A new milestone in mobility has been reached with the adoption of a proposal to extend automated driving in certain traffic environments from the current limit of 60 km/h to up to 130 km/h.
Pieter Werner
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‘Robo advisory market’: Growing digitization in financial services with ai
The global robo advisory market is expected to grow from $18.71 billion in 2021 to $28.10 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50.20%. The market is expected to reach $135.11 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 48.08%, according to the report “Robo Advisory Global Market Report 2022” from ResearchAndMarkets.com.
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Aspina, a US-based manufacturer of motors and modules in fields such as industrial equipment, home appliances, housing, automobiles and medical care has announced the development of an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for transportation in manufacturing plants.
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Worldwide PC shipments are on pace to decline 9.5% in 2022, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. The PC market is expected to experience the steepest decline of all device segments this year.
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Online eyewear retailer Zennihas automated the ‘last meter’ of its fulfillment center in Novato, California with three OSARO Robotic Bagging Systems. These robots will take on the responsibility of readying eyewear orders for shipment to U.S. customers.
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This year’s “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to Drishti, a video analytics company based in Mountain View, California. Drishti technology supports workers on assembly lines to avoid errors and be more productive. To achieve this, the company has developed the pioneering technology “action recognition”.
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Study: ‘Robots driving U.S. co-workers to substance abuse, mental health issues’
A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots are less likely to suffer physical injury, they are more likely to suffer from adverse mental health effects — and even more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol.
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The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, has denied Monarch Tractor apetition to change safety guidelines in order to make autonomous tractors possible. Monarch, a maker of fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor, said it will ‘continue to drive farming toward a smart digital future’.
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Microplastics are found nearly everywhere on Earth and can be harmful to animals if they’re ingested. But it’s hard to remove such tiny particles from the environment, especially once they settle into nooks and crannies at the bottom of waterways. Now, researchers in ACS’ Nano Letters have created a light-activated fish robot that “swims” around quickly, picking up and removing microplastics from the environment.
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Cognitive robots presented for both industry and private use
NEURA Robotics has presented a range commercial cognitive robots family that can be used both in industry and as an intelligent Personal Assistant. Unlike conventional cobots, cognitive robots are meant to perceive their environment with all their senses, act autonomously based on AI, learn from experience, and can safely distinguish humans from other objects.