Automation

    How Robots Could Limit the Environmental Impact of Offshore Windfarms

    Spending on global offshore renewable energy infrastructure over the next ten years is expected to reach over US$16 billion (£11.3bn). This involves creating an...

    Ultra-Sensitive Light Detector Gives Self-Driving Tech a Jolt

    Realizing the potential of self-driving cars hinges on technology that can quickly sense and react to obstacles and other vehicles in real-time. Engineers from...

    Envisioning Safer Cities with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    AI is providing new opportunities in a range of fields, from business to industrial design to entertainment. But how about civil engineering and city...

    Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ Use can Alter Brain Representation of the Hand

    Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The...

    Helping Drone Swarms Avoid Obstacles Without Hitting Each Other

    There is strength in numbers. That's true not only for humans but for drones too. By flying in a swarm, they can cover larger...

    US Air Force Autonomous Drone Skyborg Completes First Flight

    Last month, the United States Air Force successfully test flew an unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV) called Skyborg, operating on an autonomous hardware/software suite, for...

    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...

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