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Qualcomm robotics platform: Connectivity key to transforming robotics industry

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By Lian Jye Su, principal analyst at tech advisory firm, ABI Research

Qualcomm has just announced the launch of Qualcomm Robotics RB3 Platform. The platform is the company’s first comprehensive end-to-end robotics development platform that features heterogeneous computing architecture with support for artificial intelligence processing, additional camera, sensors, and video modules.

Aside from Qualcomm’s in-house software development kits, the platform also supports Linux, Robot Operating System, and Amazon AWS Robomaker, making it very accessible to robotics creators and developers.

Most importantly, the platform features integrated support for LTE cellular connectivity and future upgradability to 5G.  [Read more…] about Qualcomm robotics platform: Connectivity key to transforming robotics industry

The cooperative car: Intuitively knowing what the car is planning

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Autonomous driving is going to be an integral part of mobility in the future. Mercedes-Benz considers empathy and trust to be central factors for the acceptance of self-driving vehicles.

Because for people to have trust in the machine, they must immediately and intuitively be able to recognise what an autonomous vehicle intends to do. Mercedes-Benz is conducting research into this “informed trust” with the help of the “cooperative car”.

The cooperative car is based on an S-Class, and features 360-degree light signalling. Turquoise lights on the roof indicate autonomous driving mode, and provide information on what happens next:

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LogiMAT event sees more autonomous vehicles than ever

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LogiMAT is said to be the largest logistics and material handling event in Germany. If it’s the largest in Germany, it’s likely one of the largest in the world.

Held annually in Stuttgart, right next to the airport, the show attracts thousands of exhibitors and tens of thousands of visitors.

More than one of the massive halls in the Messe centre are filled with autonomous and automated guided vehicles, and many of the companies RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com reports on are present here this year.  [Read more…] about LogiMAT event sees more autonomous vehicles than ever

Audi promotes EEBUS for intelligent connection of electric cars and buildings

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Audi is involved in the EEBUS initiative to promote networking across manufacturer and industry boundaries. The Audi e-tron is the first electric car whose charging system uses the new communication standard.

At the “Plugfest E-Mobility” event at the Audi plant in Brussels, developers tested cross-industry compatibility before the EEBUS standard for energy communication is introduced this month.

The electric car will play an important role as a power consumer in the digital energy world. As an energy storage device, the electric car has great potential to drive the energy transition forward and absorb peak loads resulting from regenerative generation.

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Lab tour: How Samsung ensures the reliability of galaxy devices

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Before any new device in the Galaxy series is launched, numerous tests are conducted to ensure its capability to withstand the wear and tear of daily life.

New features undergo rigorous trials to meet specifications, while the device is placed under extreme conditions to determine its durability. From heat tests to drop tests, it is Samsung’s aim to protect devices even from the previously unexpected.

Tests at every step of the way

The Reliability Test Group Samsung’s Digital City in Suwon, South Korea is responsible for testing mobile and wearable products sent from Samsung’s manufacturing sites in Suwon and Gumi, South Korea, including the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series of smartphones.

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Mercedes-Benz details its ‘human first’ philosophy for future cars

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Experts at Daimler-Mercedes-Benz discuss the new automotive technologies at FutureInsight conference

What does a desirable future that is worth living look like? How can individuality and digital transformation be reconciled? How can trust be established between humans and machines?

A series of “FutureInsight” debates from Mercedes-Benz address questions like these. In these debates, Mercedes-Benz experts discuss such questions around the theme of mobility with academics, artists, media representatives and specialists from a wide range of fields.

The aim is to gain inspiration and food for thought, which then can be helpful for their own future mobility activities.

At the FutureInsight event in Berlin on 21 and 22 November, the focus was on empathy and trust as topics.  [Read more…] about Mercedes-Benz details its ‘human first’ philosophy for future cars

Opinion: Robots are what we make them

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By Malene Grouleff

At a Belgian factory, the following sign stands next to a gigantic industrial robot: “This machine has no brain. Use your own.”

People are people. Robots are just robots.

When we say that we have a mission to raise awareness of new robot inventions, we encounter a wide range of different ideas about what robots actually are and what they are capable of. Until just a few years ago, robots were mostly found in the realm of science fiction or on the assembly lines of the automobile industry.  [Read more…] about Opinion: Robots are what we make them

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Published features

Automotive
ZF acquires automotive division of Romanian engineering services provider BeeSpeedRead
Denso takes a stake in semiconductor processor startup quadric.ioRead
BMW Group sales of electric hybrid vehicles up 38 percent in 2018Read
Groupe PSA to starts autonomous driving tests on open roads in ChinaRead
Continental concludes Kathrein Automotive acquisitionRead
Delivery robots
US politicians debating rules for autonomous delivery robotsRead
Market trend: Grocery e-commerce investments could lead to global invasion by delivery robotsRead
Segway Robotics showcases its delivery robot LoomoRead
Top 20 autonomous delivery robots: Ready to take over the streetsRead
Solving the tricky last-mile: Delivery robots to rescue e-commerceRead
Industrial robots
Universal Robots partners with Bharat Fritz Werner in IndiaRead
Epson signs FPE Automation as distributor in USRead
Technical insight: Safe robotics – collaboration without incidentRead
Industrial robotics: 5 trends in 2019 and beyondRead
New algorithms for heavy industrial robot-human collaborationRead
Warehouse robots
Zalando to use GreyOrange warehouse robots in its newest fulfillment centerRead
Schenker to build automated warehouse for ApohemRead
GreyOrange to launch new warehouse automation products at LogiMATRead
Autostore introduces ‘Black Line’ warehouse robotsRead
Geek Plus Robotics to showcase advanced warehousing robotic solutions at LogiMATRead

Webcast: CogitAI launches ‘industry’s first self-learning, actionable artificial Intelligence’

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CogitAI has launched what it says is the “industry’s first self-learning, actionable artificial Intelligence”. (See interview with CogitAI CEO below.)

The company says it is “delivering on the future promise of AI”. CogitAI says its Continua software as a service self-learning AI platform.

The Continua platform has the power to turn any process, system, software bot, or real robot into a self-learning autonomous service to drive actionable business outcomes, says CogitAI.  [Read more…] about Webcast: CogitAI launches ‘industry’s first self-learning, actionable artificial Intelligence’

Human-robot collaboration in Industry 4.0

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In the ARIZ research project, Festo is working with partners to develop economical areas of application. The role of the human being in tomorrow’s production is often discussed. What new tasks will arise?

Machines and robots with extensive safety systems and suitable sensor technology enable humans and robots to move in the same work area and work together without safety barriers.

In order to increase economic efficiency, the ARIZ project has set itself the goal of establishing a flexible and versatile production assistant in safe human-machine cooperation.

[Read more…] about Human-robot collaboration in Industry 4.0

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