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Genesis AI brings in $105M to build universal robotics foundation model
- Genesis AI secures $105 million in funding to develop a universal robotics foundation model and a horizontal robotics platform.
- The company aims to bring human-level intelligence into the physical world by leveraging both digital AI knowledge and physical AI.
- Genesis AI plans to make components of its technology open-source to empower developers and accelerate progress in physical AI.
- The company's goal is to enable the next generation of general-purpose robots by providing robustness, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
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Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot, releases generative AI model
- Amazon has reached a milestone by deploying its 1 millionth robot into its warehouses, with the latest being delivered to a facility in Japan.
- The company now has robots assisting in 75% of its global deliveries, potentially leading to a nearly equal number of robots and humans working in its warehouses.
- Amazon is releasing a new generative AI model called DeepFleet to enhance the efficiency of its warehouse robots, increasing the speed of the robotic fleet by 10%.
- The latest robot model introduced by Amazon is Vulcan, equipped with two arms - one for rearranging inventory and another with a camera and suction cup for item retrieval, featuring a sense of touch.
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Amazon launches new AI foundation model, deploys 1 millionth robot
- Amazon has deployed its 1 millionth robot, claiming to have the world's largest fleet of mobile robots.
- The company introduced DeepFleet, an AI foundation model, to optimize its fleet of robots and improve efficiency.
- DeepFleet is expected to reduce robot travel time by 10%, enabling faster delivery to customers and lower operational costs.
- Despite automation growth, Amazon invests in employee training, with over 700,000 employees receiving technical skills training since 2019.
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Amazon Nearing Equal Number of Human and Robot Warehouse Workers
- Amazon is approaching having an equal number of robots and human workers in its warehouses, with a record 1 million-plus robots currently operating.
- These robots are used for tasks like moving goods for packaging, sorting products, and working with humans in fulfillment operations.
- The integration of robotics has increased productivity at Amazon's fulfillment centers and reduced the impact of high staff turnover.
- While Amazon insists the robots are designed to assist workers rather than replace them, concerns have been raised about the long-term impact of automation on employment.
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Civ Robotics spots Series A funding for automated surveying
- Civ Robotics Inc. has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding for its automated surveying technology, bringing its total funding to $12.5 million.
- The company will use the investment to enhance its construction robots, expand globally, and focus on renewable energy and solar power projects.
- CivDot, the company's unmanned ground vehicles, can mark thousands of coordinates per day with high precision, aiming to revolutionize the construction industry by improving efficiency.
- Civ Robotics has deployed over 100 surveying robots worldwide, receiving positive feedback from partners like Bechtel for improving surveying efficiency in large-scale projects.
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TechCrunch
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Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots
- Genesis AI, a startup focused on building a foundational model for robots, has raised $105 million in seed funding from Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures.
- The company aims to create a general-purpose model to automate various repetitive tasks for robots, using synthetic data generated by its proprietary physics engine.
- Genesis, founded by Zhou Xian and Théophile Gervet, is leveraging a simulation engine to accelerate model development compared to competitors like Nvidia.
- The startup plans to release its model to the robotics community by the end of the year, distinguishing itself in the race to develop general-purpose AI models for robots.
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Andy Jassy says AI will eliminate some Amazon jobs — but create more in at least 2 areas
- Amazon's CEO, Andy Jassy, stated that AI technologies will create jobs in AI and robotics, despite automating some existing roles within the company.
- Jassy highlighted that job roles in areas like AI and robotics would see an increase while some tasks get automated by technology.
- Amazon has around 500 open roles in robotics listed on LinkedIn as the company continues to invest in these areas.
- Despite concerns from some Amazon employees regarding potential job impacts, Jassy emphasized the transformative impact of AI while acknowledging changes in the workforce due to technological advancements.
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Unitree becomes a legged robot unicorn with Series C funding
- Unitree Robotics, also known as YuShu Technology Co., raised Series C funding, bringing its valuation to around $1.7 billion USD.
- The China-based company has seen significant growth since its inception in 2016, now employing over 1,000 people and achieving $140 million in annual revenue.
- Unitree focuses on developing affordable robots, with products like the G1 humanoid and the Go-2-W quadruped robot with wheels for diverse terrains.
- Investors in Unitree's funding round include China Mobile's fund, Tencent, Alibaba, and others, aiming to expand production and target consumer markets.
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Tacta Systems raises $75M to give robots a ‘smart nervous system’
- Tacta Systems raised $75 million to develop dexterous intelligence for robots to perform complex, human-like tasks efficiently.
- The funding will be used to accelerate the development of systems capable of handling physical world problems using a 'smart nervous system.'
- The company's proprietary combination of software, hardware, and AI, along with Dextrous Intelligence, enables robots to interact with the physical world with precision and speed.
- The funding included an $11 million seed round and a $64 million Series A led by America’s Frontier Fund and SBVA with participation from various investors.
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Physical AI: The Robotic Rise and Eventual Fall of the Stochastic Puppet
- Imitation learning involves saving human commands to replay actions in robotics demonstrations.
- Open loop control leads to challenges with drift and noise in repeating tasks.
- Machine learning models utilizing camera feedback help adjust robotic actions for robustness.
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Swiss-Made Robot Dog Now Tosses Objects With Freaky Precision
- Swiss-built robot dog developed by Swiss Mile can stand up, pick up boxes, and launch them with human-like precision.
- The robot can navigate swiftly on four wheels and switch to bipedal shape for more delicate tasks, showing curiosity-driven learning.
- Named ANYmal, the robot can carry up to 50 kilograms and is designed for warehouses, airports, and disaster zones, showcasing autonomy and adaptability.
- ANYmal's success signals a future where robots can handle physical tasks with creativity and human-like roles, leading to potential changes in industries needing both muscle and mobility.
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UC San Diego Researchers Introduced Dex1B: A Billion-Scale Dataset for Dexterous Hand Manipulation in Robotics
- Creating large-scale data for dexterous hand manipulation poses challenges in robotics due to the complexity and difficulty in control.
- Dex1B, a billion-scale dataset, was introduced by UC San Diego researchers to address the need for diverse and high-quality training data for dexterous hand manipulation tasks.
- The Dex1B dataset combines optimization techniques and generative models to provide one billion demonstrations for tasks like grasping and articulation, outperforming previous methods by 22% on grasping tasks.
- Insights on multimodal attention in model performance highlight the importance of combining cross-attention with self-attention for improving model performance, particularly in tasks involving text and image features.
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Inside Intel’s bid to rewire its destiny
- Intel aims to clean up balance sheet, focus on engineering and products with new CEO.
- Analysts highlight Intel's need to refocus on core products, innovate in AI, and partner wisely.
- Decline in x86 revenues signals Intel's struggle amid competition, shift towards niche markets.
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The Robot Report
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MIT CSAIL’s new vision system helps robots understand their bodies
- MIT CSAIL developed a vision system for robots without sensors using just a camera.
- The system, Neural Jacobian Fields (NJF), allows robots to learn control through vision.
- NJF enables self-awareness in robots, helping them understand their bodies and movements.
- This approach removes the need for extensive engineering and coding in robotics tasks.
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Distalmotion makes its first multirobot sale in the U.S.
- Distalmotion has made its first sale of multiple surgical robots in the U.S. to AdventHealth, a hospital network operating in nine states.
- The DEXTER system from Distalmotion was chosen to support minimally invasive procedures and has been used in the outpatient department at AdventHealth Celebration.
- DEXTER is designed to simplify operations, be mobile, and integrate into existing procedures in hospital outpatient departments, with a focus on efficiency and patient experience.
- The system is the only one with a sterile console and open architecture in the U.S. and European markets, allowing surgeons flexibility in using preferred instruments and technologies.
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