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A recent Gartner poll of more than 1,800 executive leaders, revealed that 55% of organisations have an AI board. The poll also indicated 54% of organisations have a head of AI or an AI leader that orchestrates activities.

Hai Robotics announced that its Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACR), the HaiPick A3S, received the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2024. This award recognizes products that demonstrate high design quality, covering aspects such as functionality, usability, and responsible design.

A team at the University of California San Diego has developed CARMEN (Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation), a tabletop robot designed to assist individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This robot aims to help users enhance their memory, attention, and executive function skills through interactive training exercises.

Hainan Airlines has maintained its SKYTRAX Five-Star Airline rating for the thirteenth consecutive year, receiving multiple accolades at the World Award 2024 in London. The airline was honored with awards for Best Airline in China, Best Airlines Staff Service in China, and Best Business Class Comfort Amenities. One of the awarded aspects was the use of an intelligent customer service robot powered by big data and artificial intelligence.

Roboverse Reply, specializing in the integration of Robotics and Reality Capture with Mixed Reality, has won the Advanced Industrial Robotic Applications (AIRA) Challenge for the second consecutive year. The competition, which aims to foster innovative solutions for remote control of mobile robots during autonomous inspections in production environments, highlighted Roboverse Reply’s expertise in combining Artificial Intelligence with human capabilities to address complex industrial tasks.

Manually programming a collision-free robot path in an industrial environment can be a daunting task. At the Vision, Robotics & Motion event, Ron Nakken from ABB Robotics discussed in a keynote the functionality in RobotStudio Suite to automatically generate this path, thus enhancing efficiency and saving time. In this video, the Rocking Robots team talked to him about this innovation in robotics software.

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science are advancing the integration of human language and reasoning into semi-autonomous vehicles. Led by Yen-Ling Kuo, assistant professor of computer science and Anita Jones Faculty Fellow, the project aims to enhance the interaction between drivers and autonomous technology. The research is supported by a two-year Young Faculty Researcher grant from the Toyota Research Institute.

GrayMatter Robotics, a company specializing in AI-powered robotics for the manufacturing sector, has secured $45 million in Series B funding led by Wellington Management, with participation from investors such as NGP Capital, Euclidean Capital, and B Capital. This funding round brings the total amount raised by GrayMatter to $70.4 million.

Hyundai Motor Group has started the deployment of its DAL-e Delivery robot and Parking Robot at the Factorial Seongsu office building in Seoul. The DAL-e Delivery robot, a product of Hyundai Motor and Kia, is equipped with advanced artificial intelligence face identification technology developed by Robotics LAB, boasting an accuracy rate of 99.9%. This robot autonomously navigates the building to provide efficient delivery services to its occupants.

During FlightSim Expo 2024, Microsoft this weekend revealed several significant advancements and new features in Flight Simulator 2024. One of the standout aspects of this development is the integration and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in various facets of the simulator. This way the digital twin of the world becomes even more detailed, with aspects ranging from realistic biomes to real life shipping traffic.