Robotics News
COAST Autonomous to deploy first self-driving vehicles at rail yard
Reader survey seeks input for The Robot Report
Intuitive Surgical acquires Schölly Fiberoptic’s robotic endoscope business
Intel Pohoiki Beach 64-chip neuromorphic system available for researchers
CloudMinds files for $500M IPO for cloud-based service robots
Filter gives robots greater spatial perception for 6D object pose estimation
MIT robot performs Bottle Cap Challenge
XoSoft exoskeleton gives users quasi-passive actuation
R-Series actuator from Hebi Robotics is ready for outdoor rigors
Automated system from MIT generates robotic actuators for novel tasks
Volkswagen invests $2.6B in Argo AI for self-driving cars, expands pact with Ford
Universal Robots launching 50 authorized training centers
Artificial muscles based on MIT fibers could make robots more responsive
Luminar raises $100M to scale LiDAR for autonomous vehicles
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Intel Pohoiki Beach 64-chip neuromorphic system available for researchers
Intel unveiled its 8 million-neuron neuromorphic system codenamed Pohoiki Beach today at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Electronics Resurgence Initiative in Detroit. Consisting of 64 Loihi research chips, Intel claims Pohoiki Beach can be up to 1,000 times faster and 10,000 times more efficient than CPUs for autonomous driving, robotics and other applications.…
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Intel Pohoiki Beach 64-chip neuromorphic system available for researchers
Intel unveiled its 8 million-neuron neuromorphic system codenamed Pohoiki Beach today at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Electronics Resurgence Initiative in Detroit. Consisting of 64 Loihi research chips, Intel claims Pohoiki Beach can be up to 1,000 times faster and 10,000 times more efficient than CPUs for autonomous driving, robotics and other applications.…
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Universal Robots launching 50 authorized training centers
Universal Robots (UR) is launching Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) that offer classes spanning basic to advanced programming of UR cobots. UR is planning 50 fully authorized ATCs worldwide, 13 of which will be in North America. The first few ATCs in the U.S. have already been authorized and are now offered by the following UR…
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CloudMinds files for $500M IPO for cloud-based service robots
CloudMinds, which has developed a cloud-based infrastructure for making service robots smarter, filed for a $500 million IPO.
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COAST Autonomous to deploy first self-driving vehicles at rail yard
State-of-the-art facility operated by Harbor Rail Services in Kinney County, Texas, will become the first US rail yard to deploy self-driving vehicles.
