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SOUNDING A note of caution on incorporating robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare, deputy chief of Integrated Defence Staff (doctrine organisation and training) Lieutenant General P J S Pannu stressed on the need of a legal framework and fresh international convention for using the twin technologies in the defence sector. Advertising “When you are defending your nation, the legal provisions of your country will obviously be supportive of you. But when it comes to fighting a human being, ethics will come in. What if something goes wrong with the system, which has been created by human beings?” Lt Gen Pannu said. He was speaking at the inauguration of a seminar-cum-exhibition on ‘Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems’ at the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Girinagar, near Pune. The event, which seeks to commemorate the Raising Day of MILIT, is a first among a series of seminars planned on the topic of military robotics, autonomous systems and...

When Cillian Jackson needed a power wheelchair, the members of the Farmington High School Robotics team got to work. Read the full article at: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/land-of-10000-stories/high-school-robotics-students-build-power-wheelchair-for-2-year-old/89-b9219b88-1ba7-4c8e-abff-b3e6b880c16e  (Accessed on April 1, 2019)

If you are imaginative and creative and want to play a part in developing the robots of the future working alongside humans, then you are a future 'cobotisist' Interested candidates can apply at  essex.ac.uk.  (Representational Image) The University of Essex, United Kingdom is set to launch a new course called Bachelor’s in Engineering in  Mechatronic Systems – an interdisciplinary field of electrical, mechanical, robotics, electronics, computer engineering, telecommunication systems and product engineering.  The three-year undergraduate course will begin from the academic year 2019-20 onwards and the applications process for the same has already begun at the official website —  essex.ac.uk.  The last date to apply is June 30, 2019. According to Anthony Vickers, head, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, the course will teach students to design, build and test robotic systems and including the structural fra...

India's first commercial walking robot Stoch uses machine learning to move around The robot is the size of a small dog with four legs and a thick but flexible spine. When connected to a battery, it starts walking on slender, articulated limbs, like a canine.  It even has a 'face' that looks vaguely like that of a pug. The developers at the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-physical Systems at the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) are calling it ' Stoch ' and they say it's on target to become the country's first commercial "walking" robot. Stoch has been under development since January last year. The first version was displayed a month ago at Aero India - it was heavy-footed and clumsy. A sleeker second version was developed just two weeks ago and a third will be ready in three months. A commercial variant is about a year away.  The robot uses  machine learning  to figure out how to walk by itself. Specifically, it uses reinforcement learning, whe...

Team Gridbots; Credits: YourStory In earlier articles on robotics, we have discussed how the industry is (very predictably) going to be the future. The industry is growing at an exponential scale. However, this is not only true for western countries but startups in India too. Multiple companies are now venturing into the foray of robotics and applying it through different perspectives. While the layman’s understanding of robotics may only be through mechanics or humanoid looking things moving around, robotics is so much more. It can be very obvious or it can be inconspicuous. In this series, we shall be discovering startups in the country that are looking at Robotics through different niches and are on their way to creating successful companies. This time we will be looking at a company that goes by the name  Gridbots . What Is Gridbots? Gridbots picks two subsets of robotics and works with those- Artifical Intelligence and Machine Vision. Those familiar wi...

As robots tread their way into every industry from hotels to healthcare, how could human resources (HR) and recruitment remain far behind? With automation gradually seeping into various levels within organisations, resumes are getting increasingly scanned by robots, or rather specialised applicant tracking systems (ATS). According to TopResume.com, a leading global resume service provider, about 95% of Fortune 500 companies today use ATS software in their recruitment process, with Greenhouse and Bullhorn being some of the most popular ATS that are used. The global industrial robotics market is predicted to reach $41.23 billion by 2020, as per a report by Grand View Research, and robotics in resume scanning is expected to gain greater credence. In India, however, the usage of ATS by HR departments is rising at a gradual pace. “ATS is not used thoroughly in India as yet. We observe large organisations who undergo recruitment volumes of over 300-500 candidates in a year for junio...

Marshall Breeding   is one of the celebrated American library professionals known worldwide. He is an independent consultant, speaker, author, blogger and tech-expert. He is known for his expert-articles, on technological issues related to the libraries are being published in leading international periodicals. His books and articles are widely read and he has got a strong reader base globally. He has spoken on a wide range of topics in several workshops and seminars in several countries.   O pen  I nterview  brings you Breeding’s interview with  Gopakumar V . The interview was aimed at knowing the global technological trends in the libraries. While sharing his observations on the trends, Breeding also shares his ideas and observations on the status of acceptance of artificial intelligence and robotics; level of adoption of open source software as compared to the proprietary software in terms of market share; and technological acceptance by the libraries ...