This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World




Eleven Lowe’s stores in the San Francisco Bay area will introduce autonomous robots, named the LoweBot, to its customers starting this fall. The LoweBot, which can speak multiple languages, will greet customers and help them find different products throughout the store. (CNBC)




Autonomous car startup Drive.ai is currently working on technology to teach autonomous vehicles how to effectively communicate with humans. The company is looking to use text and emoji-like images to help cars interact with humans while they are on the road. (The Verge)




Nvidia, a graphics chip manufacturer, says that its mobile processor, codenamed Parker, has the capabilities to be the brain behind future autonomous vehicles. Parker is a 256-core processor, and cars using it will be able to recognize and distinguish visual objects like bikers and pedestrians. (Gizmodo India)




Driverless tractors made their grand introduction at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa earlier this week. The tractors, which are made by Case IH and called the Case IH Autonomous Concept Vehicle, can perform a variety of duties, including planting crops, collecting real-time crop data and taking pictures. (Wide Open Country)




The U.S. Army recently tested the ground-based sense-and-avoid radar system with the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS. The purpose of the system is to help operators of UAS detect their surroundings, and ultimately, keep troops alert to threats to ensure their safety. (KDH News)

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