Top news of the week: 16.09.2020.

Robotics

On Sep 14, 2020
@RoboticBusiness shared
Learn About How Global Supply Chain Disruptions Are Driving #Robotics Adoption In Our Latest Post Here: https://t.co/QUiX3BYZcq
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Global Supply Chain Disruptions Driving Robotics Adoption

Global Supply Chain Disruptions Driving Robotics Adoption

Trade conflicts, geopolitical tensions, and now the COVID-19 crisis, is putting global supply chain at risk, and as a result companies are expected to reverse the multi-decade trend of ...

On Sep 15, 2020
@MatthiasRolf1 shared
RT @SelinNugent: We're hiring and it's an awesome position! Please share - https://t.co/Mfkwy9jIxd
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Assistant Director, Software Engineering - Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Assistant Director, Software Engineering - Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Oxford Brookes is establishing an Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in response to the need to control the future of AI into societal norms. We are seeking a leader to …

On Sep 15, 2020
@PopSci shared
The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you https://t.co/84GQCPObFy https://t.co/KtVXVBEGV7
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The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you

The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you

As the so-called “inactive” ingredients in medicines, excipients are often mistaken as being free from potential harm. But the evidence suggests otherwise.

On Sep 15, 2020
@DesignNews shared
What Does the Industry Think of the Nvidia-Arm Acquisition? https://t.co/zqiNcRedtU
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What Does the Industry Think of the Nvidia-Arm Acquisition?

What Does the Industry Think of the Nvidia-Arm Acquisition?

Leaders from the semiconductor industry share the pros and cons in terms of business and technical concerns.

On Sep 15, 2020
@RethinkRobotics shared
Did you know that some #cobots are currently doing over 8,000 hours of cleaning work a day in #retail and #industrial settings? Learn more about this topic and the applications of cobots in this short overview: https://t.co/axsqbUczvJ
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Meet cobots, your new robot coworkers

Meet cobots, your new robot coworkers

Cobots come in all shapes and sizes, including Flippy, the burger-flipping cobot made by Miso Robotics, which is currently being tested by White Castle.

On Sep 15, 2020
@RobotShop shared
Arm bought from SoftBank by NVIDIA, which plans AI supercomputer https://t.co/2DpXXHCbIE @therobotreport https://t.co/DIYJCxf0ZN
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NVIDIA to acquire processor maker Arm from SoftBank for $40B, to build U.K. R&D center

NVIDIA to acquire processor maker Arm from SoftBank for $40B, to build U.K. R&D center

NVIDIA plans to acquire Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion, as well as to build an R&D center in Cambridge, U.K., and an AI supercomputer.

On Sep 15, 2020
@engadget shared
'Fortnite' will add ray tracing and DLSS on September 17th https://t.co/qUzlAnJsTO https://t.co/Fn9Ta5PRZJ
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'Fortnite' will add ray tracing and DLSS on September 17th

'Fortnite' will add ray tracing and DLSS on September 17th

'Fortnite' will get NVIDIA's ray tracing and DLSS tech on September 17th.

On Sep 15, 2020
@MIT_CSAIL shared
U.S. News ranks MIT #1 in both computer science and engineering: https://t.co/j5bIMrzmcO https://t.co/nrumxhyHwD
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MIT named No. 4 university by U.S. News for 2021

MIT named No. 4 university by U.S. News for 2021

U.S. News and World Report has placed MIT fourth in its 2021 rankings of the nation’s best colleges and universities.