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Cyborg cockroaches will save you in the future
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Samsung will invest $206bn to expand its footprint in biopharmaceuticals, AI, semiconductors and robotics in the post-pandemic era. Read more…
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The story of the Venus flytrap is interesting – and pretty important too
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…
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Japan – COVID-19 machine takes nose sample, gives results in 80 minutes
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
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
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?
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
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…
Off the Wire
AWS launches cloud robotics app development service
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
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
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
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…