Robots are shaking up different aspects of the modern business world. Deloitte's 3rd Annual Robotics Survey suggested that the implementation of robotic process automation (RPA) in organisations is in the rise.
* * *
Simply known simply as RPA, it is the use of robotics systems on computers or robots to support the processing of data, and thereby, making such data processing more effective.
RPA also comes with programs that prevent the need for human hands or humans to perform rule-based tasks that are mostly repetitive. Thus, RPA also leads to very time-efficient processes.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Cleaning robots are in vogue with COVID-19 | FierceElectronics
Sign up today for the only virtual event focused on the application of AI to drive business, customer, and process value through a discuss, debate and define format!
Brain Corp. of San Diego, an AI company, recently reported a 24% increase in BrainOS-powered autonomous robot usage in the second quarter amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brain Corp. is funded by Qualcomm Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund. SoftBank Robotics makes the Whiz, an automated vacuum sweeper with Whiz Connect software for providing data analytics to confirm its performance and improve its effectiveness. BrainOS is also used in robots from Tennant, Minuteman, Karcher and more.
Companion AI Robot Alana Will Learn Personalities, Help in Pandemics | Observer
TOKYO, JAPAN – DECEMBER 03: SoftBank Robotics’ NAO humanoid robots dance in the Pepper Parlor during a press preview on December 3, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
* * *
That's thanks to advances in the realm of “socially intelligent” artificial intelligence, a phenomenon that a group of British scientists is on the cusp of cracking.
“Our system builds a companionable relationship with you through conversation,” explains Professor Oliver Lemon of Heriot-Watt University , a public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland. “It learns about your interests. Whether you're really into jazz and sci-fi movies, say, or that you don't particularly like politics.”
FedEx introduces robots to 'most difficult' job in sorting facility
FedEx has installed industrial robotic arms to do what is considered the "most difficult" job to automate in a sorting facility in Memphis, USA.
As shown in the Wall Street Journal video below, FedEx has integrated Yaskawa robots and software from Plus One Robotics into a robotic system that performs a task which involves picking up parcels or envelopes from a tray and placing them on a conveyor.
While this job is a simple job for a human, automating this step in a warehouse has proved very difficult in the past.
Many things are taking place:
Robot Chicken Butchers, Brought to You by COVID-19 | The Pew Charitable Trusts
The trend toward robots and computers taking jobs people have held is getting a big push from COVID-19.
A human face behind the counter is traditionally a welcome sight, but now people are warier of close contact with strangers. That opens the door to robots taking orders, flipping burgers, even delivering room service meals.
"This was an issue for germaphobes, and now everybody is going to be a germaphobe. The future started in March," said Johannes Moenius, a University of Redlands business professor.
For Robots, It's a Time to Shine (and Maybe Disinfect) - The New York Times
The pandemic has turned cleaning and other mundane building tasks into a challenge, stoking interest in machines as cost-effective solutions.
* * *
The Neo is a four-foot-tall, 1,000-pound robot floor scrubber. The high-tech machine can cruise large commercial buildings on its own, with no human supervision required.
Since its introduction in 2016, Neo's sales have roughly doubled each year, said Faizan Sheikh, the chief executive and a co-founder of Avidbots , the Canadian start-up that created the robot. This year, however, demand has shot up 100 percent just since the pandemic-induced shutdown in March. Suddenly, the need for thorough, reliable and frequent cleaning is front and center.
Robots running the industrial world are open to cyber attacks | The Seattle Times
Industrial robots are now being used to assemble everything from airplanes to smartphones, using human-like arms to mechanically repeat the same processes over and over, thousands of times a day with nanometric precision.
But according to a new report titled “Rogue Automation,” some robots have flaws that could make them vulnerable to advanced hackers, who could steal data or alter a robot’s movements remotely, like a scene out of science fiction.
Aquatic robots can remove contaminant particles from water -- ScienceDaily
Corals in the Ocean are made up of coral polyps, a small soft creature with a stem and tentacles, they are responsible for nourishing the corals, and aid the coral's survival by generating self-made currents through motion of their soft bodies.
Scientists from WMG at the University of Warwick, led by Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, developed a 1cm by 1cm wireless artificial aquatic polyp, which can remove contaminants from water. Apart from cleaning, this soft robot could be also used in medical diagnostic devices by aiding in picking up and transporting specific cells for analysis.
No comments:
Post a Comment