Nov 12, 2020 | Healthcare, Robots
In India, the country with the world’s second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones, and assist healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. Bangalore-based...
Nov 12, 2020 | Defense, Robots
In the age of artificial intelligence, robots will soon represent a large part of the armed forces, according to the UK’s chief of the defence staff Nick Carter, who predicted that up to a quarter of the army could be made up of autonomous systems in...
Nov 12, 2020 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
From 9 November 2020 to 22 January 2021 cities from around the world can apply for the first stage of the Smart Cities Challenge following Nesta Challenges’ announcement of an invitation for cities to find and develop together innovative solutions to public...
Nov 12, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured
Since 2010, the Vatican Apostolic Library has worked to digitize its sprawling collection of more than 80,000 manuscripts, making a trove of rare historical treasures freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. But the tricky work of...
Nov 12, 2020 | Electric Vehicles
When it comes to Volkswagen electric cars, it’s all about Tennessee. The German automaker has made the southern state its home for electric vehicle production, and soon, batteries. On Tuesday, the company said construction began on its new battery...
Nov 12, 2020 | Cyber Security, Internet of Things
A new survey from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) shows adult workers vastly overestimate the security of the internet devices in their homes. As COVID-19 forced companies to embrace remote working, home networks...
Nov 5, 2020 | Featured, Robots
Swarms of modular, self-reconfigurable robots have a lot going for them, at least in theory— they’re resilient and easy to scale, since big robots can be made on demand from lots of little robots. One of the trickiest bits about modular robots is figuring...
Nov 5, 2020 | Education, Entertainment, Featured, Media, Robots
Disney, Lucasfilm and FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) have joined forces to inspire the next generation of innovators. The announcement video features some familiar faces from Star Wars, including Mark Hamill (Luke...
Nov 5, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Smart Cities
Almost two million potholes are fixed every year, yet more are appearing on UK roads each day. Unfortunately, fixing it through conventional methods is a labour-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive task. According to DailyMail, the cost of repairing all of the...
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