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ROSCon 2023 comes to INDIA

Source: Acceleration Robotics, August 16, 2023 [1]
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural edition of ROSCon India, a pioneering initiative co-hosted by Acceleration Robotics, RigBetel Labs and powered by ARTPARK at Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

ROSCon India is an exceptional platform aimed at fostering collaboration, learning and innovation within the field of robotics, particularly focusing on the Robot Operating System (ROS).

Date: 14th & 15th December, 2023
Venue: JN TATA Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Turnaround in semiconductor market

Source: Semiwiki, August 14, 2023 [2]
The global semiconductor market grew 4.2% in 2Q 2023 versus 1Q 2023, according to WSTS. The 2Q 2023 growth was the first positive quarter-to-quarter change since 4Q 2021, a year and a half ago.

TIER IV and Axell unveil Autoware Accelerator prototypes: Building energy-efficient autonomous vehicles

Source: TIER IV, Inc., August 9, 2023 [3]
TIER IV and Axell Corporation collaborate on a research project to create a new application-specific system-on-chip and software platform for autonomous vehicles, showcasing the Autoware Accelerators' power and performance advantages.

Semiconductor companies look to drive RISC-V ecosystem and hardware development

Source: New Electronics, August 10, 2023 [4]
Bosch, Infineon Technologies, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, and Qualcomm Technologies are to jointly invest in a company aimed at advancing the adoption of RISC-V globally by enabling next-generation hardware development.

Robot operating system market to exceed US$438 Mn by 2027

Source: Digital Journal , August 15, 2023 [5]
The Robot Operating System Market is expected to grow by 2.7% from 2019 to 2027, driven by key factors like ROS, an open-source framework for robotic system development. ROS offers software libraries, communication, and pre-built packages for various functionalities, fostering collaboration and innovation within the robotics community. The market is expected to exceed US $438 million by 2027.

Developing a successful robotics product: From idea to reality

Source: Robotics Business Review, August 2, 2023 [6]
Bringing a product concept to life is no mean feat. From development to pilot phase and scalability, a lot needs to be considered.

IBM describes analog AI chip that might displace GPUs

Source: The Register, August 14, 2023 [7]
IBM Research has developed a mixed-signal analog chip for AI inferencing, claiming it can match digital GPUs' performance while consuming less power. The chip uses phase-change memory and digital circuits for matrix-vector multiplications on network weights.

Virtual development of perception sensor systems

Source: Semiconductor Engineering, August 10, 2023 [8]
Couple computing hardware models to sensor models for better simulation of automated driving functions.

Papers

A many‐channel FPGA controlsystem

Source: arXiv, August 3, 2023 [9]
This experiment control system uses a FPGA with 16 bit resolution, 10 analog input and output channels, 16 slow analog channels, digital inputs and outputs, and a touchscreen display. It supports 10 servo loops with 155 ns latency and MHz bandwidths, and supports infinite-impulse-response (IIR) proportional-integral-differential filters with 30 ns latency.

From the desks of ROS maintainers: A survey of modern & capable mobile robotics algorithms in the robot operating system 2

Source: ScienceDirect, August 7, 2023 [10]
This paper comes from the desks of the key ROS Navigation maintainers to review and analyze the state of the art of robotics navigation in ROS 2. This includes new systems without parallel in ROS 1 or other similar mobile robotics frameworks.

Previous Hardware Acceleration in Robotics Newsletters

Past ROS 2 Hardware Acceleration Working Group meetings

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/accelerationrobotics_rosconindia-roscommunity-ros-activity-7097525377387892738-4uoT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop ↩︎

  2. Jewell, B. (2023, August 14). Turnaround in semiconductor market. Semiwiki. Retrieved August 15, 2023, from https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-services/333407-turnaround-in-semiconductor-market/ ↩︎

  3. TIER IV and Axell unveil Autoware Accelerator prototypes: Building energy-efficient autonomous vehicles. (2023, August 9). TIER IV, Inc. https://tier4.jp/en/media/detail/?sys_id=7J02G1SrOq4QhedPXvwB4V&category=NEWS ↩︎

  4. Tyler, N. (2023, August 10). Semiconductor companies look to drive RISC-V ecosystem and hardware development. New Electronics. https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/semiconductor-companies-look-to-drive-risc-v-ecosystem-and-hardware-development ↩︎

  5. Robot operating system market to exceed US$438 Mn by 2027 || Transparency market research Inc. (2023, August 15). Digital Journal | Elevating voices. https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/transparency-market-research/robot-operating-system-market-to-exceed-us-438-mn-by-2027-transparency-market-research-inc- ↩︎

  6. Content, S. (2023, August 2). Developing a successful robotics product: From idea to reality. Robotics Business Review. https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/sponsored-content/cloud-ground-control/building-a-robotics-product-game-changing-tactics-for-faster-launch-and-increased-success/?spMailingID=95572&puid=2502618&E=2502618&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=95572 ↩︎

  7. Robinson, D. (2023, August 14). IBM describes analog AI chip that might displace GPUs. The Register: Enterprise Technology News and Analysis. https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/ibm_describes_analog_ai_chip/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=article ↩︎

  8. Martin, R. (2023, August 10). Virtual development of perception sensor systems. Semiconductor Engineering. https://semiengineering.com/virtual-development-of-perception-sensor-systems/?cmid=8eed51c0-1a9a-4812-90f2-77fd485ccf9b ↩︎

  9. Schussheim, D. T., & Gibble, K. (2023, August 3). A many‐channel FPGA controlsystem. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2307/2307.16008.pdf ↩︎

  10. Macenski, S., Moore, T., Lu, D. V., Merzlyakov, A., & Ferguson, M. (2023, August 7). From the desks of ROS maintainers: A survey of modern & capable mobile robotics algorithms in the robot operating system 2. ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S092188902300132X ↩︎