In this episode, we discuss to Matt Casella from Richtech Robotics in regards to the Adam bartending robotic, after which to Chris Padwick from John Deere about creating imaginative and prescient fashions for spraying weeds within the discipline.
Both interviews occurred throughout NVIDIA’s GTC occasion final month, and each firms use NVIDIA know-how of their AI-powered robots.
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News from this week
Boston Dynamics unveils electrical Atlas humanoid robotic
On Tuesday, Boston Dynamics retired the earlier model of Atlas after about 15 years of growth. It paved the best way for quite a few different humanoid robots.
As you might have in all probability seen on YouTube, Atlas was surprisingly agile, given its hydraulics and bulk. In truth, Atlas received an RBR50 award for its demonstration of operating and delivering instruments at a simulated building website on the firm’s headquarters in Waltham, Mass.
At the identical time, the firm has not been shy about displaying the numerous falls and missteps on the best way to more and more strong locomotion and dexterous manipulation.
On Wednesday, Boston Dynamics introduced a brand new, all-electric model meant for eventual industrial use.
Mentee Robotics decloaks with its personal AI-powered humanoid
Perhaps overshadowed by Boston Dynamics’ announcement the identical day, Mentee Robotics got here out of stealth and unveiled its first bipedal humanoid robotic prototype. A workforce with expertise in machine, laptop imaginative and prescient, and different fields based the Herzliya, Israel-based firm in 2022.
Mentee Robotics stated its AI-powered robotic will perceive natural-language instructions and be primarily based on a simulation-to-reality mannequin. The firm acknowledged that extra work is to be finished and stated it’s aiming for the family and warehouse markets. Like Boston Dynamics, it’s aiming to have extra robots to point out in 2025.
Locus Robotics surpasses 3B picks mere months after final milestone
Locus Robotics Corp. this week stated it has surpassed 3 billion whole picks throughout its international buyer deployments. The Wilmington, Mass.-based firm reached this milestone simply 33 weeks after it recorded its 2 billionth decide.
Locus claimed that the achievement underscores its continued speedy development and solidifies its place as a frontrunner in AI-powered robots for the warehouse.
California committee passes AV ban
On Wednesday, the California Senate Committee on Local Government handed laws permitting native municipalities to ban and tax autonomous car (AV) deployment.
Last yr was one among California’s deadliest for roadway fatalities, largely due to human behaviors together with distracted driving, drunk driving, and dashing. The laws by Sen. Dave Cortese takes management away from state-level businesses just like the DMV and California Public Utilities Commission, which have permitted the rollout of AVs.