Robotics. Hospitals are increasingly using robots to carry out tasks like disinfection, surgery, medication delivery, and care support. Healthcare executives are bullish on the technology: 71% of those worldwide said they believe robotics will enable the next generation of services in the physical world, according to Accenture polling published in July 2020. Drivers of Smart Hospital Solutions.

Verana’s O-RAN solution could help mobile operators dramatically cut costs. 5 to Watch: Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles. Ghost Robotics. What it does: Ghost Robotics’ quadrupedal robot dogs manage demanding environments. They keep moving thanks to the company’s proprietary blind-mode operation technology.

Telesurgery is often accompanied by robotics, also referred to as robotics-assisted telesurgery. It’s important to note that surgical robots are becoming increasingly more common in operating rooms today, and health executives are bullish on the technology.

Robotics is exciting too, particularly as you think about what the changing nature of the physical store will look like. There's a host of robotics technology that comes into play, as the technology is also pretty deeply connected to the retail media opportunity. Think about the ability to identify a consumer when they walk into your store via any kind of location-based software.

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The news: Samsung’s South Korea-based Samsung Medical Center is taking a big step toward becoming a 5G-powered, robotics-enabled hospital by undergoing an infrastructure assessment via the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). What is INFRAM?

The company has experience in robotics, deploying self-navigating Autonomous Indoor Vehicles in its Gigafactory. It’s part of a push to be seen as “much more than an electric car company,” per TechCrunch. How we got here: Tesla announced it was building a supercomputer to train its AV neural networks in June this year.

Grocers and convenience store operators including Schnuck Markets and Giant Eagle are using autonomous robotic systems from Simbe Robotics to monitor product placement and availability. The robots use camera systems and onboard processing to record the presence of items on a store shelf, then send the data back to central store inventory systems for analysis.

In March 2019, Daimler acquired Torc Robotics as part of its Autonomous Technology Group. Consolidation is also taking place among new entrants, signaling that it may take more time and money for these players to scale than initially expected. The Industry Faces Data and Security Concerns.

The insurer is leveraging more than 100 different robotic processes internally across various departments to improve operational efficiencies and better understand risk. Here are two key use cases:. Speedier underwriting and settlement.

The news: Google has partnered with Ericsson to provide cloud computing services and 5G connectivity for time-sensitive applications like robotics and VR, per Bloomberg. Early tests have started in conjunction with Italy's Telecom Italia. More on this: Google will serve as the cloud services provider, while Ericsson will build the 5G wireless equipment.

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Waymo rivals such as TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics, and Aurora are also conducting Level 4 autonomous truck testing in the same area, per FleetOwner. Interstate 45 is considered one of the most dangerous roads in the US. The deadliest section of the highway runs through Houston, where there are 56.5 fatal accidents for every 100 miles of roadway. J.B.

Waitrose saw requests for London deliveries rise by more than 50% between the start of the coronavirus crisis and early May, prompting investment in a new fulfillment facility that will double its existing capacity. 2020 has seen several major UK players take a step further toward robotics as well.

Departures from the top of the car group include Dave Scott who was the lead on robotics, Jaime Waydo who led autonomous car safety and regulation, and Benjamin Lyon, the proponent of the Apple Car project who left in February. Apple also laid off 200 employees connected to the AV division in 2019.

Why it’s worth watching: Stretch will join an army of already employed robots, like Amazon Robotics’ Kiva, that are quite literally electrifying the logistics and shipping industry. For warehouse workers, Amazon Robotics promised the potential of taking on the herculean hours and intense labor Amazon demands of employees.

Manufacturing: 5G and IoT could improve robotics and warehouse communications and accelerate transitions to truly wireless business.

But when consumers need something immediately, we think that Roxo and robotics will be the most efficient way to get it there. In the future, there could be a fleet of Roxo at a Walgreens, Pizza Hut or Target. Someone who needs a few items for dinner or a mother who's home with a sick child and needs Tylenol could have Roxo deliver right to their door.