Found in News & Content, with a score of 10.90
…robots work with the Webex, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams videoconferencing platforms. “Ava Telepresence Robots enable the hybrid workplace across industries, offering interoperability and easy integration into existing IT frameworks,” said the company. Ava Robotics provide safety and data, says Ava Applying robotics technology within a physical workplace can improve productivity and experience, while also maximizing staff and facility resources, said Ava Robotics. Robots can serve as data aggregators; disinfect designated spaces; and report on environmental conditions such as air quality,…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 9.16
…ADLINK, Akasha Imaging (an Alphabet company), Cyngn, ForwardX, FutureMind, Hyundai Robotics, inVia Robotics, LG Electronics, Microsoft Azure private MEC, ModalAI, Naver Labs, Pudu Robotics, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Flir, and Thundercomm. “We've had great validation from industry leaders in the ecosystem,” said Singh. Qualcomm is also continuing its work with TDK, which has added its sensor technologies to Qualcomm's latest robotics offerings. The Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design is now available for pre-sale thorugh ModalAI, and the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 development…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 14.45
…it was working on time-of-flight cameras using Microsoft Corp.'s Azure platform. Persee+ includes numerous improvements Orbbec said the Persee+ features a specialized hardware accelerator for AI and machine learning applications. That and other improvements to Persee, which was released in 2015, are intended to help users find new, advanced applications for 3D imaging, said the company. An Amlogic A311D processor increases performance in Persee+, noted Orbbec. The smart vision system on a chip (SoC) unit includes four ARM A73 cores…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 7.59
…has brought to the market? Will it be from the likes of Apple, Google, or Microsoft? I’m betting on the new layer of software, and I think it’s essential to moving robotics forward in our space. Those are some of the questions I want to see explored at this year’s NextGen Supply Chain Conference in Chicago.
Found in News & Content, with a score of 10.43
…and Meituan. “We are extending the powerful Microsoft Azure platform to the intelligent edge,” said Roanne Sones, corporate vice president for Microsoft Azure Edge + Platforms. “Combining Azure’s advanced capabilities with performance and software development tools such as NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin helps give developers a seamless experience to easily build, deploy, and operate production-ready AI applications.” Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere, noted: “With the global population expected to reach nearly 10 billion people by 2050, farmers…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 9.35
…in charge of its ambitious technology roadmap. Bösl previously held positions at Festo, KUKA, and Microsoft.
Found in News & Content, with a score of 11.89
…Wandelbots' Series C round. Existing investors 83North, Microsoft, Next47, Paua, Atlantic Labs, Haniel, and EQT also participated. The company has raised more than $123 million to date. “One of the largest challenges we see in the adoption of robotics and increased automation, from a time, cost, and talent perspective, is robot programming,” said Philine Huizing, principal at Insight Partners. “Wandelbots dramatically streamlines robot programming across OEMs and manufacturers using a platform approach.” “Their impressive manufacturing partnerships and strong technical team…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 11.44
…companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Dell, Microsoft, Uber, Cruise, and Zoox, as well as from Northern California agriculture operations such as Trattore Farms. Agtonomy platform widens workforce Farmers must make continuous improvements, weather labor shortages, and reduce field-to-table timelines, all while working with tight budgets and seasonal challenges, said Agtonomy. The company said its platform turns tractors and other equipment into autonomous machines providing a low-cost, technology-enabled labor force to remotely manage such equipment. By partnering with some of…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 20.28
…first to deploy autonomy in 100 cities. Microsoft joins funding round Wayve said it has raised more than $258 million in equity to date, and industry observers speculated about whether it has reached “unicorn” status, or $1 billion valuation. Eclipse Ventures led Wayve's Series B round, with participation from new investors including D1 Capital Partners, Baillie Gifford, Moore Strategic Ventures LLC, and Linse Capital. Microsoft and Virgin provided additional support, as did early-stage investors Compound and Balderton Capital. They joined…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 6.79
…worked out really well. We moved to Microsoft Teams, and more importantly, we engaged with our customers and support teams and showed them the cool things we do in automation. There's a desire to understand how it would look in their environments. UR also had to move quickly to show customers cool innovations as we did at events. To that end, we now have 80 sites around the world that do training with our partners. We invited customers in, and…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 7.41
…to expand its team in Los Angeles. Its employees have worked at organizations including SpaceX, Microsoft, Google, Northrop Grumman, and Stratasys. For a current list of job openings at Machina Labs, visit www.machinalabs.ai/careers.
Found in News & Content, with a score of 10.79
…hundreds of robots, including projects by Google, Microsoft, Fetch Robotics, Kinova, and Franka Emika. For example, robotic arms are used in space missions to repair satellites and augment astronauts inside space stations. They will also be needed to build the future Moon base. The challenge is that fully autonomous robotic arms are not yet possible, nor does mission control want them to be. Most applications of robotic arms outside of factories still require a human in the loop to provide…
