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The majority of workers (nearly three-quarters) are open to having robot assistants help them with everyday work, and what’s more, many are interested in getting involved in creating bots, either by themselves or as part of larger teams. Workers’ needs sharply contrast with decision makers, however, who disagree with each other about whether there is a benefit to using robots across their workforce (42% agree vs. 58% that disagree).

Columbia engineers create a robot that learns to visually predict how its partner robot will behave, displaying a glimmer of empathy. This “Robot Theory of Mind” could help robots get along with other robots–and humans–more intuitively, the researchers claim.

The 2020-2021 NBA season is underway and the San Antonio Spurs have added powerful new teammates with extraordinary germ-zapping capabilities. As part of its comprehensive strategy to minimize risk for fans, arena employees, team personnel and players from exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), the Spurs purchased LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots to disinfect rooms and areas within the AT&T Center.

Compared to standard machine learning models, deep learning models are largely superior at discerning patterns and discriminative features in brain imaging, despite being more complex in their architecture, according to a new study in Nature Communications led by Georgia State University.

How was the much-watched video of Boston Dynamics dancing robots made? In this video, Adam Savage, one of the Mythbusters presenters, shows how Spot learned to dance.

Researchers at the University of Zurich and the Delft University of Technology have found that information from onboard cameras can be used to stabilize a drone and keep it flying autonomously after one rotor suddenly gives out.

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a technique to more quickly analyze extensive data from Arctic ice sheets in order to gain insight and useful knowledge on patterns and trends.

Legal tech, according to Jeroen Zweers, vice president of the European Legal Tech Association (ELTA), is about a digital transformation, set in motion by customer demand. A transformation which frees up lawyers for complex cases and delivering self-services to clients. ‘For example, contracts can be automatically scaled from low to high risk. Only the high-risk contracts need to be reviewed by the legal department, which saves you a lot of time.’

Against the backdrop of the ever growing interest in RPA, one application stands out: SAP. What makes this combination so suitable, and how far does the synergy go?

An autonomous truck from Kodiak Robotics managed several round trips between Dallas and Houston, a total distance of 800 miles, requiring one intervention by the human safety driver, as is seen in a video released by the California-based startup.