Intel, GE, Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions, Toshiba, Philips Lighting, Noitom, Continental, DNP and CloudMinds, as well as operators CMCC joined this meeting at the Mobile World Congress 2017 . During the meeting, Huawei announced details on operations, including research directions, collaborative models, and resource provision.
Category: Robots
These Absolutely Frightening Robots Will Give You Nightmares
Imagine ringing a doorbell and waiting for someone to come to the door when a 6-1/2-foot tall robot kangaroo comes rolling over the threshold, zips down a flight of stairs at nearly 10 mph and then down a snowy hill and into the parking lot behind you. Yes, this is the thing nightmares are made of.
Foxconn to Start Work on $9 Billion Chinese TV Display Plant
Foxconn Technology Group will begin construction this month on a $9 billion display plant in southern China, as billionaire founder Terry Gou makes a big bet on demand for giant-sized TV screens in healthcare and homes. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.
Boston Dynamics unveils Handle, a ‘nightmare-inducing’ 2-wheeled, 4-legged robot
Called Handle, the 1.95cm-tall creation, which has four legs and two stabilised rear wheels that allows it to stand vertically, is capable of jumping up to 1.2m in the air. According to the Google-owned firm, the reason for the robot’s hybrid design is the simplicity it offers: Handle eschews the need for the complex joints of its fully-quadrupedal brethren.
Boston Dynamics unveils Handle, a ‘nightmare-inducing’ 2-wheeled, 4-legged robot
Called Handle, the 1.95cm-tall creation, which has four legs and two stabilised rear wheels that allows it to stand vertically, is capable of jumping up to 1.2m in the air. According to the Google-owned firm, the reason for the robot’s hybrid design is the simplicity it offers: Handle eschews the need for the complex joints of its fully-quadrupedal brethren.
Robots could be taking your next order
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Robots could be taking your next order
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Look at this amazing smart-home tech for kitchens – CNET
Kitchens are getting smarter and smarter. Check out this amazing kitchen tech, some of which is available now, some of which is coming soon and some of which is at the fundraising or concept stage.
Look at this amazing smart-home tech for kitchens – CNET
Kitchens are getting smarter and smarter. Check out this amazing kitchen tech, some of which is available now, some of which is coming soon and some of which is at the fundraising or concept stage.
Adesto’s DataFlash Memory Enables Smart Features and Longer…
Adesto Technologies , a leading provider of application-specific, ultra-low power non-volatile memory products, announced that its DataFlash memory device helps enable the intelligent operation of the Ozobot Evo, a new smart robot toy that connects learners and creators to explore, collaborate and share. Adesto’s DataFlash memory devices employ smart features to optimize energy consumption and provide fast, high-endurance data logging for consumer, communication, mobile and industrial applications.
Rethink Robotics Reaches Agreement For Distribution In Spain
The deal with Spanish automation firm Aldakin will enable Sawyer – Rethink’s newest smart, collaborative robots – to be deployed to work alongside humans at Aldakin’s manufacturing customers throughout Spain. Sawyer debuted in 2015, three years after Rethink’s first collaborate robot, a larger system named Baxter , was introduced.
YouTube Unveils YouTube TV, $35 Monthly Subscription Service
YouTube introduced its replacement for cable television, YouTube TV, an internet service with more than 40 channels that will cost $35 a month. “There’s no question that millennials love great TV content,” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said at a media event announcing the service.
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Google officially reveals its latest robot
The Google-owned robotics company officially unveiled its latest robot, Handle, in a YouTube video posted Wednesday that immediately captivated the Internet. Handle, which stands 6-foot-6, looks vaguely human with a torso, arms and legs that have wheels instead of feet.
Pepper the friendly android is now rolling up and down the fashion runway
SoftBanks’ friendly humanoid robot, Pepper, is showing up in an increasing number of locations since its launch in June, 2015. The amiable bot has been spotted toiling away in phone stores , hospitals , train stations , and airports around the world, helping visitors with basic questions, as well as entertaining them with its range of talents that include singing, dancing, and telling jokes.
Innovation key to India surviving next industrial revolution
It is not often that the world finds itself at the cusp of a revolution, and an industrial one is even more uncommon. India missed the bus on the first major industrial revolution that was brought about in 18th century Britain, on account of being on the wrong side of colonial history.
Robots and Immigrants Are the Enemies in Dutch Home of Populism
From the towering offices of Rotterdam’s port authority, you can watch the never-ending stream of barges begin their river journeys to the Rhine and points across Europe, carrying anything from Chinese microwave ovens to iron ore from Brazil. The city that spreads below boasts Europe’s biggest port, which is dependent upon the globalized economy for its success and 130,000 jobs.
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Apart from launching the nostalgia-inducing Nokia 3310 , HMD Global also took the wraps off three new Nokia-branded Android smartphones — Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and the Nokia 6 . Priced at 139 Euros , the Nokia 3 is the most affordable Android smartphone in HMD Global ‘s new lineup.
Taiwan Excellence Presents the Taiwanese Companies Acer, Advantech,…
Taiwan Excellence Presents the Taiwanese Companies Acer, Advantech, D-Link, and IEI Integration Latest Innovative Products at Mobile World Congress 2017 and implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council , the exclusive showcase of innovation and excellence in the ICT industry will be unveiled on the opening day of MWC 2017. This dedicated event for experts in the ICT industry on 27th February will give firsthand news from four Taiwanese companies – Acer, Advantech, D-Link, and IEI Integration regarding their latest products.
Shaping the Made in America Movement
When you hear about the “Made in America” movement, it’s not always painted as a rosy picture: there are the tales of a looming skills gap needing to be filled, robots taking away jobs, and fighting to keep jobs in When you hear about the “Made in America” movement, it’s not always painted as a rosy picture: there are the tales of a looming skills gap needing to be filled, robots taking away jobs, and fighting to keep jobs in our country. How about some promising news regarding our manufacturing sector? Here are three organizations who are contributing in a large way.
Jobs for Robots: Between Robocalypse and Robotopia
The book was officially released on February 27, 2017 by Prestige Professional Publishing. In Jobs for Robots , Schenker addresses the most critical topics for the future of work, including automation, robotics, FinTech, e-commerce, and online education.
These Fearsome Robots Will Bring Mining to the Deep Ocean
In 1974, an enormous ship sailed into the waters northeast of Hawaii. The vessel, built by billionaire Howard Hughes, was set to begin mining mineral deposits in the deep sea – or so the world believed.
As demand grows, Tesla pushes to multiply its production
Cars are lined up near the Tesla Motors factory complex in Fremont, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a vision for his factory: A Fremont auto plant buzzing with a high-speed choreography between parts and robots churning out 500,000 cars next year.
What labor shortage? Robot apple pickers on the way – Sun, 26 Feb 2017 PST
Worry over ag labor shortages could be a thing of the past if two engineering firms hit goals to market robotic fruit-picking machines by 2019. The two competing companies – Abundant Robotics Inc. in California and Israel-based FFRobotics – have plans to manufacture and market commercial robotic harvesters sometime in the next 18 to 24 months, representatives told a global audience of fruit growers here Thursday.
Goal-oriented robot navigation learning using a multi-scale space representation
To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. There has been extensive research in recent years on the multi-scale nature of hippocampal place cells and entorhinal grid cells encoding which led to many speculations on their role in spatial cognition.
Common sense on AI
SR: There are three timescales and three versions of this question, and the answers are “Not if I can help it”, “Quite possibly, but hopefully in a good way” and “We would be crazy to be complacent on this issue”. In the near term, autonomous weapons in the hands of unpleasant humans are a real threat, the UN is working towards a treaty banning them, and our council has been active in building support for a treaty within the profession and in the media.
‘Development in Israel of terrorist-killing robots is no state secret’
Cabinet minister without portfolio Ayoub Kara explained late Saturday night that Israel’s development of robots that could identify and exterminate Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is no secret and the fact that such efforts are being made by civilian companies demonstrates that. Kara was commenting on reactions to his remarks at a culture event Saturday morning.
Silicone rubber robots could vastly improve mobility for the infirm, say researchers
Flexible, soft robots containing muscle-like actuators could revolutionise rehabilitation for the infirm, say researchers at Switzerland’s EPFL. Jim Drury reports.
Universities to get A 17 million to develop robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence and robotics which can “transform how we live, work, travel and learn” are in line for a boost in the Government’s digital strategy. Universities will get A 17 million to help them develop pioneering robotics and AI as part of the plans to support the “booming” sector, which is behind smartphone voice and touch recognition technology and digital assistants such as the iPhone’s Siri.
World-Class Processors: Meet Plastics’ Preeminent Processors
Plastics Technology’s second annual benchmarking survey is back with a new honor roll of companies from across the industry. One of the ties that binds these progressive processors is their reliance on data.
This Ping Pong-Playing Robot Makes Forrest Gump Look Lazy
If you’re interested in learning how to play table tennis, a robot in Japan is up for the coaching job, and the bot has even earned a Guinness World Record for its tutoring skills. The robot, called FORPHEUS, was named the “first robot table tennis tutor” for its ability to play and teach the sport.
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‘Booming’ artificial intelligence and robotics sector in line for A 17m boost
Artificial intelligence and robotics which can “transform how we live, work, travel and learn” are in line for a boost in the Government’s digital strategy. Artificial intelligence and robotics which can “transform how we live, work, travel and learn” are in line for a boost in the Government’s digital strategy.
Octosonar is 8X Better than Monosonar
The HC-SR04 sonar modules are available for a mere pittance and, with some coaxing, can do a pretty decent job of helping your robot measure the distance to the nearest wall. But when sellers on eBay are shipping these things in ten-packs, why would you stop at mounting just one or two on your ‘bot? Octosonar is a hardware and Arduino software library that’ll get you up and running with up to eight sonar sensors in short order.
From RFID implants to genital yogurt, Epicenter is the future’s awesomely odd office
There’s no bouncer out front or PIN pad at the door. All Piglet has to do is stand near the cat flap and voilA , a sensor picks up the radio-frequency identification from a microchip between her shoulder blades to unlock the latch.
From RFID implants to genital yogurt, Epicenter is the future’s awesomely odd office
There’s no bouncer out front or PIN pad at the door. All Piglet has to do is stand near the cat flap and voilA , a sensor picks up the radio-frequency identification from a microchip between her shoulder blades to unlock the latch.
This robot teaches humans to be better at table tennis
Human-robot interaction isn’t exactly an everyday occurence at the moment, but this robot is looking to bridge that gap by helping to improve player’s table tennis skills. It’s called FORPHEUS, which, brace yourself, stands for Future Omron Robotics Technology for Exploring Possibility of Harmonized aUtomation with Sinic Theoretics , and has been developed by the Omron Corporation in Japan.
Israel developing terminator bots, minister claims
Likud MK Ayoub Kara attends a meeting at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem on December 30, 2015. Israel is developing terminator robots that will be capable of assassinating terrorist leaders in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, a Likud party minister claimed Saturday.
AI Can Make Us All Dress Better. So Why Isn’t The Fashion Industry Using It More?
Fashion has always taken to the latest in trendy tech developments, from sparkly wearables and interactive dressing rooms to robots walking the Chanel runway. Increasingly, the industry is embracing AI and exploring how it can impact e-commerce productivity, retailer experiences, promotional campaigns, and even the clothes themselves.
Middle-schoolers start robotics club
Parsons High School began its robotics program in 2003 and now Parsons Middle School has a new Robotics Club to offer younger students a similar opportunity.