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#Palisades App | Palisades wildfires | California wildfires | Rebuild Palisades | AI

#Liebherr | Construction machines | Mobile cranes | Tower cranes | Material handlers | Crawler cranes |Wheel loaders | Telescopic handlers | Dozers | Autonomous haulage technology | Machine automation for excavators and dozers | Onboard Analytics

#Boston Dynamics | Spot robot | Dynamic sensing | Dispatching agile mobile robots equipped with modern sensors to collect data on site | Radiation mapping autonomously | Gamma ray sensors | Personal dosimeters | Neutron detection | Alpha inspection with pancake sensors| Ability to withstand large amounts of radiation | Cabability to carry a variety of radiation detection payloads | Ongoing safe operation and eventual decommissioning of nuclear power plants | Machine learning algorithms | Ultrasonic inspections of rotating equipment with Fluke SV600 | Early detection of bearing failures before they lead to costly breakdowns | Operators can capture critical data without the need for additional inline sensors or manual inspections | Leica BLK ARC payload | Autonomous routines | Repeatable laser scans | Precise 3D data for tasks like factory design, equipment installation, and change management | Spot can identify and avoid obstacles requiring additional caution in dynamic environments, including carts, wires, and ladders | Spot Hardware Updates | Tablet Controller Pro | Ergonomic joysticks, longer battery life, and HDMI pass-through | Spot robit operates in temperatures up to 55°C | Core I/O antenna upgrade enhances range and reliability | AI Institute | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Robotics | Intelligent machines | Cognitive AI | Athletic AI | Organic hardware design

#Ouster | BlueCity | Powering Lidar-Enabled Smart Traffic Solution | Traffic management solution in Chattanooga, Tennessee | Improvung roadway safety | Reducing congestion.| BlueCity solution to over 120 intersections | Combining digital lidar sensors and edge AI at each intersection | Managing traffic flow | Detecting and analyzing safety incidents | Providing detection for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications | Advanced perception software from Ouster | Lidar-powered smart traffic network | Optimizing traffic signal management on roads and intersections | Providing data to improve pedestrian safety | Intelligent signal actuation at intersections | Generating analytics data stream to traffic operators | Creating real-time 3D digital traffic twin of an intersection or road | Automating data collection in the cloud | Monitoring road events more accurately for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists | Quick safety interventions | Long-term planning optimizations | Deep learning AI perception | Object classification | Object detection | Traffic actuation | Near-miss detection | Outside of crosswalk events | Red light running | Wrong-way driving | Southern Lighting & Traffic Systems | Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP) | University of Tennessee Chattanooga Research Institute (UTCRI) | Certified lidar traffic solution with Buy America(n) lidar

#Vercel | generative AI ecosystem | Pinecone

#Milestone Aviation | AerCap subsidiary | Helicopters from Airbus, Bell, Leonardo, Sikorsky | Mission configuration for oil and gas, search and rescue, emergency medical services, aerial firefighting | Lease agreements with UNI-FLY for three Leonardo AW169 helicopter | Developing S-92A fire fighting capability in collaboration with Helitak

#NavVis | Point cloud processing workflow | Surveying | Laser scanning | Process laser scan data captured using NavVis technology from anywhere with internet connection | View and validate every control point | Ensure data privacy with fully automated and integrated blurring functionality | Point cloud presets | Environment-specific point cloud modes | Generate photorealistic point clouds automatically cleaned of dynamic objects while preserving original details and colors | Upload your geo-referenced control points file in global coordinate system | Automatically geo-register your point cloud | View control points exact location on quality map | Locate, verify, select/deselect control points to identify any potential errors before processing begins | Automated image anonymization process | Detecting and blurring individuals’ faces, bodies, and license plates in images and point clouds captured with NavVis devices | Confidently create and share projects that meet strict data confidentiality | Meet compliance standards, including GDPR requirements | Download comprehensive quality report | Detailed information on data accuracy

#Field AI | Autonomous systems for machines deployed to fields | Off-road autonomy | Field Foundation Model (FFM) | Enabling on-edge robotic autonomy | Enabling robots to conquer unstructured settings

#Bobcat | Compact equipment | Loaders | Excavators | Compact tractors | Utility products | Telehandlers | Mowers

#Airwayz | AI based unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) system

#Carbon Robotics | Autonomous LaserWeeder Robot | Deep Learning | Laser | Lidar Sensor | Nvidia | Cumming

#picknik.ai | Remote Robot Control | Model based design approach of Behavior Trees

#artificialanalysis.ai | Independent analysis of AI models and hosting providers

#Dusty Robotics | FieldPrinter automates transfering of digital model directly to construction site floor

#Anyscale | generative AI ecosystem | Pinecone

#Cohere | generative AI ecosystem | Pinecone

#Confluent | generative AI ecosystem | Pinecone

#John Deere | Fully autonomous tractor

#Solinftec | Agricultural Platform powered by AI | Integrated from pre-planting to post-harvesting | Algorithms reducing time spent driving and idling | Route optimization | Machine learning to automate operations

#Robotion | Industrial Robots

#RNA Automation | Vision systems | Automated feeding; handling, robotic systems

#Kinova Robotics | Ultra lightweight professional robots

#ABB Robotics | Robotics | Machine automation | Robotics campus | Collaborative and industrial robot arms | Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) | Innovation hub for robotics startups | Offering startups support to run proof of concepts, lend products and technology expertise and venture capital

#Catepillar | Cat Command for Excavating | Remote control system | Cat Command station | Non line of sight remote control | Improving machine productivity | Fast restart of operations | Virtual cab with familiar controls and machine displays | Up to five different machines controlled by one user | Access to machine setting just like in the machine | Solution to workforce shortages | Training advantages for newer operators | Opportunities to those with physical limitations | Attracts a new generation of workers | Increases the longevity of experienced operators

#Infonera | Open optical networking | Disaggregation of transponders and line systems | Coherent optical transceivers | Simplifying new technology integration with open APIs, standardized YANG data models, and compact modular platforms | Allowing to select ideal products and technologies for each network layer and domain

#Fetch Robotics | Just in time material delivery in manufacturing

#GAM | Robotic and servo gear | GPL Robotic Planetary | GCL Cycloidal | GSL Strain Wave | Precision Rack & Pinion | Linear Mount Products for Cartesian Robots | Manufacturing | IL, U.S.

#Cobot | Collaborative Robots | Universal Robotics (UR) | Techman | AUBO

#HELUKABEL | Cables, Wires and Accessories for Robotics | Sensor technology and data | Network and bus technology | Control and motor | Customer specific solutions

#Agility Robotics | Humanoid Robot Factory in Salem,Oregon | Digit | Bipedal robot | Moving totes and packages | Unloading trailers at warehouses

#Harmonic Drive | Precision servo actuators | Gearheads | Gear component sets

#Enabled Robotics | Intralogistics automation for the manufacturing industry | Picking of objects as well as their transportation | Mobile cobot | Collaborative robot

#Built Robotics | Autonomous solar piling robot | Robotic pile driver | RPD 35 surveys, distributes, drives, and records every pile for an all-in-one machine | Hammer working at 500 blows per minute | Sled carrying system | Pile plot plan is uploaded to the robot computer | Pile plan is automatically divided into sequences of piles | Each sequence is manually loaded into pile baskets | Pile baskets are forked onto sleds with telehandler | Autonomous piling task is initiated | Robot installs all the piles in its payload, then returns to its starting position to be reloaded

#Apptronik | Human centered robotic systems | Robotics systems operating in close proximity to humans | Astra upper body humanoid robot | Dreamer upper body humanoid developed by MEKA for UT Austin HCRL

#Figure.ai | Speech-to-speech conversation | Onboard vision language model | AI-driven vision system powered by 6 onboard RGB cameras | Hands with 16 degrees of freedom and human-equivalent strength | General purpose humanoid | Robots to handle general tasks | Enabling robots to learn and interact with environment | Humanoids designed to caring for elderly or even cooking meals | Focusing primarily on industrial warehouse applications to start

#ForwardX Robotics | Increasing picking productivity by reducing wasted movement for workflow efficiency

#UiPath | Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

#New York Film Academy (NYFA) | Filmmaking | Acting for Film | Producing | Photography | Cinematography | 3D Animation & VFX | Game Design | Documentary Filmmaking | Screenwriting

#Pinecone | Vector database market | Serverless vector database architecture | gen AI applications | generative AI ecosystem | generative AI tech stack

#SparkAI | Combining people and technology to resolve AI edge cases, false positives, exceptions encountered live in production | Launch & scale automation products faster | Inject augmented human cognition anywhere in production | Launch new products with imperfect AI | Bootstrap new models for evaluation | Stop training in the lab | Deploy product to customers sooner | Let SparkAI protect against edge cases | Derive deeper real world insights on where your model is struggling | All while product is live, generating revenue | Autonomous tractor | John Deere | REST API | Python SDK

#Krone | Autonomous farming systems | Manufacturer of agricultural machinery | Autonomous drive unit acting as smart system that can plow, cultivate, sow, mow, turn and swath

#Levatas | Builds end to end AI solutions, machine learning models, and human in the loop systems automating visual inspection | Teamed with Boston Dynamics

#run.ai (RUN AI) | Accelerating AI development with comprehensive life cycle support from concept to deployment | Software Toold for AI System Development and Deployment

#Forterra | AutoDrive | Driverless system | Autonomous vehicle system.| Vehicle-platform and payload agnostic | In-Vehicle, Remote or Garrison Oversight | Off-Road/On-Road | GPS-Denied Operation | Single-Vehicle Waypoint Route Navigation | Multi-Vehicle Convoys and Platooning | Static and Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance | Mission Re-Pathing | Retrotraverse and Reverse Platooning, with Trailers | Ouster lidar

#OndoSense | Radar distance sensor | Sensor software: integrated into control system or used for independent quality monitoring | Object detection | Distance measurement | Position control | Agriculture: reliable height control of the field sprayer | Mining industry | Transport & Logistics | Shipping & Offshore | Mechanical and plant engineering | Metal and steel industry | Energy sector | Harsh industrial environments | Dust & smoke: no influence | Rain & snow: no influence | Radar frequency: 122GHz | Opening angle: ±3° | Measuring range: 0.3 – 40 m | Measuring rate: up to 100Hz | Output rate: up to 10 ms / 100 Hz | Measurement accuracy; up to ±1mm | Measurement precision: ±1mm | Communication protocol: RS485; Profinet, other interfaces via gateway | Switching output: 3x push-pull (PNP/NPN) | Analogue output: Current interface (4 – 20 mA) | Protection class: IP67

#Heliogen | AI-controlled concentrating solar thermal technology | AI, cameras, advanced computer vision software precisely aligni array of small mirrors reflecting and concentrating sunlight on receiver tower | Receiver generates heat which is transferred to thermal energy storage | Providing steam heat up to 300 °C | Cameras installed at top of tower measure color intensity of sky as reflected in mirrors | By comparing intensities as seen from multiple cameras, system calculates mirror orientation and direction of beam, for real-time hyper-accurate tracking | AI technology for continuous micro-adjustments | System automatically adapts to atmospheric conditions | WiFi connects heliostats | Direct Steam Generating Receivers (DSGR) absorb concentrated sunlight and transmit energy to pressurized water within metal tubes | Manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California

#BlueRobotics | Natural feature navigation | SLAM navigation | Driving AGV manually around the site | Recording data from vehicle safety laser scanners | Cleaning map by removing any dynamic objects | Programming required routes for AGV | Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) | Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)

#Ecorobotix | Plant-by-Plant AI detection and treatment softwareAlgorithms to detect and treat an extensive array of crops and weeds | High-resolution camera system for scanning | Recognition and differentiation of useful and harmful plants by computer | Control over precision nozzels | Real-time imagery capturing amd object ifrntification in less than 250 milöiseconds | Spray footprint of 6x6 cm (2.4x2.4 in). | Precision agriculture by accurately detecting and treating individual plants

#Nordcloud | Aviation AI services

#Xwatch Safety Solutions | Safety solutions to machinery

#NVIDIA | AI Platform | Omniverse development platform | Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) | Virtual Factory Reference Architecture | Factory digital twins | Robotics simulations for industrial manipulators, autonomous mobile robots, inspection cameras | Synthetic Data Generation

#BlinkLab (ASX: BB1) | Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia | Smartphone-neurobehavioral | High-speed video tracking of face | Mobile app as medical device to perform neurometric tests | Tests as biomarkers for neurological and psychiatric disorders | Smartphone camera and microphone as sensors | Results uploaded to cloud-based portal for storage and analysis using machine learning | Venture in digital healthcare

#Captain AI | Fully autonomous shipping solutions | AI models for object detection, image classification and instance segmentation | Creating comprehensive situational awareness | Route planner | Sensor fusion algorithm | Using radar, cameras, GPS, Octance, sonar and AIS installed on vessels | Three test vessels in the port of Rotterdam: tugboat from Kotug International, Watertaxi 14 from Watertaxi Rotterdam and patrol vessel from Port of Rotterdam Authority

#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

#Titomic | Titomic Kinetic Fusion Additive Manufacturing (TKF AM) systems | Integrating cold spray technologies, software and robotics into existing systems | Proprietary manufacturing cell | Manufacturing prototypes on a small scale | Cold spray powders | Rapid repairs | Metal coatings without heat | Build and incorporate electronic sensors directly into parts | Industry 4.0 platform | Linux NAS server

#Optiscan Imaging (ASX:OIL) | Digital confocal laser endomicroscopic imaging system tailored for application in robotic surgery | Digital endomicroscopic hardware and software | Robot-compatible endomicroscopic imaging system | Robotic-assisted breast cancer surgery | Embedding its technology as a key component of oncological surgery workflows | Collabirates with Mayo Clinuc to create a robot-compatible endomicroscopic imaging system

#Plus | Autonomous driving software solutions | High performance automatic collision mitigation | Event data recorder | Full situational awareness where vehicle is located | AI-based autonomous driving software | Both left- and right-hand driving | Long range cameras continuously auto-calibrate

#IDS | Industrial image processing | 3D cameras | Digital twins can distinguish color | Higher reproducible Z-accuracy | Stereo cameras: 240 mm, 455 mm | RGB sensor | Distinguishing colored objects | Improved pattern contrast on objects at long distances | Z accuracy: 0.1 mm at 1 m object distance | SDK | AI based image processing web service | AI based image analysis | Time Of Flght (TOF) camera

#HyTerra | White hydrogen exploration | Natural hydrogen and helium.| Nemaha project in Kansas City and Wichita | White hydrogen: lower costs and a cleaner alternative than hydrogen created from gas or water | Amazon | Bill Gates | Airborne geophysical survey by HyTerra

#The United States Geological Service (USGS) | White hydrogen searchers have been looking in wrong places | Right geologies are now known, race is on | USGS to publish map | A mix of at least 15% H2 could be blended into natural gas pipelines | Dedicated hydrogen pipelines

#Artificial Analysis | Independent analysis of AI language models and API providers

#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

#Navy Research Laboratory (NRL) | Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) | Prototyping High Bay | Littoral High Bay | Desert High Bay | Tropical High Bay

#perplexity.ai | Perplexity | AI search tool crafting answers| Citing sources | Real-time access to the web | Generating follow up questions after every answer | Multimodal search: text, images, videos, graphs, charts, and visuals cues | Pro Search: asks for details, considers preferences, dives deeper, delivers pinpoint results

#Bota | Force-sensitive robots

#RGo | Robotics platforms

#Synapticon | Motion control

#Force | Force-torque sensing systems

#Intelligent Actuator Incorporated | Actuators

#Netzer Precision | Rotary encoders

#Protech | Carbon fiber parts

#NavVis | Digital Factory | Mobile mapping | Laser scanning | Reality capture technology | Comprehensive spatial data with 360 degree photos | Info to architecture, engineering, and construction professionals (AEC) | Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) | Verification | Overcoming production challenges | Improving collaboration in construction projects | EU Taxonomy compliance | Dynamic handheld laser scanner, NavVis MLX for confined, smaller spaces or shorter, more frequent scanning on site

#Cohere | Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) at production scale | Command: write product descriptions, help draft emails

#Supermicro | Liquid cooling | Tesla Gigafactory

#xAI | Elon Musk | Creating AI capable of advanced mathematical reasoning | Grok: AI chatbot integrated with Twitter (X)

#Neura Robotics | Multi-purpose humanoid robot | Cognitive robotics | Cobot arm | Mobile robot | Mobile manipulator

#Omron Robotics | Cognitive robotics

#Safety Technologies Inc | Cognitive robotics

#Swislog | AutoStore | Robotized storage and order processing solution | Uses robots and bins to quickly process small parts orders | Enables direct stacking of bins on top of each other | System learns which products have a higher rotation, storing them on the top layer | If one robot breaks down, another takes over its tasks | Six robots use the same as a toaster | Robots deliver goods directly to pick stations | Clients: Sportamore (Sweden), Bio Partner (Switzerland), Linfox (Australia), RoboStores (UAE), Radwell (USA)

#Mitsubishi Electric | Manufacturing and selling electrical and electronic equipment for factory automation, information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, energy, transportation, and building equipment | Incorporating Realtime technology into factory automation (FA) control system devices, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), servo motors, and computer numerical controllers (CNCs)

#Realtime Robotics | Robot workcell and runtime systems

#Bishop-Wisecarver | Signature Motion Linear Actuators (SMLA)

#Robot Operating System (ROS) | Set of software libraries and tools helping to build robot applications | Open source software development kit for robotics applications | Instals on Ubuntu and Windows 10 | Software ecosystem of software for robotics | Linux, Windows, macOS | Embedded platforms (via micro-ROS) | Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA)

#Catepillar | Backup and prime power for data centres globally | Demand in part by cloud computing and generative artificial intelligence | Industrial Generator Sets | Diesel Generator Sets | Gas Generator Sets | Mobile Generator Sets

#John Cockerill | Galvatek | Surface treatment solutions | Automated surface treatment facilities delivery Chemical cleaning equipment for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of engine parts in aviation industry | Effluent (wastewater) and water treatment plants | Automated solutions for aviation industry | MIL and ISO standards for defence | Automated gas turbine parts stripping lines for energy industry | Anodizing Plants | Chemical Cleaning Lines (CCL) | Chemical Surface Treatment Plants | Electroplating Plants | Chemical Stripping Lines

#Movu Robotics | Robotics | Automated pallet storage solution | Accessible cold storage automation | Temperature-controlled food and pharmaceutical industry | Space optimisation in storage | Streamlined materials handling process | Energy efficiency for cold storage | Robotics for low temperatures with icy and slippery surfaces | Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) | Automating picking | Fleet management software

#GITAI | Autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) | Un-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing | On-orbit services: maintenance, inspection, and life-extension operations for satellites | Repair, inspection, and life extension services for satellites

#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

#GivernyAI | Generative AI technology seamlessly translating and adapting video content across languages

#SiLC | MR Eyeonic Vision System | Optimized for ranges up to 150 meters | Dual polarization

#Flyability | Drones for industrial inspection and analysis | Confined space inspection | Collision and crash resistant inspection drone | 3D mapping | Volumetric measurement | Inspections of cargo ships, bridges, ports, steel mills cement factories, liquid gas tanks, nuclear facilities, city wide underground sewage systems | Ouster lidar

#National Technical University of Athens | MariNeXt deep-learning framework detecting and identifying marine pollution | Sentinel-2 imagery | Detecting marine debris and oil spills on sea surface | Automated data collection and analysis across large spatial and temporal scales | Deep learning framework | Data augmentation techniques | Multi-scale convolutional attention network | Marine Debris and Oil Spill (MADOS) dataset | cuDNN-accelerated PyTorch framework | NVIDIA RTX A5000 GPUs | NVIDIA Academic Hardware Grant Program | AI framework produced promising predictive maps | Shortcomings: unbalanced dataset, marine water and oil spills are abundant, foam and natural organic material are less represented

#Google DeepMind Technologies Limited | Creating advanced AI models and applications | Artificial intelligence systems ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart | Helping robots perform complex tasks that require dexterous movement | Two-armed manipulation tasks | Simulations to improve real-world performance on multi-fingered robotic hand | Helping robots learn from human demonstrations | Translating images to action | High level of dexterity in bi-arm manipulation | Robot has two hands that can be teleoperated for training and data-collection | Allowing robots to learn how to perform new tasks with fewer demonstrations | Collectung demonstration data by remotely operating robot behavior | Applying diffusion method | Predicting robot actions from random noise | Helpung robot learn from data | Collaborating with DemoStart | DemoStart is helping new robots acquire dexterous behaviors in simulation | Google collaborating with Shadow Robot

#Neptune Labs | neptune.ai | Tracking foundation model training | Model training | Reproducing experiments | Rolling back to the last working stage of model | Transferring models across domains and teams | Monitoring parallel training jobs | Tracking jobs operating on different compute clusters | Rapidly identifying and resolving model training issues | Workflow set up to handle the most common model training scenarios | Tool to organize deep learning experiments

#UCLA | AI model analyzing medical images of diseases | Deep-learning framework | SLice Integration by Vision Transformer (SLIViT) | Analyzing retinal scan, ultrasound video, CT, MRI | Identifying potential disease-risk biomarkers | Using novel pre-training and fine-tuning method | Relying on large, accessible public data sets | NVIDIA T4 GPUs, NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs, NVIDIA CUDA used to conduct research | SLIViT makes large-scale, accurate analysis realistic | Disease biomarkers help understand disease trajectory of patients | Tailoring treatment to patients based on biomarkers found through SLIVIT | Model largely pre-trained on datasets of 2D scans | Fine-tuning model on 3D scans | Transfer learned model to identify different disease biomarkers by fine-tuning on datasets consisting of imagery from very different modalities and organs | Trained on 2D retinal scans and then fine-tuned model on MRI of liver | Helping model with downstream learnings even though different imagery domains

#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

#Tampere University | Pneumatic touchpad | Soft touchpad sensing force, area and location of contact without electricity | Device utilises pneumatic channels | Can be used in environments such as MRI machines | Soft robots | Rehabilitation aids | Touchpad does not need electricity | It uses pneumatic channels embedded in the device for detection | Made entirely of soft silicone | 32 channels that adapt to touch | Precise enough to recognise handwritten letters | Recognizes multiple simultaneous touches | Ideal for use in devices such as MRI machines | If cancer tumours are found during MRI scan, pneumatic robot can take biopsy while patient is being scanned | Pneumatic device can be used in strong radiation or conditions where even small spark of electricity would cause serious hazard

#ARM Institute | Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) | Funded by Office of Secretary of Defense | Part of Manufacturing USA Network

#Italian Trade Agency (ITA) | ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute member

#NVIDIA | GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip | Boosting TTFT in multiturn user interactions | Building contextual understanding of input sequence | Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) | Converting user prompt to tokens and then to highly dense vectors | Dot product operations | Building mathematical representation of the relationship between all tokens in prompt | Operations repeated across different layers of the model | Generating key-value cache (KV cache) | Reusing KV cache | KV offloaded from GPU memory to higher capacity and lower cost CPU memory | KV cache reloading back to GPU memory | KV cache offloading, eliminates need to recompute KV cache without holding up valuable GPU memory | Enabling multiple users to interact with the same content without recalculating KV cache for each new user | Speeding code generation in integrated development environments (IDEs) that have LLM capabilities, one or more developers can submit multiple prompts interacting with single code script over extended periods of time, offloading initial KV cache calculations onto CPU memory and then reloading it for subsequent interactions avoids repeated recalculations and saves valuable GPU and infrastructure resources | NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM | Llama 3 70B model running on server with NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs connected through PCIe to x86 host processor | Compelling deployment strategy for data centers

#Allen Institute for Artifical Intelligence | Robot planning precise action points to perform tasks accurately and reliably | Vision Language Model (VLM) controlling robot behavior | Introducing automatic synthetic data generation pipeline | Instruction-tuning VLM to robotic domains and needs | Predicting image keypoint affordances given language instructions | RGB image rendered from procedurally generated 3D scene | Computing spatial relations from camera perspective | Generating affordances by sampling points within object masks and object-surface intersections | Instruction-point pairs fine-tune language model | RoboPoint predicts 2D action points from image and instruction, which are projected into 3D using depth map | Robot navigates to these 3D targets with motion planner | Combining object and space reference data with VQA and object detection data | Leveraging spatial reasoning, object detection, and affordance prediction from diverse sources | Enabling to generalize combinatorially.| Synthetic dataset used to teach RoboPoint relational object reference and free space reference | Red and ground boxes as visual prompts to indicate reference objects | Cyan dots as visualized ground truth | NVIDIA | | Universidad Catolica San Pablo | University of Washington

#Astera Labs | Intelligent Connectivity Platform | High-speed connectivity integrated circuits (ICs), modules, boards | Connectivity System Management and Optimization Software | Providing hyperscaler customers ability to deploy and operate high-performance AI and cloud infrastructure | Software-defined IC architecture | Distributed microcontrollers and sensors | Real-time link and device monitoring | Smart Fabric Switches | PCIe 6 fabric switch | Delivering maximum predictable performance to increase GPU utilization | Protocol and performance optimization for increased data transfer efficiency | Real-time telemetry data | Built-in protocol analyzer with link state history and timestamps | Full non-destructive eye scan for RX Lane margining | Self-test features to minimize link downtime and accelerate fault isolation | AI scale-up (GPU-to-GPU) | AI clusters | Generative AI applications | Nvidia supplier

#naptha.ai | Platform designed for building decentralized multi-agent systems | Python SDK to integrate of decentralized capabilities into existing systems | Naptha Hub provides reusable components

#Neurala | Visual Inspection Automation (VIA) software | Vision AI technology | Lifelong-Deep Neural Network | Helping manufacturers improve their vision inspection and quality control processes to increase productivity | Manufacturers can build better performing AI models that continuously improve processes and production efficiencies

#CAL FIRE

#San Bernardino-Inyo-Mono Unit

#Ommatidia Lidar | Product: 3D Light Field Sensor | Channels: 128 parallel | Imaging vibrometry functionality | Target accuracy: 10µm | Measurement range: 0.5-50 m | Measurement accuracy (MPE): 20 + 6 µ/m | Angular range 30 x 360 | Vibrometry sampling frequenvy: 40 kHz | Vibrometry max in-band velocity: 15.5 mm/s | Power consumption: 45W | Battery operation time: 240 min | Interface: Ethernet | Format: CSV / VKT / STL / PLY / TXT | Dimension: 150x228x382 mm | Weight: 7,5 kg | Pointer: ~633 nm | Temperature range: 0/40 ºC | Environmental protection class: IP54 | Eye safety: Class 1M | Raw point clouds: over 1 million points | Calibration: metrology-grade with compensation of thermal and atmospheric effects | Geotagging: GPS | Output: 3D profiles of large objects

#Beyonce BeyGOOD Foundation

#CAT | Bull dozer

#CAgov

#California Air National Guard

#California building codes

#California Coastal Act

#California Environmental Quality Act

#CCF Wildfire Recovery Fund

#LASE | Gantry crane outfitted with Ouster digital lidar sensors as part of the LASE solution to automate the handling of containers | Ouster OS1 sensors for precise position measurement and object detection to enable safer autonomous or semi-automated handling of containers | Collision avoidance | Optimal positioning and safe lifting of cargo on trucks | Ouster sensor for zone monitorin

#Federal Emergency Management Agency

#Governor Office of Emergency Services

#LAFD (Los Angeles Fire Department)

#LA County Fire

#LA Fire Relief Fund

#Los Angeles County Public Works

#Los Angeles County Sheriff Department

#Los Angeles County Medical Examiner

#Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

#NASA FIRMS | Ssatellites detecting hot spots | Utilizing software to detect abnormal spikes in temperature that may be caused by wildfires

#NASA Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System (CERES)

#National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

#National Weather Service

#Orange County Fire Authority

#Pacific Palisades Community Council

#Santa Barbara Fire

#San Benito Fire

#San Bernardino County Fire

#San Diego County Fire

#San Joaquin Fire

#Santa Clara County Fire

#San Luis Obispo Fire

#AI Port | AI Research | Port of Rotterdam

#Awake.Al | Digital twin for Port of Rotterdam

#SEA.AI | Detecting floating objects early | Using thermal and optical cameras to catch also objects escaping conventional ­systems such as Radar or AIS: Unsignalled crafts or other floating obstacles, e.g., containers, tree trunks, buoys, inflatables, kayaks, persons over board | System computes input from lowlight and thermal cameras, using Machine Vision technology, deep learning capabilities and proprietary database of millions of annotated marine objects | High-resolution lowlight and thermal cameras | Real-time learning of water surface patterns | Searching for anomalies | Distinguishing water from non-water | Comparing anomalies with neural network | Recognize objects by matching combination of filters | Augmented reality video stream combined with map view | Intelligent alarming based on threat level | Detecting persons in water | On-board cameras with integrated image processing | Providing digital understanding of vessel surroundings on water | SEA.AI App on smartphone or tablet

#Imar Navigation | Inertial Navigation

#ZAPI GROUP | Automated vehicle sector | Components for automated guided vehicles | Vehicle navigation | Blue Robotics | Motion controllers | Electric motors | High frequency battery chargers | Electric and hybrid vehicles

#Optex | LiDAR Perimeter Security | Deploying invisible wall or plane, protecting buildings or assets | Intrusion detection | Accurate outdoor and indoor security sensors with LiDAR technology | Advanced detection capabilities | Long-range customisable detection zones | Enhanced environmental resistance | Creating virtual plane or wall to protect perimeters, buildings, and assets | Analysing size and distance of moving objects | Providing accurate point detection by tracking X & Y coordinates of moving objects | Defining type of intrusion based on object size | Differentiating between people, animals, vehicles, drones and more | Triggering right notifications | Up to 8 detection zones independently configurable allowing for multiple sensitivity scenarios | Integrated camera | -40 using a heated lens | Dynamic event filtering | Detection zone as two parts - judgment and alarm zonen| Intelligent logic to alarm based on detected vehicle size | Customise triggers | Virtual walls and planes

#DHL | Outdoor Autonomous Vehicles

#FedEx | Autonomously moving FedEx shipments

#Anyverse | Synthetic data platform

#Walmart | Driverless truck deliveries

#Magirus Group | Tactical response robot | Firefighting | Recovery operations

#Renu Robotics | Vegetation management

#Palfinger | Autonomous firefighting and snow removal

#Rosenbauer | Firefighting technologies

#TTControl | Autonomous Control Systems

#OcadoGroup | Autonomous Grocery Deliveries

#CDP | Forests and Water Security assessments | Carbon neutral production | Increasing the share of renewable and circular solutions | Working with suppliers and partners to reduce emissions across the value chain | Forest footprint | Water Security

#Boston Dynamics | Spot robot | Radiation mapping autonomously | Gamma ray sensors | Personal dosimeters | Neutron detection | Alpha inspection with pancake sensors| Ability to withstand large amounts of radiation | Cabability to carry a variety of radiation detection payloads | Ongoing safe operation and eventual decommissioning of nuclear power plants | Machine learning algorithms | AI

#Yanmar | Autonomous spraying robot | Less soil compaction | Ascending and descending slopes of up 45 degree | Fully autonomous with GPS | Electrostatic spraying | All surfaces of the plant are treated efficiently and economically | The amount of water or chemicals used is optimised and with less waste

#Moduler Makina | ENOCH | Earthworks, lifting, transportation, and concrete works in one modular body | Remote controlled battery electric platform | All terrain use | Offroad axles | ECU automatically recognizes and sets up the attached components

#GAM | Robotic and servo gear | GPL Robotic Planetary | GCL Cycloidal | GSL Strain Wave | Precision Rack & Pinion | Linear Mount Products for Cartesian Robots

#LangChain | Generative AI ecosystem | Comparison View | Hotkeys in Annotation Queue | Tools to evaluate response quality: correctness | Pinecone

#South Coast Air Quality Management District | Study the air quality after the California fires

#NVIDIA | Mission Client | Isaac ROS GitHub | ROS 2 Humble | Nav2 navigation stack | OTTO Motors | InOrbit | VDA5050 Connector | MQTT | OASIS standard messaging protocol for Internet of Things (IoT) applications | Open Robotics

#General Atomics | Air to Air Laser Communication System | Crosslinks from aircraft to other platforms such as unmanned aircraft, maritime vessels, and space systems

#Percepto | Autonomous site inspection and monitoring | Autonomous drones and robots | Insight Manager | Deeplearning algorithms to deliver industry specific intelligence | Solar construction progress monitoring | Stockpile volumetric measurement | Pipeline integrity inspection | 2D mapping | 3D modeling | Automated inspections

#SatelIoT | IoT connectivity over standard 5G NB-IoT

#Fieldin | Retrofit autonomy kit for tractors | Levels of automation features | Auto steering | Driving assistance | Autonomous spraying | Fully autonomous driver out functionality

#Robotnik | RB-WATCHER ,| Enhancing security sector in continuous and reliable way | Reporting data | Alarming to control center in real time | Detection of fire, people, bags or vehicles | Autonomous patrolling area following planned schedule

#Hawe Hydraulik | Rovo robot platform | Autonomous operation of several smaller machines as a fleet | Robot for sowing in agriculture, developed together with Hentschel System, Austria | Built-in battery pack | Interchangeable battery with plug-in system | Battery change within two minutes without tools

#Kubota | Autonomous tractors |MR 1000A Agri Robo KVT tractor | Solving labour shortage problem | Allowing precise work, even at night, without without interruptions | Remotely operating two tractors at the same time with tablet

#Forterra | Autonomous Driving System | AutoDrive Software Suite | Manages dynamic driving tasks in real time across operational and tactical functions | Localization | Perception | Behavior generation | Command and control communications with base vehicle drive-by-wire to accomplish complex missions | On-site or remote operators can direct, re-direct or suspend autonomous traffic | Remote monitoring of multiple vehicles, remote driver assistance, and remote driver take-over | Autonomous applications for logistics and distribution | Distribution Centers | Natural Resource Harvesting and Processing | Autonomous applications for defense | Resupply Platoons/Convoys | Surveillance | Reconnaissance | Last Mile Tactical Logistics

#Anybotics | Workforce App | Operate ANYmal robot from device | Set up and review robot missions | Industrial Inspection

#Laboratory for Air Quality Research | Studying the air quality after the SoCal fires

#Google DeepMind Technologies Limited | Creating advanced AI models and applications | Artificial intelligence systems ALOHA Unleashed and DemoStart | Helping robots perform complex tasks that require dexterous movement | Two-armed manipulation tasks | Simulations to improve real-world performance on multi-fingered robotic hand | Helping robots learn from human demonstrations | Translating images to action | High level of dexterity in bi-arm manipulation | Robot has two hands that can be teleoperated for training and data-collection | Allowing robots to learn how to perform new tasks with fewer demonstrations | Collectung demonstration data by remotely operating robot behavior | Applying diffusion method | Predicting robot actions from random noise | Helpung robot learn from data | Collaborating with DemoStart | DemoStart is helping new robots acquire dexterous behaviors in simulation | Google collaborating with Shadow Robot

#BrainChip | Akida neuromorphic processor | AI-enabled space-grade SoC | Biometric recognition | Industrial anomaly detection | Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs) | Keyword Spotting | Wake up service for devices | Listening for specific words or phrases in an audio stream | Triggering a response from a device | Device is able to locally monitor audio input in a low-power state until it detects the specified keyword | Local edge processing | Natural voice interface | Audio data stays securely on the device | Robotics | IoT (Internet of Things) devices | Autonomous systems, Boating, yachting | Wearables: smartwatches, fitness trackers, medical monitors | Smart home appliances: lights, thermostats, security cameras, microwaves, laundry, cooking, coffee machines | Reducing the energy consumed by devices in standby mode | Future advancements will feature expanded language support

#Built Robotics | Automating construction equipment with AI and robotics | AI-Powered Tools for Utility-Scale Solar Construction | Robotic powerhouse surveying, distributing, driving wide-flange solar piles | Transforming heavy equipment into robots | Helped build critical infrastructure in the United States and Australia | 8-Layer Safety System | Autonomous upgrade to vehicles | Trenching robot | Geofence | AI-powered smart cameras | Wwireless emergency stop | Remote monitoring | Liquid-cooled computer

#Yaskawa | Sensor integrated nodes, IP65 rated, solar rechargeable

#University of Colorado at Boulder | Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences | Urban conflagration after fires

#DEEPX | Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for IoT devices | Deep learning accelerators | Software framework for development and deployment of deep learning models for mass market uses | Device AI integration into edge devices | Code generation for DEEPX NPU | SDK quantizer converts trained models from FP32 bit to INT8 or less bit integer representation | Optimizer fuses operators or exchanges the order of operators | Runtime API supports commands for model loading, inference execution, passing model inputs, receiving inference data, and a set of functions to manage the devices | Smart Camera Sensors | Machine Vision | Smart Mobility | Drone | Edge Computing | Smart Building | Smart Factory,

#SpaceX | T Mobile | Starlink satellites | Providing mobile users with network access in parts of the United States

#ICEYE | Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

#LA County | Coordinated Joint Information Center

#Anthropic | generative AI ecosystem | Pinecone

#Amazon | Amazon Web Service (AWS) | NavVis | Point cloud processing workflow | Processing takes place in Frankfurt, Germany | Processing done fully encrypted | Surveying | Laser scanning | Process laser scan data captured using NavVis technology from anywhere with internet connection | View and validate every control point | Ensure data privacy with fully automated and integrated blurring functionality | Point cloud presets | Environment-specific point cloud modes | Generate photorealistic point clouds automatically cleaned of dynamic objects while preserving original details and colors | Upload your geo-referenced control points file in global coordinate system | Automatically geo-register your point cloud | View control points exact location on quality map | Locate, verify, select/deselect control points to identify any potential errors before processing begins | Automated image anonymization process | Detecting and blurring individuals’ faces, bodies, and license plates in images and point clouds captured with NavVis devices | Confidently create and share projects that meet strict data confidentiality | Meet compliance standards, including GDPR requirements | Download comprehensive quality report | Detailed information on data accuracy

#Deutsche Aircraft | Turboprop aircraft | Designed to operate on close to zero emissions | Regional transportation solutions using sustainable means | Modern avionics suite | Superior situational awareness | Multi-role missions | Modular cabin layout | Quick conversion capability | Designed to facilitate quick medical evacuation and assist in aerial firefighting and humanitarian missions | Hot and cold galley | Cabin flexibility with up to 40 seats | Full height cabin | Unpaved runway operation | Maritime surveillance | Search & Rescue | Humanitarian assistance | Air ambulance service | Drug enforcement | Cargo

#Bishop-Wisecarver | 8th Axis vertical extendibility solutions for to increase reach for small robots and cobots | Vertical movement with travel lengths up to 4 meters | Expanding working envelope for large-scale tasks like painting, sandblasting, and pressure washing | Single robot in place of several larger robots | Actuated linear guide system | Rotary motion guides | Rotary actuators | Customized rotary motion solutions to follow virtually any path | DualVee Motion Technology | DualVee-Single-Edge-Track | DualVee-Journals | Guide wheel components | Linear guide wheel | Track lubricator assemblies | HepcoMotion aluminum profile sections | HDRT track systems combine ring segments and straight slides to follow virtually any path | HepcoMotion PRT2 (Precision Ring and Track), DTS (Driven Track System), and HDRT (Heavy Duty Ring and Track) product lines | HDS2 Heavy Duty Slide System | Precision linear guide components utilizing guide wheel and roller wheel technology

#BlyeSky | Decentralized microblogging platform | Utilizes AT Protocol | Domain can be used as handle | Option for users to self-host their data | Data is stored in repositories that can be exported and migrated across different servers

#Universal Hydrogen | Hydrogen Transportation in modular Capsules

#Librestream | Augmented reality solution for workforce

#Koerber Supplychain | Warehouse management

#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

#Celeramotion | Precision Components | Mechatronic Assemblies

#Lucas Robotic System | Linear axis and robot gantries

#Coastal Rowing LA28 | Making its debut at LA28 | Features the discipline of Beach Sprints | Starting and finishing with a sprint across the sand, competitors then use specialized Coastal Rowing boats to navigate through waves and surf, showcasing their agility and speedEmphasizes quick acceleration and powerful strokes as rowers race to cross the finish line first

#Pulumi | generative AI ecosystem | Pinecone

#Persplexity | AI app | Answer engine | Purchase decisions | Asking benefits | AI agents to be ad targets | Marketers to compete for the attention of algorithms | Jeff Bezos | Yann LeCun | Jeff Dean | AI investor Nat Friedman | Time | Fortune | Independent |Los Angeles Time

#Solomon | SolVision | AI Visual Inspection | Deep Learning Software

#Wingcopter | Drone Delivery Solutions for humanitarian & commercial applications | Delivery of spare parts, samples or other materials either on or between factory sites | On-Demand Medical Delivery | On-demand transport of pigment samples

#CHCNAV | Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) | Hydrographic surveys | Environmental monitoring | Designed to access waters too shallow for traditional manned survey vessels or difficult to access | Marine drones | Single or multibeam echo sounders | GNSS RTK receivers

#XOCEAN | Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for ocean data collection | Environmental monitoring | Seabed mapping | Offshore infrastructure surveys | Marine research

#AnyMAL | Robot | Navigating as a wheeled quadruped | Standing upright on its hind legs, utilizing its front wheels as makeshift hands | Trained to perform practical tasks | Multimodal platform designed for last-mile delivery and logistics | GPS, LiDAR, and cameras for independent navigation | Reinforcement learning known as curiosity-driven learning | High-level sparse rewards | Independently discerning how to complete the entire task from the beginning | Learning process finely attuned to slight alterations in training environment | Potential for innovative task completion in intricate and dynamic scenarios

#Sanctuary AI | Pheonix humanoid robot | General-purpose humanoid robot | Form factor similar to an average-sized human | Carbon AI control system | Human-like intelligence | Robotic hand | Hand-eye coordination of object manipulation tasks | Haptic technology that mimics the sense of touch | AI model training | General-purpose robotics

#RenuRobotics | Automating operations and maintenance for the solar industry

#outrider.ai | Automating yard operations for logistics hubs | Electric, zero-emission yard trucks | Advanced Testing Facility, which mimics distribution yards

#Intuition Robotics | ElliQ | Aging companion | Answers phone | Reads emails | Plays music | Reminds to take medicines | Arranges cabs | Recalls appointments | Plays games | Accesses social media | Conducts on screen video chats | Suggests music, podcasts, or audiobooks | Recommends health activities

#Segway | Loomo personal robot | AI that avoids obstacles | Personal transporter that you can ride | Multi terrain robot | Self stabilizing gimbal monitoring movement and stabilizing the robot

#Open Ocean Robotics | Marine robotics | Ocean data analytics | Solar powered uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) | Seafloor mapping | Marine mammal detection | Enforcement against illegal

#Nimble Robotics | Ocean sciense autonomous robots | Robot deployment without ship

#Joint Regional Fire Crimes Task Force | Investigating and prosecuting | fire-related crimes in L.A. County | LAPD |FBI | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

#State of California | Resources for homeowners and businesses

#Contractors State License Board (CSLB) | Licence check

#Attorney General | Legitimacy of charities within the state of California

#NICB | Investigates suspected instances of fraud

#Department of Justice | National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF)

#Sonova | Hearing care solutions | Personal audio devices | Cochlear implant | Audiological Care | Consumer Hearing | Phonak | Unitron | AudioNova | Sennheiser

#Quake Strong, Inc. | Construction and investment firm | Stepped forward to help rebuild | Bringing more than 100 years of combined Southern California construction experience to the table | Mission to help restore what has been lost and provide a fresh start | Full-Service Rebuilding Partner: Design plans, Permits, Construction | Specializes in High-end custom home builds, Multi-family properties, Beachfront developments | Well suited with private adjusters on team to guide homeowners through the process of working through insurance claims | Standing by homeowners from start to finish, providing complete solutions to rebuilding, every step of the way

#HomeFrontBuild | Personalized custom homes | Comprehensive resource for design & construction | Rebuild within 110% of original footprint | No separate demolition permit | Embed demolition into permit submission | Let FEMA to clear major debris and hazardous materials | No additional permitting required | 3D modeling | Designs combine solar panel with thicker stucco walls | Employing generous sun shading eaves | Combining old building strategies with modern technologies | Own foundation team of framers, finishers, masons, plasterers, cabinet makers, hardware specialists, and tile setters in-house | Combining architects and interior designers with actual builders under one roof | In-house licensed architects and interior designers | Designing projets fitting your budget | Passionate about vernacular architectural forms found in southern California, Victorian, Craftsman, Spanish Colonial Revival, Prairie and Mid-Century modern

#Board of Forestry and Fire Protection

#Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

#Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division

#California fire marshal | Fire hazard severity mapping | Wildfire hazard model | Improved predictions of how fires spread and how and where embers travel | More areas to characterized as fire-prone, especially dense communities close to wildland areas such as Altadena, portions of which were razed by Eaton fire | More homes required to comply with both existing brush clearance programs and the pending zone zero regulations, as well as, for new construction, the state wildfire building code

#California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) | State agency responsible for managing over 50,000 miles of highways and freeways in California | Oversees intercity rail services, public transportation systems, and more than 400 airports and heliports

#UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

#Steadfast LA | Rick Caruso | Andy Cohen, co-chair of architecture and design powerhouse Gensler | Carey Smith, president and chief executive of infrastructure engineering giant Parsons | Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and his wife, former Ambassador Nicole Avant | Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale | Executives from banking, insurance, real estate and private equity | Tapping experts for innovative solutions | Mike Hopkins, chief of Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video as advicer | Partnership with Samara

#LA Department of Insurance | State Insurance Commissioner | Proposition 103, the 1988 ballot measure, gave the commissioner the authority to review, adjust and reject proposed rate hikes

#LA Region Small Business Relief Fund

#LA Area Chamber of Commerce

#LA Region Worker Relief Fund | Cash assistance to workers in Los Angeles County who have experienced employmentor wage loss due to wildfires

#League of California Community Foundations | Disaster Relief, Recovery, and Resilience Fund | Emergency aid for individuals and families

#LA County Wildfire Recovery Resources | In-person assistance for shelter, food

#Los Angeles County Parks Foundation | Eaton Canyon Fire Recovery | Restoring Nature Center | Rebuilding trails

#Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department | Los Angeles Sheriff’s Foundation | Equipment funding

#Pasadena Community Foundation | Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund | Housing |Mental health support | Rebuilding infrastructure

#Latino Comunity Foundation | California Wuldfire Relief Fund | Cash assistance | Housing | Health services | Language-inclusive emergency communication

#United Way of Greater Los Angeles | Wildfire Response Fund | Low-income individuals | Unhoused populations | Community organizations

#Direct Relief | California Fire Relief | Essential medical supplies | Protective gear | Medications | N95 respirators | Personal care kits | Prescription medications | Field medic backpacks | Evacuation shelters | Health centers | Distribution hubs

#Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation | Wildfire Recovery Fund | Food | Clothing | School supplies | Emergency grants | KN95 masks | Improving campuses | Restoring normalcy for students

#California Fire Foundation | Wildfire & Disaster Relief | Disaster Relief cash cards

#League of California Community Foundations | Disaster Relief, Recovery, and Resilience Fund | Food | Housing | Health services

#Emergency Management Department (EMD) in Los Angeles

#Disaster Recovery Centers | Birth certificate | Death certificate | Driver license | Social security documentation | Disaster relief | Referrals

#Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | LADWP | Bottled water distributed | Palisades Branch Library | Rustic Canyon Recreation Center | LADWP Trailer Facility | LAFD Fire Station 23 | Temescal Canyon Trailhead | LADWP Service Area Map App

#LA Disaster Relief Navigator | Disaster Action Plan | Step-by-Step Action Plan

#Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | FEMA Assistance | FEMA App

#Department of Angels | Driving Southern California’s wildfire recovery | California Community Foundation | Snap Inc | Snap headquarter is in Santa Monica | Evan Spiegel, co-founder of the photo-sharing app Snapchat | Miguel Santana, CEO of California Community Foundation | Listening to how people in Altadena and Pacific Palisades want to rebuild | Real estate developer Steve Soboroff (CRO) referred | Tim Cadogan, CEO of GoFundMe | Soon-Shiong, surgeon, biomedical entrepreneur | Maria Salinas, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce | $10 million in seed money | $5 million to four universities | Harvard | UCLA | Studies of short- and long-term impacts of fires on air, soil, quality human health | Planning to meet for years people in Altadena, Pasadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu | Feedback from gov agencies | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Army Corps of Engineers | Block captain model | Robert A. Bradway, CEO of biotech giant Amgen | Gene Sykes, CEO 2028 Los Angeles Olympics | Soon-Shiong (SS) Times owner hunts content | SS wants his news outlet to be resource for public about recovery programs | Continuing to study what went wrong in the initial fire response

#Chubb Ltd (NYSE: CB) | Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland | Component of the S&P 500 index | $199 billion in assets | $52 billion in gross written premiums | Over 31,000 employees worldwide | American-Swiss insurer | Focuses on providing coverage for more expensive homessuch as those in Pacific Palisades | Median home value $3.5 million in Pacific Palisades

#Zillow | Mar Vista Home in LA | Estimated sales range $5.82M - $6.43M | 1/24/2025 Listed for sale | Price: $6,250,000 +237.8% $1,246/sqft | 8/15/2024 Sold | Price: $1,850,000 +12.1% $369/sqft | Property taxes | 2024 $22,492 +1176% | 2023 $1,763 +4% | 2022 $1,691 +2% | Tax assessment | 2024 $1,850,000 +1336% | 2023 $ 128,840 +2% | 2022 $ 126,315 +2%

#Northbrook | Allstate | Estimated loss $1.1 billion due to Los Angeles fires | Figure represents losses on pretax basis | Payments received from reinsurance | 5.8% share of Californua homeowners market | Received approval previous year for average 34% rate increase

#Recovery Rebuild Persons | Steve Soboroff: Chief Recovery Officer | Karen Bass: Mayer | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Environment Protection Agency (EPA) | Hagerty Consulting | Jim Featherstone: Emergency Management Department LA | AECOM | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Lindsey Horvath: Supervisor | Kathryn Barger: Supervisor | Rick Caruso: Developer | Gavin Newsom: Gov | Miguel Santana: California Community Foundation | Evan Spiegel: Snapshot | Department of Angels | Patrick Soon-Shiong: Los Angeles Times owner | Traci Park: heading up City Council five-member ad hoc committee on wildfire recovery to pore over rebuilding strategies | Community Partners: LA based nonprofit intermediary organization, pays $500,000 for three months to Steve Soborof | Randy Johnson: real estate executive, has worked with Soboroff, reports to him on recovery efforts, receiving $250,000 for 90 days from charitable organizations

#iPostal1 | Virtual Business Address | Real physical street address | View and manage mail remotely | Get mail in your business name | Flexible shipment scheduling (on request, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) | Personal Digital Mailbox - access online or with an app to manage mail | Your choice of carriers, ship dates and service level | Free App for Android and iPhone | Shipping to unlimited addresses, $100 insurance (UPS, FedEx, DHL) | 24/7 digital access to all your mail items, unlimited secure cloud storage for scans and voice messages | 30 day storage: all mail & letterpacks; packages under 1,728 cu inches (= 12x12x12 size package) | See a picture of the outside of every mail item | 10 day storage: packages 1,728 to 4,895 cu inches | Sender information for every item clearly visible | 5 day storage: packages at/over 4,896 cu inches (= 24x17x12 size package) | Automatic email alert for new items received | Discard mail items service | Preparation of commercial invoice (for international shipments) | Consolidation of letters into one package for forwarding | Virtual Business Address plans include 1 company name and up to 6 recipient names per address | Business Blue $500 year | 11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

#UC Berkeley, CA, USA | Professor Trevor Darrell | Advancing machine intelligence | Methods for training vision models | Enabling robots to determine appropriate actions in novel situations | Approaches to make VLMs smaller and more efficient while retaining accuracy | How LLMs can be used as visual reasoning coordinators, overseeing the use of multiple task-specific models | Utilizing visual intelligence at home while preserving privacy | Focused on advancements in object detection, semantic segmentation and feature extraction techniques | Researched advanced unsupervised learning techniques and adaptive models | Researched cross-modal methods that integrate various data types | Advised SafelyYou, Nexar, SuperAnnotate. Pinterest, Tyzx, IQ Engines, Koozoo, BotSquare/Flutter, MetaMind, Trendage, Center Stage, KiwiBot, WaveOne, DeepScale, Grabango | Co-founder and President of Prompt AI

#LA Rises | Private-sector initiative to support wildfire recovery in Los Angeles | Bringing together business leaders to work with city, county and state officials | Getting philanthropic and private capital to the rebuilding effort | Magic Johnson | Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter | 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman | Providing up to $100 million to jump-start fundraising

#California Governor Office of Emergency Services | Nancy Ward | Director

#U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Excavating six inches of topsoilto rid fire-devastated properties of hazardous pollution | Got brought on to do a specific scope | Soil sampling not authorized in this disaster response | Limits of what can do under this disaster | Have to stick to the guidelines | Supervising federal cleanup crews clearing debris

#LA Mayor | Karen Bass

#Federal Workers | Operate excavators | Pull large objects | Mangle metal from building foundations | Tossing debris into freight containers | Crews wearing hazmat suits | Shovel mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags

#Los Angeles Police DepartmentVisits households in the highest-risk areas | Issues specific evacuation orders

#Paralympic | Paralympic Games 2028

#International Olympic Committee (IOC) | LA28 Olympic Games

#International Golf Federation | Golf competitions will be held in the exclusive Riviera Country Clubin Pacific Palisades

#Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades | Golf tournaments for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics | Pledged $1 million to aid recovery efforts in Pacific Palisades | Donation directed through California Community Foundation | Noboru Watanabe, Riviera Country Club chairman | Megan Watanabe, Riviera Country Club CEO | Focus on rebuilding and supporting Councilwoman Traci Park | Genesis Invitational tournament expected to return 2026 | U.S. Women Open 2026 | Olympics 2028 | U.S. Open 2031

#Olympic Surfing LA28 | Athletes performing maneuvers and tricks on waves | Evaluated by five judges based on variety, type, and difficulty | Speed, power, and flow, seamless connection between move also key factors in judging

#LA County EPIC-LA system

#Army Corps of Engineers | Debris Call Center | Phase 2 of debris removal | (213) 308-8305daily from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m

#LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) | LAFD had compiled a list of 1,350 fire hydrants requiring repairs | LADWP relies on LAFD to conduct annual inspections of LA 66,000 fire hydrants | How many of 66,000 fire hydrants are owned by DWP or by a private party ?

#Governor Gavin Newsom | Declared a state of emergency | Suspended California Environmental Quality Act | Suspended California Coastal Act | Asked Congress for ~$40 billion in aid for fire recovery

#Pacific Palisades rebuild resources | One-Stop Permit Centers | Calabasas One Stop Office | Agencies giving advice | Fire Department |Regional Planning | Public Health | Geotechnical and Materials Engineering Division | Public Works Building and Safety | Rebuild process guiding | Personalized packets to homeowners | Permit Records | Assessor Records | Property Attributes | Plan Check Task Force to expedite reviews submitted

#California Department of Transportation | Topanga Canyon Boulevard closed | State Road 27 between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive completely covered in mud, rock and debris | Rerouting main water line under State Road 27 | Debris flow barriers safety work | Culvert replacement | Rockfall cable mesh safety work | Corridors closed in SoCAL are critical for clean-up, recovery and rebuild efforts

#Heal the Bay | Working with LA County officials | Protecting Pacific Ocean coastline | Protecting coastal waters and watersheds in southern California, particularly Santa Monica Bay

#Small Business Administration (SBA) | Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) | For business located in disaster area & suffered substantial economic injure &unable to meet financial obligations and pay regular necessary operating expenses

#U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) | LA Recovery Field Office | 9000 properties deferred to USACE by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of additional safety risks (structurally compromised buildings, unstable terrain, limited access) | Phase 1 Household Hazardous Materials (HHM) Removal Operations 50% of 4,499 properties cleared by USACE of those deferred to it by EPA | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), authorized USACE to clear these deferred properties of which USACE has completed hazardous materials removal at 2,269 properties | Phase 2 Debris Removal: > 125 properties completed and returned to LA County > 400 parcels in various stages of hydromulch application, erosion control, and final sign-off | Before removing hazardous materials USACE stabilizes conditions and ensures safe access | Before removing hazardous materials [1] USACE removes structurally unstable debris to prevent collapse risks [2] USACE clears hazardous materials obstructing safe entry [3] USACE stabilizes terrain where necessary to protect personnel | For removing hazardous materials USACE is authorized to use heavy equipment and demolition if needed to safely complete operation [1] - [3] | Once property is secured, hazardous materials are removed by USACE following the same process used by EPA | USACE can remove hazardous materials without a signed right of entry | Property owners will not receive individual notification before HHM removal | Items removed by USACE in Phase 1 |Vehicle batteries | Propane tanks | Paint cans | Solvents | Automotive oils | Appliances | Asbestos-containing materials | If property owner has opted into Private Property Debris Removal program, USACE will conduct Phase 2 debris removal after hazardous materials are cleared | If property owners choose to manage cleanup independently, they must obtain fire debris removal permit from LA County before beginning work

#Amalfi Estates | Real estate company based in Pacific Palisades, California | Specializes in representing both buyers and sellers in Los Angeles area | Donating 10% of its commissions to charities | Guest lectures at UCLA | Published works on real estate strategies

#SamaraBackyard homes | Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) | Factory assembled | Fire resistant by design | Net zero solar roof | Design your Backyard

#Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) | Orchestra based in Los Angeles | Performs at Walt Disney Concert Hall from October to June, at Hollywood Bowl from July to September | Led by Musical Director Gustavo Dudamel, with Esa-Pekka Salonen as Conductor Laureate and Zubin Mehta as Conductor Emeritus

#Center for the Study of Los Angeles | Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW) | Analyzing soil and water samples from private properties, including yards, gardens, and pools | Conduct environmental testing in SoCAL affected areas

#R&S Kayne Foundation | Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW)

#Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW)

#Community Action Project – Los Angeles (CAP.LA) Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW)

#Loyola Marymount University (LMU) | Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW)

#UCLA | Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW)

#Purdue University | Reseach aftemath Palisades wildfires (RaPW)

#Department of Beaches and Harbors | Caring for Pacific Ocean Coast

#International Bird Rescue | Has experience handling large-scale rescues of displaced eggs and chicks from hazardous areas | Rescued cormorant eggs and chicks in Marina del Rey, California

#Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors | Nesting tree with five or six nests to be cut | Tree was taken down carefully, bit by bit, to safely recover the nests | Rescue personnel carefully transported eggs and chicks to International Bird Rescue | Birds are receiving around-the-clock care

#Kelp Ark | San Pedro-based nonprofit seed bank preservimg and storing genetic material from West Coast kelp species | Facility at AltaSea in Port of Los Angeles for analysis and spore harvesting

#UCLA | Researching effects of wildfire on kelp abundance and habitat distribution | Developed Post-Fire Kelp Recovery Index | Comparing kelp canopy extent after fire to its historical average | 2016 Soberanes fire in Monterey County | 2017 Thomas fire in Ventura Santa Barbara counties | 2018 Woolsey fire in Santa Monica Mountains | Palisades and Eaton fires incinerated homes, cars and everything in them: plastics, electronics, batteries, asbestos, lead pipes and household chemicals | No one knows yet what effect this will have on sea life | Certain types of hydrocarbons and metals are toxic to early life stages of giant kelp

#UC Merced | Remote sensing kelp forest | Ash and debris from wildfires falling upon ocean surface reduces amount of sunlight

#NASA | KelpFire | Satellite data | Research project using remote sensing and on-the-ground observations to track the effects of wildfire runoff on kelp populations | Glut of dirt and pollutants can interfere with kelp spores ability to securely attach to rocks and reefs, either by binding to spores themselves or by littering rock surfaces

#PPCC | All-volunteer 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization | Board includes elected Area Representatives from all residential neighborhoods of the Palisades | Palisades Recovery Coalition to Present Rebuilding Draft Plan

#Liebherr | Construction machines | Hydraulic excavators | Wheel loaders | Dozers | Loaders | Articulated dump trucks | Telescopic loaders | Pipelayers

#Tarmeko | Rotary cut birch veneer | Estonia

#Trinity Wood | Rotary birch veneer | Estonia

#Curly Birchwood | Curly birchwood veneer | Estonia

#Council | Traci Park

#Pali Strong | Larry Vein

#Pacific Palisades Community Council | Sue Kohl

#Disaster Recovery Center | Assisted ca.10,000 households

#Liebherr | Deep foundation engineering | Piling equipment | Drilling equipment | Vibrators | Hammers | Slurry wall cutters | Construction of cast-in-place piles and slurry walls | Installation of sheet piles | Soil improvement

#Liebherr | Concrete technology | Truck mixers | Mixing plants | Concrete pumps | Conveyor belts for truck mixers | Plant control systems | Transportation and installation of concrete

#Liebherr | Tower cranes | Mobile construction cranes | Manoeuvrable taxi cranes

#Liebherr | Mobile cranes | Enormous mobility on any terrain | Five steering programs make manoeuvring cranes easy | Driver cab | Crane cab | Liebherr Computed Control computer system | Software and hardware for control system in-house developed | Crane remote control | Computer program for planning, simulating and documenting crane jobs | Search for the most suitable crane | Calculate maximum support forces and wind speeds

#Liebherr | Liebherr Connect | Enables digital networking for your machines | Remote Service tool | Supervising assembly of mobile harbour crane in different country

#Liebherr | Remote Service App | Maritime cranes | Crawler cranes | Rope excavators | Specialized deep foundation equipment | Audio- and video calls | Chat feature | Screen sharing | Image and document exchange | Whiteboard features

#Home Front Build | Architecture | Interior design | Construction | Specializes in custom renovations, historic restorations, and new home builds