Cross-border robotics in 2019

What new unexpected cross-border events have emerged in the industry in 2019?

Cross-border is no stranger to everyone. Whether it is for individuals or businesses, cross-border often has only two endings: Either success is successful or new; or failure is not as good as before. But just like entrepreneurship, people are always more confident and hopeful of success, so they are often willing to take that step bravely, dare to be new and change, and go forward.

Based on this, the cross-border dramas performed in the field of robots in recent years are also quite real. For example, Gree, Haier, Country Garden, etc. are all important representatives of the cross-border robot industry in other fields. Attracted by the rapid development and strong potential of the robot industry, they have chosen to join the torrent of robots, highlighting the breakthrough spirit of advancing with the times.

Of course, cross-borders are not just coming in, they are also going out. Those who come in can be called "cross-border transformation" and those who go out can be called "cross-border cooperation." In recent years, based on the difficulty of commercialization and profitability of robots, robot companies are also actively seeking cooperation with the outside world, which has also accelerated the cross-border integration of the industry with other industries.

So in 2019, will new unexpected cross-border transformation and cross-border cooperation emerge in the industry? Let's take a look together!

Wahaha: The robot dream of a beverage merchant

Wahaha made intelligent robots. Many people may be surprised when they hear the news, because this cross-border is really a bit big. However, in April this year, according to Tianyan's query, Wahaha has invested in the establishment of Zhejiang Wahaha Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd., and officially entered the robot industry from the beverage industry.

According to the data, its business scope includes the R & D, manufacturing and sales of intelligent robots, machinery and equipment and parts, as well as the development, transfer, technical services, and technical consulting of grinding and polishing intelligent technologies. Relevant experts analyze that Wahaha's cross-border is expected to get rid of the current decline in performance and high labor costs, but its specific implementation capacity remains to be seen.

It is understood that Wahaha has the idea of cross-border robots since 2016. In 2017, it developed robots equipped with bombs and robots equipped with lead-zinc televisions, which can be said to have been preparing for this year's march for a long time. In such a situation, we may be able to look forward to Wahaha's cross-border this time, and look forward to the glory of the beverage merchants igniting the robot dream.

Microsoft: Use the platform to ignite autonomous robots

5In May of this year, at the Build Developer Conference held by Microsoft, autonomous robots became one of the major themes, which surprised many people. Microsoft said it will launch a limited preview of a new Azure-based platform that will help developers train models to power autonomous physical systems. In short, it can help build autonomous robots.

From this we can see that Microsoft, which has always been known for software systems and artificial intelligence, has gradually extended its tentacles to the field of robotics. Microsoft hopes to become a system provider and service provider for robotics companies to further expand its business development. In a sense, Microsoft is also moving closer to and beyond the field of robotics.

Ford: Cross-border logistics with robots

As a Ford that has been building cars, it also issued a declaration in the field of cross-border robots in May this year. It released a short movie. After the Ford driverless car arrived at the destination, a delivery robot jumped out of the car. The robot picked up the goods and completed the delivery task according to the route planned by the computer. Cargo robot "distribution task.

It is reported that the robot that appeared in the photo was a delivery robot jointly launched by Ford and robotics company Agility Robotics, named "Digit". The robot walks on two feet, is very close to humans in shape and gait, and can transport packages weighing up to 40 pounds. And it can go up and down stairs autonomously, avoid obstacles automatically and maintain movement balance. It looks very powerful.

And through this video, we also see Ford's determination to use the field of robotic cross-border logistics. We may look forward to it in the future.

Qualcomm: Determined to become a robot service provider

As a high-tech company started with communication technology, Qualcomm has been making cross-border attempts in recent years. In addition to mobile communication technology and chip products, Qualcomm has gradually entered the notebook, car networking, radio frequency and other industries, and has achieved gratifying results. Results. In February of this year, Qualcomm crossed the border again and entered the robot industry.

At the World Mobile Communications Conference at the beginning of the year, Qualcomm launched the Qualcomm Robot RB3 platform, which is a complete and integrated solution for robots. This proprietary platform builds on the successful experience of current robotics and drone products and has a set of highly optimized solutions including hardware, software and tools designed to help manufacturers and developers create new A generation of advanced consumer, enterprise and industrial robot products.

In summary, we can see that Qualcomm, like Microsoft, is also committed to becoming a system manufacturer and service provider for robot companies, and is accelerating its cross-border development in the high-end field of robotics.

NVIDIA: Collaborative robots have a soft spot

In February this year, semiconductor giant NVIDIA launched the "Kitchen Master", a kitchen-assisted robot with only one robotic arm. It detects and tracks objects through AI and deep learning, and can quickly adapt to surroundings without knowing the map in advance. Environment, and do operations such as opening and closing drawers, and cleaning up sundries.

NVIDIA research scientists said that the company has now regarded collaborative robots as the holy grail of robotics. In an unstructured environment, getting these robots to work effectively with humans is one of the most challenging and meaningful things. Based on this, we can find that Nvidia is showing strong interest and confidence in collaborative robots.

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