The Omniverse Replicator, coupled with developer access to the DRIVE Sim and Isaac Sim virtual worlds, all undergirded with and supported by NVIDIA’s increasingly expansive support technologies for robotics development, are critical enablers for robotics development going forward.
In November 2021, NVIDIA announced the NVIDIA Omniverse Replicator, data generation engine that produces synthetic data for training deep neural networks based on physical simulations in photorealistic, physically-accurate virtual environments. NVIDIA also introduced two replicator applications for generating simulated data. The Omniverse Replicator, coupled with developer access to the DRIVE Sim and Isaac Sim virtual worlds, all undergirded with and supported by NVIDIA’s increasingly expansive support technologies for robotics development, are critical enablers for robotics development going forward.
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Machine learning is a powerful enabler when developing software for a range of autonomous systems types including robots, drone and self-driving vehicles. Unfortunately, the process of collecting, labeling and managing the large datasets used for machine learning model training is costly, laborious and can be error prone, with the resulting data often incomplete or inappropriate for the application at hand. The use of simulated data addresses these challenges, but low-quality simulations often result in physical systems performing poorly in the real world.
With the Omniverse Replicator, and the DRIVE Sim and Isaac Sim introductions, NVIDIA is addressing the machine learning data challenge. As its name suggests, the Omniverse Replicator is powered by NVIDIA Omniverse platform, a powerful, well featured set of simulation technologies including GPU-accelerated PhysX 5 physics engine, real-time ray/path tracing for high levels of photorealism, and a material definition language for rendering physical objects.
The Omniverse Replicator, coupled with developer access to the DRIVE Sim and Isaac Sim virtual worlds (and the potential for additional virtual environments), all undergirded with and supported by NVIDIA’s increasingly expansive support technologies for robotics development, are critical enablers for robotics development going forward. – Dan Kara
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2022 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award Honorees
Organization | Location | Innovation Type | Innovation Subclass |
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3M | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
ACEINNA | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Aeva | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Apellix | USA | Applications & Markets | Utilities |
ARM Institute | USA | Business & Management | Social Good |
Avular | Netherlands | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Berkshire Grey | USA | Applications & Markets | Logistics |
Boston Dynamics | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
cellumation | Germany | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Cleo Robotics | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Corvus Robotics | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
CRG Automation | USA | Applications & Markets | Defense |
Cruise | USA | Applications & Markets | Transportation |
Dorabot | USA | Applications & Markets | Logistics |
FlexQube | Sweden | Technology & Services | Technology & Services Innovation |
ForwardX Robotics | China | Applications & Markets | Manufacturing |
Foxglove | USA | Technology & Services | Services Introduction |
GrayMatter | USA | Applications & Markets | Product Introduction |
Grey Orange and Tompkins Robotics | USA | Applications & Markets | Logistics |
GUSS | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Hai Robotics | China | Applications & Markets | Logistics |
ifm efector | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Indoor Robotics | Israel | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Indy Autonomous Challenge | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
InsightTRAC | USA | Applications & Markets | Agriculture |
John Deere | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Labrador Systems | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Libiao | China | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
MassRobotics | USA | Business & Management | Market Engagement |
ModalAI | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
NVIDIA | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
OnRobot | Denmark | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Outsight | France | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
NASA / JPL | USA | Applications & Markets | Aerospace |
Pharm Robotics | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
RGo Robotics | Israel | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Ready Robotics | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Savioke | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Seoul Robotics | South Korea | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Smith+Nephew | UK | Business & Management | Market Engagement |
Swiss-Mile | Switzerland | Technology & Services | Primary or Applied Research |
Tangram Vision | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
TDK InvenSense | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
TerraClear | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
Toposens | Germany | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
ULC Technologies | USA | Technology & Services | Utilities |
Verizon | USA | Business & Management | Leadership |
Virginia Tech | USA | Technology & Services | Primary or Applied Research |
Vissavi.tech | Poland | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
XACT Robotics | USA | Technology & Services | Product Introduction |
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