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Monash University researchers have been awarded a grant of $608,385 from the Australian Research Council to explore how policy design can ensure robots operate safely in public space and protect public interests.

Nvidia Research has created Eureka, an AI agent that uses a large language model to teach robots complex skills like rapid pen-spinning tricks, or tossing and catching balls at a human level, for the first time.

NBN Co has collaborated with University of Technology Sydney Robotics Institute to explore the potential use of remote-controlled robots to perform maintenance and construction tasks on the fixed line network.

The 24th Annual Technology Conference for Seniors was held on Thursday 10 November, 2022, and is now available to watch on YouTube - and the excellent information contained within is great for anyone of any age, with all links to the conference now available to watch below!

The State Government of Western Australia has awarded Edith Cowan University scientists a $150,000 grant to work alongside leading artificial intelligence companies to design technology that teaches defence force robots to read hand gestures.

Ok, so a robot with the versatility of Rosie from the Jetsons is still science fiction, but Ecovacs' Deebot X1 Omni flagship promises to redefine "what is possible in a robotic cleaning system with Self-Cleaning Omni Station, Yiko AI Voice Assistant, all-new intelligent capabilities and Jacob Jensen Design."

Australian financial startup Unhedged has launched its app after raising US$3.1 million in funding and onboarding 8,000 customers.

With a strong focus on sustainability, Samsung kicked off CES with a strong keynote video, while its massive stand at CES 2022 covered entertainment, robots, gaming, smartphones, tablets, projectors, connected home appliances and more.

A Brisbane-based team of robotics experts from the CSIRO will represent Australia and the Southern Hemisphere at the grand final of world’s leading robotics competition to be held in the United States this month.

Epson and its subsidiary Epson X Investment Corporation "will subscribe in the third-party allocation of sales for GITAI Inc., a startup company developing general-purpose space robots, and invest in the company through their EP-GB Investment Limited Partnership."

Billed as the largest warehouse in Australia, which you can see in the videos embedded below, spanning 200,000 square metres, over 1500 local jobs will be created while working alongside "advanced robotics".

Phones with scrolling screens, home robots, UV-C office and classroom disinfection bots, giant 4K and 8K TVs, glasses that project a giant display in front of your eyes, a touchless video doorbell, super eye-friendly tablet displays, autonomous trucks and cars, backpacks with screens that can display emojis and so much more, the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 in underway in Las Vegas and as usual, it's wild.

SoftBank is one of the world's most technologically connected companies, and for years has also had a robotics division which has now reached Australia, with its new robot being a true whiz at cleaning and arriving at just the right time to help deal with our new post-COVID reality.

Australians are relatively positive about the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in society, but concerns remain around privacy and threats to jobs , according to a new national survey by Monash University, which also reveals that understandings of AI are varied – from robots “taking over the world” to computers being programmed to perform tasks in a positive fashion.

Upskilling workers with vital innovation capabilities is key for the future employment landscape, according to a study by Flinders University Professor Giselle Rampersad which also found that for workers of the future to thrive with robots and artificial intelligence, they will need to learn innovation through strong Worker Integrated Learning programs.

Three quarters of Australian executives acknowledge collaboration between humans and machines will be critical to innovation in the future – but only one-third are currently using human-centric design - according to a new technology report from management consulting and professional services firm Accenture.

The rise in e-commerce is fuelling rapid growth in parcel delivery volumes, with the global market expected to grow to US$665 billion by 2023, according to a new report from global technology research firm Lux.

The spread of the coronavirus — COVID-19 — is prompting businesses to undergo digital transformations, adopting new technologies to allow employees to remain productive and effective during the epidemic, according to global technology research firm OMDIA.

The company behind Cozmo, Vector and the Overdrive car racing game, Anki, went bankrupt, but its assets have been purchased by Digital Dream Labs, which intends to restore the entire platform and continue development.

Multiple industrial robots can be simultaneously managed via new software from Epson.