Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.31
…Jeff Linnell Bot & Dolly was eventually acquired by Google, and after serving as head of product for Google’s robotics division, Linnell teamed up with robotics veterans from Savioke and Redwood Robotics to found Formant. “We quickly found that every robotics company is unique,” he said. “So in addition to our core functionality, we also invested early on in APIs [application programming interfaces] to make Formant’s platform extensible and to empower customers to build custom apps inside Formant, using our data and infrastructure.” Formant offers robotics infrastructure Formant has also clarified its self-image. “From the perspective of where we've been…
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 7.48
…patented mobile apps available at the Apple App and Google Play stores. The Virginia Beach, Va.-based privately held company works with more than 20,000 drone pilots to serve its customers and claimed to be a global leader in innovative drone flight services. DroneUp, Walmart aim for industry leadership The flexibility, speed, and low cost of drone deliveries can provide unique value, according to DroneUp. Aerial drones also use less fuel for short delivery trips than other vehicles, it said. DroneUp added that it has worked “closely and continuously” with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure the safe operation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.86
…track to one day make this future a reality.” Google Inc. acquired several robotics companies in 2013 and created Google X. In 2015, Alphabet became the parent company of both Google and X, as well as autonomous driving developer Waymo LLC. Generalizing lessons The X project researchers said they have applied algorithms and learnings to enable robots to generalize from one task, such as opening a door, to another task like pushing a chair. This could lead to robots that can sort trash, wipe tables with a squeegee, and grasp both cups and door handles, said Brøndmo. “Back in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
…Labs is looking to expand its team in Los Angeles. Its employees have worked at organizations including SpaceX, Microsoft, Google, Northrop Grumman, and Stratasys. For a current list of job openings at Machina Labs, visit www.machinalabs.ai/careers.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.25
…used worldwide in hundreds of robots, including projects by Google, Microsoft, Fetch Robotics, Kinova, and Franka Emika. For example, robotic arms are used in space missions to repair satellites and augment astronauts inside space stations. They will also be needed to build the future Moon base. The challenge is that fully autonomous robotic arms are not yet possible, nor does mission control want them to be. Most applications of robotic arms outside of factories still require a human in the loop to provide remote high-level commands, monitoring, and support for when the robot gets stuck, said the company. PickNik said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.42
…service across the U.S. Financial and strategic investors included Google, Kroger, and SoftBank. “We’re thrilled to have the backing of these prominent investors and world-class companies, and honored that they support our vision of improving communities and revitalizing local commerce,” said Dave Ferguson, co-founder and president of Nuro. “We believe this investment will allow us to accelerate our commercialization strategy and better everyday life with Nuro’s technology.” Mountain View, Calif.-based Nuro said its custom electric autonomous vehicles are designed to bring everything from produce to prescriptions right to customers' homes. The company claimed that its alternative to driving is convenient…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.90
…engineer who worked on drones and other projects at Google and elsewhere. Founded in 2018, Iron Ox said it “has redesigned every step of the farming process, from seed to store shelf, achieving levels of precision that are impossible through conventional farming.” The Silicon Valley startup claimed that it can help provide delicious, nutritious, sustainable, and local produce. Grover designed to optimize hydroponics Iron Ox said Grover is a key component of its broader farming ecosystem, a closed-loop system intended to optimize plant yield, reduce growth cycle times, and maximize crop quality. The company's team of roboticists, plant scientists, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.19
…of clustering in the feature space, think of how Google connects websites and pages by running algorithms,” Raichelgauz explained. “We created a matrix of connectivity. While most random signatures won't match, some will, such as for red traffic lights. We let our algorithm analyze them and then cluster those with strong internal connectivity and then subsets of signatures. One signature can participate in many clusters. The system then inspects every cluster and then isolates only the neurons in the context of that cluster.” “With self-segmentation—organizing data around commonalities—we can then identify semantic sequences,” he said. “This increases generalization and isn't…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.60
…its software and services have helped corporations such as Google, Hyundai, and Samsung solve difficult manipulation problems. NASA recently awarded PickNik an Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant for robot arm motion planning in microgravity environments. The company has also announced the development of a commercialized open-core model of MoveIt, branded MoveIt Studio. It will focus on supervised autonomy and teleoperation to provide localized autonomous action in high-latency environments with the ability to reduce operator oversight. Formant said its telemetry, analytics, planning, and real-time controls will expedite a new wave of robots for productive commercial use cases. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
…DeepRoute.ai said its team includes leading experts from Ford, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and other innovators. The company's Chinese headquarters are in Shenzhen and U.S. headquarters are in Fremont, Calif. It claimed that it was the first company to be granted a permit to operate robotaxis in Shenzhen's Central Business District, where it currently services over 100 pick-up and drop-off points. Following a COVID-19 outbreak in Guandong, China's most populous province, DeepRoute.ai said it autonomously transported approximately 14,000 COVID-19 test samples per day to local hospitals for testing. In addition to expanding the types of vehicles deployed, DeepRoute.ai plans to grow…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.66
…market throughout the U.S.” Since starting out as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo said it has focused on building, deploying, and commercializing its Waymo driver system to improve access to mobility while improving traffic safety. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo One, which the Mountain View, Calif.-based company described as “the world's first fully autonomous ride-hailing service.” Waymo said has autonomously driven more than 20 million miles on public roads across 10 U.S. states and 20 billion miles in simulation. Waymo noted that it has been continuing testing for its fifth-generation Waymo Driver on Class 8 trucks (with…