Robotics

Last week the first breed of Bayraktar* drones began their duty. This was very important for Turkish Intelligence authorities. We have been using American and Israeli drones for our border security. Turkish drones were a very big necessity because drones are the best platforms to gather intelligence. 

The days of dragging heavy luggage through an airport may be over thanks to a new robotic suitcase that follows its owner like a loyal dog.

European aviation safety authorities have set up a task force to urgently assess the dangers of collisions between drones and aircraft after a rise in near-misses with passenger planes.

While some experts predict that developments in human robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) could results in over 50% of humans losing their jobs in the next 30 years, other are trying to create humanoid robots that are ‘creative’ ‘conscious’ and capable as any human!

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said the country's defense industry executive committee on March 9 approved $5.9 billion in new defense projects, $4.5 billion of which will consist of domestic production.

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Feb. 29 it bears "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.

The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems took place in Hamburg, Germany. A Greek distinction made its way to the top four projects for the Best Conference Paper Award from a total of 970.

The shortlist:

Local software development company Ak?nsoft has said it will establish Turkey's first humanoid robot manufacturing facility in the Central Anatolian province of Konya. 

The company has produced three humanoid models dubbed "Ak?nc?," or "Raider" in English, and three advanced humanoid models dubbed "Ada," or "Island" in English, which can serve as waiters. 

Children from all over Greece will have the opportunity to creatively develop their talents and scientific skills via the 2nd Panhellenic Educational Robotics Competition for elementary schoolchildren and the 1st Panhellenic Educational Robotics Competition for junior high-school children.

A cooperative project funded by the EU researchers from the Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) of Bielefeld University funded by Edinburgh (UK), Crete (Greece) and Munich (Germany) are working to create the first robotic bartender, called James (Joint Action in Multimodal Embodied Systems).