SoftBank, Yaskawa Partner to Develop Versatile Robots

SoftBank, Yaskawa partner to develop versatile robots

SoftBank Corp and Yaskawa Electric are partnering to develop robots able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously by using AI running on a multi-access edge computing (MEC) RAN to support advanced decision-making capabilities. The project will combine SoftBank’s AI-RAN with Yaskawa Electric’s AI robotics. In a statement, the operator explained AI operating on a MEC platform can be used to integrate and analyse data from robot sensors, cameras and…

SoftBank and Yaskawa partner to advance ‘Physical AI’ robots for office environments

SoftBank and Yaskawa Electric have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop “Physical AI” and deploy what the companies describe as a new class of robots that combine advanced decision-making with flexible, multi-purpose physical capabilities. The collaboration brings together SoftBank’s AI-RAN initiative and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) platform with Yaskawa Electric’s robotics and motion-control […]