
Intrinsic also released the Open Machine Tending Solution, an open reference design for CNC machine tending. | Source: Intrinsic Today, Intrinsic, an AI robotics group that joined Google this year, released Intrinsic Core, an open-source set of Robot Operating System-compatible capabilities for building robotic applications. With the release, Intrinsic said more of the world’s developers will be able to build with foundational parts of the Intrinsic platform. Robotics teams currently spend
An AI robotics group that joined Google released open-source software called Intrinsic Core, which provides building blocks that developers can combine to create robotic applications compatible with the Robot Operating System. The release matters because robotics teams currently spend hundreds of hours coding capabilities from scratch, and this pre-configured software environment allows them to more quickly build and improve robotic systems. The software includes capabilities for real-time control, motion planning, grasp planning, simulation, camera calibration, and sensor drivers that work across different robot hardware without requiring developers to rewrite code for each component.

Arduino VENTUNO Q’s dual-brain architecture pairs a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Sprocessor with a real-time STM32H5 microcontroller. | Source: Qualcomm Arduino S.r.l., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies Inc., recently opened pre-orders for VENTUNO Q, a edge AI platform powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series. Arduino built the board for developers, prioritizing familiarity and ease of use with the right software, accessories, and extensions. While this is Arduino’s first intenti

Faster simulation tools could help roboticists train autonomous systems more efficiently by compressing months of testing into weeks.
Helicon is using robots for carbon fiber parts production. Source: Helicon Advanced composites offer strength and stiffness at low weight, but manufacturing them at scale remains slow, labor-intensive, and difficult to automate. Helicon Industries is building automated manufacturing systems designed to bring composites into high-volume production, starting with carbon fiber. The Los Angeles-based startup has emerged from stealth with $16 million in seed funding, led by AlleyCorp. Helicon aims to
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