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A startup company called Vicarious says the artificial intelligence system it has developed enables robots to follow instruction manuals.
This means that, for the first time ever, all the efforts of the writers of instruction manuals will not be totally wasted.
However, actually reading the words is still a way off. Vicarious’ AI enables robots to simply look at diagrams and follow those. [Read more…] about Startup company says its AI system enables robots to follow instruction manuals
In this webcast, Ken Sutton, founder and president of Yobe, gives us an insight into the company’s software, which can isolate and clean up the sound of human voices.
The software can be used in all voice-enabled devices, such as the smart home speakers that many people are buying now – for example, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomePod.
If devices could understand human speech, there would be need to type any more. But that’s just the start – many other things would become possible if computers could properly hear and understand human speech.
ZF has unveiled the latest model of its automotive supercomputer ZF ProAI and says its ProAI RoboThink central control unit offers the highest performance of its kind in the industry.
Vehicle manufacturers and mobility service providers can benefit from the system’s modularity and scalability.
Today’s four models in the ZF ProAI product family can be optimally configured for any application – from a basic ADAS function right up to fully autonomous cars, commercial vehicles and industrial applications.
Custom computing solutions manufacturer MBX Systems has unveiled its new hardware manufacturing orchestration software.
The company has introduced the platform at the I/ITSEC conference a couple of months ago.
MBX Systems will showcase an advanced software toolset called Hatch that provides industry-first hardware manufacturing orchestration and visibility for companies using MBX’s engineering and manufacturing services to deploy their solutions. [Read more…] about MBX unveils hardware manufacturing orchestration software
Cincoze has launched a new fanless embedded computer with an Intel Pentium N4200 / Celeron N3350 processor.
The company says the new device is “ideal for entry-level edge computing” applications.
Cincoze, a specialist manufacturer of embedded computing platforms, says the new DA-1100 series is a “palm-sized fanless embedded computer”. [Read more…] about Cincoze launches new fanless embedded computer
Nvidia is opening a new robotics research lab in Seattle near the University of Washington campus led by Professor Dieter Fox, senior director of robotics research at Nvidia and professor in the UW Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. (See video below.)
The charter of the lab is to drive breakthrough robotics research to enable the next generation of robots that perform complex manipulation tasks to safely work alongside humans and transform industries such as manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and more.
Professor Dieter Fox says: “In the past, robotics research has focused on small, independent projects rather than fully integrated systems.
“We’re bringing together a collaborative, interdisciplinary team of experts in robot control and perception, computer vision, human-robot interaction, and deep learning.” [Read more…] about Nvidia opens robotics research lab in Seattle
The growth in silicon wafer production capacity in China is the “fastest in the world”, according to a report by industry association Semi.
Semi says China is “unwavering in its drive to build a strong, self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain”.
The country is planning more new fab projects than any other region in the world from 2017 to 2020, and its expansion of fab capacity recently picked up pace on the strength of new foundry and memory projects from both domestic and foreign companies, according to Semi’s 2018 China Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Outlook report. [Read more…] about China silicon wafer production capacity growth ‘fastest in the world’, says Semi
NXP Semiconductors has agreed a new strategic partnership with Kalray, a designer of processors for new intelligent systems.
The partnership will combine NXP’s scalable portfolio of functional safety products for advanced driver assistance systems and central compute with Kalray’s high-performance intelligent “Massively Parallel Processor Array” processors.
The new platform is significant because it addresses the performance, safety and near-term commercial needs of levels 2 and 3 driving with an eye to longer-term release in level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles. [Read more…] about NXP and Kalray partner to develop platform for autonomous driving
Denso, one of the world’s largest mobility suppliers, and Dellfer, a cybersecurity company, have entered into a joint development agreement to bring ZeroDayGuard 1.0, a cybersecurity product to market for the automotive industry.
The partnership aims to introduce a new way for automotive manufacturers to protect their customers and drivers from increased vulnerabilities associated with connected and autonomous vehicles.
ZeroDayGuard is Dellfer’s internet of things cybersecurity solution that prevents zero-day cyberattacks on IoT devices through built-in code execution protection. [Read more…] about Denso and Dellfer to partner on cybersecurity for connected cars
Investcorp has acquired the Ubisense SmartSpace business as well as the Ubisense brand for an undisclosed amount.
Arma Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser in the deal and says Ubisense is “a leader in the industrial internet of things” space.
SmartSpace is an enterprise software and sensor platform that generates and interprets vast amounts of location data to create visibility of real-world objects and their interactions in real-time, enabling complex manufacturing processes with high levels of variability to be more flexible, easier to manage and easier to control. [Read more…] about Investcorp acquires Ubisense SmartSpace business and Ubisense brand
