Automation

An Automated Box Robot on Wheels—with Personality

Robots are becoming more and more omnipresent in our lives, even though we may not notice. New research shows that people find it funny...

AI Learns to Type on a Phone Like Humans

Touchscreens are notoriously difficult to type on. Since we can't feel the keys, we rely on the sense of sight to move our fingers...

Pandemic brings automation tech to forefront in India: IAMAI-PwC Report

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought automation technologies to the forefront and the Intelligent Automation (IA) market in India is estimated to grow at a...

EV Space Sees Top-Level Hiring to Keep Pace with Technology Advancements

In the past few months, companies like Tesla, Ola Electric, Mahindra, and TVS Motor have made strategic top-level recruitments in keeping with their business...

Tesla Supercharger Network Reaches 25K-Milestone

Elon Musk-owned Tesla's Supercharger network has now reached a total of 25,000 chargers a big milestone for the fast-charging network. At the end of 2020,...

Algorithm for Shoe-Based Blind Assistance System

A shoe that tells you where to go: The Lower Austrian company Tec-Innovation has developed an intelligent shoe for detecting obstacles. The shoe, known...

Can an AI Algorithm Mitigate Racial Economic Inequality?

Machine learning algorithm can leverage vast amounts of consumer data, allowing automation of business decisions such as pricing, product offerings, and promotions. Airbnb, an...

First Autonomous Ship Prepares for Maiden Voyage

The "Mayflower 400"—the world's first intelligent ship—bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's southwest coast,...

AI is Improving Google Assistant Conversations

In order for Google Assistant to really help users with daily tasks, the tool should be able to understand the human user. This means...

UK Signals Self-Driving Cars could Hit Road this Year

Self-driving vehicles could hit the road this year on motorways in Britain, the government said Wednesday, under plans to permit motorists to temporarily take...

Vision Test for Autonomous Cars

The five-meter-long Lexus RX-450h leads a rather contemplative life at Empa. It never takes long trips. Instead, the SUV dutifully makes its rounds on...

Researchers Develop a Robotic Guide Dog to Assist Blind Individuals

Guide dogs, dogs that are trained to help humans move through their environments, have played a critical role in society for many decades. These...

3D Holographic HUD could Improve Road Safety

Researchers have developed the first LiDAR-based augmented reality head-up display for use in vehicles. Tests on a prototype version of the technology suggest that...

Pepper the Robot Talks to Itself to Improve its Interactions with People

Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of...

Multi-Robot Systems gets a New Path Planning Approach

Multi-robot systems have recently been used to tackle a variety of real-world problems, for instance, helping human users to monitor environments and access secluded...

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