From agriculture and disinfection to retail and supply chain, robots are being rushed into development and deployment. Freedom Robotics says its cloud-based Pilot and Resource Monitor tools can help.
5 features ROS 2 needs in 2020
I’ve been using ROS 2 quite a bit over the past several months. As I’ve previously mentioned, it would appear there aren’t too many real robots running ROS 2 yet. We have a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem where the tools are not yet fully ready for real robots, but until people start using ROS…
RTI brings communications software to Baidu Apollo autonomous driving ecosystem
RTI said its Connext Drive will provide performance and reliable communications as part of the Apollo Enterprise Platform, Baidu’s ecosystem for autonomous vehicle development.
Tips for teaching robotics remotely during COVID-19
Ricardo Tellez, CEO and co-founder of The Construct, shares tips for teaching robotics to students who are currently learning remotely due to COVID-19.
MIT system improves robots’ spatial perception
MIT researchers have developed a representation of spatial perception for robots that is modeled after the way humans perceive and navigate the world.
InOrbit raises seed funding to expand cloud-based robot fleet management
InOrbit has raised seed funding as it expands its robotics operations offerings for companies looking to scale their robot fleets.
RIOS raises funding, emerges from stealth with AI driven dexterous robots
RIOS has raised $5 million as it emerges from stealth and offers its DX-1 multipurpose robot for complex component assembly and other tasks.
ROScube-I from ADLINK and Intel provides ROS 2 control for robots on the edge
ROScube-I includes I/O connectivity features and uses the new Foxy Fitzroy build ROS 2 to enable robotics developers to quickly build, scale, and deploy AI robots such as AMRs at the edge, says ADLINK.
How ROS on Windows boosts Clearpath’s mobile robot capabilities
ROS on Windows 10 adds extra layers of security to Clearpath mobile robots and allows them to take full advantage of cloud computing.
How to use MoveIt2 for collision-free motion planning
MoveIt, the Motion Planning Framework for ROS, has been successfully used in numerous industrial and research applications where complex collision-free robot motions are needed to complete manipulation tasks. In recent months, a great deal of effort has gone into migrating MoveIt into ROS2. As a result, the new MoveIt2 framework already provides access to many…
Synthiam Exosphere combines AI, human operators to train robots
Synthiam, which develops software to ease robot programming, has released Exosphere. It enables humans to help complete tasks and build machine learning data sets.
Open Robotics and Boston Dynamics join the ARM Institute
Mobile robot innovator Boston Dynamics and ROS developer Open Robotics have joined the ARM Institute. ARM is working to advance U.S. manufacturing through automation and workforce development.
MoveIt 2 enables realtime robot arm control with ROS 2
MoveIt 2 is a version of the popular open-source platform for developing robot arm controls that has been released under ROS 2.
Apex.OS 1.0 now available, brings ROS-based development to autonomous vehicles
The CEO of Apex.AI explains the design philosophy behind the ROS 2-based Apex.OS software development framework for autonomous vehicles.
AWS JPL Open-Source Rover Challenge open to competitors
In the AWS JPL Open-Source Rover Challenge, contestants must train machine learning models to autonomously control a virtual Mars rover.
Energid to provide SDK to help power Motiv’s RoboMantis platform
BEDFORD, Mass. – Energid and Motiv announced today a software development kit that would allow users of Motiv’s RoboMantis modular robotic system to more easily program the robot. The companies said Energid’s Actin SDK is a real-time adaptive robotic control tool kit that can help RoboMantis extend its capabilities within sophisticated applications in…
Misty as a Concierge template now available to robotics developers
The Misty as a Concierge open-source application template from Misty Robotics is intended to make it easy for developers to create skills for a variety of settings.
Apex.AI receives Volvo, Jaguar investment for ‘automotive grade’ ROS
Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover are among the automakers that are investing in Apex.AI, which is developing software that abstracts complexity to APIs based on ROS for autonomous vehicles.
Human in the loop key to unstructured operations, says Cognicept
Cognicept Systems is offering telerobotics for centralized troubleshooting robots so that robotics startups don’t have to dedicate resources to
Dingo Indoor Research Robot unveiled by Clearpath at IROS 2019
Clearpath’s new Dingo Indoor Research Robot, on display at IROS 2019, is a compact and modular platform with multiple drive and computing options.
Microsoft expands ROS capabilities for robotics developers
Microsoft Windows 10 has officially supported ROS since May 2019. This is, of course, an opportunity for Microsoft to expose its Azure platform to the ROS community. Microsoft is expanding its ROS/ROS2 support with new robotics development tools announced at ROSCon in Macau. The new tools include a Visual Studio Code extension for ROS, Azure…
RoboMantis to be shown at IROS 2019, now available with enhancements
RoboMantis is designed to be a dexterous workhorse for industry and a capable research tool for academia, boasts Motov Robotics.