Joe Speed, field CTO of ADLINK, explains how ROS 2 is intended for commercial robotics developers, how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated demand, and how perception and fleet management can improve.
NUS researchers improve robot sensing abilities with Intel Loihi neuromorphic chip
A novel system made of up neural networks powered by Intel’s Loihi neuromorphic chip could lead to better robotic senses of touch and vision, according to NUS researchers.
Hologram Hyper card and software designed to widen IoT device connectivity
Hologram Hyper uses eUICC SIM hardware and software to help connect IoT devices such as robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles across cellular coverage zones.
Violet disinfection robot from Akara Robotics uses Intel Movidius VPU for safety
Violet, a new disinfection robot rapidly developed by Akara Robotics, uses Intel Movidius technology to detect humans and avoid exposure to UV radiation.
Phantom AI, Renesas develop low cost ‘full stack’ driver assistance system
Phantom AI, which develops advanced driver-assistance systems, is putting its technology on Renesas’ system on chip to provide computer vision, sensor fusion, and control capabilities.
Accelerator technique from Intel could benefit edge robotics and augmented reality
Intel shared four research papers on new edge processing techniques, including one on a raycast accelerator that could improve visual SLAM accuracy while maintaining energy efficiency.
Optical phased array on chip promises to revolutionize autonomous navigation
Columbia researchers have developeed a new optical phased array on chip at both near-infrared and blue wavelengths. It could advance autonomous navigation, augmented and virtual reality, and neuroscience.
Robots on a chip could move droplets for biomedical applications
‘Ferrobots,’ or magnetically controlled robots on a chip, promise to revolutionize medical diagnostic testing and other industries, just as Amazon’s warehouse robots have, said UCLA researchers.
Why and how to run machine learning algorithms on edge devices
Machine learning on edge devices could transform the manufacturing, healthcare, and energy industries. An AI executive explains why and the hardware involved.
Arbe raises $32M to bring high-res radar for autonomous vehicles to market
Arbe, an Israel-based startup developing 4D radar technology that it claimed generates images 100 times more accurate than anything currently available on the market, raised funds for productization.
NVIDIA AI-at-the-Edge Challenge offers $100K in prizes
NVIDIA has partnered with Hackster to host the AI-at-the-Edge Challenge. The contest invites makers, robotics developers, and embedded technology enthusiasts to use the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit to create an AI solution for a chance to win from $100K in prizes. Deadline to submit an entry using the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit is…
NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX offers 21 TOPS for edge devices
NVIDIA introduced the Jetson Xavier NX module that helps train and deploy AI on edge devices like robots and drones, for example. It has a form factor smaller than a credit card, delivers up to 21 TOPS (Tera Operations per Second) for running AI workloads, and consumes as little as 10 watts of power. The Jetson…
NVIDIA’s Jetson Nano – Democratizing and Disrupting Edge Machine Learning
NVIDIA’s Jetson Nano and Jetson Nano Development Kit. Low cost, yet very powerful, AI optimized compute resources such as NVIDIA’s Jetson Nano brings machine learning to the masses, and also has the potential of replacing the dominant paradigm of centralized, machine learning training and inferencing architectures. Synopsis During his keynote session at the recent…
NVIDIA Isaac SDK now available for robotics developers
NVIDIA’s Isaac SDK and Isaac Simulator, which were announced last month, are now available for robotics developers to download. The Isaac SDK toolbox offers developers access to Isaac applications, GEMs (robot capabilities), a Robot Engine, and the Isaac Sim. NVIDIA’s goal with its Isaac portfolio is to make it easier for manufacturers, researchers, and startups…
Realtime Robotics shipping RapidPlan motion planning processor
CHICAGO – Realtime Robotics, a Boston-based startup that recently outgrew its space at MassRobotics, announced at Automate 2019 it is now shipping its RapidPlan collision-free motion planning processor. RapidPlan is designed to enable industrial and collaborative robots to operate safely and collaboratively with people and other robots within workcells. Realtime Robotics, named a 2019 startup…
NVIDIA, Amazon AWS, Microsoft, Qualcomm to Highlight Enabling Tech at Robotics Summit
CLEVELAND and BOSTON — At the Robotics Summit & Expo 2019, experts from leading companies will discuss how the next generation of commercial robots will benefit from enabling technologies such as IoT, 5G, and cloud infrastructure. Keynote presenters from Amazon AWS, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm will also focus on the vital roles of AI and…
NVIDIA’s Isaac SDK brings modern AI to autonomous machines
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Robotics developers are off to the races creating autonomous machines of the future, said NVIDIA Corp. this week. The company said it’s fueling their efforts with the NVIDIA Isaac software development kit, which will be publicly available soon as a free robotics developer toolbox for accelerating innovation and deployment. NVIDIA founder…
NVIDIA Jetson platform now supports AWS Robomaker
There was no shortage of robotics-related announcements today at NVIDIA’s GPU Tech Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California. We will start with NVIDIA’s Jetson AI computer platform adding support for AWS Robomaker, the cloud robotics service from Amazon Web Services. AWS RoboMaker makes it easier to develop, test and deploy intelligent robotics applications at scale.…
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Module delivers 32 TeraOPS for robots
NVIDIA announced at its Jetson Developer Meetup the Jetson AGX Xavier Module for autonomous machines, delivering up to 32 TeraOPs (TOPS) of accelerated computing capability. The NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Module, which the company calls an AI computer, is now available for $1,099 (based on 1,000 unit volume). NVIDIA introduced the Jetson AGX Xavier developer…
Navion computer chip makes nanodrones smarter
Researchers at MIT, who in 2017 designed a tiny computer chip called “Navion” to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk the chip design even further, both in size and power consumption. Navion is just 20 square millimeters in size and consumes just 24 milliwatts of power. However, the Navion chip is still able to process in real-time…
Robotics Summit Early Bird Registration ends April 20th
Early Bird Registration for the Robotics Summit and Showcase ends on April 20th, 2018. Register by April 20th and receive a 20% discount to attend the event. The International Technical Design and Development Conference for Robotics and Intelligent Systems May 23-24, 2018 – Boston MA Agenda | Keynotes | Speakers | Sponsors | Register…