| Sophia robot with Grace robot [Image ~ SCMP.com] |
On Saturday, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Roads and Highways, launched ” iRASTE ”, an artificial intelligence (AI) -based project, on a pilot basis in Nagpur in Maharashtra with ” iRASTE ” aiming to prevent accidents to reduce by 50%.
The iRASTE project aims to rethink road safety with the predictive power of AI. For the first time, AI will act as a force multiplier and change traffic safety technology. Predictive insights generated by AI can prevent accidents before they happen. Over time, the project expects a 50% decrease in traffic accidents in Nagpur City and a reduction in blackspots on the city’s road network.
Sophia the Robot will go into series production this year
Arguably the most famous robot in the world, Sophia was introduced by its creator company Hansun Robotics in 2016 to look like British actress Audrey Hepburn. Now at the latest, Hanson Robotics has announced plans to start mass production of the robot Sophia this year – so that she can help the world cope with the pandemic.
Creating a fake persona online with a computer generated face is easier than ever, but there is an easy way to capture those fake images – look at your eyes. Artificial intelligence’s inability to draw round pupils reveals whether a face is from a real photo or not.
Chinese Tesla rival XPeng is investing in robotics and flying vehicles. The company is building a flying car research and development team that “will have a few hundred people”.
Earlier this year, XPeng showed off a second prototype of a flying passenger car that has reportedly been in development for eight years. And on Tuesday it took the covers of a four-legged “robot unicorn” when it penetrated into new business areas.
The Department of Space (DoS) has a framework MoU with the Hyderabad-based space technology startup Skyroot Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., for access to ISRO facilities and know-how for the development and testing of subsystems / systems of launch vehicles. This makes Skyroot the first private company to formally enter into an agreement with ISRO.
The framework MoU will enable the company to carry out multiple tests and access facilities in various ISRO centers and also to use ISRO’s technical expertise to test and qualify its launch vehicle systems and subsystems.
Zurich-based insurance company Swiss Re and Switzerland-based startup Climeworks have teamed up to fight climate change by building the world’s first major Direct Air Capture (DAC) + storage facility. Known as the Orca, the facility will consume around 870 cars a year.
