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While the U.S. military has historically been a leader in the development of swarm robots, universities are also significant. Costs, controls, and applications offer opportunities for business.

Food robots, from growing and processing to cooking, are expected to be in high demand. CMU and Sony have started a collaboration to develop these robots.

Analysts have expressed concerns that the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation will raise costs, limit access to data, and hinder AI development. The European privacy provisions could also lower barriers within the continent.

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.

Framework of GPS and sensors that observe road conditions could eliminate need for predetermined 3D mapping of roadways.

The Robot Activity Index is a measure of confidence among leading robotics suppliers, which are polled confidentially each quarter by RBR and The Futurist Institute. This quarter's report also looked at risks.

The service robots category is broad, including just about all automation that isn't industrial. A closer look reveals how suppliers and users can make the most of new technologies.

Joint study on automation readiness shows how countries are preparing their economies for intelligent automation through education, labor policies and innovation environments.

As AI continues to advance, researchers aim to create new methods to help robots communicate better with humans.

Young designers from Pennsylvania recently won this year's FIRST Tech Challenge with their autonomous robots.