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Artificial Intelligence Tools Predict Loneliness in Older Adults

There has been a loneliness pandemic in the last 20 years, marked by growing rates of opioid use and suicides, increased health care costs, lost productivity, and rising mortality.

25 Sep 2020

Using AI to Develop Adaptive Traffic Control Systems

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, with the University of Pittsburgh, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the City of Chattanooga, have been awarded $1.89 million from the U.S Department of Energy to create a new model for traffic intersections that reduces energy consumption.

24 Sep 2020

Prosthetic Hand Hannes Mimics Key Biological Properties of Human Hand

The biomimetic prosthetic hand Hannes is featured on Science Robotics' cover today; in the current issue researchers from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and Centro Protesi INAIL in Italy reported about its ability to replicate the key biological properties of the human hand: natural synergistic and adaptable movement; biomimetic levels of force and speed; high anthropomorphism and grasp robustness.

24 Sep 2020

Shield AI Wins Defense Department Contract for AI Software

Shield AI, the AI software company focused on operationalizing AI for maneuver by enabling systems that operate on the edge in denied environments, today announced that it has been awarded a $7.2M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract by the United States Air Force through the AFWERX innovation program.

24 Sep 2020

New Interface Allows Users to Direct Drones Through Hand Gestures

Scientists from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have designed and developed a new interface that enables users to guide a small drone to light-paint patterns or letters via hand gestures.

24 Sep 2020

65% of SAP® Customers Use Automation Technology, According to New Study

The leading Robotic Process Automation company, UiPath, today released results of a commissioned study conducted by SAPinsider on behalf of UiPath: Integrating Process Automation and SAP S/4HANA.

24 Sep 2020

Delta Controls, a Delta Group Company, Wins the 2020 Global Building Automation Systems Company of the Year Award by Frost & Sullivan

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today announced Delta Controls, Inc., a Delta Group company and provider of cutting-edge building automation systems, has won Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Global Building Automation Systems Company of the Year Award.

From Delta Controls 24 Sep 2020

Global Travel Industry Embracing Autonomous UVD Robots

With the latest forecast by the U.S. Travel Association by Tourism Economics predicting $505 billion in losses globally through the end of 2020, UVD Robots announced its autonomous disinfecting robot is being increasingly deployed within hotels, railways, and airports globally.

24 Sep 2020

Nokia and Optus to Provide IoT Software Solutions to Australian Mining, Utilities and Transportation Industries

Optus has selected Nokia’s IMPACT Internet of Things platform to provide device management and data collection capabilities to their customers.

24 Sep 2020

Level 2 Adas Technologies Trickling Down Car Segments, Says Globaldata

While advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies have appeared in luxury cars for some time, they are increasingly appearing in less expensive cars, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

24 Sep 2020

RobotShop Introduces a Marketplace in Robotics to Increase Its Product Offerings

Since its founding in 2003, RobotShop has become the most visited robotics website in the world.

23 Sep 2020

New Robot Automates Nasal Swabbing Needed to Diagnose COVID-19

A group of clinicians from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore General Hospital and Duke-NUS Medical School has partnered Biobot Surgical Pte Ltd, one of Singapore's pioneers in the field of medical robotics technology, to develop a robot that automates nasal swabbing needed to diagnose COVID-19.

23 Sep 2020