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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…
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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…
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Friday Futures: Robot pants and mystery SpaceX passenger
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: robot pants with matching minions; opposition to murderbot ban; SpaceX books first moonshot passenger; a box that Read more…
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Handy! OpenAI software teaches skills quickly to robotic hands
(Reuters) – Nonprofit artificial intelligence research group OpenAI has found a novel way to use software to teach a human-like robotic hand new tasks, a discovery that could eventually make it more economical to train Read more…
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Can AI ambulances and robot doctors save China’s healthcare system?
HANGZHOU, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, an ambulance speeds through traffic on a wave of green lights, helped along by an artificial intelligence (AI) system and big data. The system, Read more…
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AI, computer vision and robots could save brick-and-mortar retailers: ABI
Artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision and robotics will be key technologies to ensuring the long-term survival and even competitiveness of brick-and-mortar retailers in a digital retail world, according to a new report from ABI Research. Read more…
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Robots and AI will replace humans in retail one day: JD.com chief
MADRID (Reuters) – Robots will eventually replace human workers in the retail industry, the chief executive of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com predicted on Tuesday. China’s second-largest e-commerce business has built up an extensive logistics network Read more…