Bots in Society

Gartner today revealed its top strategic predictions for 2024 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions explore how generative AI (GenAI) has changed executive leaders’ way of thinking on every subject and how to create a more flexible and adaptable organisation that is better prepared for the future.

Singapore and Japan have joined forces in a pioneering telesurgery trial spanning over 5,000 kilometers. This preclinical surgery trial involves clinician-scientists from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the National University Hospital (NUH), in partnership with Fujita Health University (FHU) in Japan.

Expand North Star, claiming to be the world’s largest startup showcase, kicked off in Dubai , featuring innovations in robotics, AI, and entrepreneurship. The four-day event brings together 1800 startups from 100 countries and over 1,000 investors with over $1 trillion under management. One of the innovations was ARTEMIS, claimed to be the World’s Fastest-Walking Humanoid Robot.

Roboverse Reply will be spearheading the EU-funded project “Fluently.” The primary objective of this initiative is to create a platform fostering genuine social collaboration between humans and robots in industrial settings by incorporating the latest AI-driven decision-making advancements.

The Global Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 45.5% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report published by Verified Market Research. The report reveals that the market was valued at USD 6.48 Billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 201.3 Billion by the end of the forecast period.

A research initiative focusing on the challenges posed by autonomous vehicles (AVs) has been announced. The University of Portsmouth and the University of West London have been awarded funding for this endeavor by the ASIS Foundation. The research will center on the security and regulations surrounding AVs.

Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ has purchased two Harmony SHR exoskeletons to be used in the hospital’s inpatient and outpatient programs. Barrow’s first robot was delivered last month marking the very first clinical installation for Harmonic Bionics following FDA registration in April of this year. The second unit will be delivered in November and used primarily in Barrow’s outpatient facility.

Microsure announced the closing of its Series B2 investment round, obtaining €38 million in development capital. With these funds, Microsure plans to complete the development of its MUSA-3 microsurgical robot for clinical studies, followed by FDA clearance in the USA and CE-mark in Europe. As part of this financing round, Kreske Nickelsen from the investor kineo will join the supervisory board.

A team at the University of Bristol,  based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, has developed a robot that could carry out Clinical Breast Examinations (CBE). The manipulator is able to apply very specific forces over a range similar to forces used by human examiners and can detect lumps using sensor technology at larger depths than before.

The new World Robotics report shows robot installations in China grew by 5% and reached a new peak of 290,258 units in 2022. This was 52% of all installations worldwide.