Latest robotics News & Updates

Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) Gujarat has moved to deepen its collaboration with Taiwan in advanced manufacturing sectors, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up an India-Taiwan Industrial Park in the Sanand–Dholera region, officials said on Friday. The agreement, signed in Gandhinagar, brings together the state government’s Department of Science and Technology and Allegiance International Company Limited to develop the proposed industrial park, which will focus on bu…

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday attended the ‘India Innovates 2026 – World’s Biggest Hackathon’ at Bharat Mandapam, encouraging young innovators from across the country and promising to infuse innovation in the capital’s governance.She said, “Let us come together to build Delhi 2.0. A Delhi that is inspired by innovation, empowered by inclusion, and gives equal importance to trust along with technology.”She envisioned a Delhi driven by innova…

Washington, March 26 (IANS) It was not a visiting leader, a celebrity, a sports star, or a senior official who drew the most attention at the White House. It was a robot.A humanoid machine, known as Figure 03, walked beside First Lady Melania Trump as she entered a global summit on artificial intelligence and education on Wednesday (local time). The moment was brief, but striking — a visual reminder of how quickly technology is moving from concept to reality.“It’s fair to state you are my fir…

Ahmedabad, March 23 (IANS) More than 200 patent applications have been filed for innovations developed by students participating in ‘Robofest Gujarat 5.0’, officials said at the grand finale held at Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad on Monday. The patents were facilitated through the Patent Information Cell (PIC) of the Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), reflecting a focus on translating student ideas into intellectual property and practical technologies.The competition has…

Seoul, March 19 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it plans to invest more than 110 trillion won (US$73.3 billion) this year in research and development and facilities for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors as it seeks to strengthen its leadership in the competitive industry.The world’s largest memory chip maker disclosed the plan in a regulatory filing, saying it aims to secure a leading position amid the AI boom, reports Yonhap news agency.The investment marks a 21.7 per cent…

Washington, March 18 (IANS) China’s advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous systems pose a growing national security risk, US lawmakers and industry experts said, with concerns ranging from data access and cyber vulnerabilities to supply-chain dependence and military use.At a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, Chairman Andrew Garbarino said the challenge was already unfolding “inside the United States”.He said the People’s Republic of China was moving “…

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Major chipmaker Nvidia made a series of announcements at its annual GTC event, with CEO Jensen Huang saying that the company could generate up to $1 trillion in revenue from AI chips alone by 2027 amid the ongoing rapid growth in artificial intelligence industry.Speaking at the event held in San Jose, California, Huang outlined Nvidia’s strategy to dominate the AI ecosystem by building an integrated stack of hardware, software and infrastructure.One of the key highli…

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The head of OpenAI’s robotics team, Caitlin Kalinowski, has announced resignation, citing the company’s move to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI) models within the Pentagon’s classified network.“AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorisation are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got,” Kalinowski said in a post on X, adding that the decisio…

Seoul, March 1 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Sunday it plans to transform its domestic and overseas production facilities into factories driven by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 as part of its push for manufacturing innovation.The company will introduce digital twin-based simulations across the entire manufacturing process from materials warehousing to production and shipment while deploying AI agents dedicated to quality control, production and logistics to strengthen data-driven ana…

Tokyo/New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture on green hydrogen technology. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, elaborating on the MoU on green hydrogen technology, said that under the agreement, students from higher technical institutions of Uttar Pradesh will receive training in Japan, and the technology will be implemented in the state’s industry, public transport and energy sectors. “This…