Source: theburnin.com Farming isn’t usually considered a high-tech sector. That’s been changing in recent years thanks to new innovations in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Farmers who adopt high-tech solutions are often able to increase yield, cut costs, and produce healthier food. Perhaps that is why Alphabet’s X lab, the division responsible for launching Waymo, Read More
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Source: chemeurope.com Molecules are the building blocks of everyday life. Many materials are composed of them, a little like a LEGO model consists of a multitude of different bricks. But while individual LEGO bricks can be simply shifted or removed, this is not so easy in the nanoworld. Atoms and molecules behave in a completely Read More
Source: in.reuters.com TOKYO (Reuters) – In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation. Following that trial, store operator FamilyMart says it plans to use robot Read More
Source: supplychainquarterly.com Business delays caused by the Covid-19 crisis will eliminate an estimated $450 million of mobile robot revenues in 2020, but the sector is forecast to bounce back in 2021 and recoup more than the difference over the long term, a new study says. The loss of sales in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and Read More
Source:mashable.com Spot, the robotic “dog” design from Boston Dynamics, has had a busy pandemic, between counseling patients and enforcing social distancing guidelines. Now, a new partnership with a New Zealand robotics firm is setting up the four-legged automaton for a new line of work: farming. Technically, the partnership is much bigger than that. Rocos specializes in the remote Read More
Source: By getting inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, scientists at North Carolina State University have developed the fastest ever soft robot that can move quickly on concrete surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. What’s more, it can delicately grab objects or with sufficient strength to lift heavy objects. The robot is Read More
Source: digitimes.com Despite automation equipment, robotic arms and AGVs (automated guided vehicles), manual operation is still necessary for some manufacturing industries and thus harmonized collaboration between workers and robots is essential to Industry 4.0, according to Shinyi Fukui, executive officer for Technology Development under Omron. Fukui made the remarks at the Robot Development & Application Read More
Source: zdnet.com Retailers are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence and robotics, both in brick-and-mortar shops and in warehouses, and with a new robot workforce comes the need for new management methods. That’s right: in the near future, HR departments won’t focus only on human employees, but also include a robot resources department to look after non-human Read More
Source: eletimes.com Transparency Market Research delivers key insights on the global deep learning chipset market. In terms of revenue, the deep learning chipset market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of ~24% during the forecast period, owing to numerous factors, regarding which TMR offers thorough insights and forecasts in its report on the deep Read More
Source: interestingengineering.com Since Artificial Intelligence became a hot topic, some people started having concerns about it. Creating something which is smarter than humans and more capable of anything than humans can be pretty dangerous, according to those people. Rich Walker, who’s the Shadow Robot Company Director, is one of the people who warn others about Read More
Source: testifyandrecap.com The global robot operating system market is anticipated to grow at an exponential rate, according to a report by Transparency Market Research. Top six vendors in the market are ABB Ltd., Clearpath Robotics, Omron Adept Technologies Inc, iRobot Corporation, Kuka AG, and Stanley Innovation, who are continuously investing in research and development activities, thus balancing Read More
Source:dnews.com Epiphanies arrive unannounced. Mine was served up recently in front of the Pickup Tower at the Moscow Walmart. This was my debut. I pressed the barcode to the reader while feigning a sense of composure; I was waiting for my order to be fulfilled – a 40 lb. bag of birdseed was to be Read More
Source:-newscientist.com An artificial intelligence has debated with humans about the the dangers of AI – narrowly convincing audience members that AI will do more good than harm. Project Debater, a robot developed by IBM, debated on both sides of the argument, with two human team mates for each side helping it out. Speaking in a Read More
Source: beebom.com Google’s AI research team has developed a new machine learning system that they call “Form2Fit” in collaboration with researchers from Stanford University and Columbia University. The project makes use of deep neural networks to teach a robot arm to recognize and assemble objects. “If robots could learn “how things fit together,” then perhaps they Read More
Source: clearancejobs.com The next time you’re unhappy with your annual pay raise, you might not be able to blame your boss – you might need to blame a machine. In the ongoing quest to replace human resources functions with artificial intelligence, some companies are championing AI as the better (and less biased) tool to determine who Read More
Source – news.clearancejobs.com Cleared contractors are found in massive, hyper-modern companies situated in manicured industrial parks. They’re also found in small businesses that have been in existence since WWII. No matter where they are or how big their operating base, they will be affected by Artificial Intelligence (AI). What began as an almost magical way to collate data Read More
Source – nation.co.ke I recently received an email from the folks over at Medium, an online publication I subscribe to. Here’s what it said: “Hello! It looks like you’re into artificial intelligence, so we rounded up a few of our favorites for you this week. Because you’re a member and an avid reader, we want to Read More
Source – finextra.com Artificial intelligence (AI) is a type of modern technology that is empowering machines to behave like humans or even superhumans as the case may be. AI is designed to allow devices/robots to interpret information by itself and thereby perform some certain tasks like solving of equations, video editing, facial recognition, internet searches and Read More
Source – wncn.com RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Data-mining is the process of turning raw data into useful information and every day companies find more ways to make money selling data they collect from consumers. That data can come from unusual places, like your vacuum cleaner. Take iRobot’s Roomba for example. As the Roomba rolls around your Read More
Source – news18.com As Tipsy methodically unfolds an arm to select a glass, retrieve ice and mix a drink, it’s all a far cry from the flashy swagger of Tom Cruise in Cocktail. But then he doesn’t have the twinkle in his eye of a fictional Hollywood bartender — or any eyes at all, for that matter Read More
Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed an autonomous robot that can keep pace with foot traffic while observing the general social codes that pedestrians follow to avoid oncoming obstacles while keeping up a steady walking pace. In drive tests, the robot, which resembles a knee-high kiosk on wheels, successfully avoided Read More
Source – autonews.com Taking a human out of the driver’s seat requires putting a lot of humans to work behind the scenes. The artificial intelligence in computers that operate self- driving vehicles is developed using vast amounts of data collected from public road tests. But to be useful, the data must be extensively labeled — a Read More