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Counting inventory with Nokia AIMS smart drone technology

The Robot Report Podcast · 30 Aug 2024 · 1h 14m

What this episode covers

Paul Heitlinger, General Manager of Nokia AIMS, explains how his team commercialized a drone-based autonomous inventory management system originally developed at Bell Labs. Heitlinger details the pivot from vertical farming to warehousing, the use of proprietary computer vision for GPS-free localization, and the development of a counting feature that identifies individual boxes on pallets. The episode also covers recent industry news, including Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid, Waymo's robotaxi expansion, and Fanuc's new cybersecurity-focused robot controller.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Waymo, Bell Labs, Graybar
Products
Nokia AIMS, Boston Dynamics Atlas, Fanuc R50i, Limex CL1
Chips
Qualcomm

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