Robotics has long since found its way into space travel. A joint development by NASA and General Motors is the first humanoid robotic astronaut to be deployed in space, the Robonaut R2. The Robonaut works largely autonomously in the international space station ISS. The software interprets the images that the Robonaut R2 sees and then controls the movements that it performs in real time. ‣ Continue reading
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Recycleye, a smart waste management startup, has secured £ 1.2m seed funding. ‣ Continue reading
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Jenoptik AG’s EBITDA margin for the 2020 financial year is expected to be around 17.5%, well above the forecast range of 15 to 15.5%. The lower cost of sales in the context of project accounting as well as better utilization of production capacities in the photonic divisions are identified as the cause. ‣ Continue reading
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Comet announced the preliminary and unaudited results for the 2020 financial year. The net turnover was CHF 395.8 million. 6.5% above the value of 2019 (previous year: CHF 371.6 million). ‣ Continue reading
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Snap, the parent company of the social media app Snapchat, aims to improve augmented reality functions with the acquisition of the British research laboratory Ariel AI. To this end, Snap took over the British AI start-up Ariel AI, which was founded in London (UK) in 2018. Prior to Snap’s takeover, Ariel AI had raised $ 1.1M in investor funding. ‣ Continue reading
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