⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Nvidia has invested in Taiwan's startup MetAI, which develops AI-powered digital twin technology that swiftly converts CAD files into functional 3D environments. MetAI's technology can help companies test and improve machines...
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Industrial Simulation Market Report
⊲ Develop3D ⊳ The simulation industry, influenced by major 2024 acquisitions of Ansys and Altair, is experiencing notable shifts. Laurence Marks, visiting research fellow at Oxford Brookes University, critiques the industry's trajectory, noting...
Industrial Metaverse Integrates Digital Twins
⊲ WIRED ⊳ This WIRED article explores how digital twins, digital replicas of physical processes, can optimise industrial workflows, cutting costs, waste, and time. These twins are part of a broader industrial metaverse, where AI, IoT, and...
GPS-Free Drone Exploits Landscape “Fingerprint”
⊲ IMechE ⊳ Australian autonomous navigation specialist Advanced Navigation and European defence multinational MBDA have developed a GPS-free drone navigation system. Inspired by human neural structures it leverages neuromorphic sensing to map...
Next Gen AI-Based Simulation Collaboration
⊲ Automation.com ⊳ Siemens and startup PhysicsX are collaborating to develop AI-based deep physics simulation, aiming to accelerate performance prediction and optimisation in engineering. PhysicsX's latest pre-trained deep physics model for...
Will New US DoD List Affect Unreal?
⊲ VICE ⊳ Tencent, the Chinese gaming giant, has been added to a US Department of Defense list of companies allegedly aiding the Chinese military. The designation, announced on 6 January 2025, includes other Chinese firms like CATL and Autel...
AI Driver Trails Human F1 Racer
▶ Source - Ars Technica ▶ The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL)’s autonomous race car, designed on a Super Formula chassis, demonstrated remarkable progress at Japan's Suzuka Circuit, achieving speeds within eight seconds of F1 veteran...
“Genesis” Simulation Accelerates Robot Training
▶ Source - Ars Technica ▶ A new open source computer simulation, Genesis, accelerates robot training by simulating tasks 430,000 times faster than reality, using dynamic 3D physics worlds generated from text prompts. This Python-based, open-source...
The Metaverse in 2025: Dead or Resting?
⊲ A Simulation News Article ⊳ Once heralded as the future of human interaction, the metaverse has faded from the spotlight, its bold promises overshadowed by newer technologies and shifting priorities. But is it truly gone, or has it simply...
Whitepaper on XR in Manufacturing
▶ Source - VRARA ▶ This whitepaper from VRARA examines XR's role in manufacturing. It highlights benefits such as enhanced training, real-time support, reduced travel, and improved safety while tackling issues like reskilling and an aging...
Industrial Metaverse Powers Mining 4.0
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NVIDIA’s Smarter Faster Digital Twins
▶ VentureBeat ▶ NVIDIA’s Omniverse Blueprint combines AI physics tools and real-time visualisation to help industries like aerospace and automotive build smarter, faster digital twins. With tools like virtual wind tunnels from Luminary Cloud,...