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China plans to expand artificial intelligence products market to $15 billion

Posted in Software on 26th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

China will speed up the development of its AI sector and create a market worth more than $15.26 billion over the next three years.

SoftBank's humanoid robot Pepper is getting a job at Pizza Hut

Posted in Hardware on 25th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

Pizza Hut Asia and MasterCard are partnering to bring Pepper robot to restaurants by the end of 2016.

Rise of the robots: 60,000 workers dropped from just one factory as China turns to artificial intelligence

Posted in Hardware on 24th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The manufacturing hub for the electronics industry, Kunshan, in Jiangsu province, is seeking a drastic reduction in labour costs.

SoftBank is opening its humanoid robot Pepper to Android developers

Posted in Software on 20th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

At Google I/O, Softbank announced it was opening a new Android developer portal enabling custom applications to extend Pepper's capabilities ahead of the US launch.

These Five Exponential Trends Are Accelerating Robotics

Posted in Hardware on 12th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

Five exponential trends are shaping and accelerating the future of the robotics industry.