The world’s first lightweight flexible wearable robot, “muscle exoskeleton,” was unveiled in Wuxi, designed to assist individuals with mobility issues like stroke and Parkinson’s. This innovative device focuses on personalized rehabilitation, enabling users to regain walking abilities and promoting active recovery through real-time gait analysis and support.
OpenAI plans to release a new open AI language model, its first since GPT-2, amid competitive pressures. CEO Sam Altman emphasizes a shift towards a more open-source strategy, inviting community feedback to shape the model’s development and ensure it meets the needs of developers and researchers.
Google is enhancing its travel tools with AI-driven features across Maps, Search, and Hotels. New capabilities include screenshot recognition in Maps, AI-generated itineraries for entire countries, and global hotel price tracking. These updates aim to streamline vacation planning, making it easier for users to organize and manage their trips.
Gartner forecasts that global spending on generative AI will reach $644 billion in 2025, marking a 76.4% increase from 2024. The report highlights that 80% of this spending will be on hardware, emphasizing the need for organizations to adapt their strategies and focus on embedded AI capabilities within existing systems.
Figure, a U.S. robotics company, has achieved a breakthrough in humanoid robot technology, enabling its Figure 02 robot to walk with a more natural gait. This advancement, utilizing reinforcement learning, enhances robots’ mobility in real-world environments, paving the way for practical applications in industries like manufacturing and warehousing.
Classiq Technologies and Sumitomo Corporation have successfully tested quantum circuit compression for Monte Carlo simulations, enhancing financial risk assessments. The project demonstrated that optimized quantum circuits could achieve up to 95% compression, improving fault tolerance and making large-scale quantum simulations more feasible for financial applications.
Quantum computing is poised to revolutionize risk modeling and fraud detection in RegTech. By enabling real-time transaction assessments and enhancing anomaly detection, it offers unprecedented computational power. However, it also introduces new security risks, necessitating investment in post-quantum cryptography to safeguard sensitive financial data.
Nigerian urologist Professor Kingsley Ekwueme has made history by performing West Africa’s first robotic prostate cancer surgery in Lagos. Utilizing the da Vinci robotic system, he aims to provide accessible, high-quality healthcare in Nigeria, emphasizing the importance of advanced training for local doctors and reliable medical facilities.
Japan Tobacco and D-Wave have successfully completed a proof-of-concept project using quantum computing to enhance drug discovery. By integrating quantum technology with large language models, they achieved superior molecular generation, demonstrating the potential of Quantum AI to accelerate the development of innovative pharmaceuticals while improving efficiency and quality.
The Liangxi District is transforming old factories into hubs for the robotics industry, enhancing production efficiency with AI-driven systems. The area is attracting leading companies and developing a comprehensive industrial chain, focusing on humanoid and collaborative robots, while promoting innovation in smart manufacturing and sustainable practices.
