Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
September 22, 2021
…platform for artificial intelligence at the edge and its GPU-based systems. The company said this initiative will enable robotics developers to more easily and quickly incorporate computer vision and machine learning functionality into systems based on the Robot Operating System (ROS). “We've been working closely with Open Robotics to bring a host of NVIDIA AI technologies to the ROS community,” said Murali Gopalakrishna, head of product management, autonomous machines, and general manager for robotics at NVIDIA. “We want to make it seamless for developers to leverage the GPU and deep learning accelerators, along with other compute resources on NVIDIA hardware,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
August 17, 2021
…[trillions of operations per second] performance, with eight CPUs, GPU, and cameras all integrated,” said Singh. “The vision processors support seven cameras concurrently, giving 360-degree awareness. This enables smaller, lighter, and safer drones.” “The main camera has 8K resolution, which can be used to detect and classify defects in real time for inspections,” he said. In addition, the Qualcomm RB5 5G is intended to support increased autonomy, including visual-intertial odometry (VIO) and navigation in GPS-denied environments. “Situational awareness and obstacle avoidance enable BVLOS [beyond visual line-of-sight] and follow-me applications,” said Singh. “I'm really excited about unmanned aerial mobility—you could call…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.43
August 17, 2021
…heterogeneous computing with an eight-core CPU up to 2.84GHz, GPU up to 587MHz, and Flight DSP up to 800MHz. Will 5G help drone operations beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) or in GPS-denied environments? Sweet: Yes – many enterprise robots are using 4G as a robust telemetry backhaul for tracking. 5G significantly increases network capacity to enable video, edge AI processing, and real-time command and control. 5G connectivity provides ultra-high reliability and low latency connectivity during flight, allowing drones to operate BVLOS. 5G’s low latency is especially useful in navigation scenarios where drones fly in GPS-denied environments. In this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.33
August 10, 2021
…collaborate on a single scene, simultaneously,” said J. J. Franzen, CIO at South Park. “Using our NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs and Omniverse will provide our creative geniuses more opportunities to cause ever greater trouble on the show.” Availability and pricing NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise is currently in limited early access. The platform will be available later this year on a subscription basis from the company's partner network — including ASUS, BOXX Technologies, Dell Technologies, HP, Lenovo, PNY and Supermicro. Information on pricing for Omniverse Enterprise is available at NVIDIA's Web site.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.27
July 13, 2021
…implement complex simulation routines that are parallelized on the GPU, while the gradients of the inputs with respect to the outputs of such routines are automatically derived from analyzing the abstract syntax tree (AST) of the simulation code. Through gradient-based optimization algorithms, the NVIDIA and USC researchers automatically tuned the simulation parameters to achieve a close match between the simulator and real-world measurements. In one experiment, they used an existing dataset of knife force profiles measured by a real-world robot while cutting various foodstuffs. The scientists set up the simulator with the corresponding mesh and its material properties, and optimize…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.92
June 21, 2021
…uses Omniverse technologies, including advanced physics simulation enabled with GPUs [graphics processing units] with PhysX 5, photorealism with real-time ray and path tracing, and Material Definition Language (MDL) support for physically based rendering. “Other solutions are good at individual tasks, but the cloud-native and multi-GPU Isaac Sim allows for scalability across applications,” Andrews said. “It can scale from the desktop using RTX massively across servers.” “Developers can easily connect a robot’s brain to a virtual world through Isaac SDK and its ROS/ROS 2 interface, fully-featured Python scripting, and plug-ins for importing robot and environment models,” NVIDIA said. Isaac Sim is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
June 15, 2021
…Industrial features a 512-core NVIDIA Volta graphics processing unit (GPU) with 64 Tensor Cores, two NVIDIA deep learning accelerators, two vision accelerators, an eight-core NVIDIA Carmel Arm CPU, an encoder and decoder, and more. The new SCE contains dual Arm Cortex-R5 processors that can be used for integrated fault-detection mechanisms, lock-step subsystems, and enabling built-in-system tests. The Cortex-R5, which is in an always-on domain, can be used for safety and error correction functions, said NVIDIA. It also includes hardware-verified secure boot, hardware-accelerated cryptography, support for encrypted storage, memory, and other security features to protect customer software. Source: NVIDIA Built for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
June 12, 2021
…April, nTopology introduced Version 3.0 of its software, including GPU (graphics processing unit) acceleration for geometry visualization and modification. “What used to take eight hours with a CPU now takes 10 seconds with a GPU—we're not just designing but are also iterating in real-time,” Scott said. “Rethinking geometry is more intuitive than putting numbers into an equation. We're at a unique place, combining automation with simulation and manufacturing processes.” The company is growing and looking at more use cases for its technology. “We have a lot of potential to expand,” Scott said. “We've grown from 70 people last year to…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 20.13
April 28, 2021
NVIDIA is the pioneer of GPU-accelerated computing. The company said its invention of the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999 redefined computer graphics and gaming, ignited the era of modern AI, and fueled the creation of the industrial metaverse. The GPU now acts as the “brains” of robots, autonomous machines, and self-driving vehicles that can perceive and understand the world around them. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data center-scale offerings that it said are reshaping industry. NVIDIA offers robotics-focused products and solutions from the cloud to edge—including the Isaac and Jetson platforms for edge AI, robots, computer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.06
April 19, 2021
At its GPU Technology Conference, or GTC 2021, NVIDIA Corp. last week touted new processors, software, and partnerships. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company also announced Omniverse Enterprise, a realistic simulated environment that can be used for entertainment and developing robots, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicles. “Omniverse was made to create shared virtual 3D worlds,” stated Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, during his keynote address. “Ones not unlike the science fiction metaverse described by Neal Stephenson in his early 1990s novel Snow Crash.” “Omniverse is the underlying foundation for all our simulators, including the Isaac platform, and we've added…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
April 15, 2021
…“NVIDIA was helpful when setting up our product, since GPUs [graphics processing units] are integral to any AI application,” said Vuine. “We have close relationships with the robot guys,” he noted. “Our incentives are perfectly aligned—we allow them to enlarge the total addressible market. Variance for end effectors is usually a barrier to adoption. They also bring interesting use cases for MIRAI, such as plugging in cables or gear picking.” “We also have a distribution network in Germany and the U.S.,” Vuine added. “In terms of robot platforms, there are some obvious manufacturers to work with next. Our customers like…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.82
April 12, 2021
…pick cycle.” RightHand updates features RightPick 3 includes a dual-GPU [graphics processing unit] platform that processes data more than six times faster and is designed for use even at elevated warehouse temperatures. Its new Safety Controls Unit allows for easy integration of common warehouse safety components, claimed RHR. The system also features an integrated kiosk with the RightPick console and a simple user interface, said the company. “GPUs have been driven by autonomous vehicles and gaming, but we can't change them every six months,” Martinelli acknowledged. “We went through the process of identifying products that will be supported for multiple…
