The first motorway built by robots, drones and AI
Building a motorway is one of the toughest jobs in construction because you have to work all the time and often in difficult weather conditions. In the future, however, something might change because there are those who have found a
Forget threats, now robots want to be our friends
In the collective imagination, robots that keep people company and help them with everyday tasks by simulating humans have always been present. Think of the late 1980s sitcom Super Vicky or the series Humans launched on Amazon Prime in 2017.
DeepMind: robotic constitution wants to avoid human accidents
DeepMind: We do not see them, but robots are increasingly present within companies, which use them to perform certain tasks to save time compared to manual activities. From large-scale distribution warehouses to other logistics tasks, robots provide useful resources to
ABB buys tech company to give industrial robots eyes and brains
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB has bought a company specialising in boosting the mobility of industrial robots - by using artificial intelligence and 3D vision to move around factories and warehouses. The deal to buy Sevensense, a Swiss start-up, is
The first fast-food restaurant staffed entirely by robots
World's first fully autonomous, AI-powered restaurant opens in California In Pasadena, California, the first fully automated fast-food restaurant is set to open in 2024, where robots will handle all operations. Flippy, the first robot equipped with artificial intelligence, will fry chicken nuggets and potatoes,
Robots learn without code, just by “surfing” on the Internet
Google has announced a new Artificial Intelligence system that could significantly contribute to the training of robots to understand everyday tasks, such as garbage disposal. Dubbed the Robotics Transformer 2 (RT-2), this model is trained on information and images from the internet, which
As baby boomers retire, German businesses turn to robots
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) - At machine parts producer S&D Blech, the head of the grinding unit is retiring. With Germany's acute labour shortage leaving few candidates to take on the skilled but dirty and hazardous manual work, the company
ABB invests $280 million in new robotics factory in Sweden
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and technology group said on Wednesday, to meet growing demand from customers moving back production from Asia to avoid supply
Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans' jobs or rebel against us. But, in the world's first human-robot