Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.53
August 10, 2023
…million to date. Existing investors, including Uber Technologies Inc., NVIDIA Corp., and Wavemaker Partners, led the funding. New investors Mark Tompkins and Republic Deal Room also participated. Sarfraz Maredia, vice president of delivery and head of Americas at Uber, has joined Serve’s board, effective July 31. The transaction was sponsored by Montrose Capital Partners. Network 1 Financial Securities (as consulted by Intuitive Venture Partners) and Aegis Capital Corp served as co-placement agents. In its reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp., Serve became a wholly owned subsidiary. Patricia changed its name to Serve Robotics Inc. and said it will continue the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.44
June 12, 2023
…tools and explore just how they might be used. NVIDIA Isaac ROS takes robots to the edge In October 2022, NVIDIA Corp. released Isaac ROS Developer Preview (DP) 2, which uses the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS 2) to enhance robot capabilities with advanced cloud and edge software. The company said its updated software included innovations and features for robustness, including an array of task management tools for AMR fleets. ROS 2 developers can use it to develop additional capabilities for their unique applications, it said. Specifically, NVIDIA's Isaac ROS includes individual packages called GEMs (Generalized Machine Learning Systems) and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.06
May 23, 2023
…with access to simulation from Isaac Sim, powered by NVIDIA Omniverse. Design robots in simulation for real-world deployments READY Robotics said it is making design work easier for non-programmers, helping to validate robots and systems for accelerated deployments. The startup said it is developing Omniverse Extensions — Omniverse kit applications based on Isaac Sim — and can deploy them on the cloud. It also uses Omniverse Nucleus, the platform’s database and collaboration engine, in the cloud. Isaac Sim is NVIDIA's application framework that enables simulation training for testing out robots in virtual production lines before deployment into the real world.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.82
October 03, 2022
…and imaging show in Boston next week. Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA, Sony Electronics, and Microsoft will give keynotes during the show, which will be held at the Hynes Convention Center. The Vision Show will also include more than 50 sessions divided into four categories: vision integration, applications and technologies, artificial intelligence and industrial internet of things, and vision and robotics. A3 claims to be one of the leading global advocate for the benefits of automating. Members of A3 represent nearly 1,100 automation manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, academic institutions, research groups, and consulting firms that drive automation forward worldwide.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.63
September 05, 2024
…innovation across borders. Speakers to include Google Cloud, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm The summit will feature sessions including a debate on the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), panel discussions on AI-powered precision medicine, and workshops on AI's role in sustainable development and smart cities. Executives from Silicon Valley and worldwide, policymakers, and AI researchers, will lead discussions on the future of AI governance, the ethical implications of AI, and the role of international cooperation in harnessing AI’s potential covering important topics such as the ethical AI framework and the impact of the Islamic World AI Charter. Speakers will include Cristiano…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.60
May 29, 2023
At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, NVIDIA Corp. announced several products for accelerated computing in the cloud and the growing ecosystem for supercomputing hardware, simulation software, and artificial intelligence. The company also announced the availability of its Isaac AMR platform for autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, and discussed how the electronics industry is using its technology stack. Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, thanked Computex attendees for coming to see him in person for the first time in four years. He then described how computer hardware and software have changed since the 1964 IBM System 360 to a $1 trillion…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.35
October 30, 2023
NVIDIA Corp. is known for supporting simulation and artificial intelligence, and it has been touting its advances in robotics and machine learning. At the Conference on Robot Learning, or CoRL, next month, the NVIDIA Robotics Research Lab will present its latest findings. The company also described how scientists and engineers are collaborating to use NVIDIA Jetson in undersea research platforms. The Seattle-based NVIDIA Robotics Research Lab focuses on robot manipulation, perception and physics-based simulation. It is part of NVIDIA Research, which includes more than 300 people around the world researching topics such as AI, computer graphics, computer vision, and autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.25
June 07, 2022
…an honoree in this year's Engelberger Awards. Deepu Talla, NVIDIA Deepu Talla, vice president and general manager for embedded and edge computing at NVIDIA. He is responsible for deploying artificial intelligence in devices such as factory robots, commercial drones, and video analytics. Previously, Talla was responsible for NVIDIA’s mobile business unit. Prior to joining NVIDIA in 2013, he worked at Texas Instruments for more than 10 years in various executive management and technical leadership roles. About Automate and A3 Produced by A3, Automate returns to Detroit after two decades in Chicago. The event will bring more than 500 companies showcasing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.19
June 28, 2024
…The opening included a panel discussion featuring Deepu Talla, NVIDIA VP of robotics and edge computing, Rainer Brehm, Siemens Factory Automation CEO, and Ujjwal Kumar, Teradyne Robotics group president. The panelists discussed the use of physical AI across industries, underscoring the transformative power of advanced automation for businesses and workplaces. “The launch of this new headquarters marks a significant milestone for Teradyne Robotics as we bring together two leading companies in robotics innovation,” said Kumar. “We will now have the optimal environment to evolve our technological capabilities, which are already in high demand.” Collaboration will enable Siemens PLCs to control…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.40
May 29, 2022
…in robotics. We also recently upgraded to the new NVIDIA Omniverse-powered NVIDIA Isaac Sim, which has bought a raft of significant improvements to the BenchBot platform. Whether robotics is your hobby, academic pursuit, or job, BenchBot along with NVIDIA Isaac Sim capabilities enables you to jump into the wonderful world of robotics with only a few lines of Python. In this post, we share how we created BenchBot, what it enables, where we plan to take it in the future, and where you can take it in your own work. Our goal is to give you the tools to start…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.38
January 12, 2024
…in R&D, in-house manufacturing and supply chain. With the NVIDIA platform: The Gemini 2 XL, when paired directly with the NVIDIA Jetson Orin system-on-modules instead of the OBox, allows for additional image processing resulting in further improvement in the depth frame rate, accuracy, and scene versatility. This optimized deeplearning pipeline and camera calibration service will be offered only as part of Orbbec’s ODM package. Customizable, Scene-Specific Algorithms: Support for customization of the AI depth output and the ability for customers to re-train the model with their own data sets to achieve better performance under their specific application environment will be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.05
October 06, 2023
…of new technologies in response to customer requirements. NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, and Innovation Endeavors co-led the funding round, according to the announcement. Additional contributions from other new and existing vendors brought the total raised by Machina Labs to $45 million. “With their deep heritage in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, we are looking forward to NVIDIA’s support as we further develop our AI and simulation capabilities,” said Edward Mehr, co-founder and CEO of Machina Labs. “This Series B funding underscores the transformative potential of merging robotics and artificial intelligence,” he said. “With this support, we are poised to…
