Tag: Robots
Underwater robot assists with Fukushima clean-up
In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami combined to cause a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. As...
IIoT and the rise of the cobots
Spending on robotics among industrial companies will continue to climb over the next decade – but smaller, less costly and highly adaptable collaborative robots...
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...
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...
The voice of the warehouse worker
Workers in supply chain operations are increasingly using voice commands and responses to get picking, packing and replenishment tasks completed.
This week, fast food chain...
Solar industry looks to drones for competitive edge
Drones are being used to help build and maintain solar farms around the world in the battle against climate change.
The pressing need for renewable...
How Zurich Insurance went from pilot to project with AI, IoT...
Monika Schulze, global head of marketing at Zurich Insurance, discusses AI, augmented reality and the challenges of innovating in a conservative industry.
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Super smart robots need human rights and greater legislation, MEPs say
The European parliament's legal affairs committee has voted in favor of a draft set of regulations to govern the use and creation of robots.
The...
CES 2017: AI smart assistants line up to do battle with...
The great battle of the AI smart assistants is gearing up nicely as Lenovo, Mayfield Robotics and Emotech launched new products at CES 2017...
Are you being served? Robots can secure the future of our...
Ryan Wu, deputy general manager at Qihan, discusses the increasing use of robots and AI, and how this revolution could be of significant benefit to...
Meet the robot that wants to invade your house – and...
London based start-up Q-Bot is on a mission to take its robot into your home - but don't worry - it wants to do the...
GE and Caterpillar invest millions in autonomous vehicles start-up
General Electric (GE) and Caterpillar have invested millions in Clearpath Robotics, a Canadian tech start-up that’s looking to develop a range of autonomous vehicles for...