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The fund will be used to help incubate the latest innovation, develop commercial products and finance mergers-and-acquisition activities in the Chinese capital’s robotics industry.
The CEO of Fourier Intelligence discusses his plans and vision for the GR-1 humanoid robot, which stole the show at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last month.
Based on its market value, Midea’s Hong Kong share sale could be among the largest in the city in recent years.
AI-powered machines are taking on some of hardest jobs on the world’s biggest high-speed railway network.
Letters sent to four VC firms from a US House panel raises scrutiny as US dollar funding was already drying up in China.
The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed successful trials of a robot that treats brain tumours.
The high-profile recognition marks a sharp contrast to Beijing’s previous crackdown on the internet industry.
‘Humanoid robots have the potential to lead with a greater level of efficiency and effectiveness than human leaders,’ said Sophia, developed by Hanson Robotics, at the UN’s AI summit in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday.
‘In the future we might see wings growing out of people’s backs, or drones attached to people … Maybe someone will come up with a sport that requires six arms,’ said the lead scientist behind the breakthrough.
Tel Aviv-based Verobotics expects to have more than 50 of its lightweight, artificial intelligence-powered cleaning robots deployed in the city by the end of next year.
The Victor 6000, which can be deployed at depths of up to 6,000 metres, joins an international armada of ships and planes racing to locate the missing vessel before the air inside runs out.
New BBC series Spy in the Ocean stars the broadcaster’s next generation of undercover agents, including a dolphin, octopus, even a baby humpback whale, giving access to ocean scenes rarely filmed.
Equipped with a robotic arm, a display screen and a board, the robot can cover a wide range of abilities, according to SenseTime.
The metal-coated paper can be folded but has properties of metal, such as tunable stiffness and ability to conduct heat and electricity.
Investors are keen to tap into opportunities offered by artificial intelligence start-ups in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, as the technology is increasingly adopted by various industries, observers say.
Reminiscent of Fantastic Voyage film, these micro-robots inspired by tardigrades would allow precise and efficient delivery of chemotherapy, according to paper.
Readers discuss a way forward for humans and robots, bans on ChatGPT, and what the ‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign can’t fix.
Robot waiters are becoming more popular in restaurants, with tens of thousands already in service. They can improve efficiency and ease the workload for humans, although some believe they are still a gimmick.
Chinese social media is captivated by space-age robot with advanced sensors and cameras that could help hold tools, deliver packages and other tasks to aid humans in space.
Among key projects is an automatic robotic system created for in vitro fertilisation procedures.
Technology is changing the ways that war is being fought, and the top US general predicts this will lead to an increasing use of robots in armies, navies, and air forces.
Samsung’s investment will be made over the next 20 years as part of South Korea’s ambitious national project to create a chip-making ‘mega cluster’ near Seoul.