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Issue 3 14-04-2017
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SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
 Voice Activated AI
 Li-ion Batteries
 Human Support
Robot
Self-Driving Electric Cars by Chinese-backed startup , NIO
NIO, the Chinese-backed start-up formerly
known as NextEV, is bringing an autono-
mous electric car to the U.S. by 2020, the
company's U.S CEO Padmasree Warrior
announced at an event during SXSW in
Austin, Texas.
The company also unveiled a concept car
called NIO Eve that's meant to showcase tions, and activities—like teleconferencing
how it sees autonomous vehicles interact- or sleeping—that they're participating in.
ing with humans. The AI vehicle is designed to constantly
The concept vehicle is also equipped with learn about its occupants and their prefer-
NOMI, a voice-activated artificial intelligent ences.
digital companion that will personalize the http://fortune.com/2017/03/10/nio-electric-
driving experience for its human occupants autonomous-car/
based on their preferences, road condi

ISRO will allow companies to obtain Lithium-ion battery tech

The Government of India has asked ISRO to
allow manufacturers interested in produc-
ing indigenous lithium-ion batteries, includ-
ing those from private sector, to obtain the
technology for its mass production. Isro will
now come up with a framework to make
this process smooth.
Photo: Aniruddha The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre under
Chowdhury/Mint ISRO has developed indigenous technology
to manufacture such high-power batteries
for automobiles and e-vehicles and their
feasibility tests in vehicles have been suc-
cessful.
Bulk procurement and mass production
can reduce the cost of lithium-ion batteries
by 80%, which is key to push demand.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articlesh
ow/58089789.cms

Toyota Sends Robots To The Hospital

So you thought robots are
mainly used for building
cars. Sure, that will remain
true for a while, but from
now and into the future,
robots will help us get back
on our feet should we have
a stroke. Eventually, they
could tend to the bed-
ridden, or even replace psy-
chiatrists. Toyota demoed
its Welwalk WW-1000
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bertelschmitt/2
robot, a machine that can rehabilitate 017/04/12/toyota-sends-robots-to-the-
stroke victims some 60% faster than reg- hospital/#59a3061c702e
ular physiotherapy. The company also
showed glimpses of other robotic technol-
ogies, for instance a Human Support Ro-
bot that picks up stuff, draws curtains,
and performs other menial tasks a bed-
ridden patient would normally need to
call a nurse for. The Welwalk WW-1000
robot can be leased for around $3,200
monthly. For the time being the bot is
only available in Japan.
Photo: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

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