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#Open Platform | Development


#Linux Foundation | LF AI & Data | Fostering open source innovation in artificial intelligence and data | Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) | Creating flexible, scalable Generative AI systems | Promoting sustainable ecosystem for open source AI solutions | Simplifying the deployment of generative AI (GenAI) systems | Standardization of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) | Supporting Linux development and open-source software projects | Linux kernel | Linus Torvalds


#Opalstack | Managed hosting | Email | Free SSL | Integrated Lets Encrypt certificates | Shell | Multisite | API access | Cloud Backup | 24/7 Support


#AlmaLinux OS Foundation | AlmaLinux | Application Binary Interface (ABI) compatible with RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux of IBM) | Software runming on RHEL will run the same on AlmaLinux | Using the CentOS Stream source code that Red Hat continues to offer to all and sundry | AlmaLinux based on CentOS Stream | Additional code pulled from Red Hat Universal Base Images, and upstream Linux code | Security patches pulled from various other sources or Oracle releases | Synergy packet for AlmaLinux community | Backed by CloudLinux | Server-centric, open-source Linux distribution | Enterprise-grade desktop operating system alternative | AlmaLinux 9.x is supported until 2032 | Flatpak | Flathub | Firefox | GNOME desktop | Cockpit, web-based administration tool | Fedora based Linux


#Flathub | Central repository for Flatpak applications | Firefox | GIMP | LibreOffice


#Robot Operating System (ROS) | Open-source framework designed to facilitate robot software development | Hardware abstraction | Low-level device control | Inter-process communication | Real-time capabilities (ROS2)


#Tensorleap | Debugging and Explainability Platform for Deep Learning | Explorin how model interprets data | Detecting root cause of failures | Fixing edge cases fast | Slashing the number of experiments | Pinpointing, resolving, and testing all populations | Verifying model to rely on right features | Identifying and removing irrelevant data | Eliminating bottlenecks | Labeling what is needed | Identifying and fixing problems fast with unsupervised root cause detection | Removing irrelevant samples | Prioritizing labeling | Verifying and validating thousands of data populations with deep unit testing | Making informed decisions with clear documentation of the development process


#Git | Distributed version control system | Created by Linus Torvalds | Allows multiple developers to work on a project simultaneously | Maintains a complete local copy of the repository | Supports branching and merging | Enables non-linear workflows


#Hackster IO | Xilinx PetaLinux | Honister Yocto/PetaLinux BSP | Yocto/PetaLinux project | Meta layers for ROS 2 Humble configuring in Yocto/PetaLinux | Extending Yocto minimal image with ROS 2 desired content


#Gunicorn | Python WSGI HTTP server | Pre-fork worker model | Efficiently handling multiple requests by spawning worker processes | Django and Flask framework compatible | Choice for deploying Python applications | Often used in conjunction with Nginx


#JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | Lightweight, text-based format for data interchange | Easy for humans to read and write, and for machines to parse and generate | Language-independent | Used in programming languagesn such as JavaScript, Python, Java | Popular in web applications for transmitting data between servers and clients


#PHP | Open-source scripting language primarily designed for web development


#PHP-FPM | FastCGI Process Manager


#Android | Mobile operating system developed by Google


#Python | High-level, general-purpose programming language created by Guido van Rossum


#Multiprocessing in Python | Concurrent execution of code using multiple processes | Process | Queue | Pool


#Khronos Group | OpenCL (Open Computing Language) | Framework for parallel programming across CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs | C-based programming language


#Nginx (engine x) | Open-source web server and reverse proxy | HTTP server | Load balancer | Mail proxy | Asynchronous event-driven architecture


#NVIDIA | Robotics stack | Humanoid robotics development | NIM microservices | Pre built containers using NVIDIA inference software | Based on CUDA | Generative physical AI | Reference application for robotics simulation | MimicGen NIM: generates synthetic motion data | Robocasa NIM: generates robot tasks and simulation-ready environments | NIM microservices aiding in the development of digital twins | Humanoid foundation model with real and synthetic data | NVIDIA’s new Humanoid Robot Developer Program | Universal Scene Description Metaverse Language


#Open Remote | Open source IoT platform


#Metaverse | Virtual Reality | VR | Augmented Reality | AG | Virtual World | Web3 | Meta Platform | Digital Twins | Simulation | Autonomous Vehicles | Autonomous Systems | Robots | Artificial Intelligence | AI | Universal Scene Description | USD


#Ouster | Ouster SDK Package | Sensor CAD Models | Accessory CAD Models | Firmware Image | Firmware User Manual | Thermal Integration Guide | API Guide | Ouster SDK Documentation | Ouster Studio Visualizer | Ouster Studio Executable | C++/Python/ROS/Viz Source Code (Github) | WebSLAM | Windows / Mac / Linux | High resolution scanning and solid-state digital lidar sensors | 90° field-of-view | Operating temperature range of -40 to +60°C | Certified IP68 and IP69K for ingress protection | Visibility in rain and snow | 35m range at 10% reflectivity | 100m max range | Produced in San Francisco | Manufacturing partner, Benchmark Electronics, in Thailand | High-resolution lidar sensors for long, mid, and short range applications | Smart infrastructure | Autonomous machines | Robotics applications | Digital lidar architecture | Digital device powered by a fully custom silicon CMOS chip


#JAKA Robotics | Graphic Programming | Set and adjust positions and tasks with ease | Drag Teaching | Moving the cobot to any position, and it will memorize it instantly | JAKA APP | Teaching the robot | Remote Monitoring | Monitor robot tasks and set alerts


#Robotics Engineering | Intelligent Sensing for Object Recognition, Manipulation and Control | Design, Development and Simulation Tools for Robotics Development | Developing Intelligent Robots - Machine Learning on Edge, Cloud and Hybrid Architectures | Advanced Motion Control Solutions for Robotics Systems | Intelligent Vision and Sensing Solutions for Autonomous Mapping and Navigation | Motion Control for Healthcare Robotics Applications: Functional Requirements, Critical Capabilities


#Pinecone Systems | Vector database | 3x more capacity: 2 GB of storage, 300k vectors | 5x more indexes: up to 5 indexes with up to 100 namespaces | Seamless upgrade and scaling


#Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) | Lets Encrypt


#Termius Corporation | Termius


#FileZilla | Open-source FTP application


#Mozilla | Thunderbird


#Blix Inc| BlueMail


#H3Dynamics | Hydrogen electric flight configuration | Distributed hydrogen electric propulsion pods | Hydrogen ready airport hubs | Fully autonomous charging station for battery drones


#Perrone Robotics | Robotic platforms for research


#World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | Web | HTML


#AlmaLinux OS Foundation | Alternative to CentOS | Aiming for binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) |Funded by CloudLinux | Suitable for servers, desktops, and cloud environments | 1:1 binary-compatible clone of RHEL | Fixed release cycle | Backed by CloudLinux, offering commercial support options


#CloudLinux | CloudLinux OS Shared | CloudLinux OS Shared Pro | CloudLinux OS Solo


#HEBI Robotics | Robot development platform | Smart robotic actuation hardware and building blocks | Streamlininh the process of developing robots | Space-rated hardware deployed for missions in space | NASA: SBIR


#Universal Scene Description | USD | Metaverse | Digital Twins | Simulating scenes, roads and factories | Autonomous Vehicles | Robots | Large virtual worlds | Pixar | Adobe | Ubisoft | Nvidia


#Autodesk | 3ds Max


#OpenWrt | Linux operating system targeting embedded devices | Fully writable filesystem with package management | Customizing devices | Firmware made of standardized modules


#Viam | Open source robotics system | Integrated cloud services


#Open Source Robotics Foundation | ROS2 | Teams of multiple robots | Small embedded platforms | Real time systems | Non ideal networks | Production environments | Prescribed patterns | Zeroconf | Protocol Buffers | ZeroMQ (and the other MQs) | Redis | WebSockets | DDS (Data Distribution Service) | Distributed processing | Anonymous publish/subscribe messaging | RPC with feedback (i.e., actions) | Language neutrality |System introspectability


#Open Robotics | Robot Operating System (ROS) | Iron Irwini ROS 2 release | Python API documentation on docs.ros.org | Validation and sanitization to complex ROS parameter lists | Info when publisher/subscriber pair establish or drop a connection | Fine-grained logging levels for each ROS node in robot | More performance on large messages | ROI camera display | STL files from SolidWorks


#Tormach | ROS-based industrial robotic manipulator and control system | PathPilot uses Python as robot programming language | Open-source, ROS-based robotics platform includes control system, industrial robot hardware, and full access to all system parameters | Tormach ZA6 robotic arm prints layers of molten metal to create complex shapes | ZA6 ROS/HAL hardware and software stack | Connection between ROS and a robot hardware relies on hardware abstraction layer (HAL) | HAL continues via LinuxCNC and Machinekit projects | HAL components written in C execute in 1kHz real-time thread with minimum jitter | EtherCAT bus | URDF model (unified robot description format) | Python 3 support | csv and http requests Python libraries to upload data files recorded by robot to web server | numpy and kdl Python libs to calculate forces in cartesian space | Twilio Python lib to send text messages from robot | PathPilot user interface makes it easy to write simple teach-mode programs | Wason Technology, LLC developing Robot Raconteur program for force-torque control


#OpenAI | ChatGPT | Robotics | Communicating with robot using natural language | Taking instructions and translating them into code robot can understand and execute | ROS Node example created by ChatGPT to make robot perform infinity-sign pattern in Gazebo simulation | Microsoft


#READY Robotics | Platform for simulating, developing, and testing robots | ForgeOS controls both the simulation and physical work cell | Workflow enables ForgeOS to relay real-time production data from the cell on the factory floor back to the original Isaac Sim simulation | Toyota | NVIDIA


#Stability AI | generative AI | Chatbot with text and image generation | Text-to-image technology | Multi-subject prompts | Model available via API | Generative AI video model | Music and sound effects generation with audio diffusion technology | 3D object generation from single images | Lenovo Creator Zone | Amazon Bedrock service from Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Stable Diffusion 3.5 | Multiple customizable variants | Run on consumer hardware


#MIT | Autonomous Systems Development Facility (ASDF) | Enabling the development and testing of autonomy algorithms and capabilities | Prototyping and testing of ground-based, aerial, and undersea autonomous systems | Infrared sensors | Integrated motion capture system | Reflective tags on vehicles | Indoor positioning system generating GPS signals | Dry running systems indoors before major outdoor field tests | UAV copter with propeller with low acoustic signature | System for countering unmanned aircraft in urban environment


#UBTECH | Humanoid robots | Full stack of humanoid robotic technologies | Humanoid robotics | Robotic motion planning and control technology | Servo actuators | Computer vision | Voice interaction technology | SLAM | Autonomous technology | Visual servo operation | Human-robot interaction | Robot Operating System Application Framework (ROSA) | Smart service robots | Smart Elderly Care Solution | Industries: AI education, smart logistics, smart wellness and elderly care, business service


#LookOut | AI vision system | Synthesized data from charts, AIS, computer vision, and cloud fusing it into one 3D augmented reality view | Connects to existing boat display | Mountable camera system to the top of any boat | Lookout App for laptop, phone or tablet | Infrared vision | Night vision sensor | Spotting small vessels, floating debris, buoys, people in water | Blind spot detection | Backup camera | Temperature breaks, bird cluster locations, underwater structures for anglers | Camera streaming over WiFi to phones and tablets on the boat | Over-the-air (OTA) updates | Marine-grade water-proof enclosure | Integrated with satellite compass | National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) communication standard interface | Multifunction Display (MFD) | Multi-core CPU driving augmented reality compute stack | ClearCloud service | NVIDIA RTX GPU for real-time computer vision | DockWa app


#Meta Platforms, Inc | WhatsApp


#MontaVista Software | Yocto based Linux Solution


#BrainChip | Akida IP solution | Enabling improved edge ML accuracy and on-device learning with extreme energy efficiency | Fully digital, neuromorphic, event-based AI engine | On-device learning abilities | Minimizing the need for cloud retraining | Executing spatial-temporal convolutions handling 3D and 1D data | Supporting low-power implementations of vision transformers | Akida developer ecosystem | Enabling both AI experts and newcomers to quickly deploy disruptive edge AI applications


#Qualcomm | Snapdragon Cockpit System


#Jetson Orin Nano | Nova Orin reference platform for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) | 40 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of AI performance | NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU | Arm based CPU | Deep learning and vision accelerators | ultimodal sensor support


#Vella Development Kit | Velodyne Lidar | High level perception outputs for indoor environments | 3D object list | Free space and obstacle detection | 3D occupancy grid | Lidar odometry | Extrinsic calibration | Automated ground vehicles | Surround Lidar Sensors


#Ouster | High-resolution lidar sensors for long, mid, and short range applications | Smart infrastructure | Autonomous machines | Robotics applications | Digital lidar architecture | Digital device powered by a fully custom silicon CMOS chip


#Tensor Flow | Solutions to accelerate machine learning tasks | Prepare data | Build Machine Learning ML models | Deploy models | Run models in production and keep them performing | Multidimensional array based numeric computation (similar to NumPy) | GPU and distributed processing | Automatic differentiation | Model construction, training, and export


#Mujin | Platform for robotics integrators | Integrating sensors, vision, motion planning | Industrial and collaborative robots for pick-and-place and other logistics applications | Machine intelligence and real-time digital twins to enable robots to operate autonomously and reliably in production | Infusing robot with digital twin to understand its surroundings, and only do motion planning | Allowing machine to reason about its surroundings in predictable way and to complete tasks in optimal way | Decreasing time to create a new behavior or deploy a new system


#perplexity.ai | Generative content aggregator | AI-powered research and conversational search engine | PHP Perplexity AI SDK | Integrated AI search engine for web browsers


#Soul Machines | Digital DNA Studio | Suite of AI creative tools to create, customize and deploy ALIVE, autonomously animated digital people | Digital Celebrities | Engaging fans 1:1, 24 hours a day, in multiple languages | Autonomous Animation | Endless digitally alive engagement | Digital People Enhanced Listening Behavior incorporates facial expressions and head motions for added acknowledgement | Supporting Microsoft Speech-to-Text (STT)


#3DFY.ai | 3DFY Prompt | Generative AI that lets developers and creators build 3D models based on text prompts


#Plus ai | Open Platform for Autonomy (OPA) | Software platform | Converting sensor data from radar, lidar, and cameras into actionable intelligence | Building and updating maps to aid in navigation, perception, planning, and localization | OS: Linux, QNX | Luminar


#Google | TinyML | Applying artificial intelligence to edge devices | Machine learning framework running on low-power, resource-constraint, low-bandwidth edge devices |32-bit microcontrollers | Digital signal processors | TensorFlow Lite | TinyML applications of machine learning with tiny footprint of a few kilobytes within embedded platforms having ultra-low power consumption, high (internet) latency, limited RAM, and flash memory | Running on Android, iOS, Embedded Linux, and microcontrollers | Applying machine learning and deep learning models to embedded systems running on microcontrollers, digital signal processors, or other ultra-low-power specialized processors | Running for weeks, months, or even years without recharging or battery replacement | IoT devices | Running for 24×7 hours | Machine learning model executed within edge devices without any need of data communication over a network | Communicating only results of inferences to network | Deep learning framework using recurrent neural networks (RNN) for machine learning | Training for models is batch training in offline mode | Selection of dataset, normalization, underfitting or overfitting of the model, regularization, data augmentation, training, validation, and testing is already done with the help of a cloud platform like Google Colab | Once ported to embedded system, model has no more training. it consumes real-time data from sensors or input devices and applies model to that data | Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense | SparkFun Edge | STM32F746 Discovery kit | Adafruit EdgeBadge | Adafruit TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers Kit | Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit | Espressif ESP32-DevKitC | Espressif ESP-EYE | Wio Terminal: ATSAMD51 | Himax WE-I Plus EVB Endpoint AI Development Board | Synopsys DesignWare ARC EM Software Development Platform | Sony Spresense | Image classification | Object detection | Pose estimation | Speech recognition | Gesture recognition | Image segmentation | Text classification | On-device recommendation | Natural language question answering | Digit classifier | Style transfer | Smart reply | Super-resolution | Audio classification | Reinforcement learning | Optical character recognition | On-device training


#AI21 Labs | Generative text AI | Large language models | Instruction models | Custom models | Multilingual support


#OpenAI | GPT | ChatGPT


#Field AI | Autonomous systems for machines deployed to fields | Off-road autonomy


#picknik.ai | Remote Robot Control


#SEA.AI App | Detecting floating objects early | Using thermal and optical cameras to catch unsignalled craft, floating obstacles, containers, buoys, inflatables, kayaks and persons over board


#Performance Motion Devices | Motion control with an integrated digital current loop for medical, scientific, robotics, and automation applications | Programmable device that provides positioning, velocity, and torque control for Brushless DC, step, and DC Brush motors


#CentOS | Community Enterprise Operating System open-source Linux distribution | Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)


#Canonical Ltd | Ubuntu | Linux | Open Source | Edge Development


#Samsung | Samsung Display | Samsung smart phones


#Microsoft | GitHub | Developer platform | Git version control | Pull requests | Issue tracking | Project management


#Google | Android OS | Search engine | Google Maps | Google Drive | YouTube | Gmail | Google Earth | .app domsins | .dev domains


#Virtuozzo | Virtualization and cloud management solutions for service providers | AlmaLinux sponsor


#CloudLinux | Commercial Linux distribution tailored for shared hosting | AlmaLinux sponsor


#TuxCare | Brand by CloudLinux | Live patching | AlmaLinux sponsor


#MEGWARE | High-performance computing (HPC) systems | Linux clusters | AlmaLinux sponsor


#OpenLogic | Enterprise-level support for open source packages | AlmaLinux sponsor


#ST | X-LINUX-AI packages | OpenST Linux | Open-source Linux distribution specifically designed for STM32 multicore microprocessors


#Microsoft | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Running AlmaLinux terminal environment on Windows machine | Installing Virtual Machine Platform, Windows Subsystem for Linux | Downloading WSL Kernel | Microsoft Store | AlmaLinux 9 app


#Arc Browser | Perplexity available as a default search engine | Providing conversational search experience


#Quetta Browser | Integrates Perplexity as a built-in search engine provider | Offering users personalized and efficient answer retrieval


#Chrome Extension | Perplexity AI Companion extension | Allows to ask questions directly from the toolbar | Providing instant page summaries and contextual understanding