The technologies of the 4IR don't necessarily need massive infrastructural support – so they could transform public service delivery in Africa all the more directly.

Cathy Smith 01 Sep 2019

Japan

Japanese researchers have created a robotic tail to help the elderly stay balanced

A team at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic tail to keep its population mobile and productive.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 30 Aug 2019

Africa

How 'agritech' could lead Africa's rising start-up scene

E-commerce start-up Jumia was the first African company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It's now a guiding light for a host of innovative companies from the agricultural sector.

Mohammed Al-Beity 30 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

AI could boost worker safety in warehouses and factories

A new algorithm calculates a risk score associated with each action in order to prevent a high number of incidents.

Sarah McQuate · Futurity 29 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

The way roaches run could teach robots a thing or two

The sprints of cockroaches have been used by biomechanics researchers to make a test robot amble about better.

Ben Brumfield · Futurity 28 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Do we judge robots on their colour? This study says we do

Researchers showed people images of armed and unarmed robots of different colours to test how they'd respond. This is what they found.

Sean Fleming 27 Aug 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

In the future, no one should be excluded from healthcare

Advances in AI-driven medicine and telehealth will allow the healthcare revolution to take root in developing countries.

Jasper Westerink 27 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

This US city put an algorithm in charge of its school bus routes and saved $5 million

Hundreds of schools. Thousands of students. Millions of kilometres driven. When Boston needed to streamline school bus services, it turned to automation.

Sean Fleming 22 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This hand-tracking algorithm could lead to sign language recognition

A new advance in real-time hand tracking from Google’s AI labs offers hope for a breakthrough in sign-language translation tools.

Devin Coldewey · TechCrunch 20 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Will robots steal our jobs?

While automation and robots will displace millions of jobs, they're poised to create millions more.

Mike Colagrossi · Big Think 20 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans

Machine workers and humans should be mutually reinforcing on the factory floor – leading to a more productive future.

Prasad Akella 19 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Researchers have trained an AI to create basic tools by combining objects

What is a MacGyver and how has its unconventional problem-solving ability stormed science?

David Mitchell · Futurity 19 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

MIT researchers have created a robot that can help create new molecules

Guided by artificial intelligence and powered by a robotic platform, a system developed by MIT researchers moves a step closer to automating the production of small molecules.

Becky Ham 19 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

5 challenges for government adoption of AI

Widespread adoption of AI has been slower in government than in the private sector. Given the magnitude of the impact that AI could have on public entities, it is important to understand ...

Julian Torres Santeli and Sabine Gerdon 16 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

AI is showing signs of serious pro-male bias, study finds

A review published by the AI Now Institute argues that a lack of gender diversity results in AI failures that uniquely affect women.

Juan Mateos-Garcia and Joysy John · The Conversation 15 Aug 2019

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