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Pony.ai raises $400 million from Toyota for autonomous driving development

February 26, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Pony.ai, an autonomous driving company, has raised $400 million from Toyota to deepen and expand the two companies’ collaboration in mobility services.

The investment comes as an extension of a business partnership that was formed between Pony.ai and Toyota in 2019.

Building upon the foundation established last year, both companies will further advance their joint efforts in autonomous driving technology development and mobility service deployment. [Read more…] about Pony.ai raises $400 million from Toyota for autonomous driving development

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: autonomous, china, collaboration, companies, company, driving, mobility, partnership, pony.ai, robotaxi, service, services, toyota

Bright Machines launches ‘Microfactory-as-a-Service’

February 26, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Bright Machines made it easier for manufacturers of all sizes to procure and deploy next-generation factory automation with the introduction of Bright Machines Select.

Bright Machines Select is a new microfactory-as-a-service model which brings all of the benefits of Software-Defined Manufacturing to manufacturers without the upfront costs associated with traditional automation equipment purchasing.

With simplified financial evaluation, budgeting and contracts, Bright Machines Select also removes friction and streamlines the purchasing process for manufacturers looking to deploy intelligent automation to improve their lines. [Read more…] about Bright Machines launches ‘Microfactory-as-a-Service’

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: automation, bright, machines, manufacturers, select

Columbia engineers develop ‘tactile robot finger with no blind spots’

February 26, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Researchers at Columbia Engineering say they have developed a new type of robotic finger with a sense of touch. Their finger can localize touch with very high precision – less than 1 mm – over a large, multicurved surface, much like its human counterpart. (See video below.)

Matei Ciocarlie, associate professor in the departments of mechanical engineering and computer science, says: “There has long been a gap between standalone tactile sensors and fully integrated tactile fingers–tactile sensing is still far from ubiquitous in robotic manipulation.”

Ciocarlie led this work in collaboration with Electrical Engineering Professor Ioannis Kymissis. [Read more…] about Columbia engineers develop ‘tactile robot finger with no blind spots’

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: ciocarlie, columbia engineering, columbia university, data, dexterous, finger, hands, light, researchers, robotic, signals, tactile, touch

Robotics Plus named in top 50 agritech companies list

February 26, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Robotics Plus, an agricultural production automation company, has been named in the Thrive Top 50, an annual ranking of leading global AgTech companies exemplifying the best in agriculture innovation.

Robotics Plus, the only New Zealand company to make the 2020 Top 50 ranking, was just one of five companies featured in the Robotics & Automation category.

Robotics Plus CEO Dr Matt Glenn says it’s a “huge honour” to receive a coveted spot on Thrive’s Top 50 global list. [Read more…] about Robotics Plus named in top 50 agritech companies list

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: agricultural, agriculture, automation, companies, company, global, innovation, number, robotic, robotics, team, technologies, technology, thrive, top

NXP becomes lead partner for Arm Ethos U-55 machine learning accelerators

February 26, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

NXP Semiconductors has agreed a lead partnership role with Arm for Ethos-U55 microNPU (Neural Processing Unit), a machine learning accelerator targeted at resource-constrained industrial and IoT edge devices.

As an industry-leading innovator of microcontrollers (MCUs), NXP intends to implement Ethos U-55 in its Cortex-M based microcontrollers, crossover MCUs and real-time sub-systems in applications processors.

The expansion builds on the company’s growing ML offerings including the recently announced i.MX 8M Plus applications processors with a dedicated NPU. [Read more…] about NXP becomes lead partner for Arm Ethos U-55 machine learning accelerators

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: accelerator, announced, applications, arm, compute, configurable, cortex-m, cpu, deliver, devices, dsp, edge, eiq, elements, ethos, ethos-u, gpu, highly, inference, iot, lead, learning, machine, mcus, microcontrollers, model, neural, npu, nxp, partnership, performance, processing, processors, reduce, systems

Bosch Rexroth adopts Ubuntu Core and snaps for app-based ctrlX Automation platform

February 26, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Bosch Rexroth has selected Ubuntu Core for its app-based platform ctrlX Automation.

ctrlX Automation leverages Ubuntu Core, designed for embedded devices, and snaps, the universal Linux application containers, to deliver an open source platform to remove the barriers between machine control, operation technology and information technology, or OT-IT.

Industrial manufacturing solutions built on ctrlX Automation with Ubuntu Core and snaps will benefit from an open ecosystem, faster time to production and stronger security across devices’ lifecycle. [Read more…] about Bosch Rexroth adopts Ubuntu Core and snaps for app-based ctrlX Automation platform

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: apps, automation, bosch, core, ctrlx, developers, devices, industrial, machine, open, platform, rexroth, security, snaps, software, ubuntu

Lyro Robotics secures seed funding to build pick-and-pack robots

February 26, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Lyro Robotics has secured seed funding to build artificial intelligence-powered pick-and-pack robots.

The Australian company says its software will enable robots to work alongside humans, and enable them to “see and understand the job at hand”.

The company’s plan is to install Lyro’s solutions into the robots which can then be used in call-out duties in time-critical industries. [Read more…] about Lyro Robotics secures seed funding to build pick-and-pack robots

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: australia, australian, centre, dr, investment, leitner, lyro, professor, queensland, robotic, robotics, robots, vision

Maxim launches ‘industry’s smallest’ LiDAR integrated circuits

February 26, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Chipmaker Maxim Integrated has unveiled what it says is “the industry’s smallest light detection and ranging integrated circuits”.

The company says the ICs provide twice the bandwidth than competing ICs and are intended for faster self-driving cars.

Maxim says designers of automotive self-driving systems can now enable higher-speed autonomous driving through the industry’s fastest and smallest LiDAR ICs. [Read more…] about Maxim launches ‘industry’s smallest’ LiDAR integrated circuits

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: ability, amplifiers, automotive, autonomous, bandwidth, channels, circuits, closest, comparator, compared, competitive, designers, driving, enable, faster, high-speed, ics, industry, integrated, lidar, max, maxim, module, mph, provide, self-driving, sensors, size, smallest, solution, system, systems, transimpedance, vehicle

Fabric raises $110 million in new investment round backed by Kraft Heinz

February 26, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

On-demand fulfillment services startup Fabric has raised an additional investment to its Series B round from Evolv Ventures, the investment arm of Kraft Heinz, one of the largest global food and beverage companies in the world.

Led by a team of food, startup, and venture capital veterans, Evolv Ventures is focused on strategic investments in emerging technologies across the food value chain.

Their undisclosed additional investment to the $110 million-dollar round is a resounding vote of confidence from a leading food tech investor and the iconic food company. [Read more…] about Fabric raises $110 million in new investment round backed by Kraft Heinz

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: additional, brands, businesses, capital, company, deliveries, delivery, e-commerce, evolv, expand, fabric, food, fulfillment, fulfilment, heinz, investment, kraft, largest, leading, live, market, micro-fulfillment, on-demand, platform, profitable, proprietary, requirements, retail, retailers, round, site, solution, startup, strategic, team, technologies, technology, ventures

City of Fremont and Pony.ai launch autonomous vehicle commuter pilot program

February 26, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

The City of Fremont and autonomous technology company Pony.ai have launched a pilot program offering rides for a group of City employees via Pony.ai’s shared, on-demand, autonomous last-mile service.

The participating employees will ride in Pony.ai autonomous vehicles from Fremont’s Amtrak/ACE Station to City Hall and City of Fremont Development Services Center.

Fremont Mayor Lily Mei says: “By partnering with a local autonomous technology firm Pony.ai, the City of Fremont is acting as a test bed for a transportation solution that has the potential to alleviate congestion, reduce carbon emissions, decrease the number of traffic accidents, and optimize vehicle and land usage. [Read more…] about City of Fremont and Pony.ai launch autonomous vehicle commuter pilot program

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: autonomous, city, company, daily, driving, fremont, pilot, pony.ai, program, service, technology, vehicle

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