#Automated systems

[askagamedev]

What build system do AAA studios typically use? I know that Electronic Arts has their own build system, but is this common?

Every major studio I've worked at generally has their own automated build system. These build systems are not shared between projects at the same publisher. This is because each game has its own file structure, asset list, and scripts that must be processed alongside building the code in order to result in a functioning game build. The larger the project/franchise, the more elaborate and powerful these build systems tend to be.

The Call of Duty team, for example, has a build system that allows developers to build the game with a shelved changelist against the current depot on multiple platforms (PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX, PC), and run a full suite of tests on the result in order to validate the changes. The devs are required to run this build and validation process before being allowed to submit their changes in order to ensure stability in the game. The build system is also constantly running in a cycle to compile all of the game's maps and packages for QA to test.

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[intlcivilaviationday]

Deploying emerging aircraft technologies that will support Australian aviation industry.

Australian Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Anthony Chisholm, has announced that twelve projects will share almost $13.5 million of federal funding earmarked for developing and deploying emerging aircraft technologies that will support Australian aviation industry.

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[johngarrison1517]

Achieving Reliable Obstacle Detection with Global Shutter USB Cameras in Robotics

Accurate and effective obstacle detection is essential for automated systems to function properly in the quickly changing field of robotics. With industries turning more and more to robotics for increased efficiency, it's critical to integrate modern technologies. The USB camera with a worldwide shutter is one such invention. Global shutter USB cameras record images with reduced motion artifacts, which makes them ideal for obstacle identification in a variety of robotic applications. This is in contrast to standard rolling shutter cameras, which can cause distortion in quickly moving surroundings. The main advantages and interesting facts about using global shutter USB cameras in robots will be covered in this blog post.

Advantages of Global Shutter USB Cameras for Robotics

Enhanced Image Quality and Accuracy

Global shutter USB cameras are designed to capture images all at once, ensuring that the entire scene is captured simultaneously. This feature is particularly beneficial in high-speed environments, such as warehouses and manufacturing floors, where moving objects are prevalent. By minimizing motion blur, these cameras provide clearer images, enabling robots to identify and navigate around obstacles with greater accuracy. This enhanced image quality translates directly into improved performance in tasks like automated material handling and robotic assembly.

Real-Time Obstacle Detection Capabilities

The ability to detect obstacles in real-time is vital for robotic systems. Global shutter USB cameras facilitate this by providing high frame rates and low latency image capture. Robots equipped with these cameras can process visual information quickly, allowing them to make immediate decisions to avoid collisions or navigate complex environments safely. This capability is especially critical for mobile robots, such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), which often operate in dynamic settings where obstacles can appear suddenly.

Versatility in Different Lighting Conditions

Another significant advantage of global shutter USB cameras is their adaptability to varying lighting conditions. Whether in brightly lit environments or dimly lit areas, these cameras maintain image clarity, ensuring reliable obstacle detection at all times. This versatility makes them ideal for applications in diverse industries, from logistics and warehousing to agriculture and healthcare, where lighting conditions can fluctuate dramatically throughout the day.

Integrating Global Shutter USB Cameras into Robotic Systems

Seamless Compatibility with Robotics Software

Integrating global shutter USB cameras into robotic systems is easier than ever, thanks to their compatibility with various robotics software platforms. Most global shutter USB cameras support standard communication protocols, enabling smooth integration with existing systems. This flexibility allows developers to leverage the capabilities of global shutter technology without overhauling their entire robotic setup, making it a cost-effective solution for enhancing obstacle detection.

Improved Machine Learning and AI Algorithms

With the clear and accurate images provided by global shutter USB cameras, machine learning and AI algorithms can be trained more effectively. Robots can learn to recognize obstacles, classify objects, and predict movements with higher precision. As a result, these robots become more adept at navigating complex environments autonomously, leading to increased operational efficiency and reduced downtime.

Case Studies: Successful Implementations

Many industries are already reaping the benefits of integrating global shutter USB cameras into their robotic systems. For instance, leading logistics companies have adopted these cameras in their automated sorting systems, resulting in significant reductions in sorting errors and increased throughput. Additionally, agricultural robots equipped with global shutter USB cameras have demonstrated enhanced capabilities in crop monitoring and obstacle avoidance, ultimately improving yields and reducing waste.

Future Trends in Obstacle Detection with Global Shutter USB Cameras

Advancements in Camera Technology

As technology advances, we can expect further improvements in global shutter USB cameras, including higher resolutions, better low-light performance, and enhanced data processing capabilities. These advancements will continue to drive innovation in robotics, enabling even more reliable and sophisticated obstacle detection.

Integration with Other Sensors

The future of obstacle detection in robotics may also see a more integrated approach, combining global shutter USB cameras with other sensors such as LiDAR and ultrasonic sensors. This multi-sensor fusion will enhance obstacle detection capabilities, allowing robots to build a more comprehensive understanding of their environments. As a result, we can anticipate increased safety and efficiency in robotic operations across various industries.

The Role of AI in Enhancing Obstacle Detection

Using global shutter USB cameras, artificial intelligence will continue to be a major factor in enhancing obstacle detection. Robots will be able to analyze and react to visual data in real-time as AI algorithms advance, which will further improve their capacity for autonomous navigation of challenging terrain.

Join our email to receive the most recent information on robotics technology advancements, insights, and improvements in obstacle detection. If you're curious about how global shutter USB cameras might improve obstacle detection in your robotic applications. Check out our resources, and don't be afraid to get in touch if you need help with your next project or have any questions!

[joyandella-123]

Does Automation Really Reduce Payroll?

Automation and robotics are touted as a panacea to the problem of qualified worker shortages. Can the resource outlays more than pay for themselves once the automated lines are up and running?

Automation can significantly reduce payroll needs in various industries, including metal fabricating. The impact of automation on payroll is primarily due to its ability to increase efficiency, productivity, and accuracy while reducing the need for manual labor in certain tasks. Here are some key points on how automation affects payroll:

Reduction in Manual Labor: Automation typically reduces the need for manual labor, especially for repetitive, mundane, or physically demanding tasks (the three D’s: dull, dirty, and dangerous). Machines and automated systems can perform these tasks more efficiently and for longer hours than human workers, leading to a reduced need for a large workforce.

Shift in Workforce Composition: While automation may reduce the number of low-skilled positions, there is often an increased demand for higher-skilled workers who can manage, maintain, and optimize automated systems. This shift can change the nature of payroll expenses, with a possible increase in salaries for these higher-skilled positions, but overall fewer employees.

Increased Productivity and Efficiency: Automated systems often work faster and more consistently than humans, increasing overall productivity. This means that the same amount of work (or more) can be done with fewer employees, leading to a potential decrease in payroll costs.

Reduction in Errors and Rework: Automation can also reduce costs associated with human errors, rework, and quality control. Automated systems can maintain high precision and consistency, leading to improved product quality and lower waste, which indirectly affects payroll needs by reducing the need for additional labor to correct mistakes.

Long-term Savings vs. Short-term Investment: While the initial investment in automation can be significant, the long-term savings on labor costs can be substantial. Over time, the reduction in payroll due to automation can offset the initial costs of purchasing and implementing automated systems.

Training and Development Needs: With automation, there's a need for ongoing training and development of staff to work effectively with new technologies. This aspect of payroll might increase as employees are upskilled to handle more advanced systems.

In summary, automation generally leads to a decrease in payroll needs related to manual labor, but it also requires a shift towards a more skilled workforce. The overall impact on payroll will depend on the extent of automation, the nature of the work, and the company's adaptation strategy in terms of workforce development and restructuring.

[compactdiscinteractive]

P.A.W.S.: Personal Automated Wagging System (Domestic Funk/Digital Garden/Organa, Mac/Windows/CD-i, 1995/1998)

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[cubbihue]

So.... why'd Peri get assigned Dev as his first godchild?

Jorgen’s usually not the one in charge of assigning godchildren. There’s an entire department that weighs and classifies potentail Godkids to the right Fairy. Although it’s on strike at the moment.

So Jorgen has to do it by hand, until the union negotiations are resolved. Turns out trying to use paperclips is very hard. Itty bitty paperclips. Big muscular biceps. Not a good combo.

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[olessan-lokenosse]

🫡 old skin system where we constantly swamp the skin approval admins with an endless stream of skins and accents that must be manually approved and reprinted for the last decade

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Japan’s simple, elegant and super complex underground bicycle parking system — a bicycles' matrix.

[ugackminer]

So, I made a tool to stop AI from stealing from writers

So seeing this post really inspired me in order to make a tool that writers could use in order to make it unreadable to AI.

And it works! You can try out the online demo, and view all of the code that runs it here!

It does more than just mangle text though! It's also able to invisibly hide author and copyright info, so that you can have definitive proof that someone's stealing your works if they're doing a simple copy and paste!

Below is an example of Scrawl in action!

Τо հսⅿаոѕ, 𝗍հᎥꜱ 𝗍ех𝗍 𐌉ο໐𝗄ꜱ ո໐𝗋ⅿаⵏ, 𝖻ս𝗍 𝗍о ᴄоⅿрս𝗍е𝗋ꜱ, Ꭵ𝗍'ѕ սո𝗋еаⅾа𝖻ⵏе!

[Text reads "To humans, this text looks normal, but to computers, it's unreadable!"]

Of course, this "Anti-AI" mode comes with some pretty serious accessibility issues, like breaking screen readers and other TTS software, but there's no real way to make text readable to one AI but not to another AI.

If you're okay with it, you can always have Anti-AI mode off, which will make it so that AIs can understand your text while embedding invisible characters to save your copyright information! (as long as the website you're posting on doesn't remove those characters!)

But, the Anti-AI mode is pretty cool.

[twentybrokenipodclassics]

yknow even though i think disco elysium is a weird genre to be the first to do it (i feel like role playing games more than any other should have players that understand it as the basic conceit of the medium) it was very satisfying to see a game say explicitly to its audience "choose between these bad options we're giving you or don't bother play this game"

[teawizard]

Ooookay, I am finally unblocked (🥳🥳🥳) and to celebrate that, here, have triplets spending a totally calm and relaxing evening playing Codenames

[joyandella-123]

How Automation Affects Your Floor Space

One of the areas often overlooked when planning for automation is the way automation changes the floor space inside a metal fabrication company. It’s not exactly an issue of more space vs. less space, it’s a different way to use the same space. For example, you might have to think in a “cell” fashion rather than in a linear fashion, where next steps succeed each other literally down the line.

Here are some of the areas to consider when planning for automation, and the ways it can potentially change and make use of your space:

Efficient Space Utilization: Automated equipment can have a more compact and efficient design compared to traditional machinery. This can lead to better utilization of space, allowing more operations to be conducted in the same area. For example, automated storage and retrieval systems can utilize vertical space more effectively than manual storage. This three-dimensional thinking is still somewhat new in our business.

Reconfiguration of Layout: Automation may require a reconfiguration of the shop floor layout. Machines might need to be arranged differently to optimize workflow and accommodate automated systems. This might involve centralizing certain operations or creating specific areas for automated processes.

Reduction in Storage Space: Automation can lead to a reduction in the amount of space needed for storage. Automated systems often include just-in-time manufacturing processes, which minimize the need for storing large amounts of inventory on the shop floor.

Increased Safety Zones: Automated machinery might require additional safety measures, such as barriers or designated safety zones, which could take up additional floor space. This is necessary to ensure the safety of workers operating near automated equipment.

Decreased People Zones. Because of the additional cages and safety areas, “people” zones will shrink, and that must be considered when planning traffic through a shop. This is particularly true when considering the lanes for bringing 10 x 5 sheets of steel through the plant.

Room for Expansion: With automation, some processes become more efficient, potentially freeing up space that was previously used for less efficient processes. This space can be repurposed for new machines, expansion of existing operations, or for processes that are still manual.

Integration Space: If automation involves the integration of different machines and systems (such as conveyors linking different production stages), additional space might be needed to accommodate these integrations.

Space for Control and Monitoring: Automated systems often require spaces for control units, computers, and monitoring equipment. This might mean setting aside areas for control rooms or stations.

Potential for Scalability: Automated systems are often more scalable than manual operations. As the business grows, it might be easier to add new automated units or scale existing ones within the same space, rather than having to expand the physical footprint of the shop.

In summary, automation in metal fabricating can lead to more efficient use of space, require reconfiguration of the shop floor, increase safety zones, and potentially change storage and control needs. The overall impact on floor space can vary depending on the specific type of automation implemented and the existing layout and processes of the shop.

[compactdiscinteractive]

P.A.W.S.: Personal Automated Wagging System (Domestic Funk/Digital Garden/Organa, Mac/Windows/CD-i, 1995/1998)

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[39oa]

top line x supporting robo

DAL @ CGY (03.18.23) — after hitting the 40-goal mark and scoring the ot gwg in calgary following a small slump

SEA @ DAL (05.11.23) — during robo's 8-game post-season scoring drought, right before his 3-assist night against seattle

DAL @ VGK (05.27.23) — after robo's 5v5 break-out and 4 goals in 4 games in the vegas series

[whatever-you-can-give-me]

i don’t really blame anyone putting this kind of post on my dash because it IS harrowing to observe but i think some people need to understand that tumblr isn’t moderated by an unknown They who personally restrict and ban every individual blog that gets deactivated.

there are (poorly-tuned, probably badly optimized, and almost definitely poisoned by false abuse reports) automated systems that flag suspicious activity as potential spam. it’s impossible to manually moderate a site that gets as much traffic as tumblr.

and unfortunately, tumblr as a website has been infested for years now with false donation scams & similar spambots sending repeated asks and dms from brand new blogs, usually in batches all with similar wording.

you see where i’m going with this???

please be cautious with your conspiracy theories.

[geeneelee]

Phone automated voice messaging system: Press 1 if you are a returning customer. Press 2 if you are a new customer. Press 4 if you want to pay a bill. Press 5 if you want to get help—

Harry Du Bois: (Tearing up while pressing the 5 button as hard as he can) PLEASE