iRobot buys Root Robotics, expands education reach into elementary schools
iRobot already has a robot designed to teach code and robotics to students, but the purchase of Root Robotics gives it a younger market.
iRobot already has a robot designed to teach code and robotics to students, but the purchase of Root Robotics gives it a younger market.
iRobot has used its new design, software, and data science strategies to expand into new areas, using an approach to the smart home that is different from its big tech rivals.
CA Technologies will pair up with Finnish researchers to look into optimizing human-robot workflows.
Of those three million drone units in 2017 about 174,000 of them will be for commercial uses. Commercial drones also represent the bulk of revenue in 2017.
Intel used 300 synchronized drones in a Super Bowl light show that highlighted the entertainment possibilities and a few options for business applications.
Robot demand surged in the fourth quarter too in industries ranging from auto to food and consumer goods.
Softbank Robotics' Hugh Hyde Page walks ZDNet through the analytics that the Pepper robot can deliver to retailers. The robot tracks engagement, consideration, actions taken and ultimately sales and marketing messages. Pepper can also be used to optimize advertising and marketing and break down demographics via facial recognition.
At the National Retail Federation's Big Show in New York, Softbank's Pepper robot was among the hits as it demonstrated how the technology could be used in stores.
The march of the home helper robots is underway. You just know this is going to result in a management headache for the amateur IT person.
The co-bot took two years to develop and is being tried out at a manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.
