CA Technologies forms cobot research project with Tampere University of Technology, Tieto
CA Technologies will pair up with Finnish researchers to look into optimizing human-robot workflows.
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.
The forecast comes as Alphabet's Boston Dynamics unit releases a video of its next-gen Atlas robot.
