In a Calgary warehouse almost as big as eight football fields, an army of robots whir about, carrying massive quantities of merchandise bound for Walmart Canada customers. Some of the robots zip around the hulking facility transporting pallets of merchandise fresh off delivery trucks. Another resembling a giant arm moves …
Read More »Canada needs homes built but doesn’t have workers to do it. Are robots the answer? – National
This is part three of a four-part series examining how automation will change Canadians’ lives, for better or worse. Homebuilders and policymakers have been grappling for years with a problem that comes, fundamentally, down to arithmetic: the number of homes Canada must build keeps growing, and the number of …
Read More »Germ-fighting robots in Fraser Health get more help killing hospital bacteria and viruses
Germ-fighting robots are getting extra support to fight bacteria in hospitals across the Fraser Health region. Two tent-like disinfection pods have joined the fleet of 16 robots which use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill viruses and bacteria in patient rooms. “We really want to use it on … mobility aids, like wheelchairs …
Read More »These virtual obstacle courses help real robots learn to walk
A clip from the simulation where virtual robots learn to climb steps. An army of more than 4,000 marching doglike robots is a vaguely menacing sight, even in a simulation. But it may point the way for machines to learn new tricks. The virtual robot army was developed by researchers …
Read More »Robots to provide food and medicine in Assam hospital, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Guwahati: For providing food and medicine to the patients, two robots were handed over to Assam medical and college (AMCH) in Dibrugarh. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal handed over two robots to Principal AMCH Dr. Sanjib Kakati as a part of the Covid-19 infrastructure equipment grant sponsored by Rotary Foundation of …
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