Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.27
March 22, 2024
…at a $2.6B valuation. Series B investors came from Microsoft, OpenAI Startup Fund, NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos (through Bezos Expeditions), Parkway Venture Capital, Intel Capital, Align Ventures, and ARK Invest. Both Microsoft and OpenAI will collaborate with Figure to develop its robots. Figure said this investment will accelerate its timeline for commercial deployment of its humanoid robot. OpenAI collaboration aims to enhancing humanoid language processing In conjunction with its Series B investment, Figure and OpenAI have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop AI models for humanoid robots, combining OpenAI's research with Figure's robotics hardware and software. The collaboration aims to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.81
August 04, 2023
…by NVIDIA and an AI “Most Valuable Professional” by Microsoft, Vuksic got started with artificial intelligence and IT about a decade ago when working for a startup that classified tattoos with vision AI. Since then, he has worked as an engineering and technical manager, among other roles, developing IT strategies and solutions for various companies. Robotics has always interested him, as he was a huge sci-fi fan growing up. “Watching Star Wars and other films, I imagined how robots might be able to see and do stuff in the real world,” said Vuksic, also a member of the NVIDIA Developer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.31
June 12, 2023
…and potential traffic bottlenecks. MiR Fleet is hosted on Microsoft Azure, ensuring robust data storage and security, claimed Mobile Industrial Robots. MiR Insights offers flexible data-visualization options and an API for the integration of raw data into external systems, it said. Furthermore, MiR Insights is designed for continuous evolution based on customer experience and is focused on continually improving AMR fleet operations, according to the company. FORVIA uses robots, software to optimize operations In one real-world example of how fleet management software is being used, Tier 1 automotive supplier FORVIA installed 14 AMRs from Mobile Industrial Robots at its Fauercia…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.79
May 29, 2023
…software, APIs, and frameworks for generative AI running on Microsoft's Azure cloud using real-time factory data and 5G networking, enabling collaboration among multiple users around the world. “Everything is ray-traced. We do everything in CAD; no art is necessary,” Huang said. “It's one source of data across your company.” He mentioned that NVIDIA is working with WPP to build an advertising content engine using Omniverse (see video below). “Accelerated computing and generative AI—this form of computing is not like general-purpose computing,” said Huang. “It's full-stack, data center-scale, and domain-specific. We're extending it in multiple directions, from the cloud to digital…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.82
March 21, 2023
…cloud Mobile Industrial Robots in the cloud, at ProMat Microsoft Azure hosts MiR Insights, which works with MiR Fleet, MiR’s fleet management software. MiR Insights reads data from MiR Fleet but does not interfere with fleet operations or individual robot control, or adjust fleet settings. “The data interface is very flexible with options for data visualization, as well as an API to port raw data for use in external systems,” claimed Mobile Industrial Robots. It added that MiR Insights is designed “to support a continuous evolution in performance based on customer experience, all focused on improving AMR fleet operations.” Mobile…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.54
January 09, 2023
…launched its Femto Magna high-resolution 3D camera built with Microsoft and NVIDIA technologies. The company also announced and demonstrated the Gemini 2 and Astra 2 sensors, which use its new MX6600 ASIC chip. The Femto Mega camera is “is aimed at removing barriers for developers of robotics applications with the combination of sensing and accelerated computing for AI and digital twin creation,” said Orbbec. The Shenzhen, China-based company said it “is on a mission to popularize 3D vision technology for the 3D world, create a full-stack platform for industry solution developers, and build smart products with industry-leading performance and price.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.34
November 01, 2022
…and VoloIQ is an app that will run on Microsoft Azure “offering full transparency for the complex urban air mobility ecosystem in real time.” Saudi smart city invests in Volocopter Volocopter became a strategic partner with investor Neom in December 2021. Neom is a smart city or “cognitive region project” being built in Saudi Arabia. The joint venture plans to integrate the VoloCity air taxi and the VoloDrone into Neom's sustainable and connected mobility systems. It will also design and operate the region's all-electric public flight routes for the first seven years after launch. “At Neom, we strongly believe in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.55
September 20, 2022
…robotics and embedded computing ecosystem, including Canon, John Deere, Microsoft Azure, Teradyne, and TK Elevator. NVIDIA said its Jetson ecosystem is growing rapidly with over 1 million developers, 6,000 customers, 2,000 startups, and 150 partners. Jetson partners offer a wide range of support from AI software, hardware, and application design services to cameras, sensors and peripherals, and developer tools and systems. Orin Nano is supported by the NVIDIA JetPack software development kit (SDK) and is powered by the same NVIDIA CUDA-X accelerated computing stack used to create AI products in fields such as the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), manufacturing,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.77
May 10, 2022
…edge AI. They include ADLINK, Akasha Imaging (an Alphabet company), Cyngn, ForwardX, FutureMind, Hyundai Robotics, inVia Robotics, LG Electronics, Microsoft Azure private MEC, ModalAI, Naver Labs, Pudu Robotics, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Flir, and Thundercomm. “We've had great validation from industry leaders in the ecosystem,” said Singh. Qualcomm is also continuing its work with TDK, which has added its sensor technologies to Qualcomm's latest robotics offerings. The Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design is now available for pre-sale thorugh ModalAI, and the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 development kit is available through Thundercomm.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.88
April 25, 2022
…company said it was working on time-of-flight cameras using Microsoft Corp.'s Azure platform. Persee+ includes numerous improvements Orbbec said the Persee+ features a specialized hardware accelerator for AI and machine learning applications. That and other improvements to Persee, which was released in 2015, are intended to help users find new, advanced applications for 3D imaging, said the company. An Amlogic A311D processor increases performance in Persee+, noted Orbbec. The smart vision system on a chip (SoC) unit includes four ARM A73 cores and two ARM A53 cores plus neural processing unit (NPU) capability for AI inference. The system also includes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.46
March 22, 2022
…JD.com, Komatsu, and Meituan. “We are extending the powerful Microsoft Azure platform to the intelligent edge,” said Roanne Sones, corporate vice president for Microsoft Azure Edge + Platforms. “Combining Azure’s advanced capabilities with performance and software development tools such as NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin helps give developers a seamless experience to easily build, deploy, and operate production-ready AI applications.” Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere, noted: “With the global population expected to reach nearly 10 billion people by 2050, farmers have a steep challenge of feeding the world, and they can’t do it alone. Our fully autonomous tractor,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.48
January 18, 2022
…be the first to deploy autonomy in 100 cities. Microsoft joins funding round Wayve said it has raised more than $258 million in equity to date, and industry observers speculated about whether it has reached “unicorn” status, or $1 billion valuation. Eclipse Ventures led Wayve's Series B round, with participation from new investors including D1 Capital Partners, Baillie Gifford, Moore Strategic Ventures LLC, and Linse Capital. Microsoft and Virgin provided additional support, as did early-stage investors Compound and Balderton Capital. They joined strategic investor and online grocer Ocado Group and angel investors including AI and industry leaders such as Sir…
