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5 Ways in Which Robots are Used In Everyday Lives

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Usage of robots in everyday life used to look futuristic and that too is most commonly in Hollywood movies. When we think about the usage of robots in everyday life, we cannot help but visualize robots in the form of humanoids that carry out tasks just like humans to simplify their life.

With the advancement of technology, robotic application in everyday life is no longer futuristic, it is the truth of the present world. Robots are generally used in everyday life which are considered boring, repeated and dangerous.

Robots were extremely helpful for the experts and now, they not only serve these experts but also the common people. Here are five ways in which robots are used in everyday lives. [Read more…] about 5 Ways in Which Robots are Used In Everyday Lives

How Can Robotics Transform the Upcoming Future?

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Robots are changing our daily lives and it is evident in our daily activities. Just think of the time when you go to the gas pump and the pump is self-serving, it is a part of robotics that is making our lives easier.

This was just a simple example of how robots have made an impact on our lives. There are all sorts of robots present all around the world that are making human lives easier.

Robots have made our lives so much easier and in the future, they will continue to do so. Top tech companies are competing against each other to bring such robots into the markets that will make our lives and future very exciting. [Read more…] about How Can Robotics Transform the Upcoming Future?

Robotic Resources: How Autonomous Technologies Enhance Human Capabilities

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By Jeff Weiland, LG Business Solutions USA

Ever since the first modern robots were developed in the 1950s, the public’s fascination with autonomous machines has varied from excitement and hope to hesitance and fear, and everything in between.

In the following decades, single-purpose robots began showing up on factory floors and in mailrooms, and average citizens grew more comfortable and familiar with digital technologies forming a central part of home life.

While the dancing, jumping, self-navigating robots of today were still decades away, the controversy then was much the same: workers worried that machines might eliminate their jobs. [Read more…] about Robotic Resources: How Autonomous Technologies Enhance Human Capabilities

7 Robotics Trends to Watch for in 2022

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There was a 10 percent global increase in industrial robot usage to over 3 million units in operation in 2020, caused by the pandemic.

At the same time, there was an overall 12 percent market increase for service robots to $6.7 billion with the market for cleaning robots increased by 92 percent.

Since the pandemic is still there as well as there are new global factors, such as the war in Ukraine, we wonder if these trends will continue in 2022. [Read more…] about 7 Robotics Trends to Watch for in 2022

Winter Olympics provide China opportunity to showcase its robots

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The Winter Olympics – or Beijing 2022 – are under way in China, and the country’s roboticists are using it as an opportunity to show off their technologies. 

This is not unexpected, of course. Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its engineering prowess in the area of vehicle technologies as well as robots.

In fact, there’s probably less robotic showing off going on in Beijing than one might have expected, given that China is now the world’s largest buyer of robots. It’s also now the world’s largest car market, much of which is slowly becoming autonomous. [Read more…] about Winter Olympics provide China opportunity to showcase its robots

How Robots Can Contribute to the Ecommerce Industry

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Robots may be able to assist in various ways in the ecommerce industry. Some of these roles include marketing, providing customer service, and even content generation.

With the advent of new technologies, many companies are using robots to make their businesses more efficient. These robots are used for various tasks on ecommerce websites like order fulfillment, inventory tracking, picking and more.

Examples of robots include virtual assistants, chatbots, machine learning systems, and robot sellers.

Virtual assistants are the main type of robot used in eCommerce – they aid users in accomplishing tasks by providing any requested information about products or services. [Read more…] about How Robots Can Contribute to the Ecommerce Industry

Leica Geosystems nominated for robotics award at CES

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Leica Geosystems, a provider of measurement technology, has been named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree for the Leica BLK ARC, a four-legged canine type of robot.

This year’s CES Innovation Awards program received a record high number of over 1,800 submissions. The announcement was made ahead of CES 2022, the world’s most influential technology event, happening January 5-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada and digitally.

The Leica BLK ARC is an autonomous laser scanning module for robotics applications. It provides a safe and autonomous way to perform reality capture of images and 3D data of areas that are difficult or dangerous for humans to reach. [Read more…] about Leica Geosystems nominated for robotics award at CES

Social robots deserve our appreciation, bioethicist says

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If you have sex with an android doll and then knock it around the room, are you being abusive? If you’re in a foul mood and boot your robotic pet down the stairs, are you being a jerk? In either scenario, is the device’s owner culpable of bad behavior?

The questions may sound insincere, but a US bioethicist submits that they raise concerns that societies should address as humans increasingly rely on social robots for companionship and emotional support.

Nancy Jecker, a bioethicist at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, authored a newly published paper in the journal AI & Society. It asks a provocative question – “Can we wrong robots?” – and argues that the answer is “yes”. [Read more…] about Social robots deserve our appreciation, bioethicist says

Top Tech Trend: The Best Robotics that Simplify Our Life

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Robotics is an emerging form of technology that promises to simplify our lives a great deal in the near future.

Although robotics has emerged in some forms, like manufacturing, the truth is that robotics can help people in many unique ways. In particular, robotics has emerged as a means of helping people involved with dating online through the application of the “soft” side of robotics and automation.

The ability to get involved with online dating is helpful to minorities in the dating scene, like gay men or seniors. [Read more…] about Top Tech Trend: The Best Robotics that Simplify Our Life