Topic: Designer and Developer

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igus Marks Record Year With 180,000 Active Customers, Increases Delivery Capacity

March 24, 2022 · igus, which develops and produces motion plastics for industrial uses including robots, marked 32% revenue growth last year. It plans to invest in expanding and sustainability.

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RE2 Robotics, VideoRay Reach Reach New Depth With Underwater Robot

March 23, 2022 · RE2 Robotics, which has developed the Maritime Mine Neutralization System with VideoRay, has set a new 1 km depth record for inspection-class remotely operated vehicles underwater.

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NVIDIA Announces Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit and Isaac Nova Orin for Mobile Robots at GTC 2022

March 22, 2022 · NVIDIA announced at GTC Spring 2022 its Jetson AGX Orin developer kit, which is eight times faster than Jetson AGX Xavier, and the new Isaac Nova Orin for 3D robotic perception.

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General Motors Purchases SoftBank Vision Fund’s Stake in Self Driving Company Cruise for $2.1B

March 21, 2022 · SoftBank Vision Fund has sold its stake in Cruise to General Motors four years after initially investing in the self-driving vehicle developer.

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Zebra Technologies to Acquire Matrox Imaging Division

March 21, 2022 · Zebra Technologies and Matrox Imaging cite their shared focus on innovation, as well as Zebra's global footprint, to help accelerate Maxtrox's machine vision strategy.

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ABB Robotics President Predicts Automation and Robotics Trends for 2022

March 19, 2022 · ABB new Robotics Division president notes that electric vehicles, collaborative robots, e-commerce acceleration, and the need for retraining will all be trending this year.

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Secretary Walsh Participates in MassRobotics Panel on the Influence of Robotics on the U.S. Job Market

March 18, 2022 · MassRobotics hosted a panel with government, academic, and industry experts on the future of work coinciding with the release of its five-year impact report.

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Toyota Ventures Opens 2022 Call for Factory of the Future Innovation

March 18, 2022 · Toyota Ventures' third global call of innovation seeks startups that can apply AI, robotics, and other technologies to enable Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing.

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Chipotle Tests Chippy Tortilla Robot From Miso Robotics

March 17, 2022 · Chipotle is testing Miso Robotics' Chippy, which uses AI and robotics to cook and season tortilla chips in keeping with the fast-casual restaurant chain's recipe and style.

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Bear Robotics Announces $81M Series B for Hospitality Robots

March 17, 2022 · Bear Robotics, which has developed mobile service robots for the restaurant industry in partnership with SoftBank, has raised $81 million to continue product development.

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MIT Researchers Develop Learning Model to Teach Legged Robot to Run Faster

March 17, 2022 · MIT's mini-cheetah quadruped robot can now run faster than ever, thanks to a new learning model developed by researchers at the university.

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InOrbit Adds Data Backfill to Robot Operations Tools

March 17, 2022 · InOrbit, which develops robot operations tools, is now offering Data Backfill to maintain data integrity by storing data and uploading it to the cloud for later analysis and observability.

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Robot Prices Drop as AI Investments, Ethics Worries Increase, Finds Stanford HAI AI Index 2022 Report

March 16, 2022 · The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence released the "AI Index Report 2022," which studied academic research, job postings, investments, and regulations around AI and robotics.

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RIT Researchers Work to Make Mobile Robots for Warehouses Smarter

March 15, 2022 · RIT faculty and researchers are developing ways for autonomous mobile robots to move more intelligently around warehouses. They have worked with The Raymond Corp. and Simcona Electronics Corp.

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Qualcomm, BMW, and Arriver Partner to Develop Driverless Vehicle Technology

March 14, 2022 · Qualcomm, BMW, and Arriver are sharing one another's resources to help build a network of processing hardware, autonomous vehicle software, and machine vision systems.

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Diamond Age Raises Series A Funding for Home Construction Robots

March 14, 2022 · Diamond Age says will use the $50 million investment to scale its Factory in the Field system and execute on its first commercial contract to use robots and 3D printing to build homes.

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ENOT Debuts Technology to Optimize Deep Neural Networks for Speed, Compression, and Energy Efficiency

March 14, 2022 · ENOT.ai said its framework optimizes neural network architectures for accuracy and efficiency. The company said its framework, which has a Python API, can help robotics developers.

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10 Robotics Startups Changing Different Industries Today

March 13, 2022 · Robotics startups are making advances to serve the needs of many industries, from healthcare to construction. These 10 innovators provide practical technologies and hope for a brighter future.

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Volocopter Raises $170M in Series E Funding Toward Urban Air Mobility

March 11, 2022 · Volocopter, which is developing autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, has obtained funding and made partnerships for expansion in South Korea and for leasing.

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Mobileye Files for IPO in U.S., Will Stay Part of Intel

March 10, 2022 · Mobileye has filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, entering the first phase of the Intel machine vision unit's initial public offering.

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