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Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, in collaboration with researchers from Boston University, have developed a machine-learning tool that shows promise in predicting the onset of Parkinson’s disease before the appearance of symptoms. This breakthrough, described in a recent publication in the journal ACS Central Science, involves the analysis of biomarkers in patients’ bodily fluids using neural networks.

OSARO, provider of machine-learning-enabled robotics for e-commerce, has launched the OSARO Robotic Kitting System. This addition to its range of e-commerce robots is equipped with piece-picking skills and end effectors to handle the constantly changing array of product SKUs that must be organized, placed, and packaged into custom kits.

OrionStar USA has announced that Lucki, its AI Delivery robot, has been integrated with ChatGPT. This integration means Lucki can communicate with customers, leveraging ChatGPT’s advanced AI capabilities.

A team of physicists, engineers, and mathematicians at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using the movement of centipedes to develop a new theory of multilegged locomotion. They created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.

Pudu Robotics provider of commercial service robots, has secured hundreds of millions of yuan in its C4 financing round, marking the second time the Company has raised funds in 2023, following its previous US$15 million C3 round announced in February. The latest financing round seems to reflect that the capital market is regaining confidence in the service robotics industry as a whole.

Novva Data Centers has announced the opening of a new data center in Storey County, Nevada in late 2024. The 20-acre campus will be located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, one of the largest industrial parks in the world, near major tech firms such as Apple, Google, and Tesla. The facility will feature several robots for monitoring, including autonomous aerial drone security and robotic dogs.

Medical Robotics Market will reach US$ 72.22 Billion in 2030, according to a report ResearchAndMarkets.com. The medical robotics market has been growing steadily in recent years and is expected to continue in the coming years. As a result, Medical Robotics Market was valued at US$ 11.66 Billion in 2022.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new project, Combat Unmanned Ground Systems (CUGS), to develop highly autonomous combat unmanned ground systems. This is the largest Research and Technology project initiated by the EDA, bringing together nine member states and 28 European industry partners with a budget of €35.5 million and running for 36 months.

As technology continues to advance, robotic process automation (RPA) has become a critical enterprise automation fabric technology. RPA products and ecosystems have evolved significantly over the years, with enterprises trying to build stable, scaled RPA programs that can help deliver the autonomous enterprises of the future. However, to achieve the desired success from RPA initiatives, automation leaders must take into account Forrester’s 10 golden rules of RPA success, which are presented in this report.

The global construction robots market is expected to reach $3,542.8 million by 2030, according to a report by Grand View Research. The market is projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17.5% from 2023 to 2030, driven by the increasing need for environmentally friendly and affordable construction, reduced environmental impact and labor costs.