Every day, the headlines warn us that robots will soon replace humans in more and more jobs. But in many areas of industry, experts believe that the best work is a joint effort by man and technology. This is the thinking behind a competition held at the...
Apis Cor, the parent company of Skolkovo resident Apis-Cor Engineering , has won fourth place in a NASA competition to design a 3D-printed habitat that could be built on Mars. SEArch+/Apis Cor's design provides maximum radiation protection from galactic...
Two of the top three prizes in a reality TV show that followed the fortunes of Russian tech startups went to residents of the Skolkovo Foundation. Vitaly Savelyev, commercial director of KB Avrora, receiving first prize for the Agrobot project. Photo...
The U.S. may be streets ahead in the development of driverless cars, but there is one area where Russia could still overtake, Russian technology experts believe. Their secret weapon? That tried-and-tested historical ally, General Winter. For it’s one...
A large section of the Skolkovo Technopark was turned into an obstacle course with a difference this week, as people of all ages raced to complete a course that included walking up some steps while holding a tray of apples, opening a door at the top of the...
Seven Skolkovo startups have launched crowdfunding campaigns as they compete against each other in a reality TV show on Russian TV titled “An Idea Worth a Million.” Motorica has made 3D-printed cable-operated prosthetic hands for more than...
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...
HELSINKI — Marvelmind Robotics , a Skolkovo resident startup that makes high-precision indoor navigation systems, has made it through to the semifinals of the Slush 100 Pitching Competition in Helsinki. Maxim Tretyakov, CEO of Marvelmind Robotics...
A Russian Cybathlon Federation was officially set up on Tuesday to develop the creation of technology to help disabled people, with the Skolkovo Foundation among the signatories of the founding document. The first international Cybathlon was held in Zurich...
Russian teams took part in five of six disciplines at the Cybathlon in Zurich at the weekend, in the world’s first international competition for disabled people who use hi-tech devices to help them in their everyday lives. A contestant taking part...
Sergei Semaikin sits motionless in his wheelchair, wearing a tight cap with wires poking out from the holes in it and leading to a small black box fixed to the cap at the base of his skull. On the computer screen in front of him, a cartoon figure runs, jumps...
Moscow hosted the world’s first ever international Cybathlon today, as children and adults flocked to the city to compete to move everyday objects around using prosthetic hands, British newspaper The Sun reported on August 13. At the event, prosthesis...
Moscow will see its first ever Cybathlon on August 13 for users of bionic prosthetic hands and arms, organised by Skolkovo resident Motorica , which makes roboticised prosthetic hands for children and adults. The official trailer for the Cybathlon 2016...
Команда молодых робототехников из Сколтеха reSet одержала победу в российском этапе робототехнических соревнований Eurobot 2016. Следующим шагом станет участие в международном финале Eurobot 2016, который состоится 12 июня в Париже. Финал российского...
A Skolkovo resident startup was awarded first prize in the Global Happiness Technology Challenge in China last week for its Webot telepresence product. Webot, a remote presence bot, allows users to observe the bot’s surroundings from their location...
Разработчик решений в области компьютерного зрения, анализа данных и робототехники, резидент IT-кластера «Сколково» компания VisionLabs вышла в финал международного соревнования стартап-проектов Innorobo 2016. Российская компания вошла в шестерку...
Skolkovo resident company VisionLabs has been selected as one of just six projects in the final competition of Innorobo , Europe’s biggest robotics trade fair. VisionLabs will now pitch its facial recognition technology, software and cloud solutions...
Two underwater robot projects were among the three winners of the Degree of Freedom competition for unmanned vehicles and driver assistance systems that will now be awarded mini-grants from the Skolkovo Foundation. GNOM's underwater robots are designed...
Глубокое обучение нейронных сетей стало одним из важнейших направлений развития технологий искусственного интеллекта. Сейчас к этой теме активно привлекают молодых и перспективных разработчиков. Для этого проводятся специализированные конкурсы, хакатоны –...
The co-founder of a Skolkovo resident startup has been included on Forbes’ list of 30 influential people under 30 for his company’s work creating what the magazine describes as “friendly, intuitive, promotional robots.” Oleg Kivokurtsev...
Олег Кивокурцев — 24-летний сооснователь компании Promobot , создающей умных роботов-помощников, вошел в список самых ярких, подающих большие надежды специалистов до 30 лет — Forbes 30 under 30 Europe . Олег Кивокурцев на стенде "Сколково"...
Фонд «Сколково» и Федеральное агентство научных организаций (ФАНО) России проводят конкурс проектов в области беспилотных транспортных средств (ТС) и систем помощи водителю «Степень Свободы». Целью конкурса является стимулирование научно...
Мероприятие необычного формата, объединившее развлекательную, зрелищную и познавательную части, прошло в Гиперкубе Сколково в ночь с 13 на 14 октября. «Робоночь-2015» стала третьей в истории и побила предыдущие рекорды по числу участников и гостей...
Официальное открытие акселерационной программы Robotics , проходящей в рамках федерального акселератора технологических стартапов GenerationS , состоялось на территории Сколковского института науки и технологий (Сколтеха). В Сколтехе стартовал акселератор...
There was double joy for Skolkovo resident robotics startup KB Aurora at this year’s RoboCross competition in Nizhny Novgorod – victory for its student-run affiliate in the main category, and top spot for the main company in a spinoff contest run...