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VR to the ER: Metaverse Early Adopters Prove Accident-Prone
Tally includes broken vases, dislocated shoulders, injured girlfriends; "Why don't you go to the gym like a normal person?"
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Robotic Arms Use ML to Reach Deeper into Distribution
Robots increasingly are being used in warehouses to sort, pack, and prepare orders for delivery as logistics operators faced with labor shortages turn to automation...
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Microsoft Hit by Defections as Tech Giants Battle for Talent to Build the Metaverse
Around 100 people on the team developing Microsoft's HoloLens augmented-reality headsets have left, mostly to Facebook parent Meta.
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Ford, GM Step Into Chip Business
Detroit's two biggest car companies are looking to align with computer chip makers to develop and potentially manufacture chips.
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Ford Steps Into the Chips Business
The automaker and GlobalFoundries have agreed to develop, and potentially produce, semiconductors in U.S. under a strategic pact.
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The Chip That Changed the World
Most of the wealth created since 1971 is a result of Intel's 4004 microprocessor.
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Saks E-Commerce Business Pairs Robots with Workers
Department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue is now shipping online orders from a Middletown, PA, warehouse that uses autonomous robots to help workers locate items...
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3D-Printed Houses Sprouting Near Austin as Demand for Homes Grows
Two companies plan to start building the largest three-dimensionally (3D)-printed home community in the U.S. next year.
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How to Move More Goods Through America's Clogged Infrastructure? Robot Trains
Autonomous trains increasingly are seen as a solution to U.S. truck driver shortages, as well as a way for companies to reduce carbon emissions.
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World's Fair Offers New View of 3D-Printed Michelangelo's 'David': Just His Head
The world's fair in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, showcases a three-dimensionally printed replica of Michelangelo's statue, "David," in the Italian pavilion.
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Insurers Increase Investments in Drones, Robots
International Data Corp. predicts the insurance industry will spend approximately $602 million globally on robotic systems, including drones, this year.
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Robots Take Over Italy's Vineyards as Wineries Struggle with COVID-19 Worker Shortages
Vintners are turning to automation amid pandemic-driven labor shortages.
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The Road to Self-Reproducing Machines
Advances in technology will soon allow us to build machines that replicate themselves and evolve like living beings.
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Waymo Opens Robotaxi Service in San Francisco for Ride Hailing
Google's sister company offers driver-supported rides to some residents in business model test case.
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Toyota to Cut Output as Chip Shortage Finally Catches Up to It
The automaker says it will cut production in Japan by 40% in September.
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Your Next Car May Anticipate Your Needs—and Let You Add Features on the Fly
From peppier engines for road trips to heated steering wheels in winter, automakers are developing intelligent vehicles that spot motorists' wants and let them...
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The Really Critical Infrastructure Need: American-Made Semiconductors
About 40% of new chip-production capacity projected to be added in the next decade will be in China.
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What's Worse Than a Chip Shortage? Buying Fake Ones
Global semiconductor shortage attracts fraudsters, counterfeits; 'Of course, a bunch of them didn't work,' a buyer says
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Buzz Off, Bees. Pollination Robots Are Here.
Advances in artificial intelligence are helping some startups develop another way to pollinate plants, which could increase yield compared with insects and human...
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