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Practical AI and computer vision technology is being developed for systems that span virtually every application, and many of these application areas will experience huge growth rates. With trendsetting products demonstrating what is possible, system designers have discovered that the suppliers of computer vision technology have removed the barriers to building practical computer vision systems—unleashing a huge wave of innovation for new products and applications.
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NXP Tech Days Comes to Silicon Valley
NXP Semiconductors will host “NXP Tech Days,” on August 18, 2026, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm PDT in Santa Clara, California. The event will feature hands-on workshops, expert-led sessions, and real-world insights across embedded systems, edge AI, connectivity, and security. From the event page: The Future, Engineered During the general session, discover how NXP
Mistral’s 8B Robostral Navigate Steers Robots Using a Single RGB Camera
Mistral AI has introduced Robostral Navigate, an 8-billion-parameter embodied navigation model designed to move robots through unfamiliar environments using natural-language instructions and images from a single RGB camera. Unlike many vision-language navigation systems, it does not require LiDAR, depth sensing or a panoramic multi-camera rig. On the R2R-CE validation-unseen benchmark, Mistral reports a 76.6% success
Microchip’s Demonstration of an SDI-to-HDMI® Cross-Converter on PolarFire FPGAs
Prakash Battu, Senior Manager of Design Engineering at Microchip, shares the company’s latest SDI-to-HDMI cross-converter solution. Built on PolarFire® FPGAs, the application supports dynamic rate switching and embedded audio across all SDI standards from 1.5G to 12G, and a standard HDMI IP for seamless interoperability. Because the design that delivers 2× better power efficiency, it
NVIDIA Introduces New Jetson Thor Computers to Advance Mainstream Robotics and Edge AI
New NVIDIA Blackwell-powered T3000 and T2000 modules, paired with new NVIDIA Jetson software memory optimization and agent skills, help partners and customers move advanced robotics, visual AI and edge workloads onto compact, power-efficient systems. This news blog post was originally published at NVIDIA’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of NVIDIA. General-purpose
In-cabin Voice Agent at the Edge: Redefining the Drive
This blog post was originally published at ENERZAi’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of ENERZAi. Hyundai Motor Group recently introduced Gleo AI — a conversational voice AI agent — in the all-new Grandeur, marking the first time such a system has appeared in one of their production vehicles. Unlike traditional voice recognition, which only responds to fixed
The Eyes of Physical AI: Market Opportunities for MagikEye’s ILT Technology
Feisal Afzal discusses the growing market opportunities for MagikEye’s Invertible Light™ Technology across robotics, smart appliances, automotive systems, and emerging Physical AI platforms. The conversation explores how efficient depth perception can enable safer, smarter, and more capable machines operating at the edge. With increasing demand for spatial intelligence in the physical world, ILT is positioned
Microchip Advances Neural Network Implementation with VectorBlox 3.0 Accelerator SDK
Latest release leverages sparse neural networks to improve performance and enable more efficient edge AI on PolarFire® FPGAs and SoCs CHANDLER, Ariz., July 14, 2026 — Deploying AI inference in power‑constrained and mission‑critical environments such as aerospace and defense systems requires solutions that balance performance, efficiency, reliability and ease of development. To better manage these challenges,
Upcoming Webinar on Agentic Smart City Systems
On July 29, 2026 at 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET), Intel will present the webinar “Agentic Smart City Systems: Real-Time Traffic Orchestration.” Here’s the description, from the event registration page: Beat congestion, save time, and route smarter in this hands-on, gamified workshop where Agentic AI meets Edge AI to power next-generation smart cities and
Why High-Resolution 3D Depth Is Critical for Next-Generation Robots
This blog post was originally published at e-con Systems’ website. It is reprinted here with the permission of e-con Systems. When discussing 3D depth cameras, “high-resolution” refers to a sensor’s ability to capture a dense, detailed map of distance measurements. Specifically, it means the sensor provides more individual data points, or pixels, across its field of
Beyond the Bench: The Hard Truth About Robotics Automation in Logistics with Pickle Robotics
This video was originally published by Peridio. It is reprinted here with the permission of Peridio. In this episode of Beyond the Bench from Peridio, Bill Brock sits down with Ari Eisenstein, co-founder and CTO of Pickle Robotics. They discuss the evolution of robotics and AI, focusing on Pickle’s innovative approach to logistics automation. Ari
