RoboSense, announced plans to introduce the latest developments in its M Platform line of sensors at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. The event will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Pieter Werner
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Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) have made advancements in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics with the development of a new algorithm called RoboCLIP. This technology demonstrates that robots can learn new tasks in computer simulations after just a single demonstration.
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Inspira AI, a company developing AI cognitive frameworks, has released a paper that maps out significant job losses in the white-collar sector. Dr. Jo Ann Oravec, a professor at University of Wisconsin and the author of Good Robot Bad Robot, contributed to the paper.
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Playground Global announced that it has raised $410 million in new capital, bringing the firm’s assets under management to more than $1.2 billion. Playground Global is an early-stage, deep-tech venture firm investing in transformative technologies and founders building category-defining businesses. Similar to Fund II, capital deployments in Fund III will focus on Seed and Series A companies with initial investments ranging from $1 million to $20 million across next-gen computing, logistics, automation, infrastructure, decarbonization, and engineered biology.
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Artificial Intelligence can support human decisions, increase efficiency and security in the operation of critical infrastructure. This is the aim of the European Horizon Europe project AI4REALNET – AI for REAL-World network operation. Politecnico di Milano is among the partners of this project that supports operators of electrical, railway and air traffic systems in the implementation of artificial intelligence-human interactions.
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Andrew Hoffman will join Gather AI as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Gather AI offers AI-powered autonomous inventory management solutions for warehouses using drones. Hoffman brings technical and leadership experience scaling supply chain-focused robotics companies from founding to exit, with over 20 patents in robots, robot coordination, and collision avoidance.
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The benefits of industrial robots are increasingly being recognized in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Ease of use and cost are key factors in the decision-making process. As large automobile manufacturers have been using robots extensively for a long time, there is a regular supply of used machines on the market. The purchase of used robots is an efficient solution not only for SMBs.
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The Ukrainian Institute, in collaboration with Bickerstaff.932, has announced an AI application which combines historical analysis and geopolitical monitoring. Their project, the “Genocide Speech Monitor,” is an AI-based tool specifically designed to scrutinize and evaluate genocidal rhetoric in the public statements of world leaders.
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Cali Group, Miso Robotics, and PopID have announced the opening of CaliExpress by Flippy, a fully autonomous restaurant, in Pasadena, California. The establishment, located at 561 E. Green St., utilizes advanced artificial intelligence and robotics for its grill and fry stations.
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Knight Material Technologies (KMT), based in Canton, Ohio, has augmented its production capabilities by incorporating an automated robotic line. This advancement is a response to the rising demand for KMT’s structured packing media, which is predominantly used in corrosive and high-temperature settings typical in various industrial plants and towers.