Sep 10, 2020 | Climate, Featured, Oceanography, Robots
Underwater mobile robots continuously collecting data for research are key to a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering research project that seeks to significantly enhance the study of the world’s oceans. Led by Assistant...
Sep 10, 2020 | Business, Drones
The retail giant on Wednesday said it would start testing cloud-controlled drone deliveries of select grocery and household items. The program kicks off today in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and items will be flown from local Walmart stores to shoppers’ doorsteps....
Sep 10, 2020 | Aging, Featured, Robots
Robots that can hold simple conversations and learn people’s interests are to be deployed in some UK care homes after an international trial found they boosted mental health and reduced loneliness. The wheeled robots, called “Pepper”, move independently and gesture...
Sep 3, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
The autonomous vehicle technology company TomTom has just announced a new product, RoadCheck, which according to press materials, “directly addresses partner and customer pain points when it comes to creating safer autonomous driving experiences in inclement...
Sep 3, 2020 | Aeronautics, Artificial Intelligence, Defense
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is worried that artificial intelligence programs might have serious and unknown vulnerabilities that adversaries could exploit. In particular, the Pentagon is worried that the technology could not only be hacked, but could be...
Sep 3, 2020 | Business, Drones
Amazon customers in the U.S. could soon have their deliveries completed by an unmanned drone. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Amazon’s Prime Air service, which will use drones to deliver packages. The FAA issued a “Part 135 air carrier...
Sep 3, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Mobility, Safety
UL, a leading global safety science company, has become a member of the Automotive Safety Council. The Detroit-based Automotive Safety Council is a trade association with membership representing autonomous, crash avoidance and occupant protection automotive safety...
Sep 3, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Business
As physical retail struggles amid the global pandemic, storeowners are rapidly trying to adapt to new realities that also include growing competition from Amazon. But a French startup called Storelift believes it can create a new convenience store concept...
Sep 3, 2020 | Cyber Security, Featured, Work
For company leaders who believe working from home offers a flawless future, NCC delivered a stark warning today. The tech company specialises in cyber security services, a market it estimates was already growing at around 8-9% a before the Covid-19 outbreak. Today it...
Sep 3, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Safety
I am behind the wheel of a Nissan Leaf, circling a parking lot, trying not to let the day’s nagging worries and checklists distract me to the point of imperiling pedestrians. Like all drivers, I am unwittingly communicating my stress to this vehicle in countless...
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