Topic: Sensors

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Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?

November 1, 2019 · For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.

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Introducing Ware: Automating Warehouse Inventory Tracking with Drone Technology

October 23, 2019 · At Ware, we are building technology to help warehouses increase the efficiency of their operations so they can keep up with - and even dictate - the pace at which modern supply chains are evolving.

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Editor’s Pick: Engineering Tools Feature Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and More

October 2, 2019 · MathWorks Release 2019b update adds six new deep learning models and a boost to autonomous automotive engineering capabilities.

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Transportation Technologies: First Autonomous Yard Spotters, Then Autonomous Over-the-Road Trucks

September 20, 2019 · An in-depth look at how autonomous spotters and trucks will impact the supply chain over the next five to ten years.

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ANSYS 2019 R3 Expands Autonomous Vehicles Solution

September 16, 2019 · Latest release delivers innovations in sensors, virtual environments and AI simulation.

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Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) opens its largest North American office In New York

September 11, 2019 · Denmark's fastest-growing robotics manufacturer and industry leader in autonomous mobile robots adds first showroom outside of headquarters with space for double the employees in MiR's largest market.

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Robotics Engineering Takes to the Seas

September 1, 2019 · The International Robotic Sailing Regatta (SailBot) is a robotic sailing competition held in North America.

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Despite Robophobia, Robotics Have Positively Impacted Warehouses

August 26, 2019 · Amid the science-fiction-fueled fear that robots are taking over, we look at the positive impact that robotics bring to society, as well as the warehouse...is this a normal part of innovation, or does robophobia threaten the evolution of technology?

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Other Voices: Five ways to use robotics in the warehouse

August 19, 2019 · The potential benefits of robotics and automation in the warehouse must be balanced with concern about potential logistical hurdles.

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SparkFun Works with NVIDIA to Release Two New Kits

August 16, 2019 · JetBot AI Kit Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Nano and a Materials Kit for NVIDIA's “Getting Started on AI with Jetson Nano.”

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SparkFun Electronics Releases First Open-Source, U.S.-Manufactured Embedded Systems Module

June 25, 2019 · SparkFun makes technology that runs the TensorFlow machine-learning platform easy to implement and deploy at an ultra-low power.

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Researchers in Denmark Apply AI to Autonomous Drones

June 6, 2019 · The AiR Lab designs and prints its own drone prototypes while developing hybrid controllers.

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Siemens Accelerates Autonomous Vehicle Development With Closed-Loop Simulation

May 23, 2019 · PAVE360 extends digital twin simulation beyond processors to include the entire complex ecosystem.

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Take Your AGV Outdoors

May 21, 2019 · AGV systems facilitate a flexible and productive material flow and will be a key technology in automation concepts of the future.

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Impossible Objects Unveils Next-Generation 3D Printer, Partners with BASF to Bring Composite to 3D Printing

May 21, 2019 · The CBAM-2 3D printing system delivers complex parts at production speeds and volumes, while partnership with BASF makes strong, heat-tolerant PA6-carbon fiber composite parts printable at scale.

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University of Waterloo Research Team Uses Maple, MapleSim to Support Autonomous Vehicle Development

May 17, 2019 · The Motion Research Group at the University of Waterloo's Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) has been contributing to the body of research around autonomous vehicles by working on a project related to self-driving vehicles.

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Encrypted Sensors Has Programmed Encryption onto FPGA Hardware Chip

May 7, 2019 · The company says it has applied to trademark it as an actual private network.

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Self-Driving Cars are Leveling Up in Autonomy

May 1, 2019 · A look at the self-driving carmakers' road ahead.

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Edge Computing Opportunities and Frustrations

May 1, 2019 · Balancing quality and quantity of edge data presents a difficult challenge.

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Sensors Smarten Up the Edge

May 1, 2019 · Companies that want to bring AI to the edge face hardware and data processing challenges.

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