Source: analyticsinsight.net The rapid advances of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and other technologies have a huge impact on economies around the world. Modern businesses realize the significance of AI for their future growth and prosperity, investing heavily in digital technologies. This is why countries in the Middle East, majorly including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar, Read More
Tag: Robotics
Source: analyticsinsight.net Robotic process automation (RPA) is changing business processes in almost every industry by streamlining data entry and other low-level tasks. Presently the innovation, which populates digital forms in a small amount of the time it takes people to do likewise, is getting a long-overdue upgrade. Progression in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence is making Read More
Source: roboticstomorrow.com Tompkins Robotics, a business unit of Tompkins International, has announced a new t-Sort solution designed specifically for micro-fulfillment operations. The new micro-fulfillment solution utilizes the company’s award-winning t-Sort autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to optimize operations in a store backroom, micro-fulfillment center (MFC) or dark store. Retail stores—particularly grocery—were not designed to accommodate an Read More
Source: techxplore.com Researchers at the University of Bristol have recently trained a deep-neural-network-based model to gather tactile information about 3-D objects. In their paper, published in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, they applied the deep learning technique to a robotic fingertip with sensing capabilities and found that it allowed it to infer more information about its Read More
Source: techcrunch.com Dishcraft Robotics has a simple pitch to corporate kitchens and restaurants that could potentially save tons of single use plastic, non-compostable takeout containers, dishware and cutlery from ending up landfills. Use its cleaning service that will drop off all the clean, reusable dishware and cutlery a restaurant or corporate kitchen could possibly need Read More
Source: spectrum.ieee.org THE INSTITUTE Scientists around the world are pushing hard to develop new technologies to support frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. While much of this tech includes assistive tools to support frontline workers with their tasks, some researchers have their eye on ways to reduce the need for these employees to conduct high-risk tasks—by Read More
Source: wesa.fm Robochamps, an edtech start-up dedicated to introducing kids to early AI education, recently launched online courses in robotics and coding in multiple languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and English. An official release said the company would provide free courses to kids in the age group of 6 to 17 years, living in rural Read More
Source: aithority.com The way we use robots in manufacturing is shifting. When we think about machines in factories and laboratories, the image is often one of a single device handling a repetitive task. These robots have had a marked impact on economic growth, raising productivity 16% between 1993 and 2007. However, innovation in the robotics sector is evolving the way Read More
Source: unite.ai Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Carnegie Mellon University have adapted sophisticated computer graphics technology for soft robotics. They used the same technology that motion-picture animators and video game developers rely on to create very detailed images, such as hair and fabric in animated films. It is now being Read More
Source: bbntimes.com Businesses need to understand and overcome the challenges in robotics so that the robotic solutions can be implemented in a manner that can provide maximum output and ROI. The field of robotics is transforming multiple sectors at a rapid pace. However, it is still not advancing at the pace experts imagined it to. This slow Read More
Source: vaticannews.va The authors of the article “Contributions from the Catholic Church to ethical reflections in the digital era” are experts from the Pontifical Academy for Life. The article was published in the latest issue of ‘Nature Machine Intelligence’, the Nature Research journal that addresses a wide range of topics in machine learning, robotics and Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net The rising expense of finding new biopharmaceutical treatments is a notable and long-standing issue. The basic development of costs, reasons for inflation and extreme precision of the total price tag for a new molecular entity are subjects of recent conversation and debates, however, the way that directionally costs keep on growing is commonly Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net In the last decade, the robotics industry has created millions of additional jobs led by consumer electronics and the electric vehicle industry, and by 2020, robotics will be a US$100 billion worth industry, as big as the tourism industry. For example, the rehabilitation robot market has grown 10 times between 2010 and 2016, Read More
Source: techerati.com As part of a recent entry to Science Robotics, experts argued that “Covid-19 could be a catalyst for developing robotic systems that can be rapidly deployed with remote access […] to front lines”. It is often in times of great strife that innovation truly comes to the fore – the progress made across both Read More
Source: AI robotics startup Covariant recently closed Series B funding with a capital infusion of $40 million. The funding spotlights the needs of autonomous robots in industries like manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain and logistics to streamline tasks. To date, the company has raised $67 million. The latest investment will be used to strengthen product development and scale 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: news.fiu.edu Future jobs in architecture, engineering and construction are going to look quite different than they do today. These industries will rely heavily on automation and robotics, and FIU’s Robotics Academy is at the forefront of preparing their workforce. For its efforts in this area, the academy has been named one of 40 finalists nationwide for Read More
Source: venturebeat.com A five-year European Union (EU) project to develop a collaborative humanoid that helps workers in industrial environments has concluded, with the participants touting breakthroughs in “AI learning, natural language processing, and robotic manipulation.” The SecondHands project, born from the EU’s €80 billion ($87 billion) Horizon 2020 research program, set out back in 2015 to develop what it Read More
Source: analyticsindiamag.com Reinforcement learning is one of the most happening domains within AI since the early days. The innovations are often ingenious, but we rarely see them in the real world. Robotics is one area where reinforcement learning is widely used, where robots usually learn novel behaviours through trial and error interactions. However, there are Read More
Source: mrt.com No matter the commodity price, the equipment that produces, moves and processes crude and natural gas must be maintained. “Ongoing maintenance is critical,” said Jake Loosararian, co-founder and chief executive officer of Gecko Robotics, in a phone interview. The Pittsburgh-based robotics company he co-founded in 2013 utilizes artificial intelligence-enabled robots to gather data Read More
Source: engineering.com A new simulation system allows driverless vehicles to be trained in an environment with infinite steering possibilities. While autonomous vehicles typically rely on datasets from real-world human drivers, simulated testing opens up opportunities for cars to encounter and navigate through a variety of worst-case scenarios before they’re even released out on the streets. Read More
Source: news.mit.edu A simulation system invented at MIT to train driverless cars creates a photorealistic world with infinite steering possibilities, helping the cars learn to navigate a host of worse-case scenarios before cruising down real streets. Control systems, or “controllers,” for autonomous vehicles largely rely on real-world datasets of driving trajectories from human drivers. Read More
Source: enterprisetalk.com It is common knowledge that Robotics is powered by artificial intelligence delivering excellence and efficiency in well-known areas- cryptocurrencies, chatbots, or voice-assisted technologies. The field of robotics is immensely challenging, and to grow in this segment, companies need to offer reliable and affordable solutions to their clients and customers. The exciting news is Read More
Source: bbntimes.com The use of blockchain in robotics can help businesses to make their robotic operations more secure, flexible, and profitable. Robots are already disrupting several industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, entertainment, and transportation. They provide several applications such as efficient manufacturing, smarter weapons, safer surgery, and self-driven transportation. But, in addition to these applications, they also face Read More
Source: techxplore.com The field of robotics took one step forward—followed by another, then several more—when a robot called Rainbow Dash recently taught itself to walk. The four-legged machine only required a few hours to learn to walk backward and forward, and turn right and left while doing so. Researchers from Google, UC Berkeley and the Read More
Source: unite.ai The AI startup Covariant and the industrial robotics company ABB will be partnering to engineer sophisticated robots that can pick up and manipulate a wide variety of objects. These robots will be used in warehouses and other industrial settings. As Fortune reported, the industrial robotics company ABB is primarily involved in the creation of Read More
Source: eletimes.com In today’s global manufacturing sector, there are a few main ways in which AI is deployed along with robotics. AI is a highly useful tool in robotic assembly applications. When combined with advanced vision systems, AI can help with real-time course correction, which is particularly useful in complex manufacturing sectors like aerospace. AI Read More
Source: dqindia.com From machine learning to smart sensors, today, social as well as economic ecosystems are surrounded by the dynamics of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Furthermore, the presence of robotics is perceived as a powerful catalyst for industrial productivity and economic growth. Artificial Intelligence in association with the other path-breaking technologies of the present times is Read More
Source: venturebeat.com Reinforcement learning, which spurs AI to complete goals using rewards or punishments, is a form of training that’s led to gains in robotics, speech synthesis, and more. Unfortunately, it’s data-intensive, which motivated research teams — one from Google Brain (one of Google’s AI research divisions) and the other from Alphabet’s DeepMind — to prototype more Read More
Source: newsdio.com In 1997, Hiroaki Kitano, a research scientist at Sony, helped organize the first Robocup, a robot soccer tournament that attracted teams of robotics and artificial intelligence researchers to compete in the picturesque city of Nagoya, Japan. At the beginning of the first day, two teams of robots took the field. While the machines Read More