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[Fullmoonfever]

Vasyl Chumachenko, PhD on LinkedIn: #neuromorphiccomputing #brainchip #akd1000 #techinnovation #rnd

Started working on an R&D project in Neuromorphic Computing with Akida from BrainChip. Exploring an uncharted field is always peculiar and exciting. Any tips…

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Seems their job ad legit then as same group it appears.

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Readers should see page 8 "so far only Brainchip......". Many thanks @wasMADX! Extracts from various pages of this PDF:

thestockexchange.com.au

 

[H2 goes up]

Anyone seen the new Dyson hairdryer that learns a users preference - on device?

https://www.dyson.com.au/products/hair-care/hair-dryers/dyson-supersonic-nural



"It will remember your go to settings, and select your preferred heat and airflow preferences"

I wonder......

The next generation if hairdryers!

This is brilliant.

I reckon it's running standard AI on a CPU. The CPU fan is vented out and the dumped heat is used to dry your hair.

My foliclely challenged self is still not buy one.

No, I'll buy the akida one when it comes out and use it for a cooling fan in summer. No wasted energy there.

Cheers,

 

[Stable Genius]

This is brilliant.

I reckon it's running standard AI on a CPU. The CPU fan is vented out and the dumped heat is used to dry your hair.

My foliclely challenged self is still not buy one.

No, I'll buy the akida one when it comes out and use it for a cooling fan in summer. No wasted energy there.

Cheers,

What caught my eye @H2 goes up was the self learning and TOF sensor as per this article description. But unfortunately I’ve been overly excited on too many misses so this is probably another one.

Like my hair I’m also technically challenged so without an announcement I’ll keep the cork in the champagne.

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/dyson-supersonic-nural-hair-dryer

 

[MaxwellAnne]

In memory of a great song, and the man who performed it,

And something BRN will make us all do, ............................




AKIDA ( make me smile ) BALLISTA

One of my favorites. Sad to hear that Steve Harley passed away

 

[HopalongPetrovski]

What caught my eye @H2 goes up was the self learning and TOF sensor as per this article description. But unfortunately I’ve been overly excited on too many misses so this is probably another one.

Like my hair I’m also technically challenged so without an announcement I’ll keep the cork in the champagne.

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/dyson-supersonic-nural-hair-dryer

 

[Bravo]

I'm not sure I would want to walk around naked in front of these internet connected robots, which is where AKIDA would come in handy IMO.

 

[DingoBorat]

Anyone seen the new Dyson hairdryer that learns a users preference - on device?

https://www.dyson.com.au/products/hair-care/hair-dryers/dyson-supersonic-nural



"It will remember your go to settings, and select your preferred heat and airflow preferences"

I wonder......

The next generation if hairdryers!

It says "attachment learning" but it doesn't really learn, it just "remembers" the last settings when a particular attachment is fitted (which the dryer will "know" from a tab or something on the attachment).

They are trying to make it sound "smart" when it isn't really, it's just marketing.

It has a lot of sensors, but the "brain" is nothing special.

It doesn't need something like AKIDA, for what they are doing IMO.

 

[DingoBorat]

I'm not sure I would want to walk around naked in front of these internet connected robots, which is where AKIDA would come in handy IMO.

From 22 seconds, the Isaac Lab Sim they developed, looks more like Robot Hell!

Here, see how you go with this one GROOTs

 

[Pom down under]

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[Diogenese]

It says "attachment learning" but it doesn't really learn, it just "remembers" the last settings when a particular attachment is fitted (which the dryer will "know" from a tab or something on the attachment).

They are trying to make it sound "smart" when it isn't really, it's just marketing.

It has a lot of sensors, but the "brain" is nothing special.

It doesn't need something like AKIDA, for what they are doing IMO.

Hi DB,

Their patent application refers to a generic NN:

WO2023228008A1 HAIRCARE APPLIANCE

A haircare appliance is described that comprises a body for engaging hair in use, a sensor arrangement and a control unit. The sensor arrangement is configured to output a plurality of signals, each signal being indicative of a presence of an object at a respective region of the body. The control unit is configured to determine whether the object is hair based on temporal differences between the signals.
...
In some examples, the control unit is configured to determine whether the object is hair using a trained machine learning model. For example, the trained machine learning model may be or comprise a regression model. In some examples, the machine learning model may be a trained neural network, although other trained machine learning models may be used.

This may be analog (eg, Synsense low hanging fruit) or it could be Akida. I'm pretty sure they did not develop a NN in-house.

 

[Bravo]

Well, we know Mercedes needs us for their cars, so it might not be too long before Apptronik needs us in their robots. Apptronik's also collaborates with our friends at NASA.

Apptronik Collaborates with NVIDIA to Advance AI for General-Purpose Humanoid Robots

/PRNewswire/ -- Apptronik, a leader in next-generation general-purpose humanoid robots designed to change the way we live and work, today announced its...

www.prnewswire.com

- GlobalData

- GlobalData

www.globaldata.com

Mercedes-Benz to Put AI in Its Assembly Line Robots - Decrypt

The car manufacturer partnered with Apptronik to introduce robotic factory workers to do “low-skill” jobs.

decrypt.co

 

[DingoBorat]

Hi DB,

Their patent application refers to a generic NN:

WO2023228008A1 HAIRCARE APPLIANCE

A haircare appliance is described that comprises a body for engaging hair in use, a sensor arrangement and a control unit. The sensor arrangement is configured to output a plurality of signals, each signal being indicative of a presence of an object at a respective region of the body. The control unit is configured to determine whether the object is hair based on temporal differences between the signals.
...
In some examples, the control unit is configured to determine whether the object is hair using a trained machine learning model. For example, the trained machine learning model may be or comprise a regression model. In some examples, the machine learning model may be a trained neural network, although other trained machine learning models may be used.

This may be analog (eg, Synsense low hanging fruit) or it could be Akida. I'm pretty sure they did not develop a NN in-house.

Looks like there's more to it than I thought.

I didn't expect it to use a "trained machine learning model"..

They should probably add that into their marketing..

 

[Humble Genius]

Elias Asbrede on LinkedIn: #edgeai #neuromorphiccomputing #ai #powerefficiency #gb200 #akida #nvidia

Powering Through AI: NVIDIA's Leap Forward and BrainChip's Efficiency Edge⚡️🧠 Recent buzz around NVIDIA's unveiling of the GB200 GPU has the tech world…

www.linkedin.com

 

[Stable Genius]

Looks like there's more to it than I thought.

I didn't expect it to use a "trained machine learning model"..

They should probably add that into their marketing..

It still might not be Akida as we’ve heard no partnership announcements but it was the TOF detail (as well as the learning feature as that’s unique to Akida) that perked my interest as like LiDAR I’m pretty sure being able to calculate that on chip is a strength.

It was On-semi (I think) who were using TOF with their airbag scenario to identify where the human was in the seat to determine which airbag, when, pressure etc to make it a safer deployment during a collision. A hair dryer isn’t as safety critical as an airbag so it wouldn’t need the same level of certification so I thought it might be able to be commercialised quicker!

I interpreted the sensors did the TOF calculation to determine how far the hairdryer was from the head to change the heat setting so as not to burn the hair/scalp.

Unfortunately for me; wanting it to be true doesn’t make it true…. And I’m not in a position to influence it; so I’ll wait and see!

Cheers

 

[IloveLamp]

Apologies if posted already

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[Bravo]

It still might not be Akida as we’ve heard no partnership announcements but it was the TOF detail (as well as the learning feature as that’s unique to Akida) that perked my interest as like LiDAR I’m pretty sure being able to calculate that on chip is a strength.

It was On-semi (I think) who were using TOF with their airbag scenario to identify where the human was in the seat to determine which airbag, when, pressure etc to make it a safer deployment during a collision. A hair dryer isn’t as safety critical as an airbag so it wouldn’t need the same level of certification so I thought it might be able to be commercialised quicker!

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I interpreted the sensors did the TOF calculation to determine how far the hairdryer was from the head to change the heat setting so as not to burn the hair/scalp.

Unfortunately for me; wanting it to be true doesn’t make it true…. And I’m not in a position to influence it; so I’ll wait and see!

Cheers

If it has AKIDA inside, they might consider calling it The Hehir Dryer.

 

[MegaportX]

If it has AKIDA inside, they might consider calling it The Hehir Dryer.

That's funny

 

[Smoothsailing]

Elias Asbrede on LinkedIn: #edgeai #neuromorphiccomputing #ai #powerefficiency #gb200 #akida #nvidia

Powering Through AI: NVIDIA's Leap Forward and BrainChip's Efficiency Edge⚡️🧠 Recent buzz around NVIDIA's unveiling of the GB200 GPU has the tech world…

www.linkedin.com

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Brilliant

 

[supersonic001]

Diogenese
Thank you for that post. I was not in the mind space of thinking we pulled our production of the V2 chip because a big player or multiple may have requested we don’t.

So if that is so, Tech’s prediction of some serious announcements prior to Dec may be on the money.

I would predict we see more $1m fees and associated announcements for new comers unless Megachip are behind it. Or an adjustment to Renesas licence if they have stepped up.

Yip interesting times ahead. Let’s hope this Aussie battler company helps a whole heap of Swiss, German, Aussie and other nationalities TSE holders rise from battlers to at least Captains and in some members cases Ogliarch’s cruising the open seas.

May Peter’s vision translate to our good fortune.

Just a subtle adjustment in getting the term right - Oligarch , to be sure …….

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noun

1. a small group of people having control of a country or organization. (In our case)
   • a country governed by an oligarchy.
     "he believed that Britain was an oligarchy"
   • government by an oligarchy.

 

[Bravo]

Is anyone a subscriber to The Fortune as this article is behind a pay wall?

Intel + AI + power consumption - should be an interesting read.

Intel's chip foundry for the AI age builds on CEO's sustainability mission

“There are three words that I care about: resilient supply chains, sustainable supply chains, trusted supply chains.”

fortune.com