robotics

In 2017, China Is Doubling Down on artificial intelligence

Posted in Software on 19th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

The country's Internet giants are focusing on AI research, and domestic venture capital funding is pouring into the field.

Brain-controlled robot lets physically challenged see the world

Posted in Medicine on 17th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

The Teleport uses a simple off-the-shelf brain control interface to improve the lives of those with motor disabilities.

New journal Science Robotics is established to chronicle the rise of the robots

Posted in Software on 8th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Robots have been a major focus in the technology world for decades.

Most US manufacturing jobs lost to technology, not trade

Posted in Business on 4th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Increasing protectionism is unlikely to override forces of automation.

The UK is ill-prepared for the fourth industrial revolution, manufacturers warn

Posted in Software on 1st Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

The UK is ill-prepared for the next industrial revolution, in which robots and artificial intelligence will make millions of jobs obsolete.