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...His solution: to build a “cloud brain” that connects millions of robots in homes, offices and factories with the vast computing power of remote servers....
...Beijing believes that robotics and other cutting-edge technologies — like those employed by Pix — are the solution....
...During the past two years, these have included Zoubin Ghahramani, professor of information engineering at Cambridge university, appointed Uber’s chief scientist; Murray Shanahan, professor of cognitive robotics...
...V&A’s robot-made web London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, has launched a season of exhibitions and events focused on the “unsung role” of engineering in society....
...Design is critical, and there are multiple solutions to the 3D jigsaw puzzle of business class: yin-yang; staggered herringbone; “stacked-V”. Jamco’s DoveTail seat has a layout like parquet flooring....
...Within a decade, however, this convenience premium could be noticeably weakened if Branson’s vision turns to reality.” Bailey points to the markets for second homes in Europe....
...“We can deliver immediate value to stockholders, while we continue the execution of our long-term strategy and focus on delivering best-in-class solutions to our customers as a private enterprise.”...
...The third of four sons, the 50-year-old Mr Jacobs studied electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, writing his doctorate thesis on robotics....
...In fact, the use of robotic systems has been growing steadily since the second world war, when the Germans’ V-2 ballistic missile and the Allies’ automated Norden bombsight first took to the skies....
...Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century By PW Singer Penguin, £19.99 The definitive work on a killer subject: the role of robots in war....
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