at Husqvarna. “Nobody should have to sing 'Happy Birthday' to themselves, right?” Owners of the 405X, 415X and 435X AWD Automower models that have the latest firmware installed will be notified about the update through the Husqvarna Automower Connect…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.26
September 15, 2020
…the more effective use is to put on VR googles and view the results,” says Sovani. “AR/VR technologies may also be helpful to give reluctant consumers a way to experience autonomy, to see what it’s like to ride in an autonomous car in virtual reality,” notes Sovani. Meeting in Pixels During the Shutdown To test-drive cars not yet physically built or mocked up, Volvo has been using Varjo’s XR-1 hardware. The driver drives a real car wearing the XR-1 headset to experience the inside of a car that only exists in pixels. XR, which stands for extended reality, is AR…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.09
September 13, 2022
…and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)-based navigation algorithms. The company was formed in 2019 by a group of former Google employees who worked on Bookboot, which TechCrunch describes as a “robot created within the company's Area 120 incubator for experimental products.” Cartken's autonomous delivery robot fleet is in commercial operation and has been deployed for various autonomous delivery use cases in malls, hotels, universities, retail, back-of-house, and warehouses around the globe.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.09
September 14, 2021
…DeepRoute.ai said its team includes leading experts from Ford, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and other innovators. The company's Chinese headquarters are in Shenzhen and U.S. headquarters are in Fremont, Calif. It claimed that it was the first company to be granted a permit to operate robotaxis in Shenzhen's Central Business District, where it currently services over 100 pick-up and drop-off points. Following a COVID-19 outbreak in Guandong, China's most populous province, DeepRoute.ai said it autonomously transported approximately 14,000 COVID-19 test samples per day to local hospitals for testing. In addition to expanding the types of vehicles deployed, DeepRoute.ai plans to grow…
