Software & AI
How Digital Twins Help First-Time Buyers Test Automation
An op-ed published by The Robot Report, written by RoboDK founder Albert Nubiola, argues that digital twin and offline programming software can help manufacturers new to automation compare robots, layouts, and peripherals before committing capital. The piece uses RoboDK as an example of a platform supporting robots from 1,400 brands, or elsewhere described as 1,400 robot arms from 80 manufacturers.
R2 Labs CEO Talks Software-Defined Manufacturing on Robot Report Podcast
Episode 258 of The Robot Report Podcast features Dr. Roby Lynn, founder and CEO of R2 Labs, discussing software-defined manufacturing and flexible production. The episode also recaps recent industry news, including Unitree Robotics' IPO and FORT Robotics' planned SPAC merger.
New "Action-JND" Method Trims Robot AI Models Without Changing Behavior
Researchers have proposed Action-JND, a technique that decides which visual tokens a robot's AI brain can safely drop or reuse without altering its actions. Tested on the LIBERO benchmark with OpenVLA and OpenVLA-OFT, it improved compression reliability, especially at aggressive compression ratios, according to a new arXiv preprint.