Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.79
…In December, InfiniDome Ltd., Honeywell Aerospace, and Easy Aerial Inc. announced the Robust Navigation System for drones, which integrates GPS anti-jamming technology, a radar velocity system, and an inertial navigation system. The global drone inspection and monitoring market generated $6.44 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $35.11 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
…for additional sensors, like inertial measurement units (IMUs) or GPS. This makes autonomous navigation in GPS-denied and featureless environments like tunnels possible, Aeva said. “The improved safety, efficiency, and sustainability of our autonomous trucks are good for fleets, for the public, and for the environment,” said Shawn Kerrigan, co-founder and chief operations officer of autonomous truck developer PlusAI Inc. “Adding Aeva’s 4D lidar to our state-of-the-art long-range perception provides valuable instant velocity detection for an extra layer of redundancy. We are excited to work with Aeva to commercialize and deploy our autonomous driving technology globally.” Velocity detection with long-range performance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
…autonomously repeats those actions.” The system includes lidar, cameras, GPS, and ultrasonic sensors for precise maneuvering across diverse terrain, said the company. Its firmware can be updated over the air (OTA). Electric Sheep said it monitors all of its mobile robots, which incorporate a safety-rated system capable of detecting perimeter breaches. Dexter is being designed to the evolving R15.08 standard for self-driving robots and is available with no upfront costs through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Electric Sheep to invest in staff Tiger Global led Electric Sheep Robotics' Series A round. The company has raised $25.7 million to date and claimed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.69
…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 enabling farmers to do more with less, Hindman said. Deere has already developed agricultural automation, including the award-winning See & Spray system, which can differentiate between crops…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.47
…use artificial intelligence for robots and drones in complex, GPS-denied environments, companies need to partner to share expertise. Identifying reliable technologies and partners can be a challenge. Exyn Technologies today announced that it has received ISO 9001 certification. The Philadelphia-based company said the globally recognized certification distinguishes businesses with management systems that have been thoroughly tested and audited to meet defined standards in areas such as safety, quality, and sustainability. “ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS),” according to NQA. “It is the most widely used QMS standard in the world, with over 1.1 million…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.70
…as in the harshest unstructured environments without relying on GPS connectivity. RR.AI AutoDrive proven for multiple environments RR.AI cliaimed that its AutoDrive “vehicle-agnostic, full-stack” autonomy kit is trusted by OEM partners. The system has already been integrated in a variety of vehicles, including North America’s first automated heavy-duty transit bus, Class 8 trucks, and yard trucks, said the unit. AutoDrive provides “an end-to-end, 360° autonomous driving solution for commercial transportation that spans across complex operational design domains” (ODDs), said RR.AI. It said this means AutoDrive can be used on-road, off-road, or in the yard. “Our long history and experience has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.25
…Inc. yesterday announced the Robust Navigation System, which integrates GPS anti-jamming technology, a radar velocity system, and an inertial navigation system. The companies claimed that the technology is the first resilient system allowing drones to not only safely operate, but also successfully complete their missions, even in GPS-challenged or fully denied environments. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from a 20-lb. Class 1 multicopter to a 150-lb. Class 3 fixed-wing drone, rely almost entirely on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for the most basic navigation functionality, particularly for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) and autonomous operations. Due to the weak and vulnerable…
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…Localization of our delivery robots is not dependent on GPS, so for us, indoors versus outdoors doesn't make a difference.” “Ottonomy splits mapping in a unique way,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We take the geometric map and then add contextual information to it. That's not the case in most AMRs or self-driving vehicles.” Ottonomy teleoperates its robots for the initial mapping, and then its robots can run autonomously. Ritukar Vijay, Ottonomy CEO “We use compute at the edge for localization and mapping, which are very processor-hungry processes,” Vijay explained. “We have a proprietary implementation that uses GPUs for visual processing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.71
…said Cleo Robotics. The Dronut X1 is a portable, rugged and reliable intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system for GPS-denied environments, making it ideal for defense use cases, said Cleo. Law enforcement can benefit from a highly intelligent device that can scout areas in advance of deploying officers into high-risk situations. For facility security, the company added, the drone is suitable as a flying surveillance camera.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
…Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle uses a sensor suite including GPS for location, radar and lidar for obstacle detection, and stereoscopic (3D) cameras for remote monitoring. The vehicle also can be operated by remote control. Vehicle dimensions 9' 6” L x 4' 8” H x 4' 11” W Unladen vehicle weight 721 kg (1,590 lb.) Maximum loading capacity 399 kg (880 lb.) Towing weight limit 750 kg (1, 653 lb., including the weight of a trailer) Minimum turning radius 3.9 m (12 ft., 9.5 in.) Range at maximum loading capacity Up to 45 km (27.9 mi., depending on the use case)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.51
…take off, fly, and land safely, with or without GPS. The Pittsburgh-based company said it “bridges aerospace and robotics with complete systems that improve efficiency, performance, and safety for aircraft ranging from small drones up to full-size helicopters.” Near Earth serves the commercial and defense sectors and won the 2018 Howard Hughes Award, which recognizes outstanding improvements in fundamental helicopter technology. It was also a 2017 finalist for the Collier Trophy. The company's tests with L3Harris are primarily for the defense market, but there could be other applications, noted Singh. “At the moment, this has been funded by the Army…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.20
…includes the integrated Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chipset, which enables GPS-denied navigation, depth mapping, object detection, obstacle avoidance, and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). The VOXL CAM perception engine has four image sensor concurrencies onboard, including: Time of flight (ToF) for indoor depth mapping Stereo pair image sensors for outdoor depth mapping Tracking image sensor for visual-inertial odometry (VIO) localization It also pre-integrates ModalAI’s Flight Core, a PX4 drone flight controller. In addition, the VOXL CAM has three onboard inertial measurement units (IMU) and a barometer for controlling flight height. Seeker designed for indoor, outdoor navigation The Seeker micro-development drone has…