Tag: robotics
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Best & Worst States for Business 2021: The New Digital Factory Towns
Coders and social-media mavens are a dime a dozen in long-established high-tech outposts like Silicon Valley. But to leverage AI in manufacturing, tap into “design thinking” in product digitization and harness big data in actuarial software, companies are looking to places like Chicago, Grand Rapids and Columbus. The capital of Ohio is employing a “legacy…
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Aurora VP Jinnah Hosein is coming to TC Sessions: Robotics + AI
TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI is tomorrow and we have one more exciting speaker statement to talk about. Jinnah Hosein, the vice president of applications technology in self-driving automobile startup Aurora, is coming to TC Sessions: Robotics AI in UC Berkeley on March 3. Hosein will combine Ike Robotics CTO and co-founder Jur van den Berg…
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Udelv partners with H-E-B on Texas autonomous grocery delivery pilot
Autonomous shipping firm Udelv has signed yet another spouse to launch a new pilot of its self-driving goods delivery agency: Texas-based supermarket H-E-B Group. The pilot will provide service to customers in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio where the grocery merchant is based. California-based Udelv will provide H-E-B with one of its…
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Udelv partners with HEB on Texas autonomous grocery delivery pilot
Autonomous delivery firm Udelv has signed yet another partner to start a brand new pilot of its self-driving merchandise delivery service: Texas-based supermarket HEB Group. The pilot will offer service to clients in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio in which the grocery merchant relies. California-based Udelv will offer HEB with one of…
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CMU researchers use computer vision to see around corners
Future autonomous vehicle as well as other machine intelligence systems might not need line-of-sight to gather incredibly detailed picture info: New research from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Toronto and University College London has invented a method for “watching around corners. ” The system employs special sources of lighting, combined with sensors and computer…
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Domino’s serves up self-driving pizza delivery pilot in Houston
Domino’s really emphasizes its commitment to “innovation,” but even if it’s a marketing tactic, the global pizza brand does indeed walk the walk. Case in point: It’s launching a new pilot for self-driving pizza delivery in Houston in partnership with Nuro. Autonomous-driving tech startup Nuro was founded by Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu, two veterans…
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AI-controlled robotic ceiling furniture creates extra space for tiny homes
Tech startup Bumblebee Spaces is freeing up floorspace in smallish flats with robotic furniture which falls from the ceiling and can be controlled by means of an AI“butler”. Bumblebee Spaces has designed a selection of modular furniture along with storage which could descend from and retract into the ceiling to alter a room’s function, or create more floorspace.…