Bots & Business

The 2020-2021 NBA season is underway and the San Antonio Spurs have added powerful new teammates with extraordinary germ-zapping capabilities. As part of its comprehensive strategy to minimize risk for fans, arena employees, team personnel and players from exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), the Spurs purchased LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots to disinfect rooms and areas within the AT&T Center.

Legal tech, according to Jeroen Zweers, vice president of the European Legal Tech Association (ELTA), is about a digital transformation, set in motion by customer demand. A transformation which frees up lawyers for complex cases and delivering self-services to clients. ‘For example, contracts can be automatically scaled from low to high risk. Only the high-risk contracts need to be reviewed by the legal department, which saves you a lot of time.’

Against the backdrop of the ever growing interest in RPA, one application stands out: SAP. What makes this combination so suitable, and how far does the synergy go?

An autonomous truck from Kodiak Robotics managed several round trips between Dallas and Houston, a total distance of 800 miles, requiring one intervention by the human safety driver, as is seen in a video released by the California-based startup.

Test automation, based on a solid strategy, keeps the company viable and guarantees quality. By automating repetitive bulk tests, human testers get more room to increase the quality even more. Even though processes run faster, companies shouldn’t have the illusion that they are saving money per se. Rather, they will get more value for their money.

INFINIQ, specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning data service, announced its establishment of an overseas sales and marketing headquarters in Luxemburg and participation in the CES 2021.

UBTECH Robotics today introduced the newest additions to its portfolio of humanoid robots at CES 2021: ADIBOT: UV-C Disinfecting Robots; AMR: Intelligent Logistics Robotic System; and JIMU GO, the next iteration of robotic STEM kits for kids.

John Deere has been honored in the Robotics category of the 2021 CES Innovation Awards, which recognize outstanding product design and engineering in consumer technology products. This is the second straight year John Deere has received a CES Innovation Award.

The pandemic has been a catalyst for service robots. Now Ava Robotics joins the vendors making UV disinfection robots to manage COVID-19-related and other cleaning needs. This robot provides autonomous UV disinfection in workplace settings, including corporate offices, warehouses, and other work spaces.

La secrétaire d’État Hollandaise Mona Keijzer, chargée des affaires économiques et du climat, dirigera deux missions d’innovation virtuelle: une mission d’IA numérique en France et une mission au Japon numérique. L’objectif est de «mettre les entrepreneurs et les chercheurs néerlandais en mesure de se développer à l’international grâce à leurs innovations numériques et de capitaliser sur les opportunités économiques du marché mondial».