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Poultry Industry Using Robots to Clean and Patrol

Oct 29, 2020 | Robots

Robotics could play a key role in the future of the poultry industry. Speakers at the 55th annual National Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production Conference, held virtually Sept. 28-30, discussed implications from helping debone chicken precisely within...

Banks Roll Out Robots as Pandemic Shakes Up IT

Oct 29, 2020 | Robots

When banks were flooded with loan requests from businesses struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, hastily built robots helped several lenders cope with the deluge. The bots were one of many quick technology changes deployed across the industry during...

A Robot Hawk Takes to the Skies

Oct 29, 2020 | Aeronautics, Featured, Robots

An aerial robot inspired by a fast-flying hawk soared, turned and wheeled over a Swiss field last year, during tests to discover the capabilities of its new shape-changing design. Researchers say it could lead to drones that can fly for much longer than conventional...

FCC Establishes 5G Fund for Rural America

Oct 29, 2020 | 5G, Government

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules for creating the 5G Fund for Rural America, which will distribute up to $9 billion over the next decade to bring 5G wireless broadband connectivity to rural America.  5G represents the latest advance in mobile...

Singapore Opens Smart Cities Development Lab

Oct 29, 2020 | 5G, Smart Cities

A new lab has opened in Singapore with the aim to drive the development and deployment of smart cities applications within the island-state. Backed by an investment of up to SG$10 million ($7.36 million) over three years, the Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab has already...

First Public AV Trials in Oxford

Oct 22, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Cities, Testing

A fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles capable of Level 4 autonomous driving will complete a nine-mile round trip from Oxford Parkway station to the UK city’s main train station. Project Endeavour, a programme to help accelerate and scale the deployment and adoption of...

Cruise to Test AVs in San Francisco

Oct 22, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing

Cruise,  the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates, has been issued a permit from California regulators that will allow it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in...

Airbus Using Drones to Spot Refugees Crossing the Mediterranean

Oct 22, 2020 | Drones

Airbus and two Israeli arms companies will be paid €100m (£91m) to operate unmanned drones to spot refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea to Europe, according to EU contracts. Drone operations over the Mediterranean will start next year, after...