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Tag Archives: Robotics

06Jun/20

VIVOTEK Joins ENOVA Robotics Police Robot Project to Enforce COVID-19 Lockdown in Tunisia

June 6, 2020CrimeAfrica, Animal virology, Company: Vivotek, Coronavirus, Countries, Country: Tunisia, Geography of Africa, Lockdown, P-Guard, Robot, Robotics, Technology/Internet, Tunisiasmbale

In times of uncertainty, as a global leading IP surveillance solution provider, VIVOTEK (TWSE: 3454) is honored to be part of the police robot “P-Guard” project in Tunisia. Produced by ENOVA Robotics, the P-Guard robot has been deployed on the streets by the interior ministry of Tunisia to impose lockdown restrictions on citizens and to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Read more

29Sep/17

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calls for tax on robots

September 29, 2017EconomyArticles, Automation, Basic income, British MPs, Corbyn, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Jeremy Corbyn, Labor, Labour Party, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Political positions of Jeremy Corbyn, Politics, Robot, Robot tax, Robotics, Tax, Technological change, Traingate, United Kingdomsmbale

Calls from the British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to publicly manage automation this week have led to speculation he is looking to tax robots, but how would that work?
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06Sep/17

U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure

September 6, 2017TransportAlphabet Inc., Automation, Autonomous car, Companies, Control engineering, Emerging technologies, General Motors, General Motors Co, Google, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, United States, Vehicular automation, Washington, DC, Waymo, Xsmbale

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 6, 2017) (HOUSE TV) – The U.S. House unanimously approved on Wednesday (September 6) a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. Continue reading →

27Jul/17

Home maps collected by Roomba could be sold to tech giants

July 27, 2017SecurityALPHABET, Amazon, Apple Inc., Colin Angle, Companies, Company: Amazon.com, Company: iRobot, Domestic robots, Economy of the United States, Google, Home, Home appliances, Home automation, IRobot, IRobot Create, NEXT MEDIA, Robot, Robotic vacuum cleaner, Robotics, Roomba, Scooba, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

The maker of Roomba robot vacuum iRobot said they could share or sell maps of users’ homes to tech companies, such as Amazon, for profit. Continue reading →

10Jul/17

Vision algorithms teaching drones to ‘see’

July 10, 2017InnovationArticles, Autonomous robot, Avionics, Control engineering, Drone, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Embedded systems, Emerging technologies, MARGARITA CHLI, Matthew Stock, Outline of computer science, Robot, Robotics, Switzerland, Technology, Technology/Internet, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Wireless, Zürichsmbale

Swiss-based scientists are developing computer vision algorithms to help drones ‘see’ and understand their environment. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

05Jul/17

We need to talk about sex, robot experts say

July 5, 2017InnovationAndroid, Applications of artificial intelligence, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Barcelona, Computational neuroscience, Creative works, Culture, Cybernetics, Dolls, Future, Her, Human sexuality, Masturbation, Robot, Robotics, Samantha, Sergi Santos, Sex doll, Sex robot, Sex technology, Sex toys, Spain, Technology, Technology/Internet, Timesmbale

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the global sex technology market, bringing with it a revolution in robotic “sextech” designed to offer gratification with a near-human touch. Continue reading →

28Apr/17

Humanoid robot aims to be affordable home help

April 28, 2017InnovationBarry Sawyer, Domestic robot, GENOA, Giorgio Metta, Humanoid robot, ICub, Industrial robot, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy, Japan, Robotics, Robots, Science and technology, Science and technology in Europe, Service robot, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

Roboticists from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) say their R1 robot is an affordable domestic helper able to perform simple service tasks around the home.

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07Mar/17

Future of mobility: a personal capsule which drives, flies and hops on train

March 7, 2017TransportAirbus, Automation, Automotive industry, Car, Concept cars, Emerging technologies, France, Geneva, Geneva Motor Show, Grand tourers, Hatchbacks, Human activities, Jorg Astalosch, Land transport, Mathias Thomsen, Paris, Private transport, Robotics, Self-driving car, Sports cars, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, Toyota concept vehicles, Traffic congestion, Transport, Urban air mobilitysmbale

Imagine ordering a capsule which can drive and fly on its own taking you across the city. The concept, called “Pop.Up”, was unveiled at the Geneva car show and is a big leap into the future.

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15Nov/16

Robot dinosaurs get Raspberry Pi make-over

November 15, 2016ScienceALEXANDER DABELL, Andy Stanford-Clark, Animatronics, ARM architecture, Blackgang, Blackgang Chine, Chine, City: WIGHT, Cognitive computing, Cognitive science, Country: United Kingdom, Dinosaur, England, Entertainment, Geography of England, IBM, ISLE OF WIGHT, Lease, Microcontrollers, Raspberry, Raspberry Pi, Robotics, The Walt Disney Company, United Kingdom, WIGHTsmbale

Animatronic dinosaurs at one of the UK’s oldest theme parks are being given a new lease of life after being fitted with a Raspberry Pi, using cognitive computing technology. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

20Aug/16

Uber to roll out driverless car service in Pittsburgh

August 20, 2016TransportAutomation, Business/Finance, Car sharing, City: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Emerging technologies, Ford Motor Company, Google, Location-based software, Motor vehicles, Pittsburgh, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Taxicabs of the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, Tesla, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, Vehicular automation, Volvo XCsmbale

Uber is launching a self-driving car service later this month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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