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Japan’s Market Innovators Bring Physical AI to Industries With NVIDIA AI and Omniverse
- Japan’s industrial giants are using physical AI and industrial AI, powered by NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac and Metropolis to propel themselves into the future. They have been able to develop systems to advance robotic manipulation, industrial inspection, and digital twins for human assistance.
- Rikei Corporation has developed a digital twin tooling to assist with planning that would streamline various stages of design, simulation and operations for the manufacturing process with digital assets. Diversified retail holdings company Seven & i Holdings is running digital twin simulations to enhance customer experiences.
- To enhance its metal forging capabilities, Toyota, tapping into NVIDIA Omniverse for physics simulation for robot motion and gripping, helping to reduce the time it takes to teach robots to transport forging materials and reproduce its robotic work handling and robot motion.
- Yaskawa, one of the leading global robotics manufacturers, is using FoundationPose for precise 6D pose estimation and tracking and NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator, AI models to enhance the adaptability and efficiency of its robots across varied industries.
- Seven & i Holdings is pushing its research activities by tapping into NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA Metropolis to better understand operations across its retail stores with computer vision models to help improve efficiency and safety.
- The retailer plans to use Metropolis and the NVIDIA Merlin recommendation engine framework to create tailored suggestions to individual shoppers. Rikei’s tool will allow manufacturers to build digital twins of their factories using JAPAN USD Factory.
- Omniverse enables modeling digital twins of factories and other environments that accurately duplicate the physical characteristics of objects and systems in the real world, which is foundational to building physical AI for driving next-generation autonomous systems.
- NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse platforms are delivering automation for the food, logistics, medical, and agriculture industries.
- With its population in decline, Japan has a critical need for advanced robotics, and with an expected 11 million shortfall of workers by 2040, the generative AI-driven robotics’ arrival couldn’t have come at a better time.
- Yaskawa is embracing digital twin and robotics simulations powered by NVIDIA Isaac Sim, built on Omniverse to accelerate the development and deployment of its robotic solutions, saving time and resources.
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Japan Develops Next-Generation Drug Design, Healthcare Robotics and Digital Health Platforms
- Japan is using AI tools to provide high-quality healthcare to its population of around 30% people who are 65 or older. Breakthrough technology deployments by the country’s healthcare leaders including in AI-accelerated drug discovery, genomic medicine, healthcare imaging, and robotics are highlighted at the NVIDIA AI Summit Japan. AI scanners and scopes give radiologists and surgeons real-time superpowers. Japanese surgical AI companies are investigating the use of Holoscan to power applications that could detect anatomical structures like organs in real-time. Fujifilm has launched NURA, a group of health screening centers with AI-augmented medical examinations designed to help doctors test for cancer and chronic diseases. Developed using NVIDIA DGX systems, the tool incorporates large language models that create text summaries of medical images.
- AI tools trained on country-specific data and local compute infrastructure are supercharging the abilities of Japan’s clinicians and researchers amid an expected shortage of nearly 500,000 healthcare workers by next year.
- Powered by NVIDIA AI computing platforms like the Tokyo-1 NVIDIA DGX supercomputer, these applications were developed using domain-specific platforms.
- NVIDIA is supporting Japan’s pharmaceutical market with NVIDIA BioNeMo, an end-to-end platform that enables drug discovery researchers to develop and deploy AI models for generating biological intelligence from biomolecular data.
- Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma uses BioNeMo biomolecular AI models to accelerate biologics research. Astellas has accelerated chemical molecule generation by more than 30x. The company plans to use BioNeMo NIM microservices to further advance its work.
- Genomics researchers across Japan have adopted the NVIDIA Parabricks software suite to accelerate secondary analysis of DNA and RNA data. The University of Tokyo Human Genome Center uses it to find gene variants unique to Japan’s population.
- Fujifilm has developed an AI application in collaboration with NVIDIA to help surgeons perform surgery more efficiently by converting CT images into 3D simulations to support surgery.
- Olympus recently collaborated with NVIDIA and NTT to demonstrate how cloud-connected endoscopes can efficiently run image processing and AI applications in real-time.
- NVIDIA is also supporting real-time AI-powered robotic systems for radiology and surgery in Japan with Holoscan, a sensor processing platform that streamlines AI model and application development for real-time insights.
- Fujifilm has launched NURA, a group of health screening centers with AI-augmented medical examinations designed to help doctors test for cancer and chronic diseases with faster examinations and lower radiation doses for CT scans.
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Waymo robotaxi service opens to public in Los Angeles
- Waymo has opened its fully autonomous robotaxi service, Waymo One, to the public in Los Angeles.
- The service, which covers areas such as Santa Monica, Hollywood Boulevard, and USC, has removed its waitlist and is available 24/7.
- Waymo has received positive feedback from its LA riders, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars and 98% satisfaction.
- Waymo plans to expand its service area in Los Angeles and is working with local community partners to make roads safer and improve accessibility.
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Johnson & Johnson wins FDA exemption for Ottava surgical robot
- Johnson & Johnson's Ottava surgical robot has received investigational device exemption (IDE) from the FDA.
- The exemption allows Johnson & Johnson MedTech to begin a clinical trial for Ottava at U.S. sites.
- Ottava features a unique architecture with four robotic arms and offers versatility in meeting patient and surgeon needs.
- The robotic platform incorporates J&J's digital ecosystem and is designed for robotic, laparoscopic, hybrid, and open surgery.
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Humanoid study group launches survey on human-robot interaction
- The IEEE Humanoids Study Group has launched a survey on human-robot interaction.
- The group aims to evaluate safety standards for the design and deployment of humanoid robots.
- The study group is split into two subgroups, one reviewing existing robot safety standards and the other evaluating human-robot interaction use cases.
- The survey will help determine aspects of HRI that impact the development of robotic standards for real-world applications of humanoid robots.
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LocalStack Secures $25M Series A Funding to Give Developers Control Over Cloud Development
- LocalStack, a leader in local cloud development environments, has raised $25 million in Series A funding.
- The funding round was led by Notable Capital, with participation from CRV and Heavybit.
- LocalStack's platform allows developers to run a full AWS environment on their laptops, cutting down on cloud costs and speeding up development cycles.
- The funding will be used to expand LocalStack's market presence and develop new features such as chaos engineering and application resiliency testing.
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The Un-Told Story of Award winning AI Liala Chapter 9.
- Frank has scheduled a meeting with the top 5 AI robot manufacturers to discuss Shelja’s “Sharing is Caring” program and has created a draft proposal.
- Before the meeting, he asked Derrick to arrange a meeting with the legal team to understand the legal aspects.
- During the call with Ms. Jodi, the legal counsel, she mentioned that the business community may oppose paying their part of the 2.5% fee based on AI Charter Clause 7.1.
- This clause states that manufacturers are responsible for maintaining and updating all components of AI robots under supply contracts.
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Rockwell Automation adds NVIDIA Omniverse to digital twin software
- Rockwell Automation is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse APIs into its Emulate3D digital twin software.
- The integration will enhance factory operations through artificial intelligence and physics-based simulation technology.
- The integration is planned for early 2025 and will enable improved visualization and simulation capabilities for manufacturing environments.
- The Emulate3D software helps users preemptively identify potential control issues, saving time and resources during implementation.
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New York Robotics Network is building community in NYC and beyond
- The New York Robotics Network is building a community in the metro area and worldwide, organising events to help startups, engineers, investors, and end users connect.
- Jacob Hennessey-Rubin, founding board member, and Randy Howie, founding board member and senior operating director, revealed the founders spotted an opportunity to build an ecosystem that supports robotics startups, industry, investors, and partners in the Tri-state area.
- NYRN’s mission is to help empower and support the diverse membership as they manage the complexity of the world’s fastest-growing tech ecosystem, forge partnerships with partners across the globe, represent the region’s robotics ecosystem domestically and globally, and expand the robotics industry within the New York metro area.
- NYRN¹s primary industry sectors include medical/bio/lab, construction and infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, art and theater, food and hospitality, and warehouse and logistics.
- NYRN works to connect startups, engineers, investors, and end users and is less focused around one or two universities, getting grants, or directly incubating startups.
- NYRN currently counts 100+ startups in their index. Founders of companies such as Adagy have come to New York from other locations, and startups like Joby, Phantom, or Zoox have hired remote workers.
- NYRN has put on more than 10 networking events for the community in the past three years and has signed 501(c)(6) nonprofit incorporation papers.
- NYRN is developing country focus groups for countries investing in robotics, including Japan, UK, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and Denmark.
- NYRN seeks to establish the region as a leading hub for robotics excellence and to propel the industry toward a future of transformative impact and global leadership.
- NYRN is planning to provide career and business development services and acceleration opportunities and is partnering with AcceleratorCON.
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David Lee, COO of WEBTOON Entertainment – Interview Series
- David J. Lee is Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for WEBTOON Entertainment, where he oversees global corporate, financial and operations teams for WEBTOON, Wattpad, and Wattpad WEBTOON Studios.
- David ensures ethical AI development at WEBTOON to enhance, not replace, human creativity. AI tools like Shaper and Constella are designed to assist creators without compromising their artistic integrity.
- WEBTOON’s AI-powered anti-piracy tool, Toon Radar, actively combats unauthorized use of creators’ work by embedding invisible identification data into webcomic images to help block illegal uploads.
- WEBTOON trains its AI models using data sets that are in the public domain or licensed under creative common licenses. WEBTOON doesn't use its creators' titles to train AI models without creator consent, nor does it sell user or content data to third parties to train AI models.
- WEBTOON is investing in AI technology for content discovery, recently launched a new version of its AI-powered content recommendation model in Korea, which increased user engagement in the months following its release.
- As artists are concerned about their work being stolen or replaced, WEBTOON is committed to safeguarding artists’ rights using stringent policies and technological solutions.
- WEBTOON sees AI as a tool for creators and not a replacement. AI can take on repetitive tasks or help streamline production processes, allowing creators to focus on unique storytelling and artistic voice.
- WEBTOON aims to give creators more time to innovate and push the boundaries of their craft by providing tools like Shaper and Constella. WEBTOON's goal is to build a future where technology enhances creativity, with creators firmly in control of their artistic vision, and AI as an enabler of new possibilities rather than a threat.
- David Lee's extensive experience of over 25 years in consumer and technology industry in finance and leadership roles, has led WEBTOON to bring forth new and efficient AI models to boost productivity and creativity of the creators while safeguarding their intellectual property.
- Webtoon plans to foster a collaborative relationship between the technology and creators and build a future where creativity is enhanced with AI, not replaced using AI.
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Adobe Firefly Video Model: How AI is Changing the Future of Video Editing
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is making a big difference, especially in video editing.
- Adobe Firefly uses advanced architectures to intelligently generate, edit, and enhance video content based on user input, such as text prompts or raw footage.
- The real value of Adobe Firefly is in making professional video production accessible to everyone, removing the technical hurdles that were considered time-consuming and costly.
- Adobe Firefly's features are designed to automate time-consuming tasks while providing users comprehensive control over the final output.
- Firefly's most revolutionary feature is its ability to generate video content based on simple text prompts.
- Firefly also excels with AI-assisted scene transitions and visual effects, automatically applying smooth transitions that match the content.
- Sora and Movie Gen are competitors, but Firefly's deep integration with Adobe's suite of professional tools gives it an advantage, especially for users already familiar with the Adobe ecosystem.
- The future of AI in video editing looks very promising. AI will support creativity rather than replace it.
- Combining AI with Adobe's trusted tools offers creators new ways to bring their ideas to life.
- With the consistent developments in AI, Firefly's integration with Adobe's suite brings new possibilities for professionals and novices.
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Unmasking Bias in Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Solutions
- Generative AI has seen an accompanying boom in enterprise applications across industries, leading to spurious attributes that can convey bias.
- NTT Research has proposed an algorithm, Connectivity-Based Fine-Tuning, to reduce deep neural networks' reliance on bias-prone attributes.
- The proposed algorithm is a breakthrough as it can lead to non-biased AI models that can eliminate discrimination in various industries.
- Often DNNs rely on spurious attributes, leading to different decision-making mechanisms of the model.
- Connectivity-Based Fine-Tuning can alter the decision-making mechanism of a model, ensuring the mechanism is based on desired attributes.
- The ethical concerns surrounding AI remain substantial, such as compromise of individuals' privacy and liability of autonomous applications.
- Legal frameworks and ethical standards must be established to ensure responsible and beneficial use of AI technology.
- Scientist's proposal for an algorithm that could potentially eliminate biases in AI is a step in the right direction.
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Now anyone in LA can hail a Waymo robotaxi
- Waymo has opened its robotaxi service to everyone in Los Angeles, sunsetting a waitlist of 300,000 people.
- Anyone can now download the Waymo One app to hail a ride within the 80-square-mile service area in Los Angeles County.
- Waymo had previously received permits to operate a commercial robotaxi service in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- The expansion follows Waymo's recent announcement of raising $5.6 billion in a Series C funding round.
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Zoox now testing its robotaxis in San Francisco
- Zoox expands operations in California and Nevada, testing its robotaxis in San Francisco and expanding Las Vegas geofence.
- Initial testing in San Francisco will occur in the SoMa neighborhood with rides available only to Zoox employees to refine the riding experience.
- Zoox gears up for public rides in Las Vegas in 2025, deploying robotaxis in the highly trafficked area of The Strip for valuable learnings.
- Zoox also testing its technology in Austin and Miami, planning to enter these cities with a brief mapping mission and deploying test fleet equipped with safety drivers.
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Ascento Guard 2.0 is ready for security duty at large facilities
- Ascento AG has launched the Ascento Guard 2.0, the latest version of its autonomous security robot.
- The Guard 2.0 features integrated cameras and brighter spotlights for enhanced visibility.
- It includes improved night vision cameras, a higher-resolution thermal camera, and a larger battery for longer shifts.
- The robot can autonomously surveil large areas, detect anomalies, and perform visual inspections.
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