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Velodyne Lidar Signs Agreement With Renu Robotics for Sensors in Mowing Robots

August 26, 2021 · Renu Robotics, whose Renubot is a fully autonomous, electric mower designed to maintain grounds around solar energy facilities, chose Velodyne Lidar's Puck for reliability.

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Network Rail, Cranfield University Use Clearpath Robot for Autonomous Rail Inspection and Repair

August 24, 2021 · The In2Smart 2 project involves academia and corporate researchers working to automate rail inspection and repair. They've used a Warthog UGV as a robust platform for equipment.

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InfiniDome, Honeywell to Develop Technology to Protect GPS Signals

August 16, 2021 · From GPS-denied environments such as under bridges to signal jamming, Honeywell and InfiniDome's joint offering will address sensors and resilience for protected drone navigation.

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How Robotic Navigation Can Assist Inspection in GPS-Denied Environments

August 15, 2021 · New technologies and techniques, including ultrasonic technology, lidar, and Indoor GPS, can help robots and drones safely navigate in hazardous environments for inspection.

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Mobile Robots to Revolutionize Multiple Industries, Reports International Federation of Robotics

August 10, 2021 · As a subset of service robotics, AMRs are advancing and will grow 31% annually in logistics, as well as become applicable in industries beyond logistics, according to the IFR.

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CMU Researchers Develop Algorithm to Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Busy Streets

August 7, 2021 · Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said they have found a new method for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots to balance aggressive and cooperative behavior.

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Buffalo Automation and Future Mobility Network Launch Autonomous Ferry Service in Europe

July 31, 2021 · Buffalo Automation is working with international partners to launch an autonomous robotaxi service that is different from others -- it's a ferry in the Netherlands.

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Cognitive Pilot CTO Explains How Autonomy Will Advance Agriculture

July 30, 2021 · Not only can kits enable equipment to be self-driving right away, but they could also change the nature of farming, says Anton Emelyanov, CTO of Cognitive Pilot.

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Toyota’s Woven Planet Unit Acquires CARMERA for Autonomous Vehicle Mapping

July 15, 2021 · After acquiring the Level 5 data division from Lyft, the Toyota unit adds CARMERA's high-definition mapping expertise to its team developing autonomous vehicles.

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Champlain Towers Collapse Demonstrates Need for Disaster-Response Robots, Says Expert

June 28, 2021 · The collapse of part of a condominium building in Surfside, Fla., is a reminder of the need for robots to be more available to local authorities, says IEEE Fellow Robin Murphy.

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Scythe Robotics Emerges From Stealth With $18.6M in Series A Funding for Autonomous Mower

June 15, 2021 · Scythe Robotics has raised Series A funding and is offering its electric commercial lawnmower through a robotics-as-a-service model. It can also capture property and performance data.

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ZongMu Raises $190M Series D for Autonomous Driving and Parking

June 2, 2021 · ZongMu Technology, which supplies advanced driver-assist systems and autonomous parking capabilities to Chinese automakers, is valued at $11 billion.

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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas to Offer PowerFleet Telematics System in North American Market

May 28, 2021 · The PowerFleet telematics product will be offered as a factory-installed option on all Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat lift trucks, and Jungheinrich warehouse vehicles.

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OhmniLabs Offers Modular Robotics Platform for Cloud-Based Mobile Robot Design

May 21, 2021 · OhmniLabs said its new Ohmni Modular Robotics Platform enables it to rapidly develop, manufacture, and deploy mobile service robots for a wide variety of applications.

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AWS RoboMaker Support for ROS 2 Foxy Fitzroy Includes Navigation2

May 11, 2021 · Amazon Web Services' support for the latest build of the Robot Operating System enables developers to more easily create simulations and navigation for robots.

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Russian Farming Machinery Manufacturer to Equip Combines With AI for Autonomy

April 25, 2021 · Bryanskselmash, a leading Russian agricultural equipment provider, is including the Cognitive Agro Pilot autonomy kit standard in its PALESSE GS12 combine harvesters.

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Geosun Chooses ACIENNA as IMU Supplier for Drone Mapping Lidar

April 7, 2021 · Geosun, which provides lidar scanning systems for construction mapping, has chosen ACIENNA to supply inertial measurement units.

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WaveSense Obtains $15M to Accelerate Development of Radar for Vehicle Positioning

April 2, 2021 · Growing demand from automakers for safer and higher-performing advanced driver-assistance systems signals a critical need for sensing systems that work despite challenging road conditions, says WaveSense.

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ACIENNA, Point One Navigation Launch OpenARC for Precise Positioning

March 24, 2021 · ACIENNA says its new OpenARC positioning system combines its hardware and software with Point One's cloud correction service.

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DreamVu Launches PAL and PAL Mini Omnidirectional 3D Vision Systems

January 12, 2021 · DreamView said its 3D cameras address the expensive and complex sensor stacks in autonomous systems, helping robotics developers save system costs and speed time to market.

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