AWS and NVIDIA said that Isaac Sim on Amazon Web Services can significantly accelerate and scale robot simulation and AI training.
Nuro navigates to fully autonomous driving
Andrew Clare, CTO of Nuro, discusses the current state of self-driving vehicles and software and the road to Level 5 autonomy.
Imagry moves to make buses autonomous without mapping
Imagry has developed hardware-agnostic systems to provide Level 4 autonomy to buses with time to market in mind.
A3 calls on incoming administration to support robotics, as Q3 stats show slowdown
A3 reported declines in North American robot orders in the first nine months of 2024 but said there are reasons for optimism.
In just seven years, the global robot density in factories has doubled, IFR finds
In 2023, China surpassed Germany and Japan in robot density, putting it at the third most automated country worldwide.
New FANUC heavyweight industrial robot can lift up to 500 kg
The FANUC M-950iA has a reach of 2,830 mm, and the range of motion on the robot’s J3 axis allows it to flip over backward.
ANELLO Photonics secures funding for inertial navigation in GPS-denied environments
ANELLO Photonics, which has developed compact navigation and positioning for autonomous systems, has closed its Series B round.
Nuro Driver expands Level 4 autonomous fleet in California and Texas
With this expanded deployment of zero-occupant vehicles, the company said Nuro Driver is ready to autonomously transport people and goods.
The ABB Edge: Using AI and robotics to transform industries
ABB Robotics is leveraging AI to help make robotics smarter and easier to setup and program across all of the industries served by ABB.
ZettaScale designs Zenoh to transcend DDS for automotive, ROS communications
Zenoh is a protocol that ZettaScale says works with DDS and offers data throughput from embedded compute to the cloud.
Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids
Europe is more fragmented a market than the U.S. or China, but it hosts numerous innovators, from industrial automation to humanoids.
DeepRoute.ai closes $100M Series C1 led by Great Wall Motor
DeepRoute.ai announced strategic funding led by Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor to develop a full self-driving stack.
Arbe Robotics to bring in up to $49M in IPO for perception radar systems
Arbe Robotics expects to bring in around $15 million in gross proceeds from the IPO, before deducting various offering expenses.
CynLr raises Series A funding to realize robot vision for ‘universal factory’
CynLr, which is developing technology to enable robots to manipulate unknown objects, will grow its team and expand its supply chain network.
Formant partners with Holman on cloud robotics platform
Formant said the collaboration with the global automotive services company will fuel the development and growth of its cloud robotics management platform
Life Line Emergency Vehicles deploys robotic sander from GrayMatter Robotics
Life Line didn’t have enough staffers to go around making ambulances, so it applied GrayMatter’s Scan&Sand system.
Chinese AV developer WeRide brings in $458.5M from IPO, private placement
WeRide currently holds autonomous driving licenses in China, the UAE, Singapore, and the U.S., and it has operations in over 30 cities.
Comau debuts SmartReach, TPX Robot Teach Pendant, and in.Grid
New Comau products include those for robotic machining, performance monitoring, programming and optimization, welding, and bin picking.
Mcity gives green light to remote autonomous vehicle testing, calls for federal standards
With Mcity, U-M seeks to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicle technologies to enable safer and more efficient transportation.
Waymo adds Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 to its AV fleet in multi-year partnership
The companies plan to produce a fleet of IONIQ 5 robotaxis equipped with Waymo’s technology to support Waymo One’s growth.
CIIF 2024 shows major robotics trends in China
CIIF 2024 showed the latest in China’s robotics industry, from cobots and industrial automation to humanoids.
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.