Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.92
…uses Omniverse technologies, including advanced physics simulation enabled with GPUs [graphics processing units] with PhysX 5, photorealism with real-time ray and path tracing, and Material Definition Language (MDL) support for physically based rendering. “Other solutions are good at individual tasks, but the cloud-native and multi-GPU Isaac Sim allows for scalability across applications,” Andrews said. “It can scale from the desktop using RTX massively across servers.” “Developers can easily connect a robot’s brain to a virtual world through Isaac SDK and its ROS/ROS 2 interface, fully-featured Python scripting, and plug-ins for importing robot and environment models,” NVIDIA said. Isaac Sim is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.90
…RK3588 SoC with an eight-core CPU, a Mali G610 GPU, and an NPU with up to 6 TOPs with support for up to four MIPI CSI cameras. RGo Perception Engine can function in dynamic environments RGo’s Perception Engine is fully integrated into the JAGUAR board. It can track robot pose, location, and heading to centimeter-scale accuracy. RGo said its machine vision software can function in dynamic, unstructured, or repetitive environments, indoors and outdoors, and on fast-moving machines such as forklifts and cart tuggers. The companies said their system can be integrated into a wide range of industrial robots such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
…April 2023, Kodiak Robotics introduced its fifth-generation hardware in its autonomous truck fleet. The update increased sensor redundancy and GPU processing power. “The Ryder facility will serve as a base to conduct testing and to validate the truckport operational model,” Burnette added. “Leveraging existing infrastructure eliminates the need for Kodiak to build and develop real estate, and it allows us to focus on launching and scaling driverless truck deployment.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
…trillion global data center infrastructure. From graphics processing units (GPUs) accelerating computers past CPU capabilities to large language models and ChatGPT, Huang said technology and industry are at a positive “tipping point.” Omniverse hosts simulations in real time “With generative AI, you could tell a robot what you want, and it could generate animations,” Huang claimed. He showed videos that took into account real-world physics and lighting and ran in simulation without any pre-programming. NVIDIA Omniverse connects computer-aided design (CAD) software, APIs, and frameworks for generative AI running on Microsoft's Azure cloud using real-time factory data and 5G networking, enabling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
…of the NVIDIA Inception program, which provides companies with GPU (graphic processing unit) support and AI platforms guidance. The company develops unique models for every one of its gripping applications, each requiring specific data sets. Picking from piles of wet, slippery chicken and other foods can be a tricky challenge. With Omniverse and Isaac Sim, Soft Robotics can create 3D renderings of chicken parts with different backgrounds, like on conveyor belts or in bins, and with different lighting scenarios. The company taps into Isaac Replicator to develop synthetic data, generating hundreds of thousands of images per model and distributing that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.82
…pick cycle.” RightHand updates features RightPick 3 includes a dual-GPU [graphics processing unit] platform that processes data more than six times faster and is designed for use even at elevated warehouse temperatures. Its new Safety Controls Unit allows for easy integration of common warehouse safety components, claimed RHR. The system also features an integrated kiosk with the RightPick console and a simple user interface, said the company. “GPUs have been driven by autonomous vehicles and gaming, but we can't change them every six months,” Martinelli acknowledged. “We went through the process of identifying products that will be supported for multiple…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
…April, nTopology introduced Version 3.0 of its software, including GPU (graphics processing unit) acceleration for geometry visualization and modification. “What used to take eight hours with a CPU now takes 10 seconds with a GPU—we're not just designing but are also iterating in real-time,” Scott said. “Rethinking geometry is more intuitive than putting numbers into an equation. We're at a unique place, combining automation with simulation and manufacturing processes.” The company is growing and looking at more use cases for its technology. “We have a lot of potential to expand,” Scott said. “We've grown from 70 people last year to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.79
…is built from the ground up to utilize NVIDIA GPU technologies,” said Jerone Floor, vice president of product at Seoul Robotics. “As we expose more customers to this technology, the demand for performance goes up and, in turn, more computing power is required.” “For example, our recently released inclement weather filter feature uses advanced AI algorithms to filter out noise caused by snow, dust, rain and hail,” he added. “With our introduction into the Metropolis program, we gain access to a robust set of resources that will further our mission to usher in a new era of autonomy.” Seoul Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.79
…preventing the takeover from occurring in a timely fashion. GPU-accelerated AI Training Dynamic driving tasks as defined by the SAE include: object and event detection, recognition, and classification; object and event response; maneuver planning; steering, turning, lane keeping and lane changing; acceleration and deceleration; and showing light, signaling and gesturing. Focusing on GPU-driven autonomous car development, graphics processing unit (GPU) maker NVIDIA has developed an autonomous vehicle platform. Its DRIVE AP2X Level 2+ AutoPilot uses technology from the higher levels of autonomy. “DRIVE AP2X is a Level 2+ automated driving system. The driver is still responsible and must monitor the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
…Manipulator is a collection of foundation models and modular GPU-accelerated libraries that help industrial automation companies build scalable and repeatable workflows for dynamic manipulation tasks by accelerating AI model training and task reprogramming. Foundation models are based on a transformer deep learning architecture that allows a neural network to learn by tracking relationships in data. They’re generally trained on huge datasets and can be used to process and understand sensor and robot information as magically as ChatGPT for text. This enables robot perception and decision-making like never before and provides zero-shot learning - the ability to perform tasks without prior…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.76
…the navigation for mobile robots. This ROS package is GPU-accelerated and uses NITROS to create efficient ROS pipelines with no communication overhead. It is also integrated with Nav2. For more information, see the Isaac ROS Map Localization package on GitHub. NVIDIA Isaac ROS Map Location package automatically calculates initial global pose in less than half a second. Image shows RVIZ on the left, and Isaac Sim scene top view on the right. Initial global pose of the robot is computed in less than 1 second automatically using the occupancy-grid-localizer package, to start navigation. This removes the need to manually provide…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
…NVIDIA, since it is taking advantage of chip maker's GPU to power the ANYmal. Investors see promise in ANYbotics The funding round was led by investors Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Aramco Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, Swisscanto Private Equity, and other existing investors. “We are thrilled to invest in ANYbotics, a pioneering technology originated at ETH Zurich that combines AI and Reinforcement Learning with robotics to create highly robust and autonomous four-legged robots,” said Young Sohn, managing partner at Walden Catalyst. “This unique technology allows robots to be easily deployable in complex industrial environments, making…