Enlarge / A hawk moth in flight. Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future. However, decoding insect flight is not as easy as it sounds. Winged insects have been around for nearly 400…
Luuk van Laake. Credit: Bart van Overbeeke Implantation of a total artificial heart offers a solution for patients with severe heart failure, but existing artificial hearts have major limitations, which means there is a need for a better alternative. Through his doctoral research, Luuk van Laake has contributed to the development of a future artificial…
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released its long-awaited report on the India AI Programme, a comprehensive document produced following four months of rigorous deliberations by six working groups. The report outlines an ambitious roadmap for the country’s AI and robotics sectors. One of the report’s central aspects is to position artificial…
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), today, released the Draft National Strategy on Robotics. The draft stated that in the previous years, India has taken measures to promote the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and develop public trust around it, by emphasising on the idea of ‘AI for All’. “There are currently…
Fostering the diversity of ideas emerging from countries with small populations like Australia can propel organic growth and progress innovation more rapidly than expected. One example of an innovation that progressed rapidly from ideation to commercialisation is a mango auto-harvester with a five-second return-cycle time that was developed by Central Queensland University (CQU) and Freelance…
Listen to this article Vayu Robotics, an AI company that aims to provide high-quality, low-cost robotic systems, has emerged from stealth with $12.7 million in seed funding. The company plans to use the funding to scale product development for AI robotics across different markets, including last-mile delivery, factory automation, and automotive. The round was led…
Startups have made strides in the last few years turning the theoretical benefits of ag robotics and automation into actual realities for farmers. But there’s still a ton of work to be done when it comes to making tools that are complex enough for smart spraying and laser weeding, but don’t also require a PhD…
Listen to this article Robotics funding reached $851 million in August 2023, the result of 62 investments (See Table 1 below or download Table 1 HERE). The total amount of funding for 2023 to date is about $8.85 billion. Company Name Amount Round Country Technology ADUS Estimated Seed South Korea ADUS offers autonomous driving technologies…
