Day: November 12, 2016
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Japan planning to invest billions in service robots
Japan Robot Week 2016 was hailed “a great success” by the organisers, as the event finished. In 2015, the Japanese government announced “Japan’s Robot Strategy”, designating the subsequent five years as a term for dedicated focus on robotics innovation. Leading up to 2020, the government pledged to invest approximately $1 billion in robotics-related projects, aiming…
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Bank of America hires chatty virtual robot
By David Henry, Reuters Bank of America plans to provide customers with a chatty “virtual assistant” named Erica that will use artificial intelligence to make suggestions over mobile phones for improving their financial affairs. Michelle Moore, head of digital banking for Bank of America, said in an interview on Monday that Erica will be smarter…