Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing By Karl Flinders, Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly Published: 26 Nov 2020 12:08 Automation is transforming the operations of organisations in every sector, spreading fears that job opportunities for people are being decimated. The automation of repetitive tasks, through…
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Help me up, would you, luvvie? Like any child of the Sixties, I dreamt a future of spaceships and robots, not of fat-arsed celebs, whinging royals and the manipulation of the feeble-minded by nationalists whose wealth accumulates off-shore. After growing up, I looked back to realise I had been dreaming…
Electric cars and renewable power plants tend to get all the attention when it comes to clean tech. But this harvest season, you might also spare a thought for those working just as hard in the food tech sector to build autonomous tractors, and weed-stomping robots designed to grow more food while using fewer resources.…
In what is believed to be an Australian first, a robot fruit picker will be working on two Goulburn Valley properties to see if it is a commercially viable alternative to human labour. The machine, named Clive, built by Australian company Ripe Robotics will roam up and down rows of fruit trees in the orchards…
Flying cars are cool and all, but the future tech I always wanted the most was a robotic butler to clean my house for me. Today, this has become somewhat of a reality thanks to robot vacuums, which roll their way around your house picking up dirt and debris. But there are more models out…
With automation poised to transform agriculture in Australia in the coming years, Monash University researchers have published the first-ever analysis of the ethical and policy issues raised by the use of robots in agriculture.Agriculture employs around 2.5 per cent of the country’s workforce and is a valuable export, however, according to Professor of Philosophy Robert…
Builder eBob — A new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry. Will Knight, wired.com – Nov 22, 2020 11:45 am UTC Theresa Arevalo was in high school when she first tried finishing drywall at her brother’s construction company. “It’s a fine art,” she says of mudding—applying and smoothing drywall. “Like frosting a cake,…
Imagine if robots could learn from watching demonstrations: you could show a domestic robot how to do routine chores or set a dinner table. In the workplace, you could train robots like new employees, showing them how to perform many duties. On the road, your self-driving car could learn how to drive safely by watching…
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Robots can make daily chores much simpler than cleaning the house by hand. Unfortunately, a new study reveals they can also make things much simpler for hackers to steal personal information as well. An international team finds robot vacuum cleaners can actually be remotely reprogrammed to record sound waves, even though they…
Business NITDA DG says the usage of Blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics will positively transform the maritime sector. Published 4 days agoon November 19, 2020 The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullah has disclosed that the usage of Blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics will positively transform the…
