Nvidia partners with Japan's Komatsu to make construction safer with AI

Japanese construction equipment manufacturer Komatsu will work with Nvidia to use artificial intelligence to make construction sites safer. Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia announced the deal at its GTC Japan event, where CEO Jensen Huang said that Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs, which can be used for AI processing) will power visualization and analysis of construction sites for safety issues. Nvidia's Jetson AI platform, a credit card-sized device designed to drive robots and drones, will serve as the brains of heavy machinery. "Artificial intelligence is sweeping across industries, and its next frontier is autonomous intelligent machines," Huang said in a statement. "Future machines will perceive their surroundings and be continuously alert, helping operators work more efficiently and safely. The construction and mining industries will benefit greatly from these advances."