Tag: robotics
Start-up of the month: ShadeCraft solar-powers autonomous robotics
Internet of Business spends five minutes with Armen Gharabegian, founder of LA-based IoT start-up ShadeCraft, to discuss the company's solar-powered autonomous robot Sunflower.
What does ShadeCraft do?
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Seekur robot ready for autonomous bridge inspection
Researchers at the University of Nevada have developed a robot capable of autonomous bridge inspection.
The condition of bridges can deteriorate quickly as materials age...
Foobot keeps an IoT-enabled watch on indoor air quality
When we think about air quality, we tend to conjure up images of busy streets full of spewing vehicles. But our homes can also fall prey...
Trend Micro finds 83,000 industrial robots are ‘exposed’
Industrial robotic systems are vulnerable to cyber-attacks, with 83,000 units exposed to the public-facing internet, of which thousands are not protected with authentication, according...
Dunelm boosts supply chain operations with IoT and SAP
IoB speaks to Gavin Chappell, supply chain and merchandising director at UK home furnishing retailer Dunelm, about the challenge of managing supply chain and...
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...
Tarzan robot swings above crops for automated agriculture
Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing Tarzan, a sloth-inspired autonomous robot that can gather crop data from above.
Innovation is often born out of necessity. At...
UK public open to the idea of robot politicians
An OpenText study has explored the feelings of UK consumers towards artificial intelligence (AI) and robots. The findings suggest politicians could be a surprising...
Data scientists developing doctor chatbots for ‘self-treatable’ conditions
Data scientists at the University of Essex, UK, are working to create 'doctor chatbots', powered by artificial intelligence (AI), who patients can access via smartphones.
The...
Electric car start-up NIO announces plans for first self-driving model
NIO, an electric vehicle start-up financed by Chinese investors, has announced plans to launch its first autonomous car in the United States by 2020.
The...
Morrisons uses artificial intelligence to stock its stores and drive sales
UK supermarket Morrisons is using artificial intelligence from predictive applications company Blue Yonder to replenish stock in its stores.
In a bid to drive efficiency...
Start-up of the month: Chirp – turning data into sound to...
Internet of Business caught up with Moran Lerner, CEO of UK technology start-up Chirp, to talk sonic barcodes and how turning data into sound can...