Qualcomm Pioneers Advance State-of-the-Art Robot

The American semi-conductor producer, Qualcomm, has pioneered a delivery robot that not only flies and moves along the ground, but also performs housework. It is expected that this developed robot would automatically interpret obstacles to avoid while cleaning without the need for specific instructions. The development of the robot highlights the ideology of the high-tech semi-conductor manufacturer that cameras, sensors, processors, and wireless connectivity could play an essential role in driving the consumer robotics market.

An official of the corporation, Nagraj Kashyap, has stated that its smart phone technology has played an important role in reducing prices of digital products. The manufacturer is investing huge sums of money in the development of consumer friendly robotic infrastructure. It recently invested $50,000,000 on the manufacturing of 3-D robots, which produces advance small drones. Qulacomm tech stated that the firm also acquired a Pennsylvanian firm, KMel Robotics, which is responsible for pioneering control technology and high performance navigation.

Qualcomm is working with the company, Sky Catch, which produces small drones for construction and other commercial purposes, such as Swift Navigation that is well known for working on drone navigation technology. The company’s collaboration with these two businesses is self-sufficient to explain that the producer is interested in the unmanned technology. Furthermore, it has announced to provide $100,000 each to 10 robotics firms chosen for a four-month business accelerator program at its San Diego campus.

The American chipmaker has received applications from more than two dozen countries in the process of choosing robotic participants. Qualcomm news reported that this four-month program intends to benefit the participants and business mutually.  Recently, the company demonstrated its Zeroth – computer-learning technology. This technology allows the robot to serve and recognize users. For example, a robot could offer a drink to hotel guests and serve them based on their facial identification. In the following days, it will be able to identify the guests and ask them if they needed a drink or not.

Qualcomm news today affirms that the company has also demonstrated its H8 Cargo Flying Rover, which is capable of moving in the air and on ground for transporting small packages. It employs cameras pointed to the ground to increase stability and control in areas that lack global positioning satellite (GPS) signals. The cameras are able to measure the speed at which the robot moves.  Now it is yet to be seen that to what extent the newly pioneered robot is able to benefit its users.