Toyota Research Institute’s VP of robotics research explains how TRI is working on algorithmic techniques and simulation to improve manipulation for human-assist robots, eventually in the home.
NeuroBlade emerges from stealth with Series A for AI acceleration chip
Israeli startup NeuroBlade has raised $23 million for its AI acceleration chip, which its founders say can run voice recognition and other applications more efficiently and accurately.
Apple acquires Drive.ai as self-driving car drama continues
Drive.ai had shut down, but Apple rode to the rescue, reviving the prospects for both Drive.ai’s technology and workers and its own self-driving car research.
Soft Robotics adds Mini Finger to mGrip system for picking in tight spaces
Soft Robotics describes its new Mini Finger, which is designed to enable soft robot grippers to get into tighter spaces than ever before. It is part of the company’s modular mGrip system.
AMP Robotics applies AI, robots to mounting recycling challenge
Recycling robots such as AMP Robotics’ Cortex can help meet demand for more intensive recycling amid trade disputes. The CEO of Denver-based AMP explains the development of systems specifically for materials handling and sorting of waste.
Facebook PyRobot goes open source to speed robotics, AI research
PyRobot, which abstracts robotics controls, was developed by Facebook with Carnegie Mellon University. Facebook among the companies making code open source to accelerate robotics development.
Intel, OSU, and UC San Diego work on reinforcement learning, PartNet could help household robots
Intel AI Lab is working with researchers at Oregon State University and UC San Diego on machine learning approaches that could help robots interact with dynamic environments. They include a combined approach to reinforcement learning and PartNet, a massive dataset of 3D objects with annotated components.
Robust AI building common sense toolbox for robots
Robust AI has raised money and gathered high-profile robotics talent to combine older and newer models of artificial intelligence for an AI layer to enable robots to be smarter, if not humanlike.
HP opens 150,000 sq ft 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence
HP Inc. opened the doors to its new 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain, one of the world’s largest and most advanced research and development facilities for the next-generation technologies powering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Center brings together hundreds of the world’s leading additive manufacturing experts in more than […]
5G is coming, so robotics innovators should get ready, say Verizon, Qualcomm at Robotics Summit
At the 2019 Robotics Summit & Expo, executives from Verizon, Qualcomm, and other companies emphasized the importance of readiness for the variety of robotics applications that 5G will enable.
Roboats, autonomous boats from MIT and AMS Institute, can connect for different applications
MIT and the Advanced Metropolitan Solutions Institute in Amsterdam have developed “roboats,” autonomous boats that can connect for a variety of uses. Researchers are scaling up their designs to be more stable.
Pistons Are Muscling Up
Since their invention in the late 1700s when French-born British physicist Denis Papin, the inventor of the pressure cooker, proposed the piston principle, pistons have been used to harness the power of fluids to perform work in numerous machines and devices. Conventional pistons are made of a rigid chamber and a piston inside, which can…
Robotics Summit & Expo 2019: Your guide to Day 2
Day 2 of the Robotics Summit & Expo 2019 has more expert keynotes, informative sessions and panels, leading technology exhibitors, an engineering education workshop, and a MassRobotics career fair.
Neurala teams with Badger Technologies on vision AI for robotics
AI company Neurala is working with grocery robot provider Badger Technologies to make mobile robots more efficient with machine vision.
Robotics Summit & Expo: Your Guide to Day 1
The Robotics Summit & Expo, produced by The Robot Report, gets underway today at the Seaport World Trade Center. The two-day event will bring together 1,500-plus attendees to focus on the design, development, manufacture and delivery of commercial-class robotics and intelligent systems products and services. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect on Day 1.…
Creating a “wayback machine” for IT security
Many people are familiar with the “wayback machine,” an incredibly useful internet archive at web.archive.org. But until now, there’s been no similar type of system for cyber security professionals. An attack may happen today and then not manifest itself for months or years … by then, it’s nearly impossible to do the sleuthing necessary to figure…
A 3-D Printer Powered by Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence
Objects made with 3-D printing can be lighter, stronger, and more complex than those produced through traditional manufacturing methods. But several technical challenges must be overcome before 3-D printing transforms the production of most devices. Commercially available printers generally offer only high speed, high precision, or high-quality materials. Rarely do they offer all three, limiting…
Robotics investments recap: May 2019
May 2019 might have been a slow month for robotics transactions, but investors are still bullish on robots, autonomous vehicles, and AI for supply chain, healthcare, and food applications.
Trends in UX Design: the IoT Perspective
Author: Dorothy Shamonsky, Ph.D., Boston UX Many Internet of Things (IoT) companies are looking to improve an existing product or create a notable new product by investing in user experience (UX) design. This is one reason UX design is a booming profession and evolving quickly. We designers need to keep updating our design practices to…
Machine Learning for Sensors
Today microcontrollers can be found in almost any technical device, from washing machines to blood pressure meters and wearables. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS have developed AIfES, an artificial intelligence (AI) concept for microcontrollers and sensors that contains a completely configurable artificial neural network. AIfES is a platform-independent machine…
Army Turns to Smart Technology to Defend Against Threats to Installations
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Alex Beehler doesn’t need proof of threats to military and government installations. He is reminded every day. His office sits next to the point of impact where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the western side of the Pentagon nearly 18 years ago during the…
Verizon keynote at Robotics Summit to highlight 5G’s critical role for robotics innovation
Joshua Ness, senior manager at Verizon 5G Labs, is joining the distinguished keynoters at the Robotics Summit & Expo. He will explain how advanced networking technology can help robotics innovators today.
MIT glove with tactile sensors builds map that could help train robot manipulation
The STAG or scalable tactile glove out of MIT helps build a tactile map that can be used to train a neural network to improve object recognition, grasping, and manipulation by robots and prostheses.
Bringing human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles
With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles, MIT researchers have created a system that uses only simple maps and visual data to enable driverless cars to navigate routes in new, complex environments. Human drivers are exceptionally good at navigating roads they haven’t driven on before, using observation and simple tools. We simply…
SICK’s deep learning, sensing solutions on display at Robotics Summit & Expo
Once reserved solely for humans, now using deep learning, sensors can perform intelligent actions in the automated detection, testing, and classification of objects or features. Deep learning, a sub-area of machine learning, ranks among the most significant of future technologies in the field of artificial intelligence, and is a long-term driver of Industry 4.0. SICK…