AI, from being a distant reality seen only in Hollywood movies, has become our reality. Right from helping mankind achieve impossible feats, to reducing labour work, read all about the latest advancements in AI!
Reach Robotics About To Shut Shop Soon
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
3 min read
Introduction Reach Robotics, know for developing the spider-like MekaMon robot, is closing down soon. The news of this shutdown came from Reach Robotics co-founder Silas Adekunle on LinkedIn where he wrote; The consumer robotics sector is an inherently challenging space, especially for a start-up. More...
Parrot Launches New Drone – Anafi FPV
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
The latest iteration on Parrot’s Anafi drone is all about immersion. The new Anafi FPV (for the first-person view) is being marketed as a package with a headset that allows the pilots to witness the drone’s perspective. Also, instead of a typical screen, Parrot plans...
Scientists Create Robotic Shorts That Help In Walking & Running
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Researchers from Harvard University have created a new motorized suit that will make you feel a dozen pounds lighter while walking or running. Scientific American reports that the 11-pound suit can help anyone who has to walk significant distances, which includes recreational hikers, military personnel,...
MIT’s Self-Directed Boat Robots Shapeshift To Form New Structures
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
MIT’s work continues developing the fully autonomous robot boats called the “roboats”. The new trick is allowing them to change configurations and reassemble with one another to form a variety of new structures. This allows them to carry out primary navigation, and also to bolt...
Double Launched New Telepresence Robot – Double 3
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Double’s robot first got massive media attention when The Verge reporter, James Vincent, tried out the company’s first telepresence robot in 2015. Vincent has rolled around The Verge’s New York office while being physically located in London. He defined the experience like playing the game...
Waymo’s Robot Taxi Service Improves, But Is It Enough?
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Waymo is running its self-driven taxi service in two cities: Phoenix, where they have some paying customers and some riding for free San Francisco and the adjacent towns, with just employees as passengers. According to an internal data checked by The Information, a majority of...
Attacking A Robot? It Might Just Photograph You In The Act
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
We, humans, have not yet quite reached a society like WALL-E, where robots would care for every possible need of ours. However, yet we do have a few walking security robots that supervise places like casinos, banks, malls, and hospitals while human security guards can...
ULA Launches Delta IV Medium Rocket’s Final Flight
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
On the morning of August 22nd, the United Launch Alliance was set to fly the Delta IV Medium rocket on its very last mission. It is a single-core vehicle that has been making trips to space since 2002. This final flight is the 29th mission...
Bear Robotics to raise funds for robots that deliver food to restaurant patrons
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
4 min read
Introduction We have yet another tech news that makes us feel like there is almost no end to the number of jobs that might be replaced. And, now you will have a robot to serve you in your favourite restaurant too. Keep reading to learn...
New Hand-Tracking Algorithm: A Breakthrough for Sign Language Interpretation
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
There has been a lot of talk about the usage of sign language and its inclusion in the technological era. However, every project that has attempted to interpret hand gestures to verbal speech has had extremely limited success. A new improvement in real-time hand tracking...