UPS to deliver medicine by drone to large Florida retirement community
UPS plans to use drones for deliveries of prescription medicines from a CVS pharmacy to The Villages retirement community in Florida.
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Energy & Green Tech
Automated test bed helps battery stakeholders with residential systems
When National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers began one of the largest-to-date studies of residential battery systems, their first finding was made before any data arrived at the lab: Residential battery stakeholders ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Brain Corp. raises another $36M for mobile robots that clean during pandemic
Brain Corp."s autonomous driving software doesn't power sexy machines. Its mobile operating system instead controls squat, floor scrubbing robots used in supermarkets, malls and airports.
Apr 29, 2020
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Robotics
A highly performing and efficient e-skin for robotic applications
Researchers at Technische Universität München in Germany have recently developed an electronic skin that could help to reproduce the human sense of touch in robots. This e-skin, presented in a paper published in MDPI's ...
Robotics
Smarter, lighter exoskeletons to provide better mobility therapy
In health technology, wearable robots are programmable devices designed to mechanically interact with the body of the wearer. Sometimes referred to as exoskeletons, their purpose is to support motor function for people with ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Business
Making cryptocurrency payments fast and secure
Trading in digital currencies such as Bitcoin or Ether has become an established practice but using them as a payment means is still a slow process. ETH Professor Srdjan Capkun and his team have now developed a system that ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Automating the search for entirely new 'curiosity' algorithms
Driven by an innate curiosity, children pick up new skills as they explore the world and learn from their experience. Computers, by contrast, often get stuck when thrown into new environments.
Apr 29, 2020
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Internet
Google makes its video meeting service free to all
Google on Wednesday made its business videoconferencing service free to all users, ramping up competition for Zoom as people flock online to stay connected during the pandemic.
Apr 29, 2020
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Automotive
Volvo Cars says to cut 1,300 jobs
Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Wednesday it was cutting up to 1,300 white-collar jobs in Sweden in a restructuring accelerated by the impact of the new coronavirus.
Apr 29, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Singapore launches first drone delivery service
Singapore's first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 29, 2020
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