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NVIDIA has announced its initiative to deliver a suite of perception technologies to the Robotics Operating System (ROS) developer community.NVIDIA and Open Robotics have entered into an agreement to accelerate ROS 2 performance on NVIDIA’s Jetson edge AI platform and GPU-based systems. These initiatives will aim to reduce development time and improve performance for developers seeking to incorporate computer vision and AI/machine learning ...

Like most major business sectors, the UK manufacturing industry is still navigating the challenges of COVID-19 and complexities of Brexit. In a staggeringly short period of time, both have fundamentally reshaped the way we do business.The disruption of the last 18 months has exacerbated global supply chain delays across the industry, including the challenges faced by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who are beginning to question the risk a...

New research fromScandithas found that across Europe, last mile e-commerce delivery firms perceive inefficiencies (55%), pressure on costs (50%), and the race to gain competitive advantage through new service offerings (45%) as their most cited current top challenges.

MB Dynamics has announced theModel BHP/EPB, a test bench for automotive brake hydraulic pressure (BHP) & electric parking brake (EPB) systems R&D. The Model BHP/EPB test bench accurately measures and controls the hydraulic pressure and EPB power levels applied to brake calipers and drums during automotive squeak and rattle, or BSR testing, under a variety of pressure conditions. It does so, in accordance withGMW16316, ‘Objective Bra...

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the world, causing unprecedented disruption to economies and healthcare all around the globe. Many businesses have been impacted, some terminally, and the manufacturing sector is no exception, experiencing challenges to supply chains and employee availability. Ali Husain, Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy & Marketing, ON Semiconductor, explains.

A student team from ETH Zurich is participating in the Swiss Space Initiative ARIS (Akademische Raumfahrt Initiative Schweiz). You might have already heard about us – last year the teamwrote about their experiences using Tracealyzer in building a sounding rocket.This year, a subteam of eight people tackled another challenge: Guided recovery of a rocket after separation at apogee, which means having the system autonomously recover from its h...

Schneider Electrichas appointedLuisD’Acosta as the new Executive Vice President of its Digital Energy global business starting 1st July, 2021.

u-blox has released a firmware update for its ZED-F9R positioning module, bringing robust centimeter-level positioning to slow moving use cases such as robotic lawnmowers, e-scooters, and shared bicycles. Based on the ZED-F9R high-precision sensor-fusion module, the u-blox ZED-F9R-02B was designed for use in autonomous and industrial applications that require simple and efficient implementation and where rapid access to highly accurate positionin...

Perceptohas announced the launch of the first ever smart home for Boston Dynamics’ Spot, a robotic dog. Leveraging the Percepto Base for Spot the solution offers an end-to-end autonomous cycle for outdoor inspection, empowering industrial facilities and isolated substations to keep Spot protected even in extreme weather conditions, safe from damage or theft, and always ready for action.

Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), the Boston-based robotics company and a leader in smart following technology, has developed new sensor technology for implementation not only inconsumerandbusinessrobots but also in scooters and motorcycles.