Thursday, 29 September 2016

First self-driving vehicle produced for Volvo's public trial

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The first car built to take part in Volvo's Drive Me trial has rolled off the production line in Torslanda, Sweden. Described by Volvo as "the world's most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment," Drive Me will see real people using fully autonomous cars on public roads. Although...

Redefine hospitality with some inspired gadgets!

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Do you get shy when guests come calling? Is your neighbour constantly goading about the new gadget he/she imported?  How about getting them all impressed and mystified every time they land on your doorstep? Well, the easy way would be to innovate something cool that pulls...

Grasping drone brings new meaning to "armed aircraft"

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It's no secret that flying drones are becoming increasingly useful, with most of their applications tending to involve either obtaining aerial video footage, or being loaded up with cargo by human ground crews. Imagine, however, if they could grab things. While we've already seen experimental "armed"...

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Formal Vs. Informal learning: Which side should one lean upon?

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What is the best way of undergoing Education? This is a question that is as old as mankind itself. Well, if one has to think there are two major ways of educating one’s self. The first would be the ubiquitous formal education. This would be enrolling oneself to the various existing institutions...

Atlas robot pulls off a delicate balancing act

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Having previously shown off impressive capabilities dealing with uneven ground and being pushed around, the humanoid Atlas robot built by Boston Dynamics has now demonstrated the ability to balance unaided on the edge of a plywood board less than an inch thick. Relying on a control algorithm...

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Move along chaffeurs, the robots are here!

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In the area of Retail chain, especially the food and household supplies market, robotics as a concept has made massive strides. The industry has reached a point of progress where it is prudent to look at not how robots will drive business transformation, but at how they are already doing so. Most...