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Published: Thursday January 12 2017As technological advances and new business models drive strong growth in robotics, artificial intelligence and industrial automation, these sectors are becoming increasingly attractive to investors.Since its early days in the 1960s, robotics has marched steadily into the mainstream, and is now launching disruptive innovations which are permeating the business world and people’s daily lives. The development of artificial intelligence (AI), in particular, is...

Published: Saturday December 31 2016Robots used to be separated from people because of safety concerns, but Professor Antonio Bicchi of the Italian Institute of Technology and Pisa University believes that a new generation of lightweight, soft robots will safely interact with humans in everyday life.The robots that play an essential role in many industries today are rigid and heavy, their mechanical and electronic components programmed by humans to be very accurate in what they do. But as...

Published: 28th December 2016Download issue:Humankind is moving from an information age to the age of intelligent machines, with consequences for the world of work, the economy and society. The transition is driven by the explosion in the amount of digital data that is now available, artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can analyse the data for the benefit of humanity, and intelligent robots that are able to work independently.The Winter 2016 edition of Pictet Report includes a talk...