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For all their hobbyist applications, like photography and videography, drones are still primarily commercial tools. Thus, 3DR’s partnership with DJI for the Enterprise Drone Platform. Specifically, the Enterprise Drone Platform will be integrated with DJI’s UAVs and further expand its Site Scan system to incorporate the job-site surveying tech into the Chinese company’s drones. “DJI […]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/ Citigroup is staffing up for the robotic revolution. The New York-based financial services giant has plastered online jobs boards advertising roles at a new automation center that will deploy new robotic technology throughout the bank. Mark Costiglio, a Citi spokesperson, declined to comment on the matter. The so-called Smart Automation Centre is looking for staff in at […]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/ Citigroup is staffing up for the robotic revolution. The New York-based financial services giant has plastered online jobs boards advertising roles at a new automation center that will deploy new robotic technology throughout the bank. Mark Castiglio, a Citi spokesperson, declined to comment on the matter. The so-called Smart Automation Centre is looking for staff in at […]
Thomson Reuters Even by Trump standards, the optics were bad. Six Afghan girls and their chaperone were denied entry to the United States—twice!—where they were scheduled to take part in the FIRST Robotics Challenge in Washington. Denying this team of teenagers the opportunity to participate in a robotics competition seemed indefensible, making them poster girls […]
An all-girl robotics team from Afghanistan that was denied a visa to participate in the First Global Challenge robotics competition will be allowed to enter the US after all. The White House confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reversed the visa denials for the six teen girls, reportedly after President Trump personally intervened. […]
Toyota on Tuesday announced the launch of Toyota AI Ventures, a new venture capital subsidiary focused on startup tech companies working on artificial intelligence. The fund has received an initial $ 100 million from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), an AI-, robotics-, and autonomous-car-focused initiative created in 2015. AI Ventures will direct its investments toward […]
Israeli robotics startup Intuition Robotics has raised $ 14 million in a series A round of funding led by Toyota Research Institute (TRI), with participation from existing investors including OurCrowd, iRobot, Maniv Mobility, Terra Venture Partners, and Bloomberg Beta. Founded out of Tel Aviv in 2015, Intuition Robotics emerged from stealth back in January, touting itself as a […]
– When Ford hired Jim Hackett as its new chief executive officer last month, he delivered a mandate: In a rapidly changing industry, the automaker no longer could afford to take a plodding approach to making decisions. Ford needed to move faster. – The company took a step in that direction Thursday, consolidating its artificial-intelligence […]
TOKYO – Japanese robotics maker ZMP Inc has partnered with a taxi operator in Tokyo, as part of its plans to launch a self-driving taxi in the city in time for the 2020 Olympics, CEO Hisashi Taniguchi said on Thursday. Japan’s taxi industry, faced with a labor crunch due to an aging population, has been […]
GUEST: Just like humans, companies have life cycles and undergo distinct developmental phases. While every company is unique, almost all go through certain stages with specific challenges and needs. As a result, organizations such as incubators, accelerators, and co-working spaces have been established to help entrepreneurs nurture and scale their companies. For less capital-intensive organizations, […]
