Last year, Summit was one of the first major supercomputing deployments in the fight against COVID-19, heralding a deluge that crescendoed with the cumulative efforts of virtually every research system in the world. While news around COVID-oriented supercomputing research has quieted somewhat since the introduction of highly effective vaccines, Bronson Messer – director of science […]
The robotics industry had its fair share of ups and downs and memorable moments in 2021. Here is a look back at our picks for the 12 most memorable robotics moments of the year. The post 12 most memorable robotics moments of 2021 appeared first on The Robot Report.
In the summer of 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) entrusted the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute with finding robotic solutions to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic and create a technical foundation to respond to future similar crises. The ARM Institute engaged with its 300+ member consortium to solicit project ideas, ultimately initiating 9 […]
A group of scientists have reported entangling a tough tiny critter – the Tardigrade [i]– with two superconducting qubits. Tardigrades (aka water bears), it turns out, are not merely hardy but also nearly immune to inhospitable environments such as outer space…and, of course, dilution refrigerators housing quantum computing processors. The post You Must be Kidding […]
With 2022 just underway, we asked some of the robotics industry’s leading minds to look to the future. Here’s what they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2022. The post 2022 robotics predictions from industry experts appeared first on The Robot Report.
Today, the Toronto City Council voted to ban sidewalk robots until the council has the opportunity to further study the effects they have on the community. The post Toronto City Council votes to ban sidewalk robots appeared first on The Robot Report.
Industry statistics released by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) show robotics sales increased 37% in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. In Q3, North American companies ordered 9,928 robots valued at $513 million, up 32% and 35%, respectively, over the third quarter of 2020. Nearly two-thirds of orders (6,302) in Q3 came […]
Just like with human drivers, rain, snow and fog can all distort a self-driving car’s vision. Self-driving cars operate mainly in sunny, warm places during the day, to avoid potential weather-related complications. Waymo, whose robotaxis can see 360 degrees around the car and over 3 football fields away, is looking to better combat weather conditions, […]
The Fugaku supercomputer, jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has successfully retained the top spot for four consecutive terms on all four of the major high-performance computer rankings. This includes the TOP500 list as well as the HPCG, a performance ranking for computing methods often used for real-world applications, HPL-AI, which ranks supercomputers based on […]
A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have devised a new quantum algorithm to compute the lowest energies of molecules at specific configurations during chemical reactions, including when their chemical bonds are broken. As described in Physics Review Research, compared to similar existing algorithms, […]
