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“You really need to develop a whole product solution—hardware, software, UI, interfaces, and process redesign—with a consideration for what problem you are really trying to solve.” —Aldo Zini
Getting large teams of robots to collaborate is the work of Dr Regis Vincent, who envisions applications that include mapping nuclear contamination.
What obstacles remain for robots to work alongside humans in industrial settings, and how far have we come in eliminating those challenges? Dr. Roland Menassa answers these and other questions in his presentation at the RoboBusiness summit November 2-3 in Boston.
John Reid, director of Product Technology and Innovation at Moline Technology Innovation Center, a part of John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation Network, discusses how his company’s technologies will help feed the world’s billions.
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The officials said the robots have been deployed in the Iraqi city of Arbil since October mainly for guard purposes. The robots can spot enemy infiltration from two kilometres through their remote-controlled cameras. “Because computer chips inside the robots automatically assess the distance of an enemy before shooting at the enemy, the robots’ hit rates are close to 100 per cent,” an official at the South Korean developer said.
According to the company official, each Aegis robot costs about 100m won (94,000 US dollars) and can shoot up to 100 rounds of ammunition. In addition to the two combat robots, the Defence Ministry has also dispatched four remote-controlled explosives detectors, named ROBHAZ-DT3, to the northern Iraqi city to protect South Korea’s 3,600 troops, mostly engineers and medics, there.
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