Tag: autonomous systems
China’s dove drones take surveillance to new heights
Emerging technologies tend to be wielded by governments and the military before the general population even know of their existence. In China, the state is...
City of Robots: How robotics & automation could solve cities’ most...
The future of the world will be urban, with the majority of people living in cities. In Asia and Africa, a burgeoning youth population...
Microsoft grows AI with purchase of machine learning startup Bonsai
Microsoft has announced the acquisition of machine learning specialist, Bonsai.
The Berkeley, California-based startup is developing a deep reinforcement learning platform that abstracts the low-level...
Public overwhelmingly rejecting robots, finds UK Robotics Week report
With UK Robotics Week upon us, UK-RAS has released a survey trumpeting public support for the technology. However, the results reveal the exact reverse,...
Rolls-Royce navigates Google deal on machine learning for shipping
Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with internet giant Google in a move intended to help the British engineering company to develop autonomous ships.
Under...
MIT researchers develop drone inventory system, RFly
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a drone-enabled system, RFly, capable of flying around crowded warehouses to monitor inventory.
First introduced back...