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Researchers Aim to Make Picking Robots Smarter Using Distributed AI Methods

Production, warehouse, shipping - where goods are produced, stored, sorted or packed, picking also takes place. This means that several individual goods are removed from storage units such as boxes or cartons and reassembled.

8 Jul 2021

Bologna to Host the Smart City Robotics Challenge 2021

A horde of robots is about to invade Bologna, but fear not, they come in peace. Bologna will host the Smart City Robotics Challenge (SciRoc Challenge) from the 6th - 11th September 2021.

5 Jul 2021

Insect-Scale Robot can Swerve and Pivot with the Agility of a Cheetah

Many insects and spiders get their uncanny ability to scurry up walls and walk upside down on ceilings with the help of specialized sticky footpads that allow them to adhere to surfaces in places where no human would dare to go.

5 Jul 2021

AI Helps Model Performance of Metal Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing can help make products or parts on-demand in automotive engineering, manufacturing, and even in outer space.

2 Jul 2021

Powerweave Announces New AI Capabilities for "ewiz commerce" Platform

Powerweave today announced a set of new AI capabilities for its flagship eCommerce platform - ewiz commerce which offers eCommerce businesses quick and easy ways to personalize their eCommerce sales and marketing initiatives.

2 Jul 2021

New Chatbot Eliminates the Need for Coding Skills or Technical Expertise

Chatbots have already become a part of our everyday lives with their quick and intuitive way to complete tasks like scheduling and finding information using natural language conversations.

2 Jul 2021

Robotic Tools Make 3D Manufacturing Process Safer

Using robot technology from OnRobot, the students built an automation solution that eliminates worker exposure to the nylon powder used for 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

2 Jul 2021

World-First Study Uses AI to Map the Risks of Fatal Reproductive Cancer in Women

The University of South Australia will lead a world-first study, using artificial intelligence, to map the risks of the most fatal reproductive cancer in women worldwide so it can be detected and treated earlier.

1 Jul 2021

Training AI to Better Negotiate with Humans

Despite unprecedented advancements in technology and countless depictions of complex human-AI interactions in sci-fi movies, we have yet to fully achieve AI bots that can engage in conversation as naturally as humans can.

1 Jul 2021

Voice-Assisted Tech Giving Voice to People Living with Parkinson's Disease

Monash University research has found voice-assisted technologies are able to support people with speech difficulties, such as Parkinson’s disease, and could enhance early speech and language therapies.

1 Jul 2021

£1.6 Million Study to Compare the Use of Robots and Standard Methods in Orthopedic Surgery

A major national study will pitch human skill against machine precision as it compares the benefits of knee replacement surgery performed using a robot to a surgeon using traditional methods.

30 Jun 2021

AI can be Used to Detect Signs of Depression

Depression is a worldwide problem, with serious consequences for individual health and the economy, and rapid and effective screening tools are thus urgently needed to counteract its increasing prevalence.

30 Jun 2021

Tiny Synthetic Nanorobots can Effectively Escape Cavities in Maze-Like Environments

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called "nanoswimmers" can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other, passive particles, paving the way for their use in everything from industrial clean-ups to medication delivery.

30 Jun 2021

Label-Free Digital Pathology Helps Detect Lung Cancer

The type of lung cancer can vary the prognosis and effective therapies. In the past, it took many days to accurately determine the underlying mutation.

29 Jun 2021