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dincloud’s Cloud-based Virtual Robot Enhances Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction

dinCloud today announced the availability of a full-service virtual robot. Dubbed “James”, the virtual robot runs in the cloud, as a service, and requires no coding or configuration by customers. James will help organizations deliver a better customer experience to employees and customers.

19 Jul 2017

New Software System Helps Robots to More Effectively Act on Instructions from People

Brown University Computer Scientists, in their research work, have developed a new system that improves the efficiency of robots to follow spoken instructions, no matter how specific or abstract those instructions could be.

18 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop First-Ever Smart and Social Robot that Helps Parents to Take Care of Children

Making any son or daughter survive everyday is the major goal of any parent. And as we all know, the only way to achieve this is to be on watch 24/7 and even then a lot of accidents happen. This is why a group of engineers and designers have decided to develop a small gadget that will become any family's best friend. BOBOP

14 Jul 2017

Researchers Present New Method for Scaling Drone-Based Delivery Service

When goods are needed urgently, for instance, in rural areas poorly served by transport infrastructure, or in large, heavily congested cities, they could be delivered by drones.

13 Jul 2017

Fortress UAV to Offer Repair Service for Commercial and Consumer Drones

Fortress UAV, a newly formed subsidiary of Fortress Solutions, today announced a new North American repair service for commercial and consumer drone or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

11 Jul 2017

Students Create User Interface to Simplify Drone Services

Drones are being used in an increasingly diverse number of ways, from delivering packages to assessing crop yields.

10 Jul 2017

Miso Robotics Uses Acacia Research’s Funding to Deliver Adaptable AI-Driven Robotic Kitchen Assistant

Acacia Research Corporation announced today that it has made an investment in Miso Robotics, an innovative leader in robotics and artificial intelligence solutions, as part of Miso Robotics’ closing of a $3.1 million round of funding.

7 Jul 2017

DJI, Space53 Join Forces to Increase Public Safety Through Deployment of Drones

Chinese company DJI has chosen to develop projects with Space53 to increase public safety through the deployment of drones. A concrete example of the collaboration is to set up a training programme at Technology Base for rescue workers and to develop standard procedures, geared towards the deployment of drones during security operations.

6 Jul 2017

NVIDIA, Baidu Collaborate to Power AI in Cloud Computing, Self-Driving Cars and Home Assistants

NVIDIA and Baidu today announced a broad partnership to bring the world's leading artificial intelligence technology to cloud computing, self-driving vehicles and AI home assistants.

6 Jul 2017

Robot to Assist Visually Impaired Children Move Around in the Classroom

Alexandre Foucqueteau has developed a new application for a small multifunctional robot called Cellulo as a part of his semester project. The robot, which was created at EPFL two years ago, can now assist visually impaired children move around their classroom.

4 Jul 2017