News for 'robotics'

Did you know India's working on robotic soldiers?

Did you know India's working on robotic soldiers?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2013

Under the project being undertaken by DRDO, robots would be developed with very high level of intelligence to enable them to differentiate between a threat and a friend.

Now, robots to perform surgery, play football

Now, robots to perform surgery, play football

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Developed in Bristol and Essex, the robots are being designed to do rescue work, clear sewers and become human companions.

Adani Green's Khavda power plant is world's largest and 5 times the size of Paris

Adani Green's Khavda power plant is world's largest and 5 times the size of Paris

Rediff.com7 Apr 2024

Adani Green Energy Limited is developing 30 GW renewable energy plant on barren land at Khavda in Kutch of Gujarat over area of 538 sq km after which the project would be the planet's largest power plant.

Sexy Robots: Hot models, futuristic fashion

Sexy Robots: Hot models, futuristic fashion

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

Swapnil Shinde showed his creation that sought to juxtapose the tribal and primeval with futuristic and robotic.

In a first, a robot will perform angioplasty in Ahmedabad hospital

In a first, a robot will perform angioplasty in Ahmedabad hospital

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

The procedure, however, would cost around Rs 75,000-100,000 more than conventional angioplasty.

Movie Train Daredevilry To Remember!

Movie Train Daredevilry To Remember!

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

From Kishore Kumar posing as a Half Ticket running riot to Raj and Simran's super filmi reunion in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, train journeys in Hindi movies have formed the backdrop for both romance and comedy. But it's the action scenes where the railgaadi's daredevil attributes lie.

Russia, China plan to install nuclear reactor on Moon!

Russia, China plan to install nuclear reactor on Moon!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

Russia and China are 'seriously' considering a project to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon in the next decade, the official media in Moscow quoted the head of the Russian space corporation as saying.

The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery

The AI robot that is making Chinese journalists jittery

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

For the first time, a Chinese news channel has employed an artificial intelligence robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show, raising concerns among the country's journalists as it could threaten their jobs.

'Fortis plans to add 700 beds in FY25'

'Fortis plans to add 700 beds in FY25'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

'Our priority remains brownfield expansion, and in the next few years, we plan to increase our capacity to around 6,000 beds.'

Now, four-legged robot that runs like a cat

Now, four-legged robot that runs like a cat

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

The 'cheetah-cub robot,' a small-size quadruped prototype robot was developed by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL's Biorobotics Laboratory (Biorob), Switzerland.

The girls who built robots under the shadow of the Taliban

The girls who built robots under the shadow of the Taliban

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

In photos: After US visa battle, all-girl Afghanistan team competes in the first international robot Olympics in Washington, DC

2024's Biggest Hindi HITS So Far

2024's Biggest Hindi HITS So Far

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

2024 may have seen a few flops at the box office but there have been some hits as well.

Chinese scientists create anti-terrorism robot

Chinese scientists create anti-terrorism robot

Rediff.com7 Dec 2004

The one-armed robot, code named 'Super-D', is expected to serve at airports and in other public places.

'Robo Brain' to teach robots how to mimic humans

'Robo Brain' to teach robots how to mimic humans

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

Robo Brain -- a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources -- is currently downloading and processing about 1 billion images, 120,000 YouTube videos, and 100 million how-to documents and appliance manuals.

3 robots and a soccer team

3 robots and a soccer team

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

'Android FC,' is a three-robot team, consisting of a two-foot-high striker, defender and goalkeeper.

Do You Know Bollywood's Saris Well?

Do You Know Bollywood's Saris Well?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

Grace, glamour, seduction, style, the Sari has it all. And Bollywood's leading ladies has flaunted its attributes to iconic effect.

Now, a robot that can smile and grimace

Now, a robot that can smile and grimace

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

The robot baby called Diego-San is modelled on a one-year-old child and a YouTube video shows its face reflecting a series of emotions including happiness, sadness, alarm, puzzlement and anger.

Robots is alluring!

Robots is alluring!

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

Now, robot that can discover objects on its own

Now, robot that can discover objects on its own

Rediff.com7 May 2013

Researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have developed a new 'smart' robot that can analyse and learn about new objects on its own.

Make way for decision-making robots

Make way for decision-making robots

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Researchers believe that more complex machines may soon be on the drawing board, and military robots might one day even be asked to make some important decisions on their own.

New robot to handle hazardous work

New robot to handle hazardous work

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

How To Remain Healthy With One Kidney? Ask rediffGURU

How To Remain Healthy With One Kidney? Ask rediffGURU

Rediff.com29 May 2024

rediffGURU Dr Vinod Kumar offers advice on how to take care of your kidneys.

Video: Coimbatore students design robot for moon missions

Video: Coimbatore students design robot for moon missions

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

A group of students from Coimbatore have designed a robot that is capable of conducting specific lunar missions.

Hands-on learning camp on robotics for kids

Hands-on learning camp on robotics for kids

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

ThinkLABS Technosolutions announces Robocamp, a hands-on learning camp based on robotics and virtual robotics for schoolchildren in Mumbai.

This cute hitchhiking robot didn't last 2 weeks in US

This cute hitchhiking robot didn't last 2 weeks in US

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

A hitchhiking robot that captured millions of hearts by successfully travelling across Canada and parts of Europe has met a violent end after being vandalised in the US, just two weeks into its cross-country trek.

Now, dancing robots to teach autistic kids

Now, dancing robots to teach autistic kids

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

Evidence emerging from a trial suggests that pupils who are on the autistic spectrum learn better from the automatons than human teachers.

Why You Must Review Mid-Year Finances

Why You Must Review Mid-Year Finances

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

'A mid-year review makes the end-of-year financial review manageable and less stressful.'

Baxter the robot backs France to beat Belgium in World Cup semi-final

Baxter the robot backs France to beat Belgium in World Cup semi-final

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

The American-made robot housed in Moscow's Robo Station predicted a few hours before kickoff that France would beat Belgium in Tuesday's semi-final in St Petersburg.

The woman who creates robots

The woman who creates robots

Rediff.com30 May 2005

Japan becomes 5th country to land on moon; lander faces glitch

Japan becomes 5th country to land on moon; lander faces glitch

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

The agency said it is currently receiving a signal from the lander, which is communicating as expected.

When robots turn soldiers

When robots turn soldiers

Rediff.com28 May 2009

If you still believe that real-world robots are benign, used as pets or to handle micro-surgeries and help human beings with domestic tasks like cleaning and maintenance or handle dangerous industrial tasks, you may want to think again.

Never faced political pressure from powers that be: CJI Chandrachud

Never faced political pressure from powers that be: CJI Chandrachud

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

"We live lives which are relatively isolated from the political arm of the government -- but obviously judges have to be conversant with the impact of their decisions on the polity at large. That's not political pressure but an understanding by the court of the likely impact of a decision," CJI Chandrachud said in his address at the Oxford Union.

Health Insurance: What You Must Know!

Health Insurance: What You Must Know!

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

Purchase health insurance at an early age, before you incur a disease, as this makes access to health insurance difficult and raises the premium significantly.

Software robots to perform a fifth of internal jobs at ICICI Bank

Software robots to perform a fifth of internal jobs at ICICI Bank

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

Other private banks also planning to employ bots soon

Robots are coming to India? Few lessons we must take from China

Robots are coming to India? Few lessons we must take from China

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

In fact, since 2013, China has become the largest market for robots.

Now, robots which can talk by generating language!

Now, robots which can talk by generating language!

Rediff.com25 May 2011

An international team has developed the 'Lingodroids' -- a pair of mobile robots -- which communicate by generating their own words for new places, and relationships between the places based on distance and direction.

Soon: A robot controlled by human brain cells!

Soon: A robot controlled by human brain cells!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

According to the New Scientist, a team at Reading University, which has already used rat brain cells to steer a simple-wheeled robot, is now trying the same thing with human brain cells. In fact, for the robot with rat brain cells, 300,000 rodent neurons grown in a nutrient broth and producing spikes of electrical activity were connected to output of the robot's distance sensors. The neurons proved capable of steering the robot around a small enclosure.

This robot can dance to your tune

This robot can dance to your tune

Rediff.com9 Aug 2007

Japanese researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a dancing robot that copies moves from a human teacher at one go itself, without the need for time consuming rehearsals.

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

Winter Olympics sidelights: Robots take to the slopes on sidelines of Games

Rediff.com12 Feb 2018

The virus had broken out in the lead-up to the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang last Friday and led to some 1,200 security staff being quarantined. Organisers had to call in military personnel to replace them.

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Nearly 40 per cent of IITians sitting for placements in 2024 are yet to receive job offers, showing a doubling of the 'unplaced' in the last three years from 19 per cent in 2021-2022 to 38 per cent in 2023-2024.