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ModalAI yesterday released two products that it said will help developers create smaller, smarter, and safer robots and drones quickly and easily. The VOXL CAM perception engine and the Seeker micro-development drone are now available online. The VOXL CAM is an all-in-one compute and perception engine, and the Seeker is the world's first drone optimized for development of both indoor…
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Nuro Inc. yesterday announced that it has raised $600 million in Series D funding. The company said it will use the financing to support further development and deployment of its autonomous delivery 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…
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When schools offer classes on new technologies, they need to validate that the hardware and software they use in the curriculum is relevant to employers. Educational institutions also need to ensure that funding is available. Universal Robots A/S today said that it has received endorsements for its products and educational curriculum from the Ohio Department of Education and the Advanced…
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Axon Enterprise Inc. and Fotokite today announced that the Fotokite Sigma UAS with wireless livestreaming and evidence management is now commercially available to public safety customers in the U.S. and Canada. The companies said the drone system includes wireless livestreaming and evidence management capabilities. The Fotokite Sigma can launch, fly, and land with the push of a button—no setup time,…
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Iron Ox Inc. today announced the launch of Grover, an autonomous mobile robot to assist farmers with monitoring, watering, and harvesting a wide variety of crops, from leafy greens to strawberries. The San Carlos, Calif.-based company said Grover can help implement water-saving hydroponic techniques at scale. “We are applying technology to minimize the amount of land, water and energy needed…
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Restaurants are looking to fast orders of robots. Miso Robotics today announced the latest model of its Flippy flagship food-preparation robot. The Pasadena, Calif.-based company said Flippy 2 is able to perform twice as many fry-station tasks as its predecessor. Miso said it received valuable feedback from White Castle, which deployed the original Flippy at a location in the Chicagoland…
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Autobrains, which has been developing artificial intelligence for assisted and autonomous driving, today said it has raised $101 million in Series C financing. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it plans to use the funding to expand its global marketing. “This funding round is an exciting milestone for Autobrains and further validation for our self-learning AI solution to ADAS and…
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Approximately 2.3 million people in various industries worldwide succumb to work-related accidents or diseases annually, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). Although safety has improved tremendously throughout the years, particularly through automation, warehouses are one work environment that sees its fair share of common mishaps – everything from slips and falls to injuries from falling objects, overexertion and repetitive…
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While most humanoid robots are still at an early stage of development, one subset is already reducing medical errors. Gaumard Scientific Co. makes several realistic systems used for training emergency responders, military field medics, and obstetricians and gynecologists. A recent study found that such simulation can reduce malpractice claims by 50%. “Gaumard is committed to continuing our work in designing…
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As automotive and technology companies race to develop self-driving cars, autonomous trucks are coming to roads worldwide. Einride AB and GE Appliances last week announced that they plan to implement electric and autonomous transport at scale. The partners claimed that it will be “the first time in history an autonomous and electric truck is live and operating on U.S. soil.”…
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Ouster Inc. last week said it has signed a strategic customer agreement with Perrone Robotics Inc. to provide hundreds of lidar sensors for fully autonomous vehicles through 2023. San Francisco-based Ouster also introduced the L2X, which it described as the “most powerful lidar system on a chip” it has created. “Ouster’s sensors have been designed to meet a range of…
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Aurora this week released the first commercial beta of its Aurora Driver, which consists of the hardware, software, and data services needed to safely operate autonomous vehicles. The beta is currently hauling loads between Dallas and Houston in a commercial pilot of Aurora Horizon, a suite of subscription services to help carriers and fleet owners move goods more safely and…
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SolidRun Ltd. yesterday announced its iMX i.MX 8XLite system-on-module (SOM) line engineered for a variety of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and robotics applications. The Acre, Israel-based company said the new SOM is available in single-core and dual-core configurations in a 30 by 47 mm (1.18 by 1.85 in.) form factor. It is intended to facilitate the development of vehicle, smart city, Internet…
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Seegrid Corp. this week announced that it is giving select customers early access to the Seegrid Palion Lift, its newest mobile robot. The Pittsburgh-based company claimed that Palion is the only autonomous lift truck with 3D perception in the industry. Customers that are part of the Seegrid Technology Early-Access Program (STEP) can get priority access to the Palion Lift autonomous…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
