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The lowdown on London-based startup BotsAndUs and its autonomous robots that can measure, track and find goods without workflow disruption. The future is robotic. We’ve all known for a long time that, eventually, robots would take over the basic tasks that we don’t want to do, or that take time away from our main priorities. Eventually, they will perform all of the jobs that we don&...
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Wincanton's W2 Labs opens call for start-ups/ scale-ups or product developers that have the potential to bring fresh, next generation thinking to the supply chain. Leading British supply chain solutions company, Wincanton has just opened a call for innovative technologies and solutions for the fourth edition of W2 Labs, an innovation lab aimed at discovering emerging ideas and tackling some of ...
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The lowdown on Ameca, a humanoid robot platform for robot–human interaction created by Cornwall-based robotics startup Engineered Arts. Robots. They’re out there. They can’t be bargained with, they can’t be reasoned with, they don't feel pity or remorse or fear, and they absolutely will not stop. Which is nice, because it means they can one day do the jobs we don’t...
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The lowdown on Cyberselves, the Sheffield-based startup that enables users to see, hear and feel through a robotic surrogate anywhere in the world. The singularity is, among other things, when humans transcend our biological limits, merging with machines to defy our natural abilities, illnesses, and lifetimes to become something else!  Granted, controlling a machine from a distance probab...
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Cala's mission to innovate the catering sector continues as it secures funding boost to support expansion of its fully autonomous restaurant chain Exciting times ahead in the catering sector with the news that Cala, a company using advanced robotics to make high-quality meals accessible to everybody, has secured a €5.5M Seed investment. Cala was founded in 2017 by engineering students wh...
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Karakuri is a London-based startup that's using robotics to create innovative solutions for the catering sector The future is now! Well, the future of having breakfast and lunch made for you, anyway.  Have you ever wished that you could order your food without the hassle of having to tell someone what you want with your mouth and having them bring it to you? Have you ever looked at the pe...
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The Limerick-based startup that can perceive, predict and prevent automotive accidents in real-time using proprietary long range imaging sensors & AI on-the-edge Every year, there are around 1.35 million deaths on the road worldwide, and more than 50 million people worldwide are permanently harmed by road accidents. The (always less important) cost to the global economy as a result of all t...
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The Countries at Risk From Automation! According to new research by MerchantMachine.co.uk, at 82%, the UK takes fourth place in the list of European countries being most ready for automation and robotics, whilst 30% of the UK population’s jobs are at risk of automation. The research also offers insight into the amount of global revenue automation is set to generate in the next thr...
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Innovation in the security and agricultural sector thanks to ZIVA, the patrol and inspection robot... Edinburgh-based Casta Spes Technologies (CST), a startup which was founded by 24-year-old graduates, Selby Cary and Michael McDonald has created a robotic security vehicle offering security and inspection solutions across many sectors including agriculture, energy and construction. We previousl...
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Startups working on cutting-edge ConstructionTech and PropTech solutions, take note! FK Group, one of the UK’s leading full building envelope specialists, has launched FK Accelerate, a global search for startups working on Systems Optimisation, Drones and Virtual Inspections, Robotics, Tracking and Parts and other solutions to drive innovation in the construction sector.   Run in ...
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