Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.74
…the largest companies in the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Apple, and General Motors. Advanced Navigation has multiple research facilities across Australia and sales offices around the world. Advanced Navigation demonstrated its technologies at the new facility opening. Source: Advanced Navigation UTS, community, and industry collaborate Collaboration with academia and the local technology community is key, stated Orr. “There is a critical need to improve Australia’s economic complexity and sovereign capabilities,” he said. “A key step is to build our industrial capacity in high-tech, as well as drive knowledge exchange and propel collaborative initiatives between government agencies, academic institutions and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.74
…and was even fined.” “All the large data-driven companies—Facebook, Google, Amazon, and others—are based in the U.S. and China,” Østergaard noted. “The EU wants to compete, but the new combination of laws could make it impossible for European companies to do so. It's like running a race with a 10 kg [22 lb.] backpack on.” Esben Østergaard. Source: LinkedIn “Regulators don't want AI to turn evil and take over, but there's a fundamental difference between what's actually possible with AI and previous safety rules that addressed sawmills cutting limbs off of people,” he said. “It's better to say that machines…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.71
…tech with backing from some very big names, like Google founder Larry Page, aerospace firm Airbus and the government of Dubai. As reported by Business Insider, by 2020, the company wants to have its first public demonstration of its network of electric planes that would ferry passengers at 150 m.p.h. through urban skies to their destinations. To reach its ambitious goal in the next few years, Uber Elevate has partnered with Dallas-Forth Worth and Dubai to be its launch partners. Uber plans to announce on Tuesday that it's aiming to debut the Uber Elevate network when Dubai hosts the World's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.68
…the U.S., regulators need convincing before they give Amazon, Google, and others permission for expanded use. Bloomberg Technology has a fascinating article titled “Crashing Drones Into Test Dummies for Safety” which clearly identifies how the small- and medium-sized drones flooding the U.S. market can seriously injure or even kill someone. Researchers at Virginia Tech - home to both a Federal Aviation Administration-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems and a world-renowned injury biomechanics group - are developing methods to evaluate the risk posed by small unmanned aircraft to anyone on the ground. This research is key to enabling flights over…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.58
…virtual assistants, exemplified by Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Google's Assistant. Through the utilization of machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) for comprehending and responding to user inquiries, these virtual assistants progressed to become more sophisticated and self-reliant. These advanced technologies offer unprecedented prospects for automation, enhanced decision-making, and elevated customer service. Within the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector, autonomous AI systems leverage machine learning algorithms to analyze extensive quantities of financial data, identify patterns, and autonomously make decisions regarding fraud detection, risk assessment, and investment tactics. As AI technologies continue to advance, they are increasingly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.49
…currently deployed in partnership with major brands such as Google, Pepsi, Denny’s, and Marriott. RobotLAB helps maintain service robot ROI RobotLAB claimed that it helps customers improve employee retention, deliver returns on investment (ROI), and ensure operational consistency. In March, LG Business Solutions USA said it chose RobotLAB to support its CLOi ServeBot and GuideBot in commercial venues across the U.S. LG has deployed more than 2,000 robots globally, particularly in Asia, and it has been working with RobotLAB for over a year, said Tom Carroll, director of business development at LG Business Solutions USA. “LG has good guidance and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.46
…FedEx shipment by talking to your Amazon Echo or Google Home virtual assistant device. “FedEx is considering vehicles that could drive around neighborhoods and make deliveries without human drivers”Rob Carter, FedEx’s chief information officer Carter says that FedEx has created an AI-enabled Alexa app that would eventually understand commands like “Alexa, prepare a shipment.” “You [will be able to] just talk your way through and [Alexa will] ask the right questions to make sure you’ve completed the work and then you can expect a truck to roll up to the front door of your office, pick up the shipments, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.41
…supply chain. Download Now! More PINC Resources Latest Drone Delivery News Uber Seeks Approval for San Diego Drone Deliveries Google Spinoff’s Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.39
…relevant in data analytics. One is to be a Google or AWS that has shown performance in vertical after vertical, or you can control the tools that gather the data, such as autonomous drones. By optimizing the flight path, you can gather quality, complete, and frequent data.” Regulations and full autonomy While the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration now issues Part 107 waivers for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, such exemptions took a while to create, slowing the growth of the drone industry. “Right now, the technology is more advanced than regulations allow,” Rabkin said. “We still have two people right…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
…They also need to search through BI dashboards or excel/Google sheets so they can further dive into details. Some of the most obvious personas that need access to data are data scientists, developers, and roboticists. These roles typically want data within their tool in their preferred format, such as Jupyter Notebooks or logz.io, to gain a better understanding of the data, debug an issue, or optimize their autonomy. Serving as the first line of defense, tech support also needs data to provide efficient responses to customers and improve the uptime of the robot. Formant provides a default visual for these…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.32
…The release of the Matterport Capture app on the Google Play Store, giving billions of Android users in 175 countries the ability to quickly and easily capture buildings and spaces with compatible 360 cameras and the Matterport Pro2 3D camera. The launch of Matterport Capture Services, an online platform to make it eaiser for both enterprises and individuals to schedule a Matterport capture technician to scan any space. The news that over 50 developers in the past six months joined the Matterport Platform Partner Program to build and commercialize customized apps and integrations across multiple industries. The reporting of record…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.19
…with our team of engineering and operations leaders from Google, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Precision Castparts, IPG Photonics, Faro Technologies, Schlumberger, Alcoa, [and] Autodesk, among others, enable our customers to innovate, grow, and deliver sustainable impact faster.” “One reason 3-D printing is fundamentally different is that it allows designers and engineers to iterate more quickly, and to, in the near future, produce parts on demand in large quantities without fixed upfront investment,” said John Hart at MIT. Credit: M. Scott Brauer, MIT News VulcanForms invests in new sites, workers VulcanForms said its new Devens facility, “VulcanOne,” will be “the…