Neuralink's first human patient able to control mouse through thinking: Elon MuskThe study uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface implant in a region of the brain that controls the intention to move,...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.42 AM IST
Desperate for workers, restaurants turn to robotsThe CDC estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne illnesses. Using robots like...
26 Oct, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
In the age of filters and editing apps, looking 'less-than-perfect' needs to be normalisedBeauty standards pave the way for insecurities.
21 Mar, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
Ten ways coronavirus has changed the world economyHere is an overview of some of the transformations.
30 Dec, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
92% Indian professionals prefer talking to a robot than their managers to discuss stressGlobally, 80% of the workforce is open to having a robot as a therapist.
07 Oct, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
9 in 10 Indian workers seek robots to support their mental health: Oracle studyA whopping 91 per cent of Indian workforce surveyed said they would prefer to talk to a robot over their manager about stress and anxiety a...
07 Oct, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
From oil and automobiles to AI, ML: How tech has changed world's billionairesThe gilded age of capitalism was followed by the Great Depression.
05 Feb, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
It's real! Sophia the bot to help in artificial general intelligence researchThe humanoid has previously been invited to speak at several high-level conferences including the United Nations and has appeared on The To...
24 Jan, 2018, 08.18 AM IST
It’s good to be able to talk to someoneIs it any wonder that loneliness is the malaise of this millennium, and has been identified as an aggravator of health hazards from depress...
20 Jan, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
From breakup blues to depression, millennials are turning to therapy bots for helpThe `Made-in-India' robo-healer Wysa was launched this January and has 1.25 lakh virtual `patients' in 30 countries.
02 Nov, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Getting through in the age of automation and Artificial IntelligenceInnovation is critical for accelerated growth and sustainability to keep people gainfully engaged.
18 Mar, 2017, 05.24 PM IST
Hyper-connected thanks to WhatsApp and Facebook, yet very lonely? Welcome to realityIn this digitally ruled world, it is now quite common for people to go through an entire day without actually talking to a single person or...
08 Nov, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
Reality Bites: Hyper-connected thanks to WhatsApp and Facebook, yet very lonely?Loneliness and lack of social connection can cause anxiety, depression, slower recovery from disease.
07 Oct, 2016, 12.52 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
A question that haunts the US middle class: What happens when the robots come for their jobs?The Middle Class Easing this maladjustment for the middle class is likely to become one of the central public-policy challenges of our time.
14 May, 2015, 02.37 AM IST
New sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterityThe sensor is an adaptation of a technology called GelSight, which was developed by lab of Edward Adelson from Massachusetts Institute of T...
21 Sep, 2014, 02.26 PM IST
Recent suicide by robot means artificial intelligence is achievableThis incident could also be regarded as the first concrete evidence that artificial intelligence is achievable.
15 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST