At the HITEC conference in Toronto, we met the only Sanbot model that's in the country right now. But Chinese manufacturer is hoping to change that by landing a distribution deal here. A
Perhaps the science isn't completely rock solid on this prediction, but the Darwin robot does indeed play soccer. If Germany does emerge victorious in Euro 2016, we can all say we knew the Darwin robot before
Published on: June 24th, 2016
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
More than 40 per cent of Canada's labour force currently works in an industry that's likely to become automated within 20 years, according to a report released on June 15 by a Ryerson
Published on: June 16th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Before we can address the question of what jobs will be created for humans as automation takes over current roles, we need to focus on a question that most people are not asking.
Published on: June 13th, 2016
Ayelet Baron
@ayeletb
A memorable sequence in the 2002 future-set thriller Minority Report involves an army of spider-like robots crawling in tandem through a decrepit apartment building, scanning residents' eyes as the film's protagonist struggles to
Published on: June 8th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
For predictions on robotics and AI for 2014, I consulted with a former colleague, David Dodds, who now resides in British Columbia. He has completed extensive work in these fields and provided a
How are robots changing the technological, social, and artistic evolution of human life? Assistant professor, actor, and robot acting coach Matthew Gray weighs in. Matthew Gray is not your average acting teacher. Inspired by
Published on: August 10th, 2012
Karim Kanji
@karimkanji
Futurists and science fiction writers have predicted for decades that one day smart robots would roll around town doing errands for us.Today, that future seems still far off. But it's just around the
A Canadian aerospace manufacturer has seen productivity and savings soar thanks to some clever use of monitoring and control technology.Heroux-Devtek Inc. based in Longueuil, Que. rolled out a manufacturing automation system developed by
Published on: June 8th, 2010
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
From wearable technology to revolutionary rehabilitation, intelligent systems have come a long way indeed. Some of these systems were demoed at the Canadian Conference on Intelligent Systems held in Windsor, Ont. recently. Of
Published on: July 2nd, 2008
Kavita Gosyne
@itbusinessca
