A new chip lets robots “imagine” their actions before they make a move
Robots that can rapidly plan out their movements could accelerate factory automation—and help keep fragile humans safe. Putting your hand in front of an industrial robot arm is not, generally, a good idea. These machines…
Surprising Key–Enabling Drones To Change The World
Whether you love drones or you hate them, you probably agree that they have the potential to change the world. From carrying vaccines for babies in the South Pacific to transporting blood products in Rwanda, drones have already…
Amazon Prime Boss Named CEO of Google-Backed IonQ
Peter Chapman has had a varied career. The son of an astronaut, Chapman started programming at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s famed Artificial Intelligence Lab at the age of 16. He founded a company, Level Systems, that…
Ultrafast Motion-Planning Chip Could Make Autonomous Cars Safer
Realtime Robotics’ motion-planning processor helps autonomous cars make better decisions About two years ago, we covered a research project from Duke University that sped up motion planning for a tabletop robot arm by several orders of…
With atoms and lasers, IonQ makes a quantum computing leap
Startup IonQ is taking a decidedly sci-fi approach to quantum computing, using atoms to store information, along with sophisticated lasers to retrieve and process that data. IonQ expects to deliver by year’s end its first…
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Invests in Realtime Robotics, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has taken an equity stake in Realtime Robotics, Inc. a U.S. technology startup that develops and commercializes motion-planning* technologies. Will use startup’s innovative technologies to improve performance and safety…
HARVEY Helps Move Bioprinted Organs Closer to Reality
Supercomputer code successfully models behavior of interwoven vasculature created with new 3D printing technique Bioprinting research from the lab of Rice University bioengineer Jordan Miller featured a visually stunning proof-of-principle — a scale-model of a…
Duke Engineering School Creates Dean for Entrepreneurship Post
Ken Gall has been appointed Duke Engineering’s first associate dean for entrepreneurship, effective June 1, 2019. This new position will help the school live out the fundamental Duke value of “knowledge in service to society”…
Realtime Robotics Shipping RapidPlan Motion Planning Processor
Realtime Robotics, a Boston-based startup that recently outgrew its space at MassRobotics, announced at Automate 2019 it is now shipping its RapidPlan collision-free motion planning processor. RapidPlan is designed to enable industrial and collaborative robots to…