Scientists at a Scottish university have programmed robots including Pepper, the world’s first humanoid robot launched in Japan in 2014, to perform tasks normally done by caregivers. — AFP pic EDINBURGH, Aug 3 — Pepper’s […]
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UK Researchers Trial Robots to Ease Social Care Burden During COVID-19 Pandemic
Pepper’s skill set includes making phone calls, identifying missing items in the kitchen and occasional aerobics instruction. Now, after a surge in loneliness among vulnerable groups during the coronavirus pandemic, this robot’s potential as a […]
UK researchers trial robots to ease social care burden - Science & Tech
Pepper’s skill set includes making phone calls, identifying missing items in the kitchen and occasional aerobics instruction. Now, after a surge in loneliness among vulnerable groups during the coronavirus pandemic, this robot’s potential as a […]
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UK researchers trial robots to ease social care burden
EDINBURGH: Pepper’s skill set includes making phone calls, identifying missing items in the kitchen and occasional aerobics instruction. Now, after a surge in loneliness among vulnerable groups during the coronavirus pandemic, this robot’s potential as […]
Life of the party: Dolphin personalities and social structures
Díaz López, B. When personality matters: personality and social structure in wild bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. Animal Behaviour 163, 73-84 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.03.001 Smarter than they look A pod of dolphins glide through the water. (Image Source: NOAA) How would […]
AVs to improve lives, solve social burdens | 2021-07-23
AVs to improve lives, solve social burdens | 2021-07-23 | Autonomous Vehicle Technology This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, […]
The Chainsmokers Drive-In Concert Criticized for Lack of Social Distancing
The Chainsmokers hopped on the drive-in concert bandwagon this past Saturday when they decided to throw a charity fundraiser with live music in The Hamptons. While the event was supposed to abide by safety precautions […]
Facing taboos: Conversation with GLP’s Jon Entine on sustainable agriculture, race and sports, ‘Jewish genetics’ and social investing
Jon Entine is an American science writer. He is the founder and executive director of the Genetic Literacy Project, a nonprofit that educates the public about the revolution in biomedicine and agricultural biotechnology. He was […]
Oxnard turns unused park space into spot for social distancing activities
CLOSE The city of Oxnard is using a new line-making robot to create social distancing circles to promote safer outdoor activity options during the pandemic. Ventura County Star He has a knack for drawing straight […]
Oxnard’s new robot creates social distancing space at local parks
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Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life
Jibo was supposed to die over a year ago, yet somehow, it’s still alive. The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers […]
New Quick Links Feature Creates One-Click Connection to Alexa Skills from Social Media Posts, Mobile Apps, and Digital Ads
on July 22, 2021 at 4:30 pm Amazon is starting to connect Alexa skills with websites, digital ads, and mobile apps with the new Quick Links feature it demonstrated at the Alexa Live online conference […]
XSET is Former FaZe Clan President’s Vehicle to Promote Inclusivity and Social Good
Last week former FaZe Clan President Greg Selkoe along with two other former FaZe Can colleagues and the founder of Framerate announced the start of their new gaming organization, XSET. The multi-faceted gaming and esports […]
Robots, automation seen as solutions to social distancing hurdles in supply chain
Dive Brief: Fifty-one percent of employees at companies that directly manage warehouses, distribution centers or fulfillment centers say the coronavirus pandemic has made their company more willing to invest in automation, according to a survey […]
English Pub Installs an Electric Fence to Maintain Social Distancing
Restaurant and bar owners worldwide are rapidly innovating to accommodate social distancing requirements in their establishments. One pub landlord has a crafty solution, and it’s positively … electric. Johnny McFadden, landlord of The Star Inn […]
ThoughtWorks Social Hackathon 2020 Accelerates Technology-driven Social Impact Initiatives
Four social challenge statements based on the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDG) were launched on LetsEndorse’s OPINE (Open Innovation Engine) platform. The statements focused on early epidemic detection, boosting organic farming, generating livelihoods from waste, […]
Great White Plays Coronavirus Concert With No Social Distancing
Great White, the band that famously killed 100 people after setting off pyrotechnics inside of a small club, is at it again. The veteran rockers played a concert in Dickinson, North Dakota this past Thursday […]
In a time of social distancing, robots could be just what the doctor ordered
TOKYO -As the coronavirus pandemic rewrites the rules of human interaction, it also has inspired new thinking about how robots and other machines might step in. The stuff of the bot world — early factory-line […]
Floating Movie Theater Coming to Paris’ Seine River With Social Distance Boats
“We’re gonna need a bigger a boat,” Chief Brody infamously said in Jaws — and so will Parisians. As the New York Post reports, a floating movie theater will soon bob over Paris’ historic Seine […]
Robots are being reimagined in the time of social distancing
Nowhere is that truer than in Japan, a country with a long fascination with robots, from android assistants to robot receptionists. Since the virus arrived, robots have offered their services as bartenders, security guards and […]
Fathers’ social media posts can predict risk of postpartum depression
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 7 2020 Fathers’ prepartum social media posts can predict their risk of postpartum depression. A predictive model based on machine learning is described in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and […]
Using social robots to support human health – Monash Lens
Dr Nicole Robinson is a research fellow at Monash University working across two disciplines – engineering and medicine. Specifically, robotics and psychology. She’s led a new research trial offering a glimpse into the near-future of […]
Automation firms pitch robots as solution to social distancing for manufacturers
Robotics and automation could offer manufacturers a key way forward to operating in the post-coronavirus environment because of their ability to reduce workplace contamination and worker interactions. That’s according to Tim Boeve, president and owner […]