Health & Medical

In this week's global roundup, Watson Health layoffs could signal an AI bubble, China launches facial recognition platform in Africa, and labor unions continue to be concerned with automation efforts.

Automation in the laboratory space requires precision and reliability, but also flexibility, says Peter Harris, CEO of HighRes Biosolutions.

Meet the three Wild Card entries in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, which join a competition designed to develop and apply AI to a wide range of problems.

Not only can robot kits help teach children with autism spectrum disorder about STEM subjects, but they can also enable caregivers to engage with certain children in new ways. Here are some examples.

The Wearable Robotics Lab in the Netherlands is developing flexible suits with smart control system to be worn by patients with muscle or nerve damage to assist with mobility.

Exoskeleton entrepreneur Amit Goffer is well-known for his work on the ReWalk system. UPnRIDE, his latest project, is intended to provide full mobility in a standing position.

Companies reap benefits for using AI to solve specific problems, ranging from drug discovery to legal contract reviewing

This week saw humans voting for an AI entity, China moving to AI for treating patients, and continued automation in the shipping and shipbuilding space.

A growing number of medical facilities and centralized internal pharmacies see efficiency gains as robots in hospitals perform delivery and packaging assignments.

Surgical robots, the security sector, and self-driving companies all got funding during National Robotics Week.