Robots help combat COVID-19 in world, and maybe soon in India tooThe World Health Organisation has advised physical distancing for people around the world to prevent community level transmission of COVID-...
30 Mar, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
Covid-19 scare: Cautious India Inc asks staff to work from homeInternet companies from Flipkart to Paytm are aggressively promoting remote working options.
13 Mar, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Quantum Leap: The rise of sexbots and artificial human beingsHarmony by RealDoll is among the most evolved sexbot today. It can blink, move its head, have conversations and comes with self-learning so...
28 Dec, 2019, 11.20 PM IST
Trumpism or Brexit will not succeed in reversing the tide of digital globalisationManufacturing is nothing but data. Propaganda, hacking and fake news are no exceptions. The distinction between hardware and software is di...
13 Apr, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
Are you chronically ill? Robot surrogates can bring school to your homeThe two-way video streaming automatons have wheels for feet & a screen showing the user's face at the top of a vertical 'body.'
12 Sep, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
Sastra Robotics - building robots one limb at a timeDuring its R&D phase, the team was approached by Bosch to build an automated device-testing robot for touchscreen devices, Aronin said.
24 Jun, 2016, 06.14 AM IST
How startups like Carbon Clean and Sastra Robotics are bringing science fiction down to earthEntrepreneurship isn't all about going hyperlocal or building marketplaces. For many Innovators, the way forward is in using technology to ...
21 Feb, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
- Some useful hardware innovations for a change
Revenue from the products is expected to come from two models — equity-based and revenue-sharing. Some ideas like Cruize are startups in th...
10 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Scientists develp new human-like social robot 'Nadine' developedNadine is a friendly robot which smiles while greeting you and will remember your name and your previous conversation the next time you mee...
30 Dec, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
This robot takes you home no matter where you areIn October, Ingawale's company, 1MoreThing, plans to take in more pre-orders after shipping the first batch of robots.
15 Sep, 2015, 10.00 AM IST
Six tech things IFA 2015 didn't haveAs the annual IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) in Berlin draws to a close, here is a list of things that we didn't get to see.
10 Sep, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
Global leaders to explore 'technology 20 years ahead' in UAEUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Apple's Steve Wozniak & President of Samsung Electronics Boo-Keun Yoon will be among the 3,000 participan...
07 Feb, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
At home with drones and robotsA new exhibit by a tech blog envisions what the average house may look like in the future
22 May, 2014, 08.27 AM IST
The internet is creating new human networks not limited by geography or nationalityThe 'Arab Spring' had its technological genesis in Silicon Valley-generated social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
25 Jan, 2012, 09.09 AM IST
- L&T, Vedanta, Infosys and P&G dump videoconference systems; telepresence suites find way into boardrooms
To the uninitiated, telepresence provides an immersive communications experience to participants complete with high-definition video and au...
29 Jul, 2011, 03.29 AM IST
Now, a technology-laden Robot that does all the household workFor those of us who have been dreaming of a robot that will relieve us of all kinds of dull household chores, it is time for you to meet he...
17 May, 2011, 11.16 AM IST
- Back to the future
Globalisation, technology, outsourcing and shifting demographic trends will change the way organisations exist today.
27 Feb, 2007, 04.14 AM IST