Skilligent
Skilligent Takes Siam UAV to the Skies
When scientists at NASA send a command to a robot on Mars, it can take between 8 and 42 minutes before the operator knows that the command was performed successfully. Even here on earth, commands sent to local robots may still take up to a second to to be performed. It doesn’t sound like a [...]
12Oct2008 | Ray Renteria | 0 comments | Continued
Texas Company’s Technology Makes Robots Teachable
Robot Central had the opportunity to speak with CTO Sergey Popov of Skilligent about their robot learning technology. We were intrigued with the prospect of a robot that could be taught skills and behaviors without any conventional programming. I’ve asserted that Human Robot Interaction is about to reach a tipping point that will make [...]
24Sep2007 | Ray Renteria | 0 comments | Continued
Braintech’s Latest Vision Software to Support Microsoft Robotics Studio
In a move consistent with the coalescing of robotics market players, Braintech has released a version of its vision software VOLTS-IQ ™ SDK that is designed to work with Microsoft Robotics Studio.
According to their site,
Braintech specializes in the expert design and integration of artificial intelligence for Vision Guided Robotic (VGR) software and solutions. [Their] applications [...]
Microsoft and Tmsuk Create Robotic Alliance: Showtime?
Several days ago we learned that Microsoft is creating a technical alliance with Japan robot player Tmsuk (pronounced “tim suck”) to establish a standard robotics platform. It represents the first time a strategic relationship has been established between a major software platform maker and a robot manufacturer. At stake is the effort to bring [...]
11Sep2007 | Ray Renteria | 2 comments | Continued