Topic: Transportation

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Pittsburgh Robotics Network to Display Emerging Technologies at Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day

September 15, 2023 · The Pittsburgh Robotics Network said this year's Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day will feature three zones for people to learn about new technologies.

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ff Venture Capital to Be First In-Residence Investor With GENIUS NY Accelerator

September 14, 2023 · ff Venture Capital is opening an office in Syracuse, N.Y., and will support competitions and events with GENIUS NY for drone and robotics startups in the region.

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MassRobotics to Host Sixth Annual RoboBoston and Robot Block Party

September 12, 2023 · MassRobotics and partners including Boston Seaport by WS Development will offer educational opportunities and show the public robotics and related technologies on Sept. 28 and 30.

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Stack AV Launches Self Driving Truck Business With Argo AI Veterans, SoftBank Support

September 8, 2023 · Stack AV is a new Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking developer that plans to apply its founders' expertise in AI and self-driving vehicles to modernize freight transport.

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Caltech Aims All Terrain M4 Morphobot at NASA Mars Mission

August 31, 2023 · Caltech, Northeastern University, and NASA Jet Propulsion Lab have developed the Multi-Modality Mobility Morphobot to fly, drive, walk, and combine motions for dynamic travel.

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Recogni Says Pegasus PCIe and Scorpio Inference Can Enable Any Autonomous Mobility Application

August 24, 2023 · Recogni said multiple self-driving applications can use its its Pegasus card, which works with Scorpius and its SDK for high compute at low power.

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DFI to Show Smart Factory Systems for the First Time at India Automation Expo

August 16, 2023 · DFI, which supplies embedded computing for systems including industrial automation, mobile robots, and medical devices, is growing in South Asia.

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Kia and Boston Dynamics Plan to Introduce New Robot in 2024

August 8, 2023 · Kia and Boston Dynamics are jointly developing a robot, as the Hyundai Motor Group subsidiaries combine their R&D and manufacturing expertise toward sustainability goals.

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Pony.ai and Toyota to Form Joint Venture to Advance Mass Production of L4 Autonomous Vehicles

August 7, 2023 · Pony.ai, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., and GAC Toyota Motor Co. are cooperating toward large-scale deployment of self-driving robotaxis being tested in China.

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CloudSort Focuses on Driving Efficiency, Flexibility, and Scalability to the Middle Mile

August 2, 2023 · CloudSort said its approach to optimizing middle-mile shipping is an alternative to hub-and-spoke operations that takes advantage of its distributed network of shippers.

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Innoviz Continues Lidar Development With BMW for Automated Vehicles

August 2, 2023 · Innoviz is developing a B-Sample of its InnovizTwo lidar, the new InnovizCore compute box, and AI-powered software for BMW.

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Robel Rail Automation Uses FANUC Robots to Repair Railway Lines

July 28, 2023 · Robel Rail Automation in Germany is testing an automated cart that includes sensors and FANUC robots for complicated track and switch maintenance and repairs.

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Pittsburgh Robotics Network Names Jenny Sharpe as Senior Program Manager of Workforce Development

July 26, 2023 · The Pittsburgh Robotics Network plans to build more bridges between workforce development organizations, technology entrepreneurs, and the community with Sharpe's leadership.

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Aurora Innovation Raises $820M to Put Autonomous Trucks on the Road

July 24, 2023 · Aurora Innovation said it is on schedule with its product roadmap as it develops Aurora Horizon for autonomous freight transportation and Aurora Connect for ride hailing.

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Sarcos Lays off Portion of Staff and Eliminates Manufacturing in Pittsburgh as Part of Cost Saving Efforts

July 14, 2023 · Sarcos, which acquired RE2 Robotics just last year, has laid off about a quarter of its staff and said it is refocusing on aviation, marine, and solar markets.

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Advanced Navigation Expands Boreas Fiber Optic Gyroscope Line With New A Series

July 11, 2023 · Advanced Navigation said its new Boreas A90 and A70 inertial measurement units offer accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles, field robots, and subsea systems.

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ARM Institute Launches Job Matching Capabilities on RoboticsCareer.org

June 29, 2023 · The ARM Institute said the new feature builds on its robust database of 16,700+ training programs.

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BlueBotics Brings Mobile Robots Outside With ANT Everywhere

June 28, 2023 · BlueBotics said its ANT everywhere extension to its Autonomous Navigation Technology enables mobile robots to move outdoors with the same accuracy as indoors.

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Indy Autonomous Challenge Winner Sets Autonomous Speed Records at Milan Motor Show

June 20, 2023 · Indy Autonomous Challenge announced that Team PoliMOVE continued its winning streak, as a backup autonomous vehicle beat two others in a road-course, time-trial competition.

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Percepto Raises $67M in Series C to Continue to Develop Inspection and Monitoring

June 17, 2023 · Percepto said the $67 million will help it continue to develop its drones for inspection tasks.

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