Robotics News
Collaborative Robotics Trends – Heavier Payloads, Smaller Form Factors & Mobile Manipulators
The Collaborative Robotics Sector continues to evolve with the addition of smaller platforms, as well as systems capable of handling much heavier payloads. Mobile collaborative robots are also under development. The post Collaborative Robotics Trends – Heavier...
Berkeley Lab Researchers Synthesize New Ultrathin Capacitor
The silicon-based computer chips that power our modern devices require vast amounts of energy to operate. Despite ever-improving computing efficiency, information technology is projected to consume around 25% of all primary energy produced by 2030. Researchers in the...
FarmWise delivers cultivation as a service for farmers
FarmWise automates crop cultivation using machine vision and AI to identify crop plants from weed plants. The machine then articulates cultivation “knives” to cut the weed plant from its root, leaving the desired beneficial plants and crops intact. The post FarmWise...
Puzzling Quantum Scenario Appears Not to Conserve Energy
By resolving a paradox about light in a box, researchers hope to clarify the concept of energy in quantum theory.Source: A Puzzling Quantum Scenario Appears to Violate a Law of Physics | Quanta Magazine
This Warehouse Robot Reads Human Body Language to Be a Better Coworker | WIRED
Machines that understand what their human teammates are doing could boost productivity without taking jobs.Source: This Warehouse Robot Reads Human Body Language to Be a Better Coworker | WIRED
UChicago Scientists Invent ‘Quantum Flute’
University of Chicago physicists have invented a “quantum flute” that, like the Pied Piper, can coerce particles of light to move together in a way that’s never been seen before. The post UChicago Scientists Invent ‘Quantum Flute’ appeared first on HPCwire.
ABB depalletizer replaces heavy lifting and improves efficiency
ABB launches a new Robotic Depalletizer solution designed for handling complex depalletizing tasks in the logistics, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer packaged goods industries. The solution combines an ABB industrial robotic arm with vision guidance and a new,...
The Final Frontier: US Has Its First Exascale Supercomputer
In April 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy announced plans to procure a trio of exascale supercomputers at a total cost of up to $1.8 billion dollars. Over the ensuing four years, many announcements were made, many deadlines were missed, and a pandemic threw the...
Streaming HPC: An Emerging Model for Delivering HPC Capability?
The HPC sector is on the cusp of yet another change in the way it does business, except this time the pendulum is swinging away from HPC vendors having the upper hand in choosing the products they deliver towards HPC users who define their workloads and then assemble...
5G / ML Robotics ‘Platforms’ Have Arrived, But Engineering Shortages Remain a Challenge
Technology providers such as Qualcomm are offering robotics development 'platforms' that incorporate ML and 5G enablers. But development platforms alone are not enough to drive robotics innovation forward, at least not until the supply robotics engineering talent...
What’s So Great About Quantum Computing? A Q&A with NIST Theorist Alexey Gorshkov
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) public affairs specialist Chad Boutin interviewed Alexey Gorshkov, a NIST theorist at NIST/University of Maryland’s Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) and Joint Quantum Institute, who...
Edge ML and Robotics Critical for Digitalization and Industrial Automation Initiatives
Edge ML and robotics technologies are critical enablers for ongoing digitalization and automation efforts. Also required?... robust development platforms (hardware and software) that speed and simplify robotics development and deployment. The post Edge ML and Robotics...