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What Are Cobots? Understanding The Newest Wave Of Smart Robot Reinventing Whole Industries

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Robots in factories have typically been large, caged devices that perform repetitive, dangerous work in lieu of humans. Dexterity issues: Robot gripping a n d mechanical capabilities are still limited. Overcoming mechanical issues. Table of contents. How cobots are leveraging new vision technolgy. Conclusion.

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Lessons From The Failed Chatbot Revolution — And 5 Industries Where The Tech Is Making A Comeback

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Another problem was that bots regularly needed human assistance to understand commands. Even Facebook’s much-hyped personal assistant, M, closed down shortly after it was revealed that human handlers were responsible for some 70% of the bot’s responses. Source: Engadget.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

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Buffet’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns nearly 10% stakes in juggernaut companies like Coca-Cola and Wells Fargo. Buy stock as an owner, not a speculator. Save your money in peacetime so you can buy more during war. Invest in unsexy companies that build products people need. Stock ownership. Market volatility.

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What Are Smart Cities?

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Many see this as a viable business opportunity, developing technology to help cities efficiently provide proper foundation, energy, transportation, resources, jobs, and services to their residents. Other companies allow city dwellers to buy and sell energy to their neighbors via blockchain technology. Source: Ceinsys Tech .

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The Future Of Housing: From Home Building To City Planning, Tech Giants & Startups Are Reimagining Where & How We Live

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These companies are advancing a variety of construction methods to build ambitious development projects that reimagine everything from the wood used in homes to the ways we think about private vs. communal space. in 2017 — twice the rate of incomes, and 3x the rate of inflation, according to the WSJ. . Home prices rose 6.2%

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Finovate Spring 2018 – Day 2

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Welcome to FinovateSpring 2018. Will I be able to buy a house? Founded: August 2017. Learn how our powerful Agile Solutions, utilizing the latest in AI and machine learning can proactively drive human activity to create a frictionless set of processes and products while improving performance from POS to LOS. One, [link].

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The Future Of The Factory: How Technology Is Transforming Manufacturing

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Lights-out manufacturing refers to factories that operate autonomously and require no human presence. Famously, the Japanese robotics maker FANUC has been operating a “lights-out” factory since 2001, where robots are building other robots completely unsupervised for nearly a month at a time.