…also help guide robots when they lose GPS and help them avoid smashing the crops. We started to identify crop rows years a year ago to help the robots in the field, and we can now use it for spraying as well. How have your test deployments gone so far? Ferreira: We have one team working on sensors to identify which is the best, but visual cameras are good enough for now. A thermal camera would be good for spotting…
…flying robots can also fly by using GPS and embedded sensors. Both fixed-wing and quadcopter drones are becoming increasingly autonomous, but in the meantime, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration offers waivers for operations beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS). Drones were initially invented for military use, designed as targets for shooting practice. They became weapon systems later. However, people have realized that drones can be of greater service in civilian and industrial use. Consumer drones are popular for aerial…
…The company said it has developed an in-vehicle computer that features a street-view camera and GPS device called Fleet Edge. “We have already added more than 120,000 new signs to Amazon’s mapping system using Fleet Edge,” it said. “With these combined technologies, we are creating a safer experience for drivers and eliminating our carbon footprint in the communities where we deliver.”
…complexities of self-navigation without needing a map, GPS, or wireless infrastructure. The result is a detailed and accurate map collected with minimal human intervention and risk, the companies claimed. “The integration of autonomous surveying technology into a construction workflow has groundbreaking potential,” said Aviad Almagor, vice president of technology innovation at Trimble. “It can improve operational efficiency and transparency throughout the build lifecycle while also transforming worker safety for potentially hazardous data collection.” “Industry has been waiting for reliable and…
…facility also adds a distribution node for GPS Platform Services. The company plans to share with retailers the expertise and capabilities it has developed over the decades. The Texas center also adds another fulfillment node for the new Logistics-as-a-Service program that Gap will begin offering to other retailers, especially smaller brands and startups. GPS Platform Services by Gap Inc. will offer e-commerce and business-to-business services, storage and warehousing, parcel shipping and returns processing and post-purchase experience. It is part of…
…it works both indoors and outdoors, so GPS is optional—we can localize based on purely visual features.” In addition, Cartken is a member of NVIDIA Inception, a program to help startups with GPU technologies, software, and business development. Cartken uses NVIDIA Jetson for sensing and navigation. Source: NVIDIA Cartken delivery robots roll out to campuses Cartken’s robots are serving Grubhub deliveries at the University of Arizona and Ohio State. Grubhub users can order on the app as they normally would…
…has plans for its standard to include factory equipment beyond AMRs. “Think of it like GPS,” said Locus Robotics’ Walker. “Once people realize what it enables, they’ll find new applications.” “Users don’t want interoperability,” InOrbit’s Pestoni said. “It’s just a stepping stone to orchestration of their facilities and greater efficiency.” Editor's note: Open Robotics responded to the discussion about OpenRMF, and its comments have been added to this article.
…a software platform that it said provides GPS-based navigation for faster, more efficient autonomous vehicle development. The company said OutdoorNav is compatible with its outdoor mobile robots and third-party industrial vehicles. “Robotics product development can often be a difficult, sometimes harrowing experience,” stated Bryan Webb, president of Clearpath Robotics. “Building a robust navigation system is expensive and risky, and it may prevent you from bringing your product to market in a timely fashion.” “We built and designed OutdoorNav to streamline…
…for race safety, telemetry data offload, and GPS timing alignment. The connectivity infrastructure includes Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul for highly reliable mobile connectivity and Cisco Catalyst Industrial Ethernet switches to connect in-vehicle sensors and on-board compute. The same Cisco technologies powering the IAC are used to connect and secure critical systems and improve operations across industries like manufacturing/industrial automation, roadways, and ports. “Cisco is proud to be the presenting sponsor, for the second consecutive year of the Indy Autonomous Challenge…
…The neural networks needed to work without GPS for the robot to do things such as navigate and find a charging station. They were trained with high-frequency features tracked across frames to get an estimate of pose and trajectory. Walking seems easy to humans, but it involves physical awareness of limbs, an energy-efficient gait, balance, and coordinated motion of all limbs, said Felix Sygulla, a humanoid robotics engineer at Tesla. “The locomotion planning and control stack generates reference trajectories,” he…
…radar and optical sensors. It has advanced GPS systems. It has a supercomputer drive-by-wire system. It also has wireless communication technology from Cisco that allows the vehicles to communicate with each other and with race control. All in all, these vehicles are about over a million dollars in terms of hardware and software and technology. Does the university raise funds through sponsorship to attain the car and all required accessories? Mitchell: Much of the hardware and software on the car…
…companies can quickly develop and deploy advanced GPS, light, and other sensors using field-tested software solutions, the companies said. Helping companies deploy faster AAEON said it partnered with Cogniteam to develop hardware systems that come with various foundational capabilities- all of which are pre-integrated with Nimbus. Without this key advantage, operators lack cloud-connected capabilities, which allow for over-the-air updates, monitoring, insights, and operational insights, the companies said. Since its launch, Cogniteam said Nimbus has improved integration and widespread adoption of…
