Bots & Bullets

Robotic Assistance Devices will integrate EAGL Gunshot Detection Technology into all its security devices. A Gunshot Detection System is defined as a system that can recognize as well as identify the location of gunfire or other weapon fire. This detection can be done using an array of acoustic sensors.

Knightscope, developer of fully autonomous security robots, claims another crime fighting win for its technology. An article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal a complex routinely ranked among the top three northeast Las Vegas apartment complexes for 911 calls prior to deploying a K5 security robot they named Westy, “say we’re not even in the top 10,” complex manager Carmen Batiz said. “It has deterred a lot of crime and vandalism.”

The robot density in the US automotive industry hit a new record of 1,287 installed units per 10,000 employees. The United States ranks seventh worldwide. The density is similar to Germany (1,311 units) and Japan (1,248 units). China is in twelfth place with 938 units. This is according to the latest World Robotics statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Aerospace and technology company Paramount Group and Sarcos Robotics, provider of mobile robotic defense systems announced that the companies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring robotic systems to government and industrial customers in the Middle East and Africa.

The Army of the future will involve humans and autonomous machines working together to accomplish the mission. According to Army researchers, this vision will only succeed if artificial intelligence is perceived to be ethical.

Annual installations of industrial robots more than tripled within ten years (2010-2019) reaching 381 thousand units in factories around the world. The International Federation of Robotics shows top 5 trends shaping industries around the globe. “The mission to combine traditional production with ´go digital strategies´ puts robots in a pole position,” says Dr Susanne Bieller, General Secretary of the IFR.

According to Russian press agency TASS the Moscow police force uses a facial recognition system to detect participants in demonstrations against the government. The system is said to detected those who had been put on a database for their repeated participation in ‘unauthorized events’.

Army-funded researchers discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands.

The market for autonomous navigation was valued at US$ 427.8 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 796.0 million by 2027, a growth of 10.1% CAGR. This is in a large part due to investment in military research by governments, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.

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