One of the many spectacular NVIDIA announcements yesterday is Project GR00T, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, designed to further its work driving breakthroughs in robotics and embodied AI.
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Case: Savonia University Enhances Large-Scale 3D Printing with RoboDK Integration
Savonia University of Applied Sciences (UAS) has improved their large-scale 3D printing by integrating RoboDK software into their processes. This integration enables more precise and efficient control over their large-scale 3D printing projects. The university’s focus has been on overcoming the unique challenges presented by large-scale 3D printing. Unlike small-scale printing, large-scale projects require careful consideration of print time, material deposition rates, and layer height.
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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation yesterday announced its rebranding to Palladyne AI Corp. The shift in brand identity, set to reflect in the NASDAQ ticker symbol change to PDYN, symbolizes the company’s strategic pivot towards specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning software for robotic systems. This development represents a transition from Sarcos’ traditional focus on physical robotics to a more software-centric approach.
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Massive amount of AI announcements at NVIDIA event
Yesterday, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang made an extensive series of announcements at the GTC conference, almost exclusively designed to bolster the capabilities of generative AI. Among these announcements was the introduction of the NVIDIA Blackwell platform, a computing system specifically developed to enhance the performance of generative AI, particularly in managing large language models with trillions of parameters.
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Dutch Innovation at ERF 2024: Avular and IM Systems
At ERF 2024 a record number of robot companies presented their solutions at the 2,000 m2 exhibition area. Among them two innovative Dutch companies, both spin-offs of technical universities. Avular, originating from Eindhoven technical university, presented its open mobile robot and drone technology. IM Systems, originating from Technical University Delft, showed their Archimedes speed drive. In this report the Rocking Robots team interviews Tess Kolkman of Avular, and Casper van Eersel of IM Systems.
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At ETH Zurich, researchers have enhanced the capabilities of ANYmal, a quadrupedal robot, enabling it to perform parkour and navigate through challenging terrains, such as those encountered in building sites and disaster zones. Previously competent in traversing the terrain of Swiss hiking trails, ANYmal has now been trained in parkour, an athletic activity that involves overcoming obstacles often found in urban settings.
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At Modex Zebra Technologies has announced the introduction of new enterprise mobile computing and intelligent automation solutions. Zebra Technologies presented updates to its Fetch100 autonomous mobile robots (AMR) at MODEX. This includes the new Fetch100 Roller Guide Autonomous Mobile Robot, which integrates worker-robot interaction and conveyor delivery, aiming to increase productivity through autonomous handling of totes and bins.
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Knightscope and Draganfly Integrate Drone and Robotic Security
Knightscope, developer in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence technology with a focus on public safety, has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with Draganfly, a company developing drone solutions and systems. The agreement aims to integrate Draganfly’s drone technology with Knightscope’s Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) technologies, creating a combined autonomous offering for public safety applications.
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By 2026, defensive spend to derisk loss of intellectual property (IP) and occurrence of copyright infringement will slow generative AI (GenAI) adoption and diminish returns, according to Gartner.
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The relationship between robotics and AI was a hotly debated topic at ERF 2024, as is clear from this new report by Rocking Robots from Rimini. Our team interviewed both Dr. Bernd Liepert, President of euRobotics, and Dr. Werner Kraus, who is responsible for organizing next year’s event in Stuttgart.