Industrial Robotics, Drones, Automation, Geospatial & AI
July 9, 2024: Issue 102
🌩️ Coming straight to your inbox from Houston, where Hurricane Beryl wreaked havoc 🌧️ upon the city yesterday, leaving over 2 million without power! 💡 Thankfully, drones are already flying 🚁 to aid in the recovery, and a couple of our team members have internet, so we're able to deliver the latest industrial drone & robotics updates, deals, technology releases, market forecasts and more! 💙 Our thoughts are with all those dealing with the aftermath of this storm & hope you are back to normal sooner rather than later!
What’s Inside:
👂 ICYMI: Top Energy Drone & Robotics Stories for June
👷Rise of the Machines: Industrial Construction Sector Bot Roundup
📦 Amazon is Approved: FAA Ok’s Expanded Drone Deliveries
🌟 Best in Show: EDR Summit Recap
☕ Barista Bots Brew: Starbucks at NAVER 1784 Goes Robotic
🌊 Tech Tide Turn: Robotics, AI and Cloud Systems Shaping New Offshore
🤖 Duo Teams Up to Enter Humanoid Market with Startup Persona AI
🤑 Robotics investments for May 2024 topped $2.1 billion
👊 SyncTwin Utilizes OpenUSD and Gen AI to Make Digital Twins Accessible
WHAT'S BIG
ICYMI: Recent 2024 Energy Drone & Robotics Top Stories
(Image Credit: AboutAmazon)
It's officially hurricane season, Beryl is lashing it's way across the United States, and while you hunker down and stay safe in your homes, it’s time for our top stories from the recent Energy Drone & Robotics newsletters in June.
Do you have a story idea for us to cover? Reply and let us know!
WHAT'S UP
Robo Roundup Review: Our recent 2024 Energy Drone and Robotics Summit brought together stakeholders, end users, and vendors to discuss and showcase their solutions, as well as to provide a snapshot of the industry’s adoption of the technology. Commercial UAV News recently shared a few impressions and takeaways from the event that may define the space in the years ahead.
Tech Tide Turn: Bureau Veritas, Terradepth and Sulmara are among a number of offshore survey companies that are increasingly using autonomous or remotely operated robotics, cloud systems and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver projects faster, cheaper and in a more environmentally friendly way.
Twin Tech Triumph: SyncTwin GmbH is making strides in the industrial sector with its innovative application that integrates OpenUSD and generative AI to enhance manufacturing efficiency and sustainability, according to the NVIDIA Blog. SyncTwin developed a digital twin app leveraging NVIDIA's cuOpt, an optimization engine for complex routing problems, and the NVIDIA Omniverse platform.
WHAT'S NEXT
MIT research scientist Jerry Pratt announced the founding of another entry in the increasingly crowded world of humanoids. Persona AI is presently as early stage as early stage gets, having been officially founded only last month. The startup is the brainchild of Pratt and longtime associate Nic Radford.
Trimble recently announced the release of a new asset lifecycle management software suite, to be known as Trimble Unity. The suite brings together five capabilities and, in Trimbles words, “enables owners of capital projects and public infrastructure to efficiently plan, design, build, operate, and maintain their assets using centralized data and connected digital workflows.”
Drone Nerds announced the addition of Freefly Systems' latest offerings, the Astro, Astro Prime, and Astro Prime, to its lineup of enterprise solutions. These new drones are set to revolutionize the commercial drone industry with their advanced capabilities and compliance with stringent NDAA regulations.
JOUAV has recently announced the launch of the upgraded version of PH-20 multi-rotor UAV, a professional-grade drone system designed to enhance the efficiency and ease of flight operations across various industries.
WHAT'S THE DEAL
Robotics investments for May 2024 topped $2.1 billion, the result of funding for 38 companies. The $2.1 billion is the highest monthly funding amount for the year 2024 and greatly exceeds the trailing 12-month average of $1.2 billion. Robotics funding through May 2024 totals approximately $5.7 billion.
Datumate announced its strategic partnership with Birds Eye Aerial Drones, LLC, a pioneering force in aerial surveying led by industry veteran Scott Painter. This alliance is set to transform surveying practices for engineering and construction firms worldwide.
WHAT ELSE
Meet Your New Jogging Buddy: Robots on the Run
(Image Credit: IOT World Today)
Like it or not, soon our world is going to be filled with robots that walk among us, not as clunky machines of sci-fi films, but with the grace and agility of humans.
Standing as tall as an average human and powered by a symphony of sensors and processors, Tiangong has the ability to jog at a steady pace, navigate complex terrain and perform tasks with precision. Tiangong represents a future where robots could possibly become our companions, helpers and perhaps even our friends.
This full-size humanoid robot, standing at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 95 pounds, is capable of running on electric power at a steady pace of about 3.7 mph. Read more! --> (h/t FoxNews)
