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Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence news, features and analysis. Verdict covers the latest on AI, automation, robots and drones, with news and insight from some of the world’s leading experts. AI is transforming the way we work, live and play, and there is far more change ahead as technology advances further.
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7 May
Intelligent robotic gloves are coming to a factory near you
Robotic gloves that not only reduce the strain on workers but learn and improve over time are set to become an increasingly common sight in factories after the launch of an updated soft robotic strengthening system known as Ironhand.
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3 May
Tech for good: How AI is being used to tackle human trafficking
With an estimated 40.3 million victims currently affected by modern-day slavery, human trafficking is an urgent problem that spans the globe.
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3 May
Highways England driverless trucks show “rapid progression” of self-driving vehicles
The news that Highways England is planning to trial driverless trucks has been welcomed by experts in the automation space as a sign that the technology is becoming increasingly prevalent.
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2 May
Facial recognition technology could identify you from half of your face, study finds
Facial recognition technology can be taught to correctly identify an individual in a picture when only half or sometimes even less of their face is visible, researchers from the University of Bradford have found.
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1 May
Businesses are worried about AI risks and most aren’t prepared to deal with them
Businesses are aware of the benefits that artificial intelligence (AI) can provide, but many are being put off of the technology by its potential risks and a lack of knowledge to address them should problems arise.
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29 Apr
Arabic AI news anchor sees Abu Dhabi follow in China’s steps
The world’s first Arabic-speaking AI news anchor has been announced in Abu Dhabi, marking a key step for the proliferation of the technology.
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26 Apr
The future of farming is data, and IBM is taking charge
In order to meet rising food demands, agriculture will have to increase by 60% by 2050.
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24 Apr
Toyota partnership to automate HD maps for autonomous vehicles
Toyota’s research division has announced plans to use satellite imagery to create automated high-definition maps for its autonomous vehicles.
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24 Apr
AI takes root in the fashion industry with IBM partnership
A new partnership between computing giant IBM and The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York is aiming to embed AI into the full spectrum of the fashion industry.
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19 Apr
Entering the Matrix: The state of play of AI
The Matrix reached US cinemas just over 20 years ago and articulated society’s fear of the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to overpower the human.
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18 Apr
Google Assistant crowned best voice assistant translator, beating Siri and Alexa
With an estimated 3.25 billion voice assistants in use today, they have changed the way in which we interact with smartphones and other electronic devices.
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11 Apr
AI oil well technology drives up production by 1.5%
An AI oil well technology has successfully boosted production by 1.5% in trials without the need for additional expenditure.
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10 Apr
AI in banking to be worth $300bn by 2030, but millions of jobs at risk
It’s no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly valuable across all industries.
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10 Apr
Starship Technologies completes 50,000 commercial deliveries
Starship Technologies has announced that it has reached a major milestone: completing over 50,000 commercial deliveries.
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9 Apr
AI journalism comes to local news with RADAR commercial launch
AI journalism is now being used to provide local and hyper local news in the UK, with the commercial rollout of Reporters and Data and Robots (RADAR).
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8 Apr
EU presents “trustworthy” AI ethics guidelines
Artificial intelligence is impacting almost every area of daily life, with applications in sectors such as healthcare, energy consumption, cars safety, farming, climate change, financial risk management and numerous others.
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8 Apr
Researchers train AI to learn as a child would
In the field of artificial intelligence, there are two main approaches to training a programme: symbolic AI, which uses visual symbols, and connectionism, which uses connected information to form artificial neural networks.
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1 Apr
The AI of Things: Better data management today makes AI more successful tomorrow
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the near future is going to be more focused on ‘specific intelligence’, moving toward a world where AI simplifies and improves every aspect of our daily lives: from the phones we carry and cameras we use to the TVs we watch, the cars we drive, the software we use and even
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25 Mar
Starship Technologies delivery robots arrive on Arizona campus
Students at Northern Arizona University now have no excuse to skip breakfast, because an autonomous delivery robot can bring it to their door “within minutes”.
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25 Mar
Automation must “deliver for ordinary people”, expert warns
Artificial intelligence has the potential to deliver huge savings for businesses, but what about the 1.5 million workers at high risk of losing their job to automation?
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25 Mar
Job automation threatens 1.5 million, but youngest at greatest risk: ONS
Analysis by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has warned that 1.5 million jobs are at high risk of job automation, presenting a significant threat to the overall workforce.
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22 Mar
Could an AI-powered ‘smart bin’ help reduce food waste at restaurants?
Food waste is still a major issue for foodservice operators – but what if an artificial intelligence (AI) system could help restaurants keep track of the food they discard?
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13 Mar
AI, in you we trust. Could artificial intelligence create world peace?
The UN met to discuss killer robots and AI in warfare last year, and Elon Musk and Google’s DeepMind were among signatories promising to never develop the mercenary bots.
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13 Mar
Self-learning robotic limb brings DARPA’s hope of lifelong machine learning closer
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the development of an AI-controlled robotic limb that can learn over time as part of a wider project targeting the development of true lifelong machine learning.
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11 Mar
NHS goes RPA with digital robot trial at Chelsea and Westminster Trust
An NHS trust is to trial software robots to automate administrative parts of its corporate services arm.
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8 Mar
The robots of the future could be frilly — thanks to sea slugs
Frills and robotics are not two words that traditionally go together, but new research suggests that the robots of the future could have frilly surfaces to help them move.
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7 Mar
Best books on AI in business for World Book Day
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of business at an incredible pace, but there are some fantastic resources available to those that don’t want to get left behind.
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5 Mar
Artificial intelligence is just “one tool in the toolbox”, experts say — businesses should stop using AI for the sake of it
Spending on artificial intelligence technology surpassed $200bn in 2018 and is tipped to double by 2025.
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5 Mar
MIT’s backflipping Mini Cheetah turns robot design on its head
With the ability to run, climb stairs and jump over hurdles, the advanced capabilities of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s four-legged Cheetah robots have been impressing and alarming audiences in equal measures.
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4 Mar
FedEx delivery robot sees courier giant join the last-mile automation race
An autonomous delivery robot has been announced by leading delivery provider FedEx.
