Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.08
October 30, 2023
…and engineers are collaborating to use NVIDIA Jetson in undersea research platforms. The Seattle-based NVIDIA Robotics Research Lab focuses on robot manipulation, perception and physics-based simulation. It is part of NVIDIA Research, which includes more than 300 people around the world researching topics such as AI, computer graphics, computer vision, and autonomous vehicles. The company said its team will present 15 papers at CoRL, which will be from Nov. 6 to 9 in Atlanta. Many of them will describe simulation-to-real findings that enable imitation learning, perception, segmentation, and tracking in robotics. NVIDIA to share advances in robot learning For contact-rich…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 39.40
August 22, 2023
…million under its current contract to further develop autonomous undersea robots using artificial intelligence for data collection and intervention. The company said the technology will be based on its existing technologies. “This work is the centerpiece of Nauticus’ excellent collaboration with Leidos, and I look forward to continuing our mutual progress of advancing the state of the art in undersea vehicles,” said Nicolaus Radford, founder and CEO of Nauticus, in a release. Webster, Texas-based Nauticus Robotics offers its systems through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model and direct product sales for both hardware platforms and software licenses. In addition to its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.28
May 05, 2023
…Hydrus makes data capture simpler and more accessible for undersea research, survey, and exploration. The autonomous underwater robot's design synthesizes numerous navigational, sonar, propulsion, and data-capture technologies with sophisticated artificial neural network (ANN) intelligence, said Advanced Navigation. With support from research institutions including the University of Western Australia (UWA), Curtin University, and philanthropic organization Minderoo, Advanced Navigation said it is continuing to establish sustainable technologies to foster the growth of the blue economy, nationally and internationally. “It’s exciting to see Advanced Navigation continue to grow its team of engineers in Western Australia,” said Justin Geldard, a coastal and ocean researcher…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.60
April 03, 2023
…with the electrification of vehicles, interest is rising in undersea mining. Impossible Metals Inc. today revealed its roadmap for sustainable harvesting of polymetallic nodules from the seabed with automated systems. “In 2022, our Eureka-1 demonstrated the concepts of selective harvesting, and in less than 12 months, we will prove this technology at depth on a nodule field in the ocean,” said Oliver Gunasekara, co-founder and CEO of Impossible Metals. “Combined with the significant lower cost, environmental benefits, and scalability to 10 million tons per year or more, this will deliver the best available technology for seabed mining.” By “best available…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.51
August 16, 2022
…automation, supply chain, agriculture, healthcare, clean energy, offshore energy, undersea exploration, and more, the company said. More on the MoveIt Studio Developer Platform The MoveIt Studio Developer Platform is designed with a user-friendly interface, according to PickNik Robotics. It includes a set of pre-built tools intended to make it easy to build and debug behavior trees, inspect trajectories, diagnose failures, and provide robot recovery. The company cited benefits including: Low-code development of complex manipulation for non-experts Remotely develop and test robot hardware Introspection into complex AI decision making Arm trajectory recall, rewind, and introspection Remote arm jogging and operator in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.08
June 03, 2022
…fact that we will basically have products anywhere from undersea to the operating room, to heavy lift to light lift. We’ve now just really expanded our capabilities for all of our customers,” Allgood said. Pedersen said he wouldn’t have done the deal with Sarcos if he didn’t feel like they would be good partners. “It’s a lot of work to bring two companies together, but I’m encouraged, because what I quickly found is that the people in Salt Lake are the same ilk as the people here in Pittsburgh,” he said. “They are kind people who are smart and good…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.49
April 26, 2022
…said the duos can be used in applications including undersea maintenance and intervention, as well as data-collection activities. “Nauticus Fleet represents the most promising operational and technological step changes in this industry,” said Nicolaus Radford, CEO of Nauticus. “We are on a mission to create a future where more autonomous and intelligent robots are used to significantly reduce environmental impact and human exposure to hazards, while at the same time improving the bottom line for our clients.” Nauticus offers cloud-based software, services, and robotics as a service (RaaS) and through direct product sales. It has developed a range of products…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.87
April 15, 2022
…actions around a loiter point, and autonomous submersibles performing undersea missions beyond the range of human control, according to the organization. “Autonomous machine networks are increasingly a part of civilian and military mobility and logistics solutions,” said Chris Barnett, Noblis chief technology officer. “Noblis Orchestrated Autonomy is an example of how innovative thinking can build in greater safety, flexibility and efficiency to the missions of those networks.” Source: Noblis via Twitter. A partner of the federal government Founded in 1996, Nobils said it works with the federal government for the public good, providing independent and objective science, technology, and engineering…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.25
April 04, 2022
…are used in the defense, medical, construction, energy, and undersea industries. Purchase nearly doubles Sarcos engineering team By acquiring RE2, Sarcos said it hopes to be able to broaden its customer base and bring on more talent. The company said the RE2 staff nearly doubles the size of its engineering team. With the acquisition, which will be paid $30 million in cash and $70 million in Sarcos common stock, all RE2 staffers will be retained, and President and CEO Jorgen Pedersen will become Sarcos’ chief operating officer. Sarcos will also now have a presence in Pittsburgh's Robotics Row, one of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.63
February 03, 2022
…a variety of missions such as long-range oceanographic sensing, undersea battlespace awareness, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, seabed mapping, and infrastructure health monitoring. Dive said it uses large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) techniques and a novel system architecture to rapidly produce the DIVE-LD at a fraction of the time and cost of existing AUVs. Unmanned offerings to provide ocean intelligence Anduril and Dive said the integration of the next DIVE-LD iteration with the Lattice OS autonomy software “will further disrupt this segment of the market.” “We built Dive to make undersea exploration safer, smarter, and cheaper and to offer customers the highest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.97
January 22, 2022
…Austin, Texas-based startup said its goal is to use undersea drones and Virtual Ocean to create a geospatial experience similar to Google Earth. This week, Terradepth added executives with experience in the Internet of Things, maritime systems, defense, and engineering to its management team. The company, which was formed in 2018, said its high-resolution undersea maps will enable users to gain environmental and other scientific insights remotely. Terradepth said its long-range “buddy” drones shift between collecting data and uploading it to the cloud. They can help overcome existing limitations in unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) battery life and pressure tolerance, it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.05
January 18, 2022
…The company said it is working to make high-resolution undersea maps accessible to Internet users with a combination of subsea drones and its Virtual Ocean. Terradepth, which employs more than 30 people, said its technologies can advance humanity's relationship with the ocean, from environmental understanding to new medical treatments. Startup aims for autonomous data collection The collection of high-resolution ocean data was once considered an insurmountable challenge, said Terradepth. Specialized equipment and teams could not scale, and vehicles had a limited travel range. Research vessels have been forced to focus on localized or niche areas, the company said. Despite advances…
