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Chief data officers (CDOs) who met revenue-generation objectives and data monetisation goals were more successful in their role than those who primarily focused on enablement projects, such as data governance, according to the Gartner seventh annual Chief Data Officer Survey.

GIST researchers have developed a way for robot vision to identify occluded objects. Much like human vision, the method allows for the detection of visible, partially occluded, and unseen objects in a single framework.

Recently, a team led by Prof. Qing Shi from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, has developed a novel robotic rat named SQuRo (small-sized quadruped robotic rat), which was made available online  in the journal IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

Advanced Robot Solutions (ARS) signed a Proof of Concept Agreement with Grinergy, a South Korean headquartered lithium-ion rechargeable battery and battery management systems company. Connecticut-based ARS is a provider of customized service robots and A.I. kiosk solutions for trade shows/events, admin buildings, government, courts, airports, and hospitality.

BrainChip, producer of neuromorphic AI IP and chips, and nViso, a human behavioral analytics AI company, announced a collaboration targeting battery-powered applications in robotics and mobility/automotive to address the need for high levels of AI performance with ultra-low power technologies.

Savioke, manufacturer of service robots for room service and other deliveries to the hospitality industry announced that Seaview Investors has added a Relay Service Robot to each of its hotels. Savioke’s service robots are already installed in several hundreds of hotels and have made more than 1,000,000 deliveries worldwide.

Last week’s ‘Reboot Work Festival’ featured a range of regional UiPath case study and project updates—here, we focus on the rewards the automation giant’s EMEA clients seem to be reaping through its platform.

In the United States the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) was officially launched. This committee is to provide recommendations on a broad range of topics regarding AI to the president and congress.

At UiPath’s ‘Reboot Work Festival’ this week, users including Ernst & Young (EY) and Xerox painted pictures of RPA ambition and scale that might silence a sceptic or two.

In November and December 2021, Gartner surveyed 1,120 manager-level or higher respondents in organisations with at least $1 million in annual revenue in North America, Western Europe and Asia/Pacific to understand how organisations approach large-scale buying efforts for enterprise technology.