Robotics

Nationwide and Labrador Systems are partnering on a pilot program to support people aging in place and people with long or short-term health challenges, as well as their caregivers, using the Labrador Retriever robot.

Honda’s vision of how people will work, travel and spend leisure time in the future will help expand its business beyond cars, lawn mowers and motorcycles. The efforts are a key component of Honda’s “2030 Vision” to broaden the definition of mobility and to improve peoples’ daily lives.

“Spot,” created by Boston Dynamics, known for its viral robot videos, and customized for Farmers, a P&C insurer, is the first collaboration of its kind.

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Customers were ready to leverage drones and self-service after weeks under social-distancing regulations, insurers say.

The Ring Always Home Cam moves autonomously and is equipped with an indoor camera, giving users multiple view points of their homes.

Computer vision helps us turn the vast amount of geospatial imagery generated by satellite, reconnaissance planes, and drones into geospatial intelligence to be used in risk assessment, loss prevention, risk management, and product innovation.

Start-ups and other companies have been working to develop tech innovations addressing extreme-weather disasters.

Acquiring company, Vexcel Imaging, will have ownership of imagery and data library as the companies work together on other projects.

The certification allows drone flights under regulations similar to those for airlines, letting the company vastly expand airborne deliveries.

Wing has been working on demonstration programs with the FAA, and is also holding discussions with other countries on getting its app approved,

Forrester Research has released a new guide on the future of work, which provides a pragmatic view of what it means to leaders, employees, customers and companies. Analyst Craig Le Clair discusses the impacts.

The IoT, 5G technology and server-less computing are among the technologies that will most impact businesses and the bottom line throughout the rest of the year, says a new CompTIA report.

The use of drones combined with AI technologies, like computer vision, are allowing many industries to automate or assist with what would have previously been arduous tasks.

Wing Aviation LLC plans to begin routine deliveries of small consumer items in two rural communities in Virginia within months.

DJI Technology Co., which discovered the corruption in an internal probe, said it’s fired multiple workers who inflated parts costs for personal gain.

The company's T-HR3 could one day serve as arms and legs for the bedridden, or as a surrogate for relief workers in disaster zones.

Massive-scale catastrophes like hurricanes and fires benefit from an overhead look at the affected region.

Robotics, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will be among the top driving forces for corporate growth and competitiveness, says Forrester Research.

The carrier's AVP of operations and planning for claims started out in the back office, but felt a desire to see the business from the front lines.