Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) have announced a contest inviting teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of piloting racing drones and beating human pilots. Participating teams will compete in a series of challenges for their share of more than $2 million in prizes. The challenge was announced by Lockheed Martin … [Read more...] about Over $2m in Prizes To Be Won in AI Drone Racing Contest
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NVIDIA Brings Drones and AI to Construction Industry through Partnership with Komatsu
The construction industry isn't known for rapid adoption of cutting edge technologies. The benefits of drones and AI to the industry may change that, however. Computing giant NVIDIA has announced a partnership with Japanese company Komatsu, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, to bring AI to construction worksites. “We’re seeing … [Read more...] about NVIDIA Brings Drones and AI to Construction Industry through Partnership with Komatsu
Neurala’s Brain: Why Onboard AI is a Game Changer for Commercial Drones
There's a lot of hype about AI in the drone industry. Applications labeled "AI" offer a wide variety of analysis and sense-and-avoid capabilities. But Boston-based Neurala provides drones (or cars, cameras, and toys) with something more critical than those applications: a brain. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are complex topics. Machines must process … [Read more...] about Neurala’s Brain: Why Onboard AI is a Game Changer for Commercial Drones
Drone Delivery and Robots: Can NVIDIA’s Jetson Provide the AI Magic to Make it Happen?
China's e-commerce giant JD.com has chosen NVIDIA to bring AI to drone and robot delivery. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced the collaboration during his keynote address at GTC China, the first of NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conferences. JDrone and JDrover are the latest creations from JD X, the innovation lab for JD.com. Designed for use in delivery, agriculture, … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery and Robots: Can NVIDIA’s Jetson Provide the AI Magic to Make it Happen?
NVIDIA’s Redtail: Demonstrating Trailblazing AI for Drones by Flying Trails
NVIDIA researchers have released technology that will "enable developers to create autonomous drones that can navigate complex, unmapped places without GPS," says the company. "One of the challenges that many companies have encountered is in flying in environments that are GPS denied," Jesse Clayton, Senior Manager Product for Intelligent Machines tells DRONELIFE. "But AI … [Read more...] about NVIDIA’s Redtail: Demonstrating Trailblazing AI for Drones by Flying Trails
