Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.86
…workflows with NVIDIA Jetson (aarch64) compute resources. Supporting the ROS Ecosystem of Developers NVIDIA joined the Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA) as a founding member and platinum sponsor. OSRA is a new initiative by the Open Source Robotics Foundation to foster collaboration, innovation and technical guidance in the robotics community by supporting several open-source robotics projects, including the Robot Operating System (ROS). “The increasing capability of autonomous robots is driving a rise in demand for more powerful but still energy-efficient onboard computing,” said Vanessa Yamzon Orsi, CEO of Open Robotics. “The ROS community is experiencing this demand firsthand, and our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.38
…robotics and artificial intelligence on the edge: NVIDIA Isaac ROS has entered general availability, and it is expanding NVIDIA Metropolis on Jetson. “Generative AI is bringing the power of transformer models and large language models to virtually every industry,” wrote Amit Goel, director of product management for autonomous machines, in a blog post. “That reach now includes areas that touch edge, robotics, and logistics systems: defect detection, real-time asset tracking, autonomous planning and navigation, human-robot interactions, and more.” “All of these capabilities are arguably greater than anything we've done in the past 10 years in the areas of embedded computing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.50
…systems Boulder, Colo.-based PickNik has created Robot Operating System (ROS) drivers for systems from Universal Robotics, Kinova, ABB, and Motiv Space Systems. The company said it is completely robot-agnostic, working with a wide range of robot types, from custom hardware to off-the-shelf solutions, catering to its customers' specific needs. “We have a toolbox of reference applications,” Coleman told Robotics 24/7. “While manufacturers focus on the big robot providers, the robot arm market is more 'do it yourself' and is still designed for factory precision.” “A lot of companies do mix and match to build robots for outer space, farms, or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.62
…that it supports easy integrations with tools such as ROS 2, NVIDIA’s Isaac simulator, and Clearpath’s Outdoor Navigation. The Formant dashboard for remotely operating Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot. Click on image to enlarge. Source: Formant BMW i Ventures leads round BMW i Ventures led Formant's investment, with participation from new investors Intel Capital, GS Futures. Previous investors, including SignalFire, Hillsven, Pelion Ventures, Holman, Ericsson, Goodyear Ventures, PICUS Capital, and Thursday Ventures, also participated. “Autonomous robotic systems have broken free from R&D departments and are now being deployed at scale to drive business outcomes and resilient operations,” said Kasper Sage,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
…Jetson Nano, as well as the Robot Operating System (ROS), popular software for building robotics applications. The wheelchair can tap these algorithms to perceive and map its environment and plan a collision-free path. Diagram of autonomous wheelchair operation. Click on image to enlarge. Source: NVIDIA “The NVIDIA Jetson Nano’s real-time processing speed prevents delays or lags for the user,” said KB, who’s been working on the project’s prototype since June. The developer dives into the technical components of the autonomous wheelchair on his blog. Looking forward, KB said his project could be expanded to allow users to control a wheelchair…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
…AMD said the KD240 supports Matlab Simulink, Ubuntu, and ROS 2. Source: Advanced Micro Devices Scalable SOMs offer accessibility Kria SOMs allow developers to skip the substantial design efforts around the selected silicon device and instead focus on providing differentiated, value-added features, said AMD. Connector compatibility enables easy migration between the K24 and K26 SOM without changing boards, said AMD. This allows system architects to balance power, performance, size, and cost for energy-efficient systems, it said. “The K24 complements the K26,” said Khona. “While there's less logic, Ubuntu support, and memory in the K24 than in the K26, there's no…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.91
…hardware and the application software.” Apex.AI SDK compatible with ROS plus safety-certified Palo Alto, Calif.-based Apex.AI said it has applied its experience in robotics and artificial intelligence to develop operating systems for autonomous vehicles. The company claimed that its SDK enables customers to accelerate software development for specific mobility applications. Apex.AI noted that its products are based on open-source software such as the Robot Operating System (ROS) or Eclipse iceoryx. It then adds proprietary support for commercial and safety-critical applications such as real-time determinism. Key functions of the Combined Powers architecture are based on ROS, making it a good fit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.74
…industrial controller, said Advantech. MOV.AI software is based on ROS MOV.AI provides software and a Web-based interface for building, deploying, and running intelligent robots. The MOV.AI Robotics Engine Platform is based on the Robot Operating System (ROS) and provides AMR manufacturers and automation integrators with enterprise-grade tools including navigation, localization, and calibration. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said its platform features a visual Integrated Development Environment (IDE) based on ROS, as well as off-the-shelf algorithms and integrations. It also offers interoperable fleet management, flexible interfaces with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and warehouse management systems (WMS) software, and cyber-security compliance. “The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.90
…the system at hand. The team leveraged the open ROS interface, allowing them to develop control and perception solutions, ultimately facilitating smooth navigation of the robot through complex environments. The system involved 3D global positioning along with the goal to replicate ultra-precise “human” movement through the physical space with the robot. For the navigation stack, the team utilized wheel odometry, IMU and LiDAR data as well as an OptiTrack solution for repeatable localization. Finally, a Yaskawa arm was added to move the device under test to an exact location. With the system’s exceptional programmability and precision, the team was able…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.25
…have built a Python package on top of a ROS package to bridge the simulation-to-reality gap. The APIs used for training in simulation or in the real world are similar. We make them as close as possible, and it's absolutely possible to train in both reality and simulation. The physics realism is fully tractable. We have annotated the objects' masses, and Unity has a built-in physics engine to simulate interactions. If agent’s arm hits an object, it wil have an effect on it. It’s very important for an agent to learn the consequences to its actions to be safe. How…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.21
…in more 'low-tech' industries such as agriculture or construction.” ROS and simulation popular The vast majority of companies surveyed take advantage of the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS). Formant reported that 81% of those surveyed are using it. NIVDIA's Isaac Sim is the most popular simulation software, the company said. On the hardware front, 80% of those surveyed said they use custom hardware. Sixty-one percent said that at least 50% of their hardware is custom. Six percent said they use off-the-shelf parts. Looking ahead While RaaS companies have plenty of hurdles to overcome, more than half of them still are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
…in Germany, Gurkerl.at in Austria, Kifli.hu in Hungary and Sezamo.ro in Romania. “We are deeply committed to helping grocers increase margins,” said Jan Zizka, co-founder and CEO of Brightpick. “Rohlik’s successful pilot and planned rollout of our Brighpick solution across Europe provides further validation of our solution for grocers. They are tremendously respected in Europe and we look forward to working closely with them in this next phase of deployment.” Brightpick claimed that its fully autonomous, end-to-end system takes less than a month to deploy, enables warehouses to reduce their picking labor by 95%, and cuts costs for order fulfillment…