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Watch our new case study video with Vicon where we highlight the use of their Vero camera system and Tracker software in our IOSM Yard. Their system enables us to simulate an orbital environment surrounding our robots, allowing customers to test close-proximity operations that will prepare their technology for beyond Earth. Thanks to our Robotics Development Lead, Jeremy Hadall, and his team for their participation and Vicon for showcasing our robotics capabilities through their incredible system! Check out the video here: https://lnkd.in/erXReKti #RoboWeek #NationalRoboticsWeek

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The last paper for the 2023

What I am doing right now!!! 🤖 Currently immersed in a challenge similar to the DARPA Subterranean Challenge, and I'm excited to share some key insights! 🌐🛠 🔬 The "SubT" Challenge spotlights the magic of collaboration and combining diverse robotic systems to tackle intricate issues. Take a look at what we've learned: 🌟 Multidisciplinary Approach: The challenge thrives on a fusion of engineering and scientific expertise, emphasizing the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration to conquer real-world complexities. Engineers and scientists join forces to craft innovative solutions. 🤖 Modularity and Adaptability: Our approach involves deploying different types of robots to address specific challenge aspects. This underscores the significance of modularity and adaptability in robotics—tailoring robots for specific tasks and environments. 🌍 Real-World Relevance: The challenge, focusing on underground mapping, navigation, and search, carries direct applications in critical scenarios like combat operations and disaster response. It highlights the pivotal role of robotics and automation in saving lives during time-sensitive situations. 🚀 Innovation and Novelty: Challenges like the SubT Challenge push us to think creatively and develop groundbreaking solutions. This drive for innovation can lead to technological advancements with far-reaching applications beyond the competition. 🤝 Collaboration and Competition: These challenges strike a balance between healthy competition and fostering collaboration and information sharing among teams. This accelerates progress and advances the state of the art in robotics and related fields. 🔑 In essence, the DARPA Subterranean Challenge serves as a compelling reminder that complex problems often demand a multifaceted approach. Robotics can be a game-changer in addressing real-world challenges, from disaster response to national security. The success of the "Explorer" team is a testament to the power of teamwork and innovation in pushing the boundaries of what robots can achieve. 🚀🤝 #Robotics #Innovation #Collaboration #SubTChallenge

📣 If you've missed the news, our CEO Paul Dawson is starting a series of LinkedIn Live events, called Driving Insight. The first event is on the 21st December at 12:30pm. 📆 The link is in the comments - hit Attend to add it to your calendar, and invite your network to join in too. ✨ #linkedinlive #linkedinliveevent #DrivingData #datainsights

Our CEO Paul Dawson will be sharing his thoughts on making business decisions using the power of Data Insight in the first of his new LinkedIn Live series. #datainsights

Mike Gitlin sat down with portfolio manager Mark Casey to discuss areas of opportunity and Mark’s long time horizon for investing. Mark offered an interesting take on robots, an arm of artificial intelligence that seems to get less airtime than #AI language models. ▶️ Watch now on YouTube https://lnkd.in/gSHymn2A #Investing #MarketTrends #Robotics

Happy New Year All! Over the Christmas break, we took the opportunity to watch some of the Christmas AI Lectures on BBC, sponsored by CGI. Designed for children, they are a simple and informative look at AI and its challenges for us all. Happy to share with you some of my children’s key take-aways! Overall: Oldest –  The program was good. AI is not a human mind. Middle – The program was OK. I learnt that people are making machines that have sensors to make them feel. Some people are scared of AI because they think it will be smarter and more clever than humans. Youngest – I learnt that the robot had bouncy cushions on its hands to feel. The balloon popping was loud, the robot dog did not find it surprising. Autonomous cars: Youngest – What!? Cars can drive on their own? Oldest – I think it is pretty cool because more people can get to different places. It could also be bad because some people will  stop learning driving skills. I think it could lead to less pollution because the cars will be more efficient. AI can control cars by using sensors to map its surroundings and traverse it. It can then alert other cars of what it has learnt. Middle – It’s a safe way of travelling, it communicates with other cars better than humans because the cars are linked to the whole fleet the human is not. AI cars learn from all other AI cars not just itself – they share. Robot dogs: Youngest – the dog is cute Oldest – It was cool because it could get over obstacles using a mapping system. Uses sensors and databases to get around. Middle – It was clever because it has loads of cameras and sensors. It can see around the room and know where it is going. It doesn’t need any controls. Is it ethical to build autonomous weaponsied robots? Middle – no, it is more risky and dangerous Oldest – I think it’s a bad idea. Things can escalate without humans overseeing. How much autonomy should AI have? Middle – I don’t think it should have too much autonomy, because then it could make its own decisions that are bad for humans. Oldest – Needs quite a lot of freedom but should be controlled by humans. What are the main risks to society? Middle – Humans lose control and AI starts to do stuff that is dangerous and risky. Also it could judge people on things such as eye colour or skin tone that are not important Oldest – it can replicate someone using deep fakes and cause confusion. How can people even know what is real? Though we all agreed the AI generated personalised ‘dis-information’ campaigns ‘just say no to dogs’ was funny – we are team CATS. https://lnkd.in/emCbsFAJ

GenAI at work! Scispace apparently using copilot... This was of course helpful, as I am quickly looking for some info. DID IT WORK? Well... not exactly, I wanted to just get their features used, but could not ask a custom question without an account. HOWEVER: the quick summaries and facts from the results/conclusions were at least interesting and easy to get.