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Published on August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

3 mins read

Top 5 AI Robotics Trends in 2022

We live in a time where technology is moving faster than we could have imagined. One such popular breakthrough has been artificial intelligence. The AI Robotics market is expected to grow from USD 6.9 billion in 2021 to USD 35.3 billion by 2026.

As technology has advanced, more and more technological developments have been implemented in this field. A lot of efforts are being put into making artificial intelligence robots safe, friendly, and efficient, from increasing functionalities to improving security.

Keep reading to learn more about the trends in AI Robotics in 2022.

1. AI-Powered Robotics and RPA

RPA improves quality control, lowers costs, and boosts efficiency, among other benefits. The adoption of RPA is growing exponentially in the 2020s. Integrating AI in robots and RPA will allow us to automate many processes that humans currently handle, thus saving time and resources on tasks that machines can perform. AI is the ideal complement to RPA, allowing for more accurate and efficient automation.

2. Rise of Cobots

Cobots are collaborative robots that are low-cost, safe, and easy to deploy. These are intended to collaborate with humans in businesses to combine the strengths of human employees and robots. Many industries have been adopting cobots to lower their production costs while improving the quality of their products.

3. Robotics in Healthcare

The healthcare industry is also taking advantage of the benefits of AI and robotics. Robotic devices that perform surgeries are being used to conduct complex operations. These machines can help surgeons work more efficiently, allowing them to spend less time on each patient. They can also assist with rehabilitation after an injury or illness by monitoring progress through exercise programs.

4. Delivery Robots

The era of delivery robots has been on the rise, with increased demand for them in the retail and food and beverage industries. The global delivery robots market is expected to grow at a higher CAGR of 31.3% from 2022 to 2030. The reduction of delivery costs in last-mile deliveries and increased venture funding are key drivers of growth in this market.

5. Smart Factories

As robots become more intelligent, manufacturing and distribution businesses have become smarter. Industrial robots and automated solutions are assisting businesses with assembly lines more efficiently. When performing repetitive tasks, industrial robots provide manufacturers with greater consistency and quality.

Artificial intelligence is changing the way people interact with computers and machines. As we move towards a more digital world, robotics will play an important role in our lives.

AI is a game-changer in many industries and shows no signs of slowing down.

Tony O. Lawson

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Published on November 10, 2021January 17, 2022

4 mins read

Black Inventors Create First Bio-Robotic Arm Operated by Brain Signals

A bio-robotic arm created by two Black inventors looks like it’s straight out of a science-fiction movie, but it’s actually not from the future.

David Gathu and Moses Kinyua, inventors from Nairobi, Kenya, have created a bio-robotic prosthetic arm that could change the lives of disabled Kenyans and the future of prosthetics entirely.

Their newest invention doesn’t break a world record; it sets it. Most prosthetic technology is powered by a person’s muscles. Equipped with sensors to detect the flexing of appropriate muscles, the bionic limb will act accordingly. Gathu and Kinyua’s prosthetic works differently. Instead of listening for muscle signals, it listens for brain signals and is the first in the world to do so.

When the brain tells the prosthetic to do something, those signals are converted into an electric current by a NeuroNode biopotential headset receiver, a technology originally invented to assist individuals suffering from paralysis and speech loss. The electrical current is then redirected into the arm’s circuitry, giving the arm both mobility and direction.

The idea for the bio-robotic arm came to the inventors amid the pandemic when they began thinking of how to help their country deal with the devastating virus.

“When the virus hit our country, we decided to create a machine that could help us decontaminate surfaces. It can also be used in schools, restaurants, hospitals,” Kinyua explains, from his workshop in the city of Kikuyu, north of Nairobi.

Though Kenya’s response to the virus has been better than most, it’s easy for hospitals to get overwhelmed rather quickly and a bio-robotic arm can help speed up the disinfectant process, allowing the treating of patients to speed up simultaneously.

The sanitizing device within the arm, though still a prototype, oxidizes oxygen molecules to convert into ozone to be used as a disinfectant. Ozone has been proven to be highly effective in killing bacteria and inactivating viruses on surfaces and remains 50 times more effective and acts 3000 times faster than chlorine, which remains the most popular disinfectant.

Remarkably, the creation of this innovative device comes from humble beginnings. The bio- robotic arm was designed entirely from second-hand parts salvaged from any old, discarded electronics David Gathu and Moses Kinyua could find.

“At the moment, we use raw materials from other discarded appliances because we do not have neither the place nor the resources to obtain the necessary materials to mass-produce,” Kinyua remarks.

Though the two inventors don’t work in a state-of-the-art facility, the work they manage to do with salvaged material is indicative of how possible it is to change the lives of many without an expensive lab or tools.

Though the bio-robotic arm was initially created to help COVID-19 sanitization efforts, the young inventors’ technology can influence how prosthetics for the disabled are produced. The number of applications this technology could have is innumerable and can change how medical technology works in the future.