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How robots helped protect doctors from coronavirus

Lilly Smith

March 26, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China, Hubei Province

To keep the doctor-patient contact at a minimum during the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals in China and Thailand are using human-like robots to perform basic medical tasks. The use of robots doesn't just help to keep doctors safer, it also helps to relieve them of their overburdened workload.

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Amazon, Startups See Surge in Demand for Automation Tech Amid Pandemic

Kevin McLaughlin

March 25, 2020 |

The Information |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As companies look to stay economically viable and responsive to customers during the coronavirus pandemic, many are beginning to turn to automation as a way to fill jobs that would have humans working too closely together. From Amazon's cloud-based call center service to autonomous robots that can cook, the coronavirus crisis has created a pathway for technological advancements to be put to use.

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Drone on the range: Farmers take to the skies to save water and money

Miles Wilson

December 31, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Maricopa, Arizona

In Arizona, the use of drones as farming technology is gaining traction. While still in the early stages, drones have shown to help with field mapping and data collection on things like crop conditions, water quality, and infestations. In an area that has been experiencing a 2-decade drought, these drones are able to help identify more precisely the water needed for soil.

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Airbus is making planes lighter with technology we barely understand

Mark Wilson

November 20, 2019 |

FastCompany |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

An engineering company called Autodesk uses the concept of "generative deisgn" - design facilitated by Artificial Intelligence to create structural renderings unimagined by the human brain - to create lighter and more durable airplanes. Generative design uses the calculations of artificial intelligence software to create thousands of ergonomic designs, based on an input of desired force and shape of the plane part - or other architectural puzzles pieces.

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India has a big trash problem. TrashBot is trying to help.

Rishika Pardikar

May 09, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bengaluru

Separating mixed waste efficiently with technology can help where waste segregation policies are lacking. In Bangalore, India, a machine called Trashbot sorts mixed waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable components. Properly recycled waste can then be sold, avoiding landfills.

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Virtual reality and SA's quest for happier nurses

Nelisiwe Msomi

April 23, 2019 |

Bhekisisa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa

In South Africa, public health nurses have a tendency to act more like a parent than a nurse when teenage girls visit the clinic to be tested for HIV, ask for birth control or get antiretroviral treatment. To change this reputation and behavior, Makhulu Media and the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation collaborated to make a virtual reality film that shows the nurses how their behavior is often interpreted by the patient.

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Florida strawberry farmers using robots to pick fruit, control mildew

Paul Brinkmann

April 18, 2019 |

UPI |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

Robots are the newest way to improve efficiency of agriculture in the context of an aging immigrant population of fruit pickers, specifically in the strawberry industry. Harvest CROO is the company behind the robot Berry, and it has received millions of dollars to develop this technology. Research shows advancements in agricultural technology may be the only way to feed a growing worldwide population.

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Medical Supply Drones in Rwanda

Fred de Sam Lazaro

April 17, 2019 |

Under-Told Stories Project |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

The first of it's kind, a medical drone base has opened in Rwanda that aims to cut down the time it takes to deliver blood from blood banks to hospitals. Serving 21 rural health facilities throughout the region, the approach is also helping put Rwanda on the map as a technology hub.

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The border guards you can't win over with a smile

Molly Kendrick

April 17, 2019 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Across the globe, governments are spending money on research that could allow artificial intelligence, or AI, to expedite and improve the screening and security processes at passport control. As international travel continues to increase, various companies are developing technology that will identify potentially dangerous passengers or those involved in criminal behavior through data collection and lie detection. The development of such technology has opponents voicing concerns over racial bias, human rights, and privacy.

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Why robotic pets may be the next big thing in dementia care

Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

April 03, 2019 |

NBC News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

Providing senior citizens with animal-assisted therapy has been known to lessen rates of loneliness while also aiding in brain health by reducing cases as dementia. Because taking care of a living animal is not always a reality, robotic pets may help fill that void by being requiring commitment while still providing companionship.

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