robotics

Asia’s patent offices carry the volume while Western megacaps in software, chips and medtech do most of the heavy filing. Drug majors are riding older IP waves instead of driving the boom. According to fresh WIPO data, innovators filed a record 3.7 million patent applications in 2024, up 4.9% from 2023 and the fastest growth…

At the University of Colorado Boulder campus, undergraduate students are using digital twin technology and robotics to advance the future of lunar studies. They published their study in the journal Advances in Space Research.  While “Armstrong”, the robot created by the undergrads, wouldn’t survive a trip to the moon’s surface, it can be used for…

Little by little, fully autonomous cars are popping up across the world, offering consumers a truly driverless way to get from point A to B. Now, a similar transformation is emerging in laboratories worldwide. Self-driving, or autonomous, labs (SDLs) are lab facilities powered by AI, advanced computing and robotics, enabling the design and conduct of…

[Updated December 18, 2024 with new details on Databricks] In 2024, AI-focused startups continued to dominate the funding landscape with industry leaders like OpenAI ($6.6B), xAI ($6B), and Anthropic ($4B) leading the pack. Adding to this trend, MLflow and data lakehouse pioneer Databricks recently secured a $10 billion funding round that was primarily equity-based, at…

In a move signaling a more relaxed regulatory approach to the booming AI sector, UK regulators announced they would not investigate Google’s $2 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic. The move mirrors a similar decision regarding Amazon’s earlier $4 billion stake. This green light comes as Amazon doubles, bringing its total investment in Anthropic to…