New Delhi: India had recognized the importance of Industry4.0 quite early. The government had announced that they are working towards the establishment of this scheme. From the highest level, there have been exhortations to move towards Industry 4.0. There have been several schemes to incentivize investment into data technologies. The government is promoting its organizations to help and handhold Industry and academia on this journey to achieve the ATMANIBHAR BHARAT mission. To achieve the mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat-Industry 4.0, National Productivity Council (NPC) and All India Council for Robotics and…

Thanks to a new system developed at EPFL, building owners can detect the number of occupants and track their movement using sensors installed on floor slabs. This novel approach could be particularly useful for enhancing safety in retirement homes or managing buildings’ energy is use more efficiently. Many buildings, manufacturing sites, shopping malls and other public spaces are equipped with occupant detection systems. These systems are generally rely on cameras or occupants’ mobile phones. Such technologies are infringe on privacy and may not function in emergencies such as fires. Scientists…

Doctors and health workers have to go through all the  major battle amid the coronavirus pandemic. It’s definitely an exhausting time for them to cover themselves with layers of PEP kit and then ensure social distancing. To protect all the health workers from COVID-19 infection, the East Coast Railways Central Hospital in Odisha is using a Medical Robot called MeD ROBO to provide medicines, food and remote assistance to patients in the coronavirus ward, without any need for physical contact. The MeD ROBO is operated through a unique mobile app…

Bicycle riders may soon find themselves to a sharing bike lanes with autonomous delivery robots. Robotic delivery startup Refraction to the  AI recently revealed plans for a lightweight delivery robot that can use bicycle lanes. The company, a brainchild of University of Michigan professors Ram Vasudevan and Matthew Johnson-Roberson, is pitching its five-foot-tall REV-1 as a lightweight, low-cost, autonomous delivery robot that can be zip around at up to 15 miles per hour in both bicycle lanes and roadways, making for more efficient last-mile deliveries. “We have created the Goldilocks of autonomous…