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‘Urban Maxwell’, ministers’ blessings & a Chinese robot meme fest. The Galgotias University story

The university built its name on flashy labs, and political and industry guests. A Chinese robot passed off as innovation at the AI Impact Summit has now put that name in question.

AI is more likely to cause a labour shortage. Here’s why

Technology has always made labour more valuable because it allows workers to become more productive.

No more ‘babying’ robots. Columbia University researchers teach them to watch & learn

Published in Nature Machine Intelligence, the study details how the team developed an autonomous robotic arm capable of creating its own simulation by observing its movement via a camera.

Robots are being used for remote care of patients. They are transforming healthcare

A Boston-based start-up claims to have completed the first fully robotic dental procedure using fully automated dental technologies, including AI analysis of data.

A robot for a judge? Why installing AI in court is a bad idea

The law is supposed to be applied impartially and objectively, 'without fear or favour'. Some say, what better way to achieve this than to use a computer programme?

In a first, Android robot EveR 6 takes orchestra conductor’s podium in Seoul

The two-armed robot, designed by Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, made its debut at the National Theater of Korea, leading musicians in the country’s national orchestra.

Don’t obsess over ‘human attributes’ of ChatGPT, Bard. AI has no consciousness

AI models are designed – by people – to interact with us as though they are human, and we’re designed – by biological evolution – to interact with them likewise.

Taurean Surgical democratizing access to robotic surgery in collaboration with Mazumdar Shah Medical Foundation

The collaboration between Taurean Surgical and Mazumdar Shah Medical Foundation will enable them to bring cost-effective solutions to patients who cannot afford them.

Robot dogs join US Air Force for major exercise, could be ‘key to next-gen warfare’

The robot dogs — four-legged, headless, mechanical creatures — were made to exit an aircraft and look for signs of danger at Nellis Air Force Base in the US state of Nevada.

Robot cafes, virtual doctors, — how South Korea is creating a fully contact-free society

South Korea’s government is encouraging people to use contactless services, and has even coined a special term for them: ‘untact’.

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This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.