[ad_1] Most of the conversation surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) tools is often directed at business, but there is enormous potential for AI to drastically improve our educational systems. It is one of the most effective tools teachers can have at their disposal, and it often frees them up from administrative burdens. These technologies will not…
[ad_1] Striped hover fly. Peakpx Bio-inspired design has been a hallmark of technological advancement, and that’s still true in the age of flying robots. The latest proof comes out of Australia, where researchers have mapped the visual systems of hovering insects as a means of detecting the acoustic signatures of drones up to 2.5 miles…
[ad_1] Macroact, the personal robotics development lab operating out of South Korea, has released their first AI based companion pet. Designed for education and entertainment, Maicat is now live on Kickstarter after years of design and testing. CAPABLE – Ready to use directly from the box, Maicat is an autonomous robot pet. Using its sensors,…
[ad_1] New study shows methods robots can use to self-assess their own performance CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (PRWEB) MARCH 08, 2022 Establishing human-robot trust isn’t always easy. Beyond the fear of automation going rogue, robots simply don’t communicate how they are doing. When this happens, establishing a basis for humans to trust robots can be difficult. Now, research…
[ad_1] News briefs for the week take a look at Amazon’s amazing ten-year run at becoming a global robot-building dynamo, Mitsubishi’s Maisart system to “smarten up” its robots, a design student’s mini-robot that re-seeds deserts, Chipotle’s new tortilla-flipping robot arm, and the handwriting robots at the heart of a multi-million-dollar business. 10th anniversary for…
[ad_1] Whenever investors believe they are swimming in uncharted waters, their risk of taking extreme actions rises —including pulling their assets out of the market. It’s a challenge at a time when the word ‘unprecedented’ is being heard far too often, referring to everything from stock valuations and inflation, to the US political environment and…
[ad_1] The COVR Project The European Union-funded COVR project -a collaboration between researchers from the Danish Technological Institute, National Research Council of Italy, Fraunhofer IFF, Roessingh Research & Development and CEA- recently released an ambitious, free digital toolbox that provides a central repository of information and guidance regarding risk assessments, safety directives and standards, and…
[ad_1] Mobile robots have become an automation staple in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution environments, with more to come. In many instances, companies are unsure how best to successfully deploy mobile robots in their facilities. Over the last decade, many customers have asked me for a cheat sheet listing the “dos and don’ts” when selecting and…
[ad_1] In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Helen Greiner, CEO at Tertill, which makes a small solar powered weeding robot for vegetable gardens. The conversation begins with an overview of Helen’s previous robotics experience, including at as a student at MIT, Co-founder at iRobot, Founder and CEO at CyPhyWorks, and in advising government research…
[ad_1] Listen to this article AOT CEO Elmar Zurbriggen (right) and CFO Peter Oprandi with the company’s CARLO system | Source: AOT Advanced Osteotomy Tools (AOT) announced that Elmar Zurbriggen will become CEO and Peter Oprandi will become CFO. Basel, Switzerland–based AOT developed a certified surgical device to cut bone with a laser. The system…
[ad_1] By Dan Matthews Image Source: www.unsplash.com The marriage between health science and technology has been a long and happy one. However, that union has perhaps never been more important than it is today. Now, more than ever, state-of-the-art technologies, from bioengineering to artificial intelligence (AI), are playing a leading role in optimizing patient care,…
[ad_1] In 2019, my colleagues and I discovered spooky glowing rings in the sky using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia. The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they were. We dubbed them odd radio circles, or ORCs. They continue to puzzle us, but new data from South…
[ad_1] Researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory have developed a handheld robot that can help minimally trained responders to control severe internal bleeding in victims of traumatic injury, by helping them insert a needle and catheter into a major blood vessel. In emergency medicine, there is something known as the “golden hour.” This is the idea…
[ad_1] Brian Sathianathan is the Chief Technology Officer and a co-founder at Iterate.ai, creator of the Interplay low-code platform for rapidly building AI-based applications across industries. Previously, Sathianathan worked at Apple on various emerging technology projects that included the Mac operating system and the first iPhone. What initially attracted you to working with AI technologies?…
[ad_1] A drone collecting data in the forest using Treeswift technology. Treeswift One of the major challenges of managing forest lands against threats like fire and deforestation is the daunting logistical hurdle of collecting data. Drones darting through forests under the canopy may help. The precarious-sounding premise has won investors a big vote of confidence…
[ad_1] Mit dem weltweit ersten Cobot-Kunststoffgetriebe und einem digitalen Ökosystem beschleunigt igus die Low-Cost-Automatisierung – heute schon 20 Projekte pro Woche Als Herzstück das Getriebe aus Kunststoff – der Cobot ReBeL ist für 4.970 Euro jetzt lieferbar mit einem digitalen Universum für die Low-Cost-Integration in wenigen Tagen. (Quelle: igus GmbH) Köln, 16. März 2022 –…
[ad_1] VEXcode EXP is now available in a web-based version for Chrome browsers. The web-based version can be reached by navigating to codeexp.vex.com and contains all of the features and functionality of VEXcode EXP, but without the need to download or install anything! The new web-based version of VEXcode makes it easier for teachers and students to access…
[ad_1] How can you start automating a screwdriving or other fastening task? In this quick guide for assembly automation beginners, we shine the spotlight on fastening. Your assembly process likely has a lot of different operations. Gluing, nailing, riveting, and many more. Of all the tasks that you might perform, screw fastening is probably the…
[ad_1] It’s 10 am ten years from now and Maggie is about to have her blood drawn at her office before heading to her next meeting. Ever since learning she carried a gene that increases the risk of a rare cancer, she gets an annual cancer screen through a simple blood test. This test is…
[ad_1] The relationship between an operator and a cobot in industry can be a true “love story”. When investing in a new ’cobot-colleague’ a company will not only grow their business and improve productivity, it will also create a better work environment for its employees. The Vice-President for Product and Solutions Management, Fabio Montagna, knows…
[ad_1] Learn how warehouse automation will benefit your organization and how to take your automation journey to the next level. By Steve Crowe | March 29, 2022 Listen to this article Thursday, March 31, 20222 PM ET / 11 AM PT Changes in consumer behavior – driven by expectations of omni-channel commerce and rapid fulfillment,…
[ad_1] March 22nd, 2012 is the day it all began. That’s the day we officially incorporated the Open Source Robotics Foundation, the origin of what we now call Open Robotics. The prospect of starting a company is both scary and exciting; but starting an open-source company in a niche as specialized as robotics, now that…
[ad_1] Listen to this article Whether it was Intel surprisingly introducing another RealSense depth camera, Stanford engineers enabling simple cameras to see in 3D or Zebra Technologies making another acquisition, there was no shortage of things to cover in March 2022. Here are the Top 10 most popular robotics stories on The Robot Report in…
[ad_1] RobotLAB is so excited to announce that the VR Expeditions 2.0 app is the Cool Tool 2022 winner by the EdTech Awards under the AR/VR solution category! RobotLAB VR Expeditions 2.0™ is inspired by the great work Google did, and following feedback from thousands of educators, RobotLAB created a VR tool tailored…
[ad_1] BIOTECH This Startup Wants to Kick-Start a Molecular Electronics RevivalKarmela Padavic-Callaghan | MIT Technology Review“The new vision, shared by Roswell and other on-chip molecular technology makers, is of biosensors that would enable people to check in on biomarkers like vitamin levels or evidence of an infection with only a little more hassle than it…
[ad_1] The innovative use of magnetic fields has opened up some exciting possibilities in cancer treatment, with scientists demonstrating how they can be used to steer tumor-killing particles into cancer tissue or wires into veins in search of blood cancers, to list a couple of examples. A thin new robot developed at the University of…
[ad_1] A team of physicists at the University of Vienna have created a new quantum device called a quantum memristor, which could combine the worlds of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technology. The experiment, which was carried out alongside the National Research Council (CNR) and the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, was realized on an…
[ad_1] How can remote workers make their presence known in their organization? How can enterprises overcome the limitations of video conferencing and enable a level of communication and collaboration that approaches on-site interaction? Telepresence robots have been on the scene for the better part of a decade, though as global upheavals reshape work and reorient…
[ad_1] Updates Include Imprint® Smart Mapping for Roomba i3 Series, Siri Commands, Clothing & Towel Detection for Roomba j7 Series BEDFORD, Mass., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, today announced that it has started rolling out its iRobot Genius 4.0 Home Intelligence software update to Wi-Fi connected Roomba® robot vacuum and Braava jet® robot mop…
[ad_1] Robot solution for automating the lettuce harvest Lettuce is a valuable crop in Europe and the USA. But labor shortages make it difficult to harvest this valuable field vegetable, as sourcing sufficient seasonal labor to meet harvesting commitments is one of the sector’s biggest challenges. Moreover, with wage inflation rising faster than producer prices,…