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Top Three Trends With the Current Iteration of Robotics

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…to more computing power (e.g., Nvidia GPUs, Omniverse, etc.), data, cloud-computing platforms (e.g., Amazon AWS), new hardware and advanced engineering. Many robotics startup companies are capitalizing on this “super evolution” of technology to build more intelligent and more capable machines. In parallel, there’s another phenomenon happening in the world: a “convergence of technologies.” It means that engineers are coming up…


Kodiak Robotics Announces Fourth Generation of Autonomous Truck Sensors, Plans to Double Self-Driving Fleet

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…efficiency, said the company. As NVIDIA DRIVE Orin becomes available, Kodia plans to use the supercomputing platform. With more than 250 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of compute performance, DRIVE Orin follows safety standards such as ISO 26262 ASIL-D. The system will provide the data and computing power to reliably make and implement decisions safely and securely, said Kodiak. In…


Activ Surgical Secures $45M in Series B Funding to Apply Augmented Reality to Surgery

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…Ventures, Dream One Vision, and NVIDIA, joined the round. “It's not just medical device investors who are enthusiastic; tech investors are also interested now that there's clear evidence that we can add value in patient care,” said Kim. “This allows to really scale up. This funding clearly puts us in in a first-mover advantage, not just in laparoscopic surgery.” Activ…


GM Invests $300M in Momenta to Deploy Self-Driving Technologies in China

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…for high-definition mapping and with NVIDIA on autonomous parking. GM invests in safer, cleaner transport GM said it “is investing aggressively in a comprehensive and highly-integrated plan to lead the transformation to a more sustainable future, guided by its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.” In June, the automaker announced that it is investing…


NVIDIA Working With Open Robotics to Accelerate ROS 2 Perception for Robot Developers

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NVIDIA Corp. today announced that it is working with Open Robotics to improve ROS 2 performance on its Jetson platform for artificial intelligence at the edge and its GPU-based systems. The company said this initiative will enable robotics developers to more easily and quickly incorporate computer vision and machine learning functionality into systems based on the Robot Operating System 〈ROS〉.…


GrAI Matter Labs and ADLINK Partner to Integrate SMARC Module With GrAI VIP

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…the Intel Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions Alliance, a partner of NVIDIA, and a contributor to standards initiatives such as Eclipse, OCP, OMG and ROS2 TSC.


AEye Closes SPAC Merger, and Lidar Maker Begins Trading on Nasdaq

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…industry leaders such as Sanmina, NVIDIA, TuSimple, and others.” AEye provides sensors for autonomous systems Founded in 2013, AEye said it provides adaptive lidar for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and robotic vision applications. The Dublin, Calif.-based company's iDAR (Intelligent Detection and Ranging) system uses biomimicry and principles from automated targeting applications used by the military to scan the…


NVIDIA Expands Simulation Omniverse With Blender and Adobe Integration

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NVIDIA Corp. today announced a major expansion of its Omniverse simulation and collaboration platform that includes new integrations with Blender and Adobe to open it to millions more developers and users. NVIDIA's Isaac Sim engine, which is built on Omniverse, can be used to create digital twins for training a wide range of robots. The open-source Blender 3D animation tool…


Motional to Use Ottopia to Remotely Support Robotaxi Fleets

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…include software available on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform, can accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles and improve their uptime, safety, and cybersecurity. Ottopia said its universal teleoperation platform enables a human operator to monitor and control any type of vehicle from up to thousands of miles away. The startup has partnered with several technology companies and is targeting the…


Cognitive Pilot CTO Explains How Autonomy Will Advance Agriculture

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…The company has also joined NVIDIA's Inception AI incubator program. In addition, it plans to begin sales in Brazil and Argentina by late this year or early in 2022. “This summer, because of COVID-19, we're planning to arrange online streams from the field in different languages to show how our robots actually work,” said Emelyanov. A vision of future farming…


NVIDIA, USC Researchers Present DiSECt Simulator for Robotic Cutting

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…Systems Conference (RSS), researchers from NVIDIA Corp. and the University of Southern California presented DiSECt, which they described as the first differentiable simulator for cutting soft materials. The researchers said DiSECt can accurately predict the forces acting on a knife as it presses and slices through natural soft materials, such as fruits and vegetables. The work was nominated for a…


Mission Robotics Uses RTI Connext 6.1 for Remotely Operated Vehicle Control and Monitoring

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…underwater vehicles].” “The motherboard supports NVIDIA Jetson and STM332 MCU [microcontroller units] for real-time control and I/O,” said Cross. “For example, to upgrade a camera for low-light sensitivity, we provide the basic software for adding software and increasing performance. Software updates are all packaged.” How much do marine robotics vendors rely on proprietary software? “It is an issue in our…


Xpeng Announces Hong Kong IPO, Could Raise $2B for Electric, Autonomous Vehicles

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…CNBC. Xpeng has been using NVIDIA Corp.'s DRIVE AGX platform, which includes the Xavier system-on-a-chip architecture. NVIDIA this month announced its intent to acquire autonomous vehicle mapping startup DeepMap. Billion-dollar race for AVs Xpeng, whose investors include Alibaba, raised $900 million in Series C+ financing in August 2020. The company raised $1.5 billion in its IPO on the New York…


NVIDIA Offers Isaac Sim on Omniverse to Robotics Developers in Open Beta

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…and address potential edge cases. NVIDIA Corp. today announced the open beta of its Isaac Sim engine, which includes several new features. Isaac Sim, which is built on NVIDIA's Omniverse platform, now includes support for multiple cameras and sensors, compatibility with ROS 2, the ability to import CAD [computer-aided design] assets, and synthetic data generation and domain randomization. These features…


NVIDIA Releases Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial Module for Harsh Environments

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…the most demanding applications, said NVIDIA Corp. The company said its new NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial module makes it possible to deploy AI at the edge in harsh environments where safety and reliability are critical priorities. Designed for reliability, safety, and security NVIDIA said Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial combines the supercomputing capabilities of the Jetson AGX Xavier system-on-module with…


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