The researchers estimated that a 65-year-old woman living in 1950 had 41 living relatives in her extended family. By 2100, such a woman is projected to have just 25 living relatives. Middle-aged adults may come under increasing pressure, forced to…
Generative AI exploration is accelerating, thanks to the popularity of stable diffusion, midjourney, ChatGPT and large language models. End-user organizations in most industries aggressively experiment with generative AI,“ says Gartner VP Analyst Svetlana Sicular, Read more in Gartner What’s New…
Operational complexity, low margins and the eagerness to please hard-to-please consumers makes retail an ideal industry for marketing new technologies, both practical and fanciful. Read more in Retail Dive 5 tech revolutions that haven’t happened (at least not yet) By…
In this article, we will examine how robotics is already changing society and speculate about what changes may come in the next few years and what that means for business. Find out more at datafloq Welcome to the Jetsons: How…
Recently Amazon unveiled a new mobile robot, called Proteus, that has its own rudimentary ability to sense humans. While other robots in Amazon facilities work in separate physical spaces from humans—for example, to move shelves stacked with goods to within…
Among the general public, robots have always been a sign of innovation and “coolness” when seen in public. What has changed is that now people also recognize robots as necessary and useful – contributing real value to certain operations such…
There are signs that people may be increasingly receptive to robotic help, preferring, at least hypothetically, to be picked up by a self-driving taxi or have their food delivered via robot, to reduce their risk of catching the virus. Read…
A research team from Johns Hopkins University designs microdevices that can deliver medicineThe tiny robots are based on parasite hookworms.The machines can latch on to the intestines and gradually release pain-relieving drugs. Read more in bigthink Tiny parasite-like…
More than 90 million workers across Europe (about 40% of the total workforce) will have to develop significant new skills within their current roles in the next ten years, as automation puts 51 million jobs at risk, warns a report…
Overall, the market for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) is forecasted to generate over $10bn by 2023 according to Interact Analysis, and that prediction relies on data from before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more in zdnet…
