Alphabet Shakes Up Its Robotics Division
From The New York Times:
Google’s robotics division has been plagued by low morale and a lack of leadership since the unit’s founder left abruptly in 2014. Now Alphabet is cleaning it up.
Over the last two months, Alphabet, the new holding company that separated Google from its collection of speculative projects, has reframed the robots effort, moving it from a stand-alone division inside Google to a piece of the X research division. The company has also hired Hans Peter Brondmo, a technology industry veteran who last worked at Nokia, to help with management...
... After starting the robotics division, Mr. Rubin quickly went on a buying spree, purchasing a number of promising companies, including Boston Dynamics, the of experimental military robots, and Schaft, an elite group of Japanese roboticists from the University of Tokyo...
... Google’s robotics effort stalled after his departure, going through a variety of leaders, including James Kuffner, a Carnegie Mellon roboticist who has since joined Toyota’s research and development laboratory in Palo Alto, and Jonathan Rosenberg, who is a troubleshooter for Larry Page, the Google co-founder who is Alphabet’s chief executive... (full article)
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Dronecode, a nonprofit organization who are developing a common, shared open source platform for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), recently announced a key milestone. The organization have gained investments from 27 new member organizations, and has formed technical working groups in order to advance the Dronecode platform.
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In response to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxxs announcement of pending regulations on driverless and connected cars, SAFE President and CEO Robbie Diamond issued the following:
Patti Engineering Hires Lead for Business Development in Texas
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ATX West - Digital Dynamics Announces SuperIOr® Controller for PLC Applications at ATX West 2016
Digital Dynamics, Inc., an industry leader in the design and manufacture of input/output (I/O) controllers for large industrial applications, today announced their PLC-programmable SuperIOr Controller, which can run various IEC 61131-3 programming languages such as ladder diagram (LD) or structured text (ST). AltaStream, Inc., experts in the field of industrial automation control systems, are partners in the project.
ATX West - Computrol to Discuss High-Mix Manufacturing and Lot Traceability at ATX West
Computrol, Inc., a world-class provider of mid- to low-volume, high-mix electronic manufacturing services to OEMs, will exhibit in Booth #334 at Advanced Manufacturing Expo & Conference (ATX West), scheduled to take place Feb. 9-11, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
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Smart 3D imager arrays - A new class of automated metrology sensor provides sophisticated in-process measurement, minimizing integration and infrastructure costs
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Swiss Public Transit Provider PostBus Acquires First Two Fully Autonomous Electric Vehicles, Equipped with Compact VLP-16 LiDAR Sensors
SPIE Startup Challenge 2016 semi-finalists announced
Semi-finalists have been named in the annual SPIE Startup Challenge, where new entrepreneurs pitch their light-based technology products to a panel of venture capitalists and business development experts. Semi-final and final rounds are held at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco in February, with finals open to the public.
Drone-World.com Liquidates Entire Stock of DJI Phantom 3 Standard Model Drones in Preference for Phantom 3 Professional and Adds Upgrade Kit for DJI Inspire 1 v2.0 & Pro
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