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Pharm Robotics inoculates dairy cows at large farm
Agtech robotics and automation come in many forms. Pharm Robotics recognized the opportunity to automate a critical process for dairy farmers in the ongoing inoculation of their cows. The San Jacinto, Calif.-based company introduced its SureShot auto-inoculation...
Texas Children’s Hospital transfers fruit flies with ABB YuMi cobot for neurological research
Drosophila melanogaster, better known as the fruit fly, might seem like a run-of-the-mill pest. These insects, however, are critical for ongoing research into various neurological diseases at Texas Children’s Hospital. The post Texas Children’s Hospital transfers...
Berkeley Lab Introduces Specialized Hardware to Speed Up Sparse Data Computations
Lehigh University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researchers have developed an accelerating sparse accumulation (ASA) architecture, specialized hardware that enables faster computation on data sets that have a high number of zero values....
7 cobots released so far in 2024
Robots working with humans to support a range of flexible applications has been a global trend. The cobot industry has grown as part of the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. The post 7 cobots released so far in 2024 appeared first on The Robot...
AI Revolutionizes Exoplanet Discovery Uncovering New Worlds
Although technology has been instrumental in finding exoplanets, finding exoplanets remains challenging. With the sheer volume of data generated by space missions, satellites, and telescopes, traditional methods for data analysis are often insufficient. The variable...
Top 10 robotics developments of August 2024
As we enter the third quarter of the year, the frenzy around humanoid robots has continued. In August 2024, five of our top 10 stories were about such robots or humanoid alternatives. Company shutdowns and rebrands also grabbed our readers’ attention this past month. ...
NCSA Researchers Adapt Geospatial Techniques to Study Cancer and Stress
Stress can have a huge impact on your health. Everything from your mood to your blood pressure can be negatively impacted by high amounts of stress, but there could be other, deadlier consequences to chronic of stress. Scientists have been studying the possible link...
D-Wave Commissioned Survey Reveals High ROI Expectations for Quantum Computing
D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced the results of a new study today that reveals a majority of surveyed businesses actively using quantum computing foresee an exceptional return on investment (ROI) from their quantum optimization efforts — with an expected combined...
Sandia Highlights Quantum Computers’ Superior Memory Efficiency in Math Problems
As the hare learned from the tortoise, speed isn’t everything. Theoretical computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Boston University have discovered that quantum computers are unrivaled at solving an advanced math problem. Unusually, they proved...
Smelt spout robots can improve safety, productivity in North American pulp and paper mills
Recovery boilers represent a significant capital expenditure in the pulp and paper industry. While a well-maintained boiler can last for decades, routine care of this system can present challenges. Maintenance duties are often messy and risky for the operator, and...
RoboGrocery from MIT CSAIL is a soft robot to pack groceries, pick recyclables
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) have created a new soft robotic system that combines advanced vision technology, motor-based proprioception, soft tactile sensors, and a new...
Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud Identify 27,500 New Asteroids with Cloud-Based Astrodynamics and Data Mining
Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, and Google Cloud announced the most significant results of their partnership to date: identifying 27,500 new, high-confidence asteroid discovery candidates. The work, which took place over several weeks, has the...