Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
July 26, 2024
…process required long syncs to get robot operating system (ROS) bag files, sometimes even involving manually collecting data from the robots by mailing a physical hard drive to customers. Greenzie works with lawn care companies all over the country. With over 21,000 acres mowed by Greenzie machines in 2023, the company found this process was a major hindrance, both for customer operations and for new product development. Before using Foxglove’s simulation software, Greenzie had to mail physical hard drives with ROS bag files for manual synchronization using multiple visualization tools. Source: Foxglove The data collection process would be followed by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.02
July 03, 2024
…for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) built on GPU-accelerated Isaac ROS. These cameras enhance depth quality and provide longer-range sensing in varied lighting conditions, which lets Isaac Perceptor - whose general availability was announced by NVIDIA at COMPUTEX - output 3D reconstruction and obstacle cost maps of any unstructured environment. Gemini 330 series provide clearer view The Gemini 335/335L/336/336L cameras operate in both passive and active laser-illuminated modes to ensure high-quality depth and RGB data output, even in challenging lighting conditions. The depth algorithms are processed in the camera by Orbbec’s latest depth engine ASIC and thus eliminates the burden on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.86
March 18, 2024
…workflows with NVIDIA Jetson (aarch64) compute resources. Supporting the ROS Ecosystem of Developers NVIDIA joined the Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA) as a founding member and platinum sponsor. OSRA is a new initiative by the Open Source Robotics Foundation to foster collaboration, innovation and technical guidance in the robotics community by supporting several open-source robotics projects, including the Robot Operating System (ROS). “The increasing capability of autonomous robots is driving a rise in demand for more powerful but still energy-efficient onboard computing,” said Vanessa Yamzon Orsi, CEO of Open Robotics. “The ROS community is experiencing this demand firsthand, and our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.38
October 18, 2023
…robotics and artificial intelligence on the edge: NVIDIA Isaac ROS has entered general availability, and it is expanding NVIDIA Metropolis on Jetson. “Generative AI is bringing the power of transformer models and large language models to virtually every industry,” wrote Amit Goel, director of product management for autonomous machines, in a blog post. “That reach now includes areas that touch edge, robotics, and logistics systems: defect detection, real-time asset tracking, autonomous planning and navigation, human-robot interactions, and more.” “All of these capabilities are arguably greater than anything we've done in the past 10 years in the areas of embedded computing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.50
October 12, 2023
…systems Boulder, Colo.-based PickNik has created Robot Operating System (ROS) drivers for systems from Universal Robotics, Kinova, ABB, and Motiv Space Systems. The company said it is completely robot-agnostic, working with a wide range of robot types, from custom hardware to off-the-shelf solutions, catering to its customers' specific needs. “We have a toolbox of reference applications,” Coleman told Robotics 24/7. “While manufacturers focus on the big robot providers, the robot arm market is more 'do it yourself' and is still designed for factory precision.” “A lot of companies do mix and match to build robots for outer space, farms, or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.62
October 11, 2023
…that it supports easy integrations with tools such as ROS 2, NVIDIA’s Isaac simulator, and Clearpath’s Outdoor Navigation. The Formant dashboard for remotely operating Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot. Click on image to enlarge. Source: Formant BMW i Ventures leads round BMW i Ventures led Formant's investment, with participation from new investors Intel Capital, GS Futures. Previous investors, including SignalFire, Hillsven, Pelion Ventures, Holman, Ericsson, Goodyear Ventures, PICUS Capital, and Thursday Ventures, also participated. “Autonomous robotic systems have broken free from R&D departments and are now being deployed at scale to drive business outcomes and resilient operations,” said Kasper Sage,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
October 03, 2023
…Jetson Nano, as well as the Robot Operating System (ROS), popular software for building robotics applications. The wheelchair can tap these algorithms to perceive and map its environment and plan a collision-free path. Diagram of autonomous wheelchair operation. Click on image to enlarge. Source: NVIDIA “The NVIDIA Jetson Nano’s real-time processing speed prevents delays or lags for the user,” said KB, who’s been working on the project’s prototype since June. The developer dives into the technical components of the autonomous wheelchair on his blog. Looking forward, KB said his project could be expanded to allow users to control a wheelchair…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
September 19, 2023
…AMD said the KD240 supports Matlab Simulink, Ubuntu, and ROS 2. Source: Advanced Micro Devices Scalable SOMs offer accessibility Kria SOMs allow developers to skip the substantial design efforts around the selected silicon device and instead focus on providing differentiated, value-added features, said AMD. Connector compatibility enables easy migration between the K24 and K26 SOM without changing boards, said AMD. This allows system architects to balance power, performance, size, and cost for energy-efficient systems, it said. “The K24 complements the K26,” said Khona. “While there's less logic, Ubuntu support, and memory in the K24 than in the K26, there's no…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.91
August 30, 2023
…hardware and the application software.” Apex.AI SDK compatible with ROS plus safety-certified Palo Alto, Calif.-based Apex.AI said it has applied its experience in robotics and artificial intelligence to develop operating systems for autonomous vehicles. The company claimed that its SDK enables customers to accelerate software development for specific mobility applications. Apex.AI noted that its products are based on open-source software such as the Robot Operating System (ROS) or Eclipse iceoryx. It then adds proprietary support for commercial and safety-critical applications such as real-time determinism. Key functions of the Combined Powers architecture are based on ROS, making it a good fit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.74
July 27, 2023
…industrial controller, said Advantech. MOV.AI software is based on ROS MOV.AI provides software and a Web-based interface for building, deploying, and running intelligent robots. The MOV.AI Robotics Engine Platform is based on the Robot Operating System (ROS) and provides AMR manufacturers and automation integrators with enterprise-grade tools including navigation, localization, and calibration. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said its platform features a visual Integrated Development Environment (IDE) based on ROS, as well as off-the-shelf algorithms and integrations. It also offers interoperable fleet management, flexible interfaces with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and warehouse management systems (WMS) software, and cyber-security compliance. “The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.90
July 13, 2023
…the system at hand. The team leveraged the open ROS interface, allowing them to develop control and perception solutions, ultimately facilitating smooth navigation of the robot through complex environments. The system involved 3D global positioning along with the goal to replicate ultra-precise “human” movement through the physical space with the robot. For the navigation stack, the team utilized wheel odometry, IMU and LiDAR data as well as an OptiTrack solution for repeatable localization. Finally, a Yaskawa arm was added to move the device under test to an exact location. With the system’s exceptional programmability and precision, the team was able…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.25
June 25, 2023
…have built a Python package on top of a ROS package to bridge the simulation-to-reality gap. The APIs used for training in simulation or in the real world are similar. We make them as close as possible, and it's absolutely possible to train in both reality and simulation. The physics realism is fully tractable. We have annotated the objects' masses, and Unity has a built-in physics engine to simulate interactions. If agent’s arm hits an object, it wil have an effect on it. It’s very important for an agent to learn the consequences to its actions to be safe. How…
