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Mindtech Global, developer of a platform for the creation of synthetic data for training AI, has published details on how machine learning engineers can radically speed up the time it takes to train their AI vision systems to see and understand the world around them.

A global ABB survey has revealed a growing trend in US and European businesses towards re-shoring or nearshoring operations to build resilience in the face of global challenges – but at the same time, a significant education gap in the skills necessary for these strategies to succeed. 

Cruise, the self-driving unit of GM, will introduce its robotaxi rides in Phoenix and Austin within 90 days, Crusie CEO Kyle Vogt said during Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference. 

Researchers at Kyoto University designed a shared-laughter AI system that appropriately responds to human laughter in order to build a sense of empathy into dialogue.

Aerobotix and FerRobotics, two robotics companies based in the U.S. and Austria respectively, announced they have partnered to create an End of Arm Tool automated sander for hazardous environments, to reduce human involvement in hazardous tasks. 

Astrobotic announces the acquisition of Masten Space Systems, a space technologies company with suborbital payload testing services, which has completed more than 600 vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) rocket flights. The acquisition also includes Masten’s portfolio of space technology development programs with over 18 years of operations.

CIOs must take time to consider “what if” scenarios to avoid being blindsided by social, behavioural and technological disruptions, according to Gartner. “Disruptions are fundamental shifts that create lasting change, and successful organisations will be those that are prepared to address them,” said David Yockelson, VP analyst at Gartner. “We need to keep asking “what if” to remain open to opportunities presented by disruptions.”

Realtime Robotics, provider of collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it has teamed with Siemens to integrate its RapidPlan software with Siemens Process Simulate, in the company’s Tecnomatix portfolio.

Amazon has announced it will acquire Belgian firm Cloostermans, which builds robots for warehouses. Purpose of this acquisition is to build ‘next-generation supply chain mechatronics’. Cloostermans is already a supplier for the Amazon-warehouses. Recently Amazon announced another expansion in the robotics-space, by acquiring iRobot.

Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and provider of retail automation, has announced a production rollout of its Badger Technologies multipurpose autonomous robots with Busy Beaver Building Centers, operator of 25 full-line home improvement centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.