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...
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...
“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...
The fifth annual Skolkovo Robotics event opened at the Skolkovo Technopark on Friday with a greeting from space. Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky addresses the Skolkovo Robotics conference from onboard the ISS. Photo: Sk.ru. Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, who...
«Доброе утро, люди и роботы!» - обратился к участникам Пятой конференции Robotics ее основатель Альберт Ефимов. Количество людей-участников форума, благодаря регистрации, известно точно: 5,5 тысяч. Пытаясь подсчитать участников-роботов, Ефимов,...
“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...
Ekaterina Bereziy, the CEO and co-founder of Skolkovo startup ExoAtlet , has been named one of the Young Global Leaders Class of 2017 compiled by the World Economic Forum. “She is changing the lives of those with spinal cord injuries with her robotics...
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....
Questions surrounding artificial intelligence and whether or not it constitutes a threat to mankind have dominated the headlines this year. Now the Skolkovo innovation centre is gathering together Russian and international experts in this field to discuss the...
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...
ExoAtlet , a Skolkovo startup that makes medical exoskeletons for the rehabilitation of disabled people, has started clinical research into the use of its exoskeletons to help people with multiple sclerosis. An ExoAtlet exoskeleton being demonstrated...
Россия примет участие в первых международных соревнованиях Cybathlon. Нашу страну будут представлять несколько команд состоящих из людей, потерявших конечности или лишенных возможности двигаться, на помощь которым пришли самые передовые разработки в области...
В соревнованиях в Цюрихе между собой поборются «умные» системы для людей с ограниченными возможностями На смену летним Олимпийским играм и Паралимпиаде приходят первые в истории международные соревнования людей с «дополненными возможностями»...
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...
Современные технологии способны кардинально менять качество жизни людей. Простой пример: всего несколько лет назад человек, потерявший руку или ногу, вынужден был менять образ жизни и привычки, смиряться с отсутствием многих возможностей. Сегодня такой человек...
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...
Компания «Наносемантика» — российский разработчик технологий искусственного интеллекта, нацеленных на решение бизнес-задач, представила платформу eCommerce Inf.net , на которой каждый желающий может создать робота для своего сайта. Инф...
Skolkovo is to become a testing centre for driverless buses with the setting up of a research and development centre by innovative bus-maker Volgabus . The driverless bus developed jointly by Bakulin Motors Group and Skolkovo resident KB Avrora. Photo...
Территория Сколково станет центром разработок и тестирования беспилотных транспортных средств для городской среды. Первые шаги в этом направлении уже сделаны: сейчас на площадке ИЦ проходят испытания беспилотного электробуса Volgabus. Разработчик «умного»...
VisionLabs , a facial recognition, data analysis and robotics company that is a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation, has created an open-source computer vision platform using funding from Facebook and Google. The Russian company created the new resource...
Leading experts in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence from around the world gathered at the Skolkovo innovation centre on Friday for the annual Skolkovo Robotics event. The annual Skolkovo Robotics event attracted both human robot-makers...