On the podcast this week, we discuss the dissolution of Argo AI, the state of autonomous driving, and we learn about the new RaaS performance contract for Covariant.AI

Formant Studio is a free version of its flagship solution, built for ROS and targeted at startups.

PickNik Robotics announced that it recently won two contracts, a SpaceWERX contract and a NASA SBIR Phase I contract. 

NVIDIA released the latest update to its Isaac Robot Operating System (ROS) software, Developer Preview (DP) 2.

This week, we discuss the news of Amazon ending the use of delivery robots and talk to Viam CEO Eliot Horowitz about its new robotics platform beta.

A breakdown of some of the new features in the OTTO Motors’ 2.26 software release.

Foxglove, a company creating flexible, user-extensible developer tools, announced that it brought in $15 million in Series A funding.

The company announces its first public beta of a new operating system and operations software for robotics.

Linux’s BDFL Linus Torvalds mentioned that the Rust programming language would be used in the upcoming Linux 6.1 kernel.

NVIDIA released Jetson Orin Nano system-on-modules, updated its Nova Orin reference platform for autonomous mobile robots and announced cloud-based availability for its Isaac Sim technology.

The partnership will allow customers to use Realtime Robotics’ motion planning and control software without leaving Siemens Process Simulate.

Intel Labs introduced a new approach to neural network-based object learning that uses interactive online object learning methods.

The company’s mission is to speed the development of autonomous mobile robots deployed in the field.

StradVision’s SVNet is a deep learning-based perception software that powers the perception technology behind ADAS and autonomous vehicles.

Foxglove announced that its rolling out a new beta version of its 3D panel for its development platform Foxglove Studio.

Microsoft launched Project AirSim, a high-fidelity simulation platform for building, training and testing autonomous aircrafts.

Pinn succeeds Eugene Izhikevich, the founder of the Brain Corp. Izhikevich will continue as the company’s executive chairman.

This week, we talk to Brian Gerkey the co-founder and CEO of Open Robotics about ROS and open source software.

Analog Devices, Inc. announced the industry’s first high-resolution, industrial quality, indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) module for 3D depth sensing and vision systems.

The new software suite is designed to reduce the programming effort of new robotic solutions.

MiR said the new software lays a foundation for faster missions, tighter integration and enhanced cybersecurity.

The fully containerized Ubuntu 22.04 LTS release introduces support for real-time compute in robotics and industrial applications.