Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.43
September 20, 2022
…across the robotics and embedded computing ecosystem, including Canon, John Deere, Microsoft Azure, Teradyne, and TK Elevator. NVIDIA said its Jetson ecosystem is growing rapidly with over 1 million developers, 6,000 customers, 2,000 startups, and 150 partners. Jetson partners offer a wide range of support from AI software, hardware, and application design services to cameras, sensors and peripherals, and developer tools and systems. Orin Nano is supported by the NVIDIA JetPack software development kit (SDK) and is powered by the same NVIDIA CUDA-X accelerated computing stack used to create AI products in fields such as the industrial Internet of Things…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.21
March 22, 2022
…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 have a steep challenge of feeding the world, and they can’t do it alone. Our fully autonomous tractor, featuring two NVIDIA Jetson GPUs for quick and accurate image classification at the edge, will be on farms this year, supporting farmers in overcoming challenges and providing for our growing world.” “We recognize the key role for AI in digitization of surgery through quantitative analytics and real-time clinical decision support systems,” added Dan Stoyanov, chief scientific…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.97
February 21, 2022
…funding raised to $9 million. The company makes software that powers autonomous and remote-controlled agricultural vehicles. At CES 2022, John Deere unveiled a fully autonomous tractor it claimed is ready for large-scale production and will be available to farmers later this year. IDTechEX estimated that the global market for agricultural robotics will reach around $13 billion by 2032. Bowery last May received $300 million in Series C funding. Bowery and Traptic did not respond to Robotics 24/7’s questions by deadline.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.27
January 05, 2022
…stated Ugur Oezdemir, senior manager of robotics at the John Deere subsidiary. “Formant provides us with a scalable back end to help process data from devices and make faster decisions.” Formant can also help robotics startups bring products to market faster. “Formant has been crucial for scaling our robotics company,” said Charlie Andersen, founder and CEO of Burro, which recently raised funding for its autonomous farming carts. “The people we sell to want to have 5,000 robots running around their fields — and they want to sit in a room and see them on a screen. This is where the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.23
January 04, 2022
…a new generation of autonomous systems. At CES 2022, John Deere today announced a fully autonomous tractor that it said is ready for large-scale production. Deere said the machine combines its 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance, and additional innovations. The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year. In 1837, John Deere, a blacksmith from Vermont, moved to Illinois, where he found that the local soil stuck to cast-iron plows, noted Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer of Deere & Co. He invented the first steel plow, and about 150 years later, the company he founded is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.98
October 25, 2021
…From June to October 2020, over 350 New Holland, John Deere and Claas autonomous combines equipped with the Cognitive Agro Pilot system harvested 590,000 metric tons of grain crops from over 130,000 hectares (321,000 acres). Some 130,000 metric tons of row and roll crops were harvested from over 30,000 hectares (74,100 acres) in various regions across Russia, added Cognitive Pilot. The system can shorten harvesting times and increase operator productivity by an average of 25% and reduce direct crop lossses by 8% to 13%, said the company. In 2021, the number of system installations has already exceeded 700 units. Adding…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.31
September 23, 2021
…tasks that can be done at scale,” said Pestoni. “John Deere recently acquired Bear Flag Robotics. Agriculture is another great application just becoming possible today, in comparison with humanoids, which may take a while longer.” “But robots do things that people cannot or that weren't possible before,” he said. “What excites me is that mobile robots are data-collection machines. I'm seeing a much greater appreciation for the need for usable data that can lead to insights. There's a realization that a robot isn't a lathe or a machine you put in a corner. Data is super critical, which is what…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 55.48
August 06, 2021
Deere & Co. yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Bear Flag Robotics Inc. for $250 million (U.S.). Moline, Ill.-based Deere said the deal will support its farm automation and autonomy strategy. “Deere views autonomy as an important step forward in enabling farmers to leverage their resources strategically to feed the world and create more sustainable and profitable operations,” stated Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer of John Deere. “Bear Flag’s team of talented agriculture professionals, engineers, and technologists have a proven ability to deliver advanced technology solutions to market.” “Joining that expertise and experience with Deere’s expertise in autonomy, along…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.93
July 30, 2021
…cover with Cognitive Pilot.” While some vendors such as John Deere are building autonomy into their equipment, Cognitive Pilot is focusing on processes and controls. “When autonomy is built in, it's easier, but such features are only available in top models,” said Emelyanov. “We're trying to be more affordable for widely used models, making the transition easier.” “An agricultural vehicle is actually mostly not a vehicle; it's a small plant on wheels,” he said. “We focus on the processes that they perform. That's why we have intelligent controls of grain and the position of sprayers.” “Our target is to get…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.99
May 23, 2021
…was previously the director of technology and innovation at John Deere. “With Near Earth's technology, you can send an autonomous drone to fly over the same asset over and over with clear registration, or photos from the same vantage point, every time. This allows the inspector to know immediately if corrective action is need, and you can tag point clouds or photos against the building information model.” “With such continuity of high-quality data, with the right analytic algorithms, you can establish trends and set maintenance intervals that are not just set in time but also for preventive maintenance,” he explained.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.22
April 26, 2021
…than ever before. Examples include the robotics built into John Deere's latest machines, which can enable farmers to precisely manage their crops. “People have certain perspectives of what robots are and aren't, but the reality is that robotics has played a key role in agriculture for the past 20 years,” said Jesse Haecker, business manager for planting, spraying, and nutrient application at John Deere. “By 2050, the world's population will be 9.7 billion, and global food demand will rise by at least 70%. We've got to drive 1.73% improvement in productivity annually on a similar amount of land to what's…
