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Cyborg cockroaches will save you in the future

September 22, 2022 News Centre 0

Japanese researchers can mount “backpacks” of solar cells and electronics on cockroaches and control their motion remotely. Here’s why they want to do that. Read more…

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Google has robot waiters, but you can’t have one (yet)

August 17, 2022 News Centre 0

Google has developed robot waiters that combine physical robots with virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from break rooms. Read more…

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New bionic hand can be upgraded with an app

August 17, 2022 News Centre 0

Australian Paralympic swimmer Jessica Smith is testing a bionic hand from startup Covvi that can be updated remotely anywhere in the world. Read more…

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Securing Malaysia’s adoption of robotics against attacks

August 10, 2022 Avanti Kumar 0

High-profile attacks against critical national infrastructure highlighted vulnerabilities that Malaysia needs to address in its adoption of robotics. Read more…

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Robots are covering Singapore’s workforce gaps

May 30, 2022 News Centre 0

After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, Singapore businesses have increasingly turned to robots to carry out a range of tasks. Read more…

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Naver’s robot ambitions challenged by 5G reality in S. Korea

May 26, 2022 News Centre 0

Naver executives in South Korea are cautious about the future of their fledgling robot business as 5G technology presents challenges. Read more…

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Bear Robotics raises another $81m for its robot waiters

March 15, 2022 News Centre 0

SoftBank Group-backed food service robot startup Bear Robotics has raised $81 million in a Series B funding round with investors. Read more…

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Researchers teach six goldfish to drive – we have video to prove it

January 11, 2022 News Centre 0

Goldfish are capable of navigating on land, Israeli researchers have found, after training fish to drive an FOV (fish-operated vehicle). Read more…

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The future of mobility is metamobility, says Hyundai

January 5, 2022 News Centre 0

Hyundai expects to leverage its expertise in robotics and AI to build a future ‘metamobility’ network linking the real and the virtual world. Read more…

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Samsung investing big in biopharmaceuticals, AI, chips, robotics

August 24, 2021 News Centre 0

Samsung will invest $206bn to expand its footprint in biopharmaceuticals, AI, semiconductors and robotics in the post-pandemic era. Read more…

Venus flytrap
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The story of the Venus flytrap is interesting – and pretty important too

May 18, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

We ran the story about researchers controlling a Venus flytrap last week. It was, of course, about much more than just the flytrap. Read more…

COVID-19 testing machine Japan
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Japan – COVID-19 machine takes nose sample, gives results in 80 minutes

January 20, 2021 News Centre 0

Prototype automated COVID-19 testing machine uses a robotic arm to take a sample from a person’s nose, delivers results in about 80 minutes. Read more…

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SoftBank wants to sell robot waiters to Japanese restaurants

September 29, 2020 News Centre 0

SoftBank will import a US-developed food service robot to Japan as restaurants grapple with labor shortages and socially distancing. Read more…

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AI is creating more jobs than it is destroying, way more

August 15, 2019 Alex Leslie 0

There is a myth out there that AI and robotics will displace jobs and we will have to live on Government income while figuring out creative ways to fill our days. Read more…

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Should consumer robotics be available by subscription?

August 7, 2019 Alex Leslie 0

The consumer robotics market is looking forward to healthy growth over the next five years. Read more…

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Friday Futures: psychic hearing aids, robocops and biobots

May 17, 2019 John C. Tanner 0

This week in Friday Futures: a hearing aid that reads your brain; thought-Googling; audio translators; robocops; biobots; and the Internet of VERY Silly Things. Read more…

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AWS launches cloud robotics app development service

November 27, 2018 News Centre 0

Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of AWS RoboMaker, a cloud robotics service that promises to make it easy to develop, simulate, and deploy intelligent robotics applications at scale. RoboMaker extends the Robot Operating Read more…

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In future, China’s news will be presented by AI anchor bots

November 12, 2018 News Centre 0

WUZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese news readers may have some new competition – virtual AI anchors that can mimic human facial expressions and mannerisms while reading out reports. The AI anchor, developed by state news Read more…

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Robots will build each other in new ABB China factory

October 29, 2018 News Centre 0

ZURICH (Reuters) – Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its Read more…

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Friday Futures: AI supremacy, robot brothels, saving Chewbacca

October 5, 2018 John C. Tanner 0

Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: how the US will defeat itself in the AI race; BlackBerry saves Earth from quantum Read more…

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