…delivered by BSI in partnership with the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, NCAIR, under the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme. The workshop brought together senior government officials, regulators and technology practitioners to examine how internationally recognised standards can support…

…that the country needed to prepare its workforce for changes in technology, automation, robotics, digital manufacturing and cleaner energy. He disclosed that NECA, in collaboration with the International Organisation of Employers and Microsoft, had registered 101,000 young Nigerians for an artificial intelligence train…

…ethics, competence, safety and service to humanity. He identified automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, advanced manufacturing and smart systems as areas requiring greater attention as the profession responds to technological changes. Earlier, the Chairman of the 2026 Conference Plannin Commi…

…by the capacity to harness emerging technologies, identifying artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, automation and new energy systems as areas that would increasingly shape the global economy. He cited the Ekiti Knowledge Zone as a major technology-driven initiative capable of connecting young people and te…

…leading to blindness, stroke or death. Dr Sophia Bano, an associate professor in robotics and AI at UCL and the technical lead for the AI system, said: "By learning from hundreds of surgical videos, [the system] has been exposed to a breadth of surgical examples that would take a surgeon many years to encounter. "It is…

…to trigger Article 5, NATO's collective-defence clause.The latest case involves Milrem Robotics, an Estonian drone manufacturer that supplies equipment to Ukraine. A building belonging to the Tallinn-based company was set on fire in Tallinn on August 15. Estonia is investigating whether the fire was deliberate and whet…

…delivery. Maida said technology-enabled schools, digital learning facilities, robotics and artificial intelligence laboratories reflected the need for education to evolve alongside technological change. Beyond skills development, the NCC said the Digital Industrial Park and Learning Centre are expected to provide entre…

…said the need to protect soldiers was driving the rapid development of battlefield robotics."In order to save human lives, to save soldiers, there must be robots," Trotsenko told AFP. Ukraine has developed a large domestic drone industry during the war, with aerial drones now widely used for reconnaissance and attacks,…

…systems, AI-enabled smart meters, hybrid biodigesters, solar generators and agricultural robotics. Ige also revealed that construction of the proposed Dr Diran Fawibe CPEEL Research Centre had reached an advanced stage and appealed to corporate organisations to support the facility with research equipment. “The Nigeria…

…governments to rethink how people earn an income. Musk said the explosion in AI and robotics won't simply automate repetitive work. He believes it could eventually produce more goods and services than people could reasonably consume. "Yeah, it's basically AI and robots are going to make so much stuff and provide so man…

…education - AI-assisted learning, coding from primary school, digital literacy for all, robotics & automation, AI tools, data science and cybersecurity. Community colleges - Associate degrees, technical certifications, entrepreneurship programmes, adult education, continuing education and digital skills training." On t…

…were nowhere near what they are today. Now AI is everywhere. We are talking about robotics, big data, agentic AI, and many other emerging technologies. Naturally, there are areas that may require updating as our understanding of these technologies deepens. That is normal; laws must evolve with society and technology. L…

The digital parts of the system must be accurate in order to reliably simulate a robotics system. Higher-quality components contribute to more accurate motion behavior, collision detection, and engineering validation. Creating 3D models manually often requires significant expertise, specialized skills, and considerable…

…schools and equipped them with all the features of a typical smart school including robotics centre, an AI, ICT, 3D printer. Beyond these, we have to push on something which for us is the number one risk factor, that is the right teacher to real staff. That has always been identified as the major risk factor. So, what…

…explicitly address emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and robotics. The planned review comes three years after the legislation was signed into law. The National Commissioner of the NDPC, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, disclosed the plan in Abuja while marking three years since the Act was signed. P…

…now describes itself as a vertically integrated fish harvester and processor, deploying robotics and AI across the chain from boat to plate. Shinkei gives Poseidon machines to fishermen for free, then pays those fishermen a premium price for the fish that come out of them, well above what the catch would fetch at a sta…

…to emerging technologies, but today we can specifically mention Artificial Intelligence, robotics and big data," he said. "Ten years ago, nobody was talking about AI the way we are doing now, but today it has become central to virtually every aspect of digital transformation. We need to be more specific about what cons…

…company says it is already in commercial deployment with customers in defense, telco, robotics, and AI. To focus its efforts, Kyber has been prioritizing three segments: robotics, drones of every kind, and remote IT access, where demand has been particularly strong. In that last segment, Kempf says Kyber aspires to be…

…data for more real-world simulation capabilities. All of these companies see gaming and robotics training as near-term commercial use cases, but General Intuition takes a different approach: It builds world models to train agents, not to sell them. The agents are the product, and the startup's unique dataset gives it a…

…YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled with defense tech, robotics, AI infrastructure and developer tools, and of course, AI agents. TechCrunch spoke to eight investors to determine which ones were the hottest companies in this batch - both the ones they were watching and the startups they…