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Self-Assembling Modular Robots Show Promise in Inspection and Rescue Operations

Simple and interacting robots, in large numbers, can possibly unlock stealthy capabilities for realizing complicated tasks. However, it has been rather challenging to get these robots to achieve a real hive-like mind of coordination.

31 Oct 2019

Researchers are One Step Closer to Achieving Human-Operated Robotics

What if a person stuck inside a collapsed building following a disaster—wondering whether someone brave enough will come to rescue—suddenly finds a robot standing in the shadows as soon as a door bursts open?

31 Oct 2019

Augmented Reality Could Simplify Maintenance and Repair Jobs in Buildings

Augmented Reality (AR) applications might considerably simplify maintenance and repair operations as technicians could use smart goggles to navigate to a specific location, where the glasses then specify the vital tasks one step at a time.

31 Oct 2019

Bio-Inspired Soft Robots Use Stored Elastic Energy to Quickly Trap Live Insects

Salamanders, chameleons, and many different species of toads make use of stored elastic energy to put out their sticky tongues and catch unwary insects within a tenth of a second. These insects are usually located at a distance of about one-and-a-half body lengths of the reptiles.

31 Oct 2019

$HarbisonWalker International Launches Lift-Assist Robot Designed for Refractory Industry$

HarbisonWalker International Launches Lift-Assist Robot Designed for Refractory Industry

HarbisonWalker International, the largest supplier of refractory products and services in North America, has introduced the new MULE-R (Material Unit Lift Enhancer - Refractory). The MULE-R is a first of its kind, lift assist technology designed expressly for the refractory industry that provides workers with numerous safety, ergonomic, and productivity benefits while placing refractory materials in manufacturing environments.

30 Oct 2019

Trajectory-Planning Model Helps Drones Fly More Safely at High Speeds in Unfamiliar Areas

Drones can fly at high speeds to a destination while keeping safe “backup” plans if things go awry.

29 Oct 2019

Micron Launches Comprehensive AI Development Platform

Micron Technology, Inc., today announced a powerful new set of high-performance hardware and software tools for deep learning applications with the acquisition of FWDNXT, a software and hardware startup.

29 Oct 2019

New System can Help Autonomous Vehicles See Around Corners

By sensing tiny changes in shadows, a new system identifies approaching objects that may cause a collision.

29 Oct 2019

AI-Powered Digital Employee Drives Efficiency and Continuity of 24/7 Healthcare Operations

Hospitals and healthcare systems continue adoption of new technologies as the industry seeks stronger data connectivity and the benefits of a more connected enterprise.

29 Oct 2019

Chowbotics Introduces Sally 2.0 Worldwide

Today, Chowbotics introduces Sally 2.0, the newest iteration of its widely-popular fresh food robot, which first came to market in 2018 and is currently in action at more than 70 locations including offices, college campuses, hospitals, and more.

29 Oct 2019

New Platform Developed for Scalable Testing of Safety in Autonomous Vehicles

Manufacturers competing to build autonomous vehicles (AVs) have occasionally overlooked the safety feature, which has been indicated by a few headline-making accidents.

25 Oct 2019

AI Applied to Ultrasound Images of Thyroid Nodules to Predict Risk of Malignancy

Thyroid nodules are tiny lumps that typically form inside the thyroid gland. These nodules are extremely common in the general population and have a high prevalence of 67%.

25 Oct 2019

Global Robotic Prosthetics Market Predicted to Reach USD 1.76 Billion by 2025

This report analyses the current status of the global robotics prosthetics market, outlines the key market drivers and the bases for market segmentation and studies the trends of this market till 2027.

25 Oct 2019

care.ai Partners with Google to Bring AI-Powered Autonomous Monitoring Platform to Healthcare

care.ai, a healthcare AI innovator, today announces a partnership with Google, to use Google’s Coral Edge TPU to power autonomous monitoring in healthcare. This collaboration enables care.ai’s platform to leverage accelerated neural networks at the edge, to transform an ordinary room into a “Self Aware Room™,” in any care setting at enterprise scale.

25 Oct 2019

Olis Robotics Selected by Maxar to Provide New Levels of Precision Control for Lunar Lander Robotic Arm

Olis Robotics, a leader in next-generation AI-driven software for remote robotics in dynamic environments in subsea, terrestrial, and space applications, today announced that it has been selected by Maxar Technologies, a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, to provide robotic operator planning software for Maxar’s Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR) robotic arm.

24 Oct 2019