News
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…
Features
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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