In one San Francisco hospital and other places, delivery robots – about the size of a mini-fridge – zip through the hallways delivering pills, bringing lunch to patients and ferrying specimens and medical equipment to different labs
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We’ve seen enough creepier-than-fiction four (and two) legged robots from Boston Dynamics to know that these critters will rule over…
The end of humanity isn’t going to come as a result of military robots taking it into their silicon heads to wipe us all out. It’s going to be the result of domestic robots doing that very thing. At least, that’s how the science fiction goes. And seeing Digit, the creation of Ford and a robotics startup called Agility Robotics, hasn’t really assured us that things will go otherwise. But that’s mostly because we can see this bipedal critter being really useful.
Your television set does a whole lot for you. It provides a screen for movies, series, streaming services, satellite transmissions,…
While the look and feel of our cars has changed in the past 100 years, the way we drive them hasn’t. But fundamental change is coming. In the next decade, not only will the way they’re powered and wired have shifted dramatically, but we won’t be the ones driving them anymore.
Chinese smartphone and tech-maker Huawei was placed in an unpleasant position this week, a direct result of the ongoing America-China trade war. It is possible, however, that it’s not the only Chinese company entering the States’ crosshairs. Chinese drone-maker DJI might find itself facing similar issues, thanks to a new alert that was just issued by America’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
This week on Light Start, we’ve got drone deliveries, silent drivers, a new animated DC film, and the loss of a very cranky feline.
A survey found that consumers’ were very concerned about the protection of their data. As much as 64% of the participants know someone personally whose personal data has been misused. Unwanted marketing was common, suggesting that contact information which was meant to be kept private, had been shared with others.
A German startup, Lilium has carried out a series of successful test flights, which puts ts automated, all-electric aircraft ahead in the race to be the first air-taxi provider.
Fujifilm South Africa recently revealed its brand new Innovation Centre based in Roodepoort, Johannesburg.