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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.00
…Series B round, including in the investors were OpenAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA and others. Along with the funding, OpenAI and Figure AI announced the companies had reached a collaboration agreement to develop AI models. The research combines OpenAI’s neural network and artificial intelligence with Figure’s humanoid hardware and software. Figure 02, according to the company, is able to maintain a conversation with humans through the humanoid robot’s microphones and speakers. The companies developed and tested custom AI models to enhance Figure 02’s responses and conversation ability. Design enhancements on Figure 02 Along with the neural network and AI updates, Figure 02…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.27
…suitable for any project phase from proof of concept to high volume production. THEIA-CAM supports various operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Android, and Linux, and various platforms including Raspberry Pi, Jetson Orin, i.MX 8M families, and MediaTek Genio series. The company said THEIA-CAM products can addresses camera applications including AI and internet of things (IoT) devices, augmented reality (AR) glasses, barcode reading devices, biometric devices, wearable bodycams, document scanners, machine vision systems, medical scopes, microscopes, surveillance cameras, vision assistance glasses, and webcams. The THSCJ101 is available for purchase on Amazon and Digi-Key.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.77
…machine, and “Mixmaster Moodie,” a bartending cobot powered by Microsoft’s OpenAI. “Mixmaster Moodie” is coupled with “Tetote,” Bridgestone's soft robot hand powered by bendy rubber artificial muscle that employs a pioneering cocktail recommendation system to serve a cocktail based on visual and audio cues. Doosan will also present its Training Kit, a certified training equipment which allows users to practice and experience Doosan’s cobot training programs anytime, anywhere. Doosan Robotics joined forces with prominent global companies, to develop AI cobot offerings for commercial setting. These partners include the Apex Motion Control’s Baker-Bot Quad, a modular cake decorating system which consists…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.47
…robotics and AI experts from Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, NASA, and Waymo. Cobot said the new capital will be used to further expand its team and advance its commercial deployments. Paul Kwan, managing director at General Catalyst, has joined Alfred Lin from Sequoia Capital on Cobot’s board of directors. “We believe the Cobot team is world-class at building the necessary hardware, software, and institutional trust to achieve their vision,” said Kwan. “Their focus on user partnership and thoughtful design is deeply aligned with General Catalyst's stance on responsible innovation.” “Brad and his team bring a unique combination of hardware,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.69
…at a $2.6B valuation. Series B investors came from Microsoft, OpenAI Startup Fund, NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos (through Bezos Expeditions), Parkway Venture Capital, Intel Capital, Align Ventures, and ARK Invest. Both Microsoft and OpenAI will collaborate with Figure to develop its robots. Figure said this investment will accelerate its timeline for commercial deployment of its humanoid robot. OpenAI collaboration aims to enhancing humanoid language processing In conjunction with its Series B investment, Figure and OpenAI have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop AI models for humanoid robots, combining OpenAI's research with Figure's robotics hardware and software. The collaboration aims to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.52
…Innovative software and component providers like Brightpick, inOrbit, and Microsoft are also slated to participate. The panels will examine a range of topics and use cases: Order fulfillment Goods-to-person systems and robot operations Piece picking Collaborative robots plus vision provide precision for more applications Palletizing and automated lift trucks AI and the human-machine interface More speakers will be announced soon! Register now for the Robotics Applications Conference The Robotics Applications Conference is free, and registration is now open for all sessions. The recordings will be available for registrants to view on demand after the initial broadcast. Visit Robotics 24/7 for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.70
…dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other household name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.” The companies in this year's list have rapidly grown revenue while facing inflation, the rising costs of capital, and persistent workforce challenges, said Inc. Business Media. “Among this year’s top 500 companies, the average median three-year revenue growth rate ticked up to an astonishing 2,238%,” it said. “In all, this year’s Inc. 5000 companies have added 1,187,266 jobs to the economy over the past three years.” “Running a business has only gotten…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.28
…Models (LLMs), setting the AI world on fire. In Microsoft's paper “ChatGPT for Robotics: Design Principles and Model Abilities,” a key challenge in applying AI innovation to robotics is observed: “Robotics is a diverse field where several platforms, scenarios, and tools exist. There exists an extensive variety of libraries and APIs….” The paper proposed a higher-level function library and prompt engineering tools to control robots with natural language. LLMs have huge potential in robotics, a topic that READY Robotics co-founder and CIO, Kel Guerin, will delve into deeper in a future article. The focus of this article is applying such…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.71
…by NVIDIA and an AI “Most Valuable Professional” by Microsoft, Vuksic got started with artificial intelligence and IT about a decade ago when working for a startup that classified tattoos with vision AI. Since then, he has worked as an engineering and technical manager, among other roles, developing IT strategies and solutions for various companies. Robotics has always interested him, as he was a huge sci-fi fan growing up. “Watching Star Wars and other films, I imagined how robots might be able to see and do stuff in the real world,” said Vuksic, also a member of the NVIDIA Developer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.93
…to AI2 from Apple Founded in 2014 by late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is a nonprofit involved in foundational and generative AI research. The organization said it employs more than 200 researchers and engineers from around the world, “taking a results-oriented approach to drive fundamental advances in science, medicine, and conservation through AI.” Ali Farhadi, CEO, AI2 Farhadi is a professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, where he has won several best paper awards. In 2015, Farhadi started AI2's Computer Vision team,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.74
…very much in industrial computing and have worked with Microsoft on Windows IoT,” said Jason Waldman, business development manager at Advantech. “Our technology is the 'secret sauce' for customers that want support for up to seven years, not 18 months.” Advantech, which has offices in Taipei, Taiwan, and Milpitas, Calif., has also worked with NVIDIA IGX Orin to accelerate development of industrial and healthcare applications. Last week, the company launched the IoTMart International digital commerce platform to serve small to midsize customers. Valor offers customization and control Advantech's new Valor series of industrial workstations can manage robots, automation, and other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.05
…lab for undergraduate students. It had also collaborated with Microsoft and other companies. The university wanted to teach students about smart manufacturing through practical experience of what it can enable, and it wanted to do it at industrial scale. We spoke to [the professors] and said we could add value if it was about warehousing or manufacturing that has to be completely flexible. They explained a vision of the future where the batch scale is one—customized to a particular person—and we said, “We have to be part of this.” What technologies can students learn and build upon? Kumar: For the…