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Archives for July 20, 2017

Global agriculture robots market driven by ‘high population growth and food shortages’

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

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The global market for agricultural robots is forecast to exceed $5 billion by 2024, according to a report. 

The Global Agriculture Robots Market Report, published by Variant Market Research, predicts the global market will reach $5,214 million by 2024 from $968 million in 2016 – growing at an annual rate of 23.4 per cent from 2016 to 2024.

By geography, Asia Pacific and rest of the world are expected to grow at 24.7 per cent and 24.1 per cent respectively, during the forecast period.  [Read more…] about Global agriculture robots market driven by ‘high population growth and food shortages’

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: agriculture, driverless, forecast, global, growth, market, report, robots, tractor, variant

Bharati Robotics shows off autonomous industrial cleaning robot

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

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The Bharati autonomous guided vehicle for materials transport

Bharati Robotics Systems has been showing off its new autonomous industrial floor cleaning robots. 

The company says the small vehicle saves labour costs and increases productivity by up to 200 per cent, and cleans the floor better than humans, or the “highest quality of cleaning”.

The robot’s battery lasts up to four hours on one charge and it has a smartphone interface through which it can be monitored and controlled.  [Read more…] about Bharati Robotics shows off autonomous industrial cleaning robot

Filed Under: Logistics, News, Transportation Tagged With: automated, autonomous, bharati, cleaning, factories, industrial, materials, robot, robotics, vehicle, warehouses

Effects of artificial intelligence will surpass the industrial revolution, says SoftBank CEO

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

Pepper robot is being given employment on Costa Cruise liners

The chief executive of telecommunications giant SoftBank says the effects of artificial intelligence will take the world much further and have a more profound effect than even the industrial revolution. 

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An old picture of Masayoshi Son, courtesy of Wikipedia

In an article accompanying a special edition of the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son was quoted as saying the new “information revolution” is being partly driven by data collected through billions of sensors.

SoftBank has been buying up a variety of AI and robotics startups, most recently a company called Nauto, which is developing systems for driverless cars.

At the root of the technology, Son says, are microprocessors and microcontrollers. “Those who rule chips will rule the entire world,” he said. “Those who rule data will rule the entire world. That’s what people of the future will say.”

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: artificial, ceo, data, effects, industrial, intelligence, masayoshi, microcontrollers, microprocessors, revolution, robotics, softbank, son

Autonomous vehicle tech developer Nauto raises $159 million in funding

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

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nauto self-driving system

Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto, which is developing an artificial intelligence and data platform for self-driving technology, has closed a $159 million Series B financing round, led by a SoftBank subsidiary, and Greylock Partners.

Other participants include previous strategic investors BMW iVentures, General Motors Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures and the venture unit of global financial services and insurance provider Allianz Group, and Series A investors Playground Global and Draper Nexus.

The funds will fuel Nauto’s growth and the deployment of its retrofit safety and networking system into more vehicles around the globe, as well as support the expansion of the Nauto data platform in autonomous vehicle research and development across multiple automakers.  [Read more…] about Autonomous vehicle tech developer Nauto raises $159 million in funding

Filed Under: Computing, News, Transportation Tagged With: autonomous, data, nauto, vehicles

Opinion: Augmented and virtual reality ‘open up whole new world of opportunities’

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

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By Douglas Bruey, electrical engineering program lead at Synapse

At first glance, a gamer playing Pokémon Go has little in common with a surgeon saving lives in an operating theatre. But dig a little deeper and you’ll discover that might not be the case for much longer.

Augmented reality and virtual reality technologies are poised to open up a whole new world of opportunities. We’re already seeing the effects of VR when it comes to gaming. But in future could AR add a new dimension to surgery?

AR and VR both have the ability to alter our perception of the world. AR takes our current reality and adds something to it – virtual objects or information. VR, on the other hand, immerses us in a different – virtual – world.  [Read more…] about Opinion: Augmented and virtual reality ‘open up whole new world of opportunities’

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: ar, augmented, operating, reality, scan, surgeon, technology, virtual, vr

Half of American jobs at risk of automation, says new report

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

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industrial robot painting

About half of all jobs in America could be replaced by robotics and automation systems, according to a news story on CNBC.com. 

And as pointed out by CNBC.com, approximately one in four American jobs are at risk of being shipped overseas, which puts three-quarters of all jobs in the US at risk of disappearing or at least changing.

The study the story was based on is How Vulnerable are American Communities to Automation, which was conducted by Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: american, automation, jobs, risk

Dekra takes over Lausitzring race track to turn it into an autonomous vehicle testing circuit

July 20, 2017 by David Edwards

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The Lausitzring race track has been the venue for many races

A company called Dekra will take over the Lausitzring race track on November 1, 2017, and turn it into an autonomous vehicle testing ground.

Together with the Dekra Technology Center, in immediate proximity to the race track in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, since 2003, the site will be made into the innovation center for the testing of the mobility of the future.

It will become a central component of the international testing network for connected and automated driving, which Dekra is establishing in Europe and Asia, and will bring “new, high-quality jobs to the region”, says the company.  [Read more…] about Dekra takes over Lausitzring race track to turn it into an autonomous vehicle testing circuit

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: automated, center, dekra, driving, future, klettwitz, lausitzring, testing

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