Startups from Korea gained mentorship, connections, and exposure to the U.S. market in the MassRobotics International Immersion Program.
ABB Robotics previews innovation drivers to be discussed at RoboBusiness
ABB Robotics U.S. President John Bubnikovich gives a preview of his panel on the future of robotics and AI at RoboBusiness 2024.
Robot Utility Models: the coolest thing you never heard about (yet)
Robot Utility Models are a new area of research into general policies for zero-shot robotic deployment into new environments.
Pittsburgh Robotics Network partners with NVIDIA to accelerate ecosystem growth
Pittsburgh Robotics Network members, CMU, and Pitt will all gain access to NVIDIA technologies for developing AI and robotics.
The latest robotics investment trends to be revealed, analyzed at RoboBusiness 2024
Learn from experts at Summer Robotics, Autotech Ventures, and Teradyne about investment trends at RoboBusiness.
Researchers investigate how to design low-cost, highly reliable robots
The researchers said the tradeoff between overhead and protecting machines against vulnerabilities is from a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.
XTEND drones rapidly evolve to support defense missions
XTEND has quickly pivoted and iterated drone hardware and autonomy software to support the IDF in field operations.
RBR50 Spotlight: OpenAI enabling embodied AI to flourish
OpenAI has created a number of large language models (LLM) and image generation models that are revolutionizing robotics.
Helm.ai introduces VidGen-2 generative AI for enhanced video for autonomous driving
Helm.ai said VidGen-2 includes higher resolution, a faster frame rate, and support for multi-camera views for training autonomous driving.
ReMEmbR shows how generative AI can help robots reason and act, says NVIDIA
NVIDIA engineers share how robotics developers can apply advances in LLMs to perception and autonomy in robotics.
RBR50 Spotlight: PickGPT uses power of generative AI for robotics
Sereact released PickGPT, a robotics transformer that combines LLMs with the company’s computer vision technology.
Google DeepMind discusses latest advances in robot dexterity
The DeepMind team said that for robots to be more useful, they need to get better at making contact with objects in dynamic environments.
Humanoid robotics developers must pick which problems to solve, says NVIDIA
NVIDIA, which provides tools to accelerate design and testing for humanoid robots, explains what we should expect from developers and AI.
Researchers teaching robots to use color when moving objects
Long-term goal of the research is to “fill the fundamental gap that currently exists between robotic tactile perception and human haptic sensing.”
Siemens, Teradyne Robotics jointly develop a robotics showcase in Chicago
Siemens is adding Universal Robots cobots and MiR mobile robots to its Digital Threads experience for manufacturers at MxD.
Duality AI to continue its work with NASA JPL in DARPA RACER program
During Phase 1 of the RACER offroad autonomy project, Duality completed the program as one of only two simulation providers selected by DARPA.
FarmWise and RDO Equipment partner to automate weeding for specialty crops
FarmWise has developed the Vulcan precision weeding implement, which RDO will distribute to Southwest U.S. vegetable growers.
SiLC Technologies gets investment from Honda for FMCW lidar on chip
SiLC Technologies says its FMCW lidar is superior to time-of-flight sensors for the various types of mobility that Honda produces.
Indy Autonomous Challenge returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The IAC competition among autonomous race cars with software developed by university teams returned to Indianapolis.
Cyngn secures patent to optimize sensor data processing
With the latest patent approval, Cyngn now has a portfolio of 20 patents for autonomous vehicle technology.
Sergey Levine to discuss foundation models in RoboBusiness keynote
Levine will discuss how to build foundation models for end-to-end control of robots. He will also discuss how the industry can gather large and diverse datasets for such systems, and how these systems can enable new and exciting robotic capabilities.
Robotic surgery to benefit from advanced processors and AI, says AMD
Robotic surgery continues to become more autonomous and affordable, thanks to advanced computing, according to AMD.