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May 2013
This Robo-Nose Can Smell Better Than You
The human olfactory organ is the result of millions of years of evolution and biological refinement. But, in spite of your face, it can’t tell the difference between an apple and a pear nearly as well as this mechanical sniffer. Read…
IT trends shape future corporate strategies
By Paul Taylor, May 23, 2013
…of anything as a service,” they say. “The creeping automation of knowledge work, which affects the fastest…and interfaces that “understand” humans are moving the automation frontier rapidly toward the world’s more than 200m knowledge…
Exploring automation for cloud service providers
CloudTech (blog)-May 31, 2013
Automation across the board encompassing servers, networks, databases and applications can help cloud service providers take out costs across their data …
April 2013
Man invents ingenious robot to steal soda from vending machines
msnNOW-Apr 29, 2013
Watch him insert a robot into the vending machine at 1:19, and see the magic follow. We won’t ruin it for you, but there are LEDs and even a gamepad involved.
March 2013
“Keep Calm And Rape A Lot” T-Shirts Show Automation Growing …
Singularity Hub-by David Hill-Mar 20, 2013
The automation revolution is well underway around the world and with it, some rather public and unfortunate growing pains. While some fear the surge in drones …
Data Scientist Scarcity: Automation Is the Answer
Smart Data Collective-Mar 17, 2013
Just as tractors symbolized the dawn of a revolution in farming and signaled that the old way of farm life was coming to an end, automated data analysis will …
Cloud Robotics Engine Goes Live with Rapyuta Service
Evan Ackerman / Tue, March 12, 2013
The team behind RoboEarth yesterday announced the launch of Rapyuta, a cloud computing platform for robots. Rapyuta is designed to be a combination of a remote processor powerhouse and a giant database storing all robotic knowledge: robots will be able to offload complex tasks to Rapyuta, and they’ll also be able to ask Rapyuta for help if they get stuck trying to recognize an object or complete a task (above, a simplified overview of the Rapyuta framework). Here’s how it’ll eventually all come together…
February 2013
Student Attends School Via Robot
02/21/13 — In a school hallway, a U.S. teacher takes her students to the library, leading a single-file line of giggling boys and girls that’s perfectly ordinary until you get to a sleek white robot with a video screen showing the face of a smiling, chubby-cheeked boy. Devon Carrow’s life-threatening allergies don’t allow him to go to school. But the robot with a wireless video hookup gives him the school experience remotely, allowing him to participate in class, stroll through the hallways, hang out at recess and even take to the auditorium stage when there’s a show. What’s most remarkable is how unremarkable…
Rapyuta: The RoboEarth Cloud Engine
by Dominique Hunziker February 25, 2013
In recent years cloud computing has made an entrance into our lives. Naturally, this begs the question how cloud computing can be used in robotics applications. With Rapyuta, the RoboEarth Cloud Engine, an open source software package is released that tries to answer this question. Rapyuta provides an easy solution specifically tailored to robotics applications.
Infographic – Marketing Automation 101
CMSWire-Mar 1, 2013
Cloud-based marketing automation software provider Marketo is attempting to reveal the “magic behind the curtain” of marketing automation in a new …
Automation key to Vodafone’s M2M strategy
Total Telecom-Feb 28, 2013
“It works out of the box with Vodafone’s global M2M platform,” said Salminen, which is in line with the operator’s bid to maximise automation. However, for …
IT Automation: 5 Ways To Hit The “Ugly” Stuff First
ReadWriteWeb-Feb 19, 2013
But while technology lies at the heart of automating processes, its use in IT support is still woefully limited. That’s not to suggest that nothing has been done; most …
December 2012
Workload Automation Moves Front and Center in 2013
Wired-Dec 11, 2012
Big Data, cloud computing and mobile devices continue to be the business IT megatrends of the 21st Century’s second decade. Intimately linked to all three, as it …
Automation Will Represent the Next Big Step for Biobanks, Says …
PR Newswire (press release)-Dec 19, 2012
LONDON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Every year, nearly 100 million samples are added to biobanks worldwide. Over 1500 bio repositories exist today and …
IT Automation: What Lies Ahead in 2013
IT Business Edge (blog)-Dec 5, 2012
Click through for six IT automation predictions for 2013, as identified by Ben Rosenberg, CEO of Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. IT environments are …
Robot Data Collectors: How to Win in a Device-to-Data Center World
Forbes-Dec 18, 2012
Robot Data Collectors: How to Win in a Device-to-Data Center World … You can think of them as robot data collectors—collecting, culling, and sending back data …
November 2012
Cisco & Dell acquisitions bring datacenter automation center stage
ZDNet-by David Chernicoff-Nov 16, 2012
Automation software for IT has always been an important, if low profile, part of the IT management tool box. Building automation sequences using software tools …
Dell Buys Infrastructure Automation Company Gale Technologies
Seeking Alpha-Nov 16, 2012
Dell is making a deeper investment in providing converged infrastructure to automate data center operations with the acquisition of Gale Technologies.
October 2012
Marketing automation becoming easier to manage
BtoB Magazine-Nov 5, 2012
Marketing automation deployment within large enterprises—and often down to the midsize-company level—is increasingly providing marketers with the ability to capture customers’ “digital body language” to inform lead scoring, nurturing and conversions. But even given a maturing of powerful new capabilities, marketers sometimes struggle to strike a balance between technological power and ease of use, and in making sense of a growing number of devices and channels.
September 2012
Blame bots for $1.5B in wasted ad spend this year
Shara Tibken, Oct 01, 2012, CNET
Solve Media says 10 percent of all online traffic is generated by bots, which hurt publishers and advertisers by generating fake ad clicks and false user accounts.
June 2102
San Mateo Daily Journal – Jun 20, 2012
County focuses on automationAutomation, online and paperless were the key words used by county department heads yesterday as supervisors heard about …
Brands Start Automating Social Media Responses On Facebook …
TechCrunch – Jun 7, 2012
Companies are struggling to keep up with social media conversations, the growth in this channel has exploded, and will soon automate their responses, …
Jan.-April 2012
Rush LaSelle, VP & General Manager, Adept Technology
01/07/2012 Manufacturers and processors of anything from snack foods to automobiles are being driven to
Can a Robot Cat Save Japan’s Car Market?
Wall Street Journal (blog) – Apr 13, 2012
Japan’s domestic car market is shrinking—partly because not enough young people are getting a driver’s license. Enter a robotic blue cat named Doraemon with …
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