Tag: Artificial Intelligence
MIT drive/fly prototype could represent future of transport
A team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab has released a paper showcasing a new method of transport. The drone/car hybrid prototypes...
ABB innovation challenge sees six start-ups win funding
Swiss-Swedish power and automation company ABB and IdeaHub, an innovation platform, have identified six start-ups for funding via an 'innovation challenge'.
The two companies kicked...
UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund opens for business
The UK government's flagship Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is now open to applications from businesses and researchers.
The fund was announced last year by...
Humans and machines should be colleagues, not competitors
IoB Insiders Andy Yeoman, CEO at Concirrus, discusses the role of human/machine collaboration in the workplace of the future.
It’s just one month since International Workers Day...
CODI: Schneider Electric’s hub for supply chain advances
This morning at Internet of Supply Chain EMEA in Amsterdam, attendees were taken on a whistle-stop tour of cutting-edge technology projects currently underway at...
Smart factories to add $1,500bn to global economy by 2022, says...
Global consultancy and outsourcing company Capgemini has today released the findings from its Smart Factories Report.
The survey of 1,000 executives across six sectors, completed...
Nvidia expands AI ecosystem with six new start-ups
US microprocessor company Nvidia has added six artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups to its investment portfolio over the last 12 months.
Announced in a blog post this...
OT meets IT with ABB, IBM industrial IoT partnership
Swiss robotics and automation company ABB has announced a partnership with the artificial intelligence (AI) experts at IBM Watson.
The 'strategic collaboration' will combine ABB's...
UK start-up Babylon raises $60m for AI-based doctor app
UK start-up Babylon, which specializes in remote health applications, has doubled its valuation in its latest funding round, raising $60 million.
The funding brings the...
Microsoft to open Munich lab to support IoT and AI start-ups
Tech giant Microsoft is looking to support the next wave of Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups with the opening of a...
AI and IoT snatch almost half of insurtech investment in 2016
Almost half of global investment in insurtech (insurance technology) start-ups involves artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), according to research from management...
Google Home and Google Wi-Fi arrive in the UK
Google Home is to launch in the UK with availability set for 6 April and will cost £129, the company has announced.
Google Home, the...