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MIT’s research team hopes that its findings could help autonomous robots explore remote exoplanets with unknown conditions. 

John Deere will integrate Light’s perception platform into its autonomous tractors to augment its vision-only approach to autonomy.

RGo Robotics announced that it raised $20 million in funding and that its Perception Engine is available for customers.

SLAMcore uses deep learning to help robots and drones identify physical space, objects and people around them to autonomously navigate the world.

Atlatec creates high-resolution 3D maps for Level 3 and 4 autonomous driving.

The company invested in simulation functionality that enables it to help determine the optimal deployment of AMRs into material handling applications.

Using its autonomous yard tractors, Outrider can control 28-foot, 48-foot or 53-foot dry or refrigerated vans through their full range of motion without teleoperation or human interaction.

The acquisition strengthens Zapi Group’s position in the fast-growing mobile robotics sector.

Difficult terrains are particularly challenging for robots, as they struggle to combine visual perception with proprioception.

The new software company commercializes the software stack developed for autonomous racecars during the 2021 Indy Autonomous Challenge.

The company is proposing an innovative approach to vehicle guidance using sensors deployed within the environment, rather than just on the autonomous vehicles.

Part of what makes Waymo’s system successful is its millions of miles of real world and simulated driving experience.

Selecting the correct motor is critical to overall performance for autonomous mobile robots.

Argo AI and The League of American Bicyclists released best practices for creating self-driving systems that operate safely around bicyclists.

SwRI’s drone was tasked with entering Austria’s Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant and detecting radiation sources without the aid of a human pilot or previous knowledge of the environment.

ABB is installing Sevensense’s autonomous navigation technology into its mobile robots.

Improving the Soil Property and Object Classification will save NASA scientists time when planning routes for their rovers and in finding important formations.

Formerly known as Cartica AI, Autobrains is developing its modular Cartex driving platform for Level 1-4 autonomous vehicles.

From cyclists riding against the flow of traffic to nudging over to let another car pass on a narrow street, watch a handful of typical events Waymo’s autonomous vehicles deal with in San Francisco.

BlueBotics claims its navigation technology is accurate to ±1 cm / ±1° and that it requires minimal changes to infrastructure.

Project aims to take bipedal robots to a new level, equipping them to adapt on the fly to treacherous ground, dodge obstacles or decide whether a given area is safe for walking.

New support allows full integration of vision-based 3D mapping in ROS 2 designs.