STMicroelectronics' Microcontroller Powers Artificial-Intelligence Cars from Anki Drive
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Geneva, November 25, 2013 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications, announced that its STM32 microcontroller was selected by Anki,
a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) startup, for use in their first
product - Anki Drive(TM), in which consumers can download an app on their
compatible iOS devices to interact and race against intelligent robotic
miniature race cars.
Each car in Anki Drive analyzes data from the race track 500 times per second.
The performance and processing capacity of ST's STM32 microcontroller delivers
the real-time responsiveness in the Anki Drive cars, which are equipped with
optical sensors, wireless chips, motors, and over 20,000 lines of code. The ARM®
Cortex(TM) M-based STM32 also provides excellent power efficiency giving Anki
Drive users the perfect balance of functionality and battery life.
"The STM32 microcontroller was selected for several reasons, including its
computational power, footprint and peripheral portfolio," said Hanns Tappeiner,
Co-Founder & President, Anki, Inc. "The ability of the STM32 to process data
quickly, as well as offering highly integrated peripherals such as a General
Purpose DMA, made it into a great microcontroller for Anki Drive cars."
"In their impressive demos, Anki showed off what might be the most advanced
intersection of consumer-grade artificial intelligence and robotics and we are
proud to have the STM32 microcontroller, with its efficient and well-designed
architecture, DMA and rich peripheral set, powering Anki's vision," said Michel
Buffa, General Manager, Microcontroller Division, STMicroelectronics. "We see
Anki Drive as a category-creating product that will inspire the development
community to come up with many innovative applications built on the combination
of artificial intelligence and world-class microcontroller technologies."
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing
solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from
healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office,
at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get
more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2012, the Company's net revenues were $8.49 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
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