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2016
Robots learn to nudge around without collisions
On the road to an increasingly autonomous future, robots and AI systems will need to be programmed to instinctively avoid collisions when they take the wheel. But if bots are designed to be too careful, performance may suffer. A team at Georgia Tech has c
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2016
Will Robots take over our Jobs? So what?
Will Robots take over our Jobs? What if they do? Sounds like a very ominous scenario, doesn’t it? Well, yeah. Robots are replacing humans in a variety of scenarios. Automation is appearing everywhere. Regardless of humans and the pace at which they
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2016
Tree-planting drones to speed up reforestation efforts
Planting trees in remote forest locations is a slow, laborious process that still relies on humans with shovels to do all the work. DroneSeed, a company based in the Pacific Northwest, wants to drastically modernize that process by employing squadrons of
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2016
Robots have transformed agriculture. Here's how!
When we think of Farming, our mind immediately races to the images of farmers and their oxen dredging in the fields. Farming has always remained the dominion of human labour with either beasts of burden or expensive machines supplementing their efforts.
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2016
Bosch doubles e-bike battery power and range
Citing e-biking as the hottest topic in the bicycle industry, Bosch revealed a new double battery pack at Eurobike 2016 last week. The DualBattery system puts double the capacity into Bosch's pedelec drives, taking electric-assist pedaling new distances.
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2016
Get innovative with Kit creatives!
Hello there Kidobotikzian! You done reading all other articles and tech-updates? You probably have ! And we know that your voracious reading appetite would still not be satiated even after going through tons of robotics magazines and journals. There’s als
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2016
Geek Speak: Anirudh
Nothing beats the pleasure of engaging in a conversation with young tots who have a vision that matches those of adults. These motivated young minds stand out from the crowd with their level of curiosity, their unadulterated dreams for the planet. Such co
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2016
Mercedes-Benz Vision Van concept dispatches drones for last-mile delivery
When it comes to making the concept of delivery drones a reality, using vans to handle the brunt of the work is an idea that has some merit. We saw some researchers float the idea a couple of years ago and it now appears Mercedes-Benz also sees some poten
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2016
Tapia robot claims to understand human emotions
Can robots eventually end up as our mates one day? Who knows, and that is one particular topic that has been approached many times in science fiction endeavors, be it in print or on the silver screen. Until that fateful day arrives, however, plenty of wor
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2016
Geek Speak: Varun Srinivas
When one observes the various students that assemble for a class or a session, one cannot help but wonder the diversity each one of them bring to the gathering. These young minds which may vary from being all knowing to all observing add a unique flavour
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