March 11, 2024

Robotics

Schneider Electric unveils new Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024 – The Robot Report

Listen to this article The Lexium cobot product line, from left to right: RL3, RL5, RL7, and RL12 (not to scale). | Credit: Schneider Electric Schneider Electric today at MODEX announced the release of two new collaborative robots: the Lexium RL 3 and RL 12, as well as the Lexium RL 18 model coming later this year. From single-axis machines to high-performance, multi-axis cobots, the Lexium line enables high-speed motion and control of up to

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AI

Chain-of-table: Evolving tables in the reasoning chain for table understanding

Posted by Zilong Wang, Student Researcher, and Chen-Yu Lee, Research Scientist, Cloud AI Team People use tables every day to organize and interpret complex information in a structured, easily accessible format. Due to the ubiquity of such tables, reasoning over tabular data has long been a central topic in natural language processing (NLP). Researchers in this field have aimed to leverage language models to help users answer questions, verify statements, and analyze data based on

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Covariant Announces a Universal AI Platform for Robots

11 Mar 2024 6 min read One robotics foundation model can control many different robots manipulating many different objects. When IEEE Spectrumfirst wrote about Covariant in 2020, it was a new-ish robotics startup looking to apply robotics to warehouse picking at scale through the magic of a single end-to-end neural network. At the time, Covariant was focused on this picking use case, because it represents an application that could provide immediate value—warehouse companies pay Covariant for

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AR/VR

Rarible’s API Joins Celo Blockchain for Enhanced Creator Tools

The Celo Foundation, in partnership with Rarible, has announced the integration of Rarible’s API solution into the Celo network. This move equips those building on Celo with a comprehensive suite of tools for their decentralized applications (dApps), including a real-time NFT indexer, an aggregated order book, multi-chain support, and a trading SDK.  This collaboration is set to propel the Celo ecosystem forward, improving access for NFT creators with a mission of tapping into an expansive network that

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Robotics

Slamcore Aware provides visual spatial intelligence for intralogistics fleets – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Slamcore Aware is designed to be simple and quick to commission. Source: Slamcore Just as advanced driver-assist systems, or ADAS, mark progress toward autonomous vehicles, so too can spatial intelligence assist manually driven vehicles in factories and warehouses. At MODEX today, Slamcore Ltd. launched Slamcore Aware, which it said can improve the accuracy, robustness, and scalability of 3D localization data for tracking intralogistics vehicles. “Prospective customers tell us that they are

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Hardware

The be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 650W PSU Review: Solid Gold

Be quiet! is renowned for its dedication to excellence in the realm of PC components, specializing in products that emphasize silence and performance. The brand’s product lineup is extensive, encompassing high-quality power supply units (PSUs), cases, and cooling solutions, including air and liquid coolers. Be quiet! is particularly renowned for trying to achieve whisper-quiet operation across all its products, making it a favorite among PC enthusiasts who prioritize a noiseless computing environment. The brand’s portfolio

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