Robots
Research by Gang Xu and colleagues at Nankai University has shed light on the impact of robotics adoption on gender inequality in the labor market. The study, published in the Asian Economic Journal, found that the use of robots significantly increases the share of female employees and reduces the gender
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Researchers from Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics have made significant advancements in robotics with the development of a deep learning-based cascaded grasping model for cluttered fasteners. This breakthrough addresses the challenges of grasping cluttered fasteners and the high cost of manual annotation. The model uses an improved YOLO v8n to detect
Robots
A recent study examining the impact of China's 1999 higher education expansion on firm adoption of robots found that the surge in college-educated labor from 2003 led firms in human capital-intensive industries to adopt fewer robots, reducing machine-to-human replacement. The research, published in the Emerging Markets Review, highlights
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Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA have announced a deepened collaboration to accelerate innovation in autonomous vehicles, smart factories, and robotics. The partnership aims to establish Korea's physical AI industry through the establishment of an AI application center and AI technology center, nurturing local AI talent, and building a
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A new framework for human-in-the-lead construction robotics has been developed, which prioritizes human leadership to effectively integrate robots in industrialized construction. This Human-in-the-Lead Construction Robotics (HiLCR) framework optimizes task allocation by leveraging humans' ability to handle complexities such as customized designs and material variability. The framework divides tasks into
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YY Group, a global leader in on-demand workforce solutions and integrated facilities management, has executed a formal partnership agreement with KEENON Robotics, a globally leading provider of service robotics, to deploy service robots within Southeast Asia's hospitality industry. This partnership marks a key step forward in YY Group&
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Research conducted at the University of Canterbury's Faculty of Engineering has shed new light on the patterns of relationships between robot characteristics, robot-human errors, and physical working environments in human-robot interaction (HRI) scenarios. By analyzing 303 HRI accident reports using network analysis, the study identified seven HRI incident
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China's growing embodied intelligence sector received a boost as PL-Universe Robotics, a rising company in this field, showcased its latest products and announced a strategic partnership with e-commerce giant JD.com. The event, held at JD.com's Beijing E-Town headquarters, introduced the ProWhite Robot 2.0,
Robots
Researchers from Wuhan Textile University have developed a hybrid control method that integrates RBF neural networks and Zero-Moment Point (ZMP) theory to address significant vibration suppression challenges in live-line maintenance robots operating at high altitudes. This novel approach has been validated through numerical simulations and field deployment, demonstrating a 58.
Machine learning
Researchers have made significant progress in nano-manipulation technologies since Richard Feynman's vision of atomically precise manufacturing. Three foundational pillars have enabled these advancements: observation, construction, and manipulation. Key platforms include scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical tweezers, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM, in
Machine learning
A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine has reported the development and evaluation of machine learning models to predict biochemical recurrence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. The research aims to improve the accuracy of prostate cancer treatment outcomes by leveraging machine learning algorithms and clinical data from 1125
Artificial intelligence
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan, have developed a novel artificial intelligence system that can detect excessive traction on the recurrent laryngeal nerve during robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) in real-time. The system uses video frames from previous surgeries to identify visual
