Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.36
May 30, 2023
…autonomous software stack that uses machine learning methodologies for perception while relying on a safety-redundant compute system. The San Francisco-based company had also built custom hardware optimized for self-driving trucks. Embark added that it had performed extensive real-world testing and system deployment, with more than 1.5 million miles of autonomous operations conducted on highways. Focused on improving safety, efficiency, and sustainability, the company said it had partnered with some of the largest shippers and carriers in the U.S. Although Embark had raised $614 million in a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 2021, it recently shut down without…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.22
May 26, 2023
…of robotics experience spanning disciplines of artificial intelligence, manipulation, perception, and robot controls, as well as software, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Successfully completed the build, integration, and testing of the alpha prototype of Figure 01. Defined commercialization efforts for Figure's first applications in industries where labor shortages are the most severe, such as manufacturing, shipping and logistics, warehousing, and retail. In recent months, Figure claimed that it made notable hires across AI, controls, manipulation, perception, and commercial operations. Bob Klunk recently joined the company as head of warehouse solutions to help bring Figure 01 into its first real-world application. Klunk,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.86
May 25, 2023
…Simulation to Reality” (Read paper, watch video) “MVTrans: Multi-View Perception of Transparent Objects” (Read paper, watch video) “Self-Supervised Learning of Action Affordances as Interaction Modes” (Read paper, watch video) “nerf2nerf: Pairwise Registration of Neural Radiance Fields” (Read paper, watch video) “DexGrasp-1M: Dexterous Multi-Finger Grasp Generation Through Differentiable Simulation” (Read paper, watch video) Large language models among paper topics In addition, NVIDIA will present research on machine learning: “ProgPrompt: Generating Situated Robot Task Plans Using Large Language Models” (Read paper, watch video) “DefGraspNets: Grasp Planning on 3D Fields With Graph Neural Nets” (Read paper, watch video) “CuRobo: Parellelized Collision-Free Robot Motion…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.40
May 23, 2023
…its navigation across very challenging terrain, the Lite3 provides leveled-perception interfaces (SDK, API), said DEEP Robotics. They are combined with lidar and a depth camera for to develop autonomous navigation and stopping, obstacle avoidance, visual positioning, 3D scanning, and other perceptional abilities. “Lite3's better visual perception, interaction and obstacle clearance capabilities mean it can meet many secondary application development needs,” said DongXin Zheng. “Most users can access the functional interface and code it for specific uses.” Lite3 series is designed to be more agile, stronger, and more affordable than its predecessors. Source: DEEP Robotics DEEP Robotics targets global availability DEEP…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.14
May 09, 2023
…challenging in this space, which is variable.” “As robot perception increases with AI and machine learning, it seemed like a natural consequence that we could do [kitting] really well,” he told Robotics 24/7. “Now, let's see if we can solve an even bigger piece of the customer's problem set.” OSARO has been working on applying its perception and manipulation technology to kitting for about two years, said Coffin. The company has also developed sensors, motion control systems, and end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), he said. Customization and personalization with robots Coffin gave an example of how kitting works with robots and people.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.41
April 25, 2023
…sophisticated than a standard light curtain because of Veo's perception software and its fail-safe requirement for “never a false negative”—proof of a vacant space rather than proof of human presence, Sobalvarro said. “Our volumetric analysis was built from the ground up,” he recalled. How has demand for more collaborative industrial robots been growing? “We were hearing about workforce and supply chain problems before the pandemic, but their visibility has increased,” said Vu. Sobalvarro added that manufacturers have learned the value of supply chain diversification and are opening more plants in or near the U.S. and Europe. But they need to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.09
April 18, 2023
…Visitors will learn about the company’s next-generation sensing and perception technology for a range of automotive applications including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. Aeva will be providing demo drives for select attendees to experience 4D lidar in real-time and on the road. Aeva 4D lidar delivers sensing and perception performance using Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) technology to directly detect the instant velocity of each point in addition to precise 3D position. Aeva’s FMCW technology is inherently free from interference from direct sunlight and other lidar sensors while also eliminating retroreflector blooming and ghosting. Aeries II offers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.68
April 14, 2023
…robot platforms, better sensing, better computing, and better actuation capabilities, then there are going to resemble the agility and perception of humans more and more. I think we we're going to just end up having better collaborators and robots of the future.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.89
April 13, 2023
…Excursion mode involves the usage of data collection and perception sensors. Intervention mode uses two of Nauticus’ Olympic Arms—electric work-class manipulators—to precisely interact with subsea infrastructure and objects to complete complex, underwater tasks, said Nauticus. “Our autonomous ocean robots and proprietary AI software provide a compelling solution to the marine industry, validated on a recurring basis with the continued interest and robust growth of our commercial pipeline,” Radford said. “This splashdown allows us to remain on track to deliver two additional Aquanauts by mid-year, which are already committed to fulfill customer demands, as we continue to execute on our commercial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.65
April 12, 2023
…will enable highly accurate and robust localization, mapping, and perception for a range of industrial automation and robotics tasks. “TI is one of the foremost developers of microprocessors for industrial robotics,” stated Owen Nicholson, founder and CEO of SLAMcore. “We are proud to have optimized our software to work with the TDA4x family of processors and thus bring our cutting-edge spatial intelligence to the many developers for whom TI processors are their first choice.” ProMat in March “demonstrated the significant interest in robotic and autonomous solutions in supply chain and manufacturing logistics,” said SLAMcore. The visual simultaneous localization and mapping…
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 10.03
April 06, 2023
…streamlined “center pod” that it said was optimized for perception, scalability, and maintainability. The company has now removed that sensor suite and relocated the front-facing Luminar Iris lidar and wide field-of-view camera to each of its proprietary mirror-mounted SensorPods. By integrating sensors into the SensorPods, and eschewing the “unibrow” sensor suite common in the autonomous trucking industry, Kodiak said it has made it easier for customers to refit their vehicles. The move also doubles the lidar coverage at long range of the Kodiak Driver self-driving technology, said the company. By relocating the sensors to the SensorPods on the side-mounted mirrors,…
