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Nvidia AI systems for construction sites

16.12.2017

Nvidia has announced that it has been selected as a partner by Komatsu, one of the largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment in the world.

The essence of the partnership between the two companies will be to introduce artificial intelligence systems based on Nvidia products into the Komatsu ecosystem. In particular, systems based on Nvidia adapters will visualize and analyze all Komatsu construction sites. According to a press release, the Jetson AI platform will serve as the brains of heavy equipment deployed on construction sites, improving safety and productivity. This whole initiative is called SmartConstuction.

ITS essence lies not only in optimizing part of the construction processes. The fact is that in Japan the issue of population aging is very acute. In particular, at the moment there are about 3,4 million skilled construction workers in the country, but in the next decade, about 1,1 million of them will retire. In this regard, all issues related to the automation of any processes that can be automated in principle become very relevant. Cooperation with Nvidia will allow Komatsu to partially solve this problem.

Among other things, within the framework of cooperation, drones controlled by Nvidia supercomputers will be included in the work. They will be in charge of monitoring situations on construction sites, and the relevant systems will then use this information in order to analyze how effectively this or that technique is being used. Jetson supercomputers will also be used directly inside construction equipment. For example, at the heart of special stereo cameras that will be placed in the cabins. They will assess the situation around the equipment and give the operator appropriate prompts.

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