Tag: train
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Reinforcing the value of simulation: Teaching dexterity to a real robot hand
Nvidia researchers show how training in simulation enables the transfer of complex manipulation skills to a robot hand with project DeXtreme The human hand is one of the most remarkable outcomes of millions of years of evolution. The ability to pick up all sorts of objects and use them as tools is a crucial differentiator…
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How Data Annotation Speeds Up the Development of AI Robots in the Agriculture Industry
AI has made the lives of companies across industries a lot easier since it allows them to automate a lot of time-consuming and mundane processes. However, these robots need to be trained with data that allows them to recognize and function in the physical world. This is where data annotation services come in. Today we…
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Alstom wins €156 million contract for driverless metro trains in Italy
Alstom, a large transportation vehicles manufacturer, has won a €156 million contract from the Italian city of Turin to supply its latest generation of fully driverless metro trains. Turin’s transportation infrastructure agency, Infra.To, actually placed the order. Infra.To is owned by the city of Turin and is one of Europe’s largest public companies. The contract…
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Toyota Research Institute reaches ‘new technical milestones in robotics’
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) says it has reached “new technical milestones in robotics”. The company has unveiled new robotics capabilities aimed at solving complex tasks in home environments. Specifically, TRI roboticists were able to train robots to understand and operate in complicated situations that confuse most other robots, including recognizing and responding to transparent and…
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Grenzebach launches new conveyor technologies
Grenzebach says its new generation of conveyor technology makes it possible to further increase the availability of float glass plants. Transporting glass gently, carefully and safely is tricky. Grenzebach says its specially developed drive train with direct drive represents a major step forward. The number of components in the drive has been minimized and access…
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Automated transport ‘could propel development forward’, say World Bank analysts
Automated transportation and mobility systems – such as autonomous cars, driverless trains, elevators, escalators and moving walkways – “could propel development forward” for the global economy, according to World Bank analysts. Writing on the World Bank blog, Michael Lokshin, lead economist, Europe and Central Asia, and David Newsom, retired World Bank senior IT manager, say…
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Alstom to test fully driverless trains in Germany
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom is to trial what could be described as “fully driverless trains” in Germany. The company has going ahead with a test project to implement Automatic Train Operation technology in the daily passenger operation of regional trains. The project will begin in 2021 in partnership with the Regional Association of the greater…
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Alstom considers the implications of its first order for battery trains
In February 2020, Alstom received an order for 11 battery powered regional trains for the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen in Germany. These are the first battery trains to be ordered from Alstom. Offering both hydrogen and battery is an important milestone for the Alstom, as it expands its role in the emission-free mobility market.
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Alstom to develop a driving simulator for Barcelona Metro
Alstom is to develop an S9000 train driving simulator for lines 9 and 10 of the Barcelona Metro, currently the only driverless lines in operation in Spain. The solution will consist of a training system that incorporates the latest simulation technologies for routes, conditions and obstacles. The simulator will create realistic scenarios employing virtual reality…
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Nvidia unveils new reinforcement learning research at ICRA 2019
Nvidia researchers from the newly opened robotics research lab in Seattle, Washington have presented a new proof of concept reinforcement learning approach that aims to enhance how robots trained in simulation will perform in the real world. (See video below.) The work was presented at the recent International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in…