仮想環境で大量のロボットを動作させてアルゴリズムを訓練し、それを現実世界のロボットに適用して研究開発を加速させる試みが進められている。エヌヴィディアとスイス連邦工科大学チューリッヒ校によるこの取り組みは、ロボットが新たな技能を習得するスピードを飛躍的に向上させる可能性を秘めている。
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Reliable Robotics lifts $100M to take autonomous cargo planes where none have gone before
When flying cargo from one part of the world to another, you typically need a pilot for two parts: The take-off and the landing. As so elegantly outlined in the 1980 Jim Abrahams movie !Airplane — the rest of the time, you’re pretty much on instruments. Reliable Robotics is aiming to solve that pesky needing-to-have-a-pilot-in-the-plane […]
身体まひ患者の腹部に装着するデヴァイスが、呼吸や発声を助ける日がやってくる
事故などで身体がまひした患者の発声や呼吸を、腹部を圧迫する装置によって補助する研究が韓国の大学で進められている。その最新の成果が、AIによって腹部を圧迫する強さを最適化するデヴァイスだ。首から下がまひした患者がオペラを歌えるまでに回復した事例もあり、医療機器としての承認も期待されている。
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ロボットは「愛にあふれ気品に満ちた機械」に進化できるか？：「創発的知能」を再考する
欧州議会はロボットを「電子人格」とみなすべきだと2017年に提案し、ある種のAIは責任ある行為主体とみなされるほど洗練されてきていると主張した。カウンターカルチャーの時代に詩人リチャード・ブローティガンが夢想した「人とロボットと動物が平等に暮らす」未来ははたしてもう到来しているのだろうか？ わたしたちが日々経験しているロボットの“創発的な知能”のありかを思索する注目の新著『God, Human, Animal, Machine』から読みどころを抜粋す…
These virtual obstacle courses help real robots learn to walk
Specialized chips, simulations teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks.
RoboTire raises $7.5M to automate tire replacement
RoboTire crossed our radar in February of last year, just before much of the world was brought to a complete standstill courtesy of the pandemic. Things were still fairly early stages for the Detroit-based startup, which was founded by former Spark Robotics CEO Victor Darolfi. The company has clearly picked up some good, strategic interest […]
Robot response team
I’ve been working on a big project the past several days (more on that soon), which means, unfortunately, I’ve been away from the daily breaking news. That means, in turn, that I really haven’t been on top of the big robotics news this week. So let’s use this column as an opportunity to play a […]
Tortoise expands remote operated robotic delivery to convenience stores across the US
Tortoise is expanding its remote controlled delivery robots to convenience store chains across the U.S. through a new two-year strategic partnership with King Retail Solutions (KRS), an Idaho-based retail brand strategy company with a national footprint. Under the agreement, KRS will resell and distribute more than 500 of Tortoise’s sidewalk delivery vehicles to help its […]
We don’t just need an AV revolution — we need a design evolution
Building an autonomous vehicle without any changes in design is like building a cell phone with a rotary dial.
Ad Astro
Let’s talk about arms for a second. Or, rather, let’s talk about a lack of arms. It’s a common thread between Jibo, Kuri and now Astro. I suppose one could make the argument that Anki’s Cozmo had arms of a kind, but the overhead forklift wasn’t good for much beyond hooking into a proprietary block. […]