Not so long ago, a prostate cancer operation would cost the patient 1.5 litres of blood and entail a two-week stay in hospital. Now the average patient loses just 20 millilitres of blood, and three days in hospital are usually sufficient. This drastic change...
В Сколково проходит международный робототехнический форум Skolkovo Robotics. Открывая его, ректор Сколтеха Александр Кулешов обозначил сразу несколько проблем российской роботехники, главная из которых связана с образованием «У нас нет ясного определения...
The Skolkovo Technopark is once again getting ready to be taken over by robots for its annual Skolkovo Robotics Forum , which attracts robots – and the humans who make them – from all over the globe. As in previous years, Skolkovo Robotics...
Skolkovo resident startup ExoAtlet , which makes rehabilitation exoskeletons that help disabled people to walk again, has raised $5 million in investment to expand its business to Europe and beyond. The funding is being provided by the Korean company Cosmo...
It’s a big year for Promobot , a resident startup of the Skolkovo Foundation’s IT cluster. The Perm-based company has just released version 4 of its cheeky service robots, whose antics have made headlines around the world and which are already on...
The Skolkovo Foundation is celebrating a double victory in robotics after the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology ( Skoltech ) won first place in the national final of the Eurobot international amateur robotics contest, and the Skolkovo International...
Would you agree to your court case being decided upon by a robot judge? In surveys in which people were asked precisely this question, the highest proportion of positive reactions came from Russia, according to Ekaterina Schulmann, a political scientist . ...
“Come a little closer, human,” urged Vasily, a robotic octopus with suction cups that bore a suspicious resemblance to the rubber end of a toilet plunger. The enthralled crowd of children – and adults – took a step forward. A jet of...
“Will robots take over?” and “Will robots take our jobs?” are the most frequent robot predictions searched for on Google. The internet, alas, does not always have accurate answers. But if anyone knows what the future holds in store for...
Amid the hazardous hairstyles and improbable outfits on display at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia last week, it was hard to stand out. But in one of the cavernous rooms of Moscow’s Manezh, where the event took place, some of the startups displaying...
Nine innovative resident startups of the Skolkovo Foundation are heading to London next week to exhibit their products at Bett , a major international EdTech trade show taking place from January 25 to January 28. The giant education trade fair is attended...
If your new year’s resolution is to learn a foreign language, you have more options for doing so than ever before, from traditional lessons to home study options and mobile phone apps. But you might not have considered using a technique based on computer...
At the stand hosting Skolkovo projects at the recent Slush tech startup event in Helsinki, there was one company that was under constant siege from fascinated onlookers. Among the talking robots, on-screen demonstrations and a miniature cinema – complete...
The Moscow city government has bought 20 medical rehabilitation exoskeletons made by Skolkovo resident ExoAtlet for local clinics, where they will be used to help disabled people regain the ability to walk. The sale marks ExoAtlet’s first bulk order....
The world’s best face recognition algorithm is made by Skolkovo resident Vocord , according to the MegaFace platform, which rated it above Google in one of its rankings this week. Vocord's algorithm was developed to identify faces in crowds...
В 1966 году молодой математик Александр Кулешов (ныне - академик РАН и ректор Сколтеха) прочитал открытый доклад Пентагона. В нем был постулирован окончательный отказ от методов машинного перевода, с которыми на тот момент ассоциировался искусственный интеллект...
О руководителе одного из крупнейших американских акселераторов Y Combinator Сэме Альтмане говорят, что он настолько увлечен своим детищем, что практически не ходит в туалет. Когда кто-то сказал об этом самому Альтману, тот ответил: «Надо ходить в туалет...
Всего за полчаса на «Открытых инновациях» компания «Промобот» договорилась о продаже 35 своих сервисных роботов третьего поколения. Столь впечатляющему результату предшествовала красочная презентация, для которой организаторы форума...
Skolkovo resident Promobot , famed for its friendly robots that have been known to escape , unveiled its third generation model at the Open Innovations forum held at the Skolkovo Technopark on Wednesday. Version 3 is as flirty as its predecessors - but now...
Первые в истории международные спортивные соревнования людей, использующих высокотехнологичные ассистивные устройства, пройдут в Цюрихе 8 октября текущего года. Россию на соревнованиях Кибатлон ( Cybathlon ) представит сборная команда из шести молодых компаний...
«РУ» - это не только российский домен в интернете. Для людей, занятых в производстве медицинской техники, «РУ» - это регистрационное удостоверение. Жизнь компании до получения «РУ» и после такового радикально отличается....
Konstantin Deblikov deftly extends one black, bionic finger to rub the side of his nose as he talks. The casual observer might think that the young journalist from Voronezh has complete mastery of his bionic hands, but his dexterity belies the struggle that...
President Vladimir Putin inspected life-changing medical solutions made by resident companies of the Skolkovo Foundation at the Strategic Initiatives Forum in Moscow on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin greeting a little girl with a prosthetic hand while...
ExoAtlet , a resident startup of the Skolkovo Foundation that makes medical exoskeletons to help disabled people walk, has received official registration as medical equipment for its systems. ExoAtlet pilot Sergei Rubinshtein walks with his wife Galina...
For three days this week, Skolkovo will be transformed into an international centre of industrial design, promise the organisers of an event aimed at helping tech startups to use design as a tool to commercialize their projects. The idea for the Days...