Robots have been around, in some form or other, since the ancient world. Early legends of automata existed in Greek and Roman legends and basic mechanical'robots' were designed and built in China and Greece. Our modern concept of robots wouldn't appear until the Industrial Revolution with the notion of the android (humanoid robot) coming into existence in 20th Century film and sci-fi literature. Since then many engineers have worked tirelessly to improve and, in some cases, redefine robotics. These 15 are just some of them. The following is far from exhaustive and is in no particular order. Their contribution to robotics: Joseph Endgelberger is widely credited for the birth of the robotics industry.

The BioMind AI system was developed by the Artificial Intelligence Research Centre for Neurological Disorders at the Beijing Tiantan Hospital and it has scored 2:0 against elite physicians in a brain diagnosing competition held in Beijing. The AI made correct diagnoses in 87% of 225 cases in roughly 15 minutes, whereas the team of human doctors only managed to achieve a 66% accuracy. BioMind was also successful in detecting brain hematoma expansion cases. In order for BioMind to be trained, the developers fed it thousands of images of nervous system diseases that were archived by the hospital in the past 10 years. Its success was not intended to pit the doctors against medical technology, on the contrary, it would be expected for the AI to work with the medical professionals and make those who were skeptical about it more accepting.

Executives from the Taiwanese contract electronics company Foxconn made high-profile visits to the United States during the last few weeks. They announced a new company in Silicon Valley that will focus on artificial intelligence (AI). And Foxconn's founder joined President Donald Trump for a ground-breaking ceremony at a new factory in Wisconsin. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is the world's largest contract maker of electronics. It operates factories across China and is most well-known for making phones and other devices for Apple.

ZHENGZHOU: In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a police officer wearing facial recognition glasses spotted a heroin smuggler at a train station. In Qingdao, a city famous for its German colonial heritage, cameras powered by artificial intelligence helped police snatch two dozen criminal suspects in the midst of a big annual beer festival. In Wuhu, a fugitive murder suspect was identified by a camera as he bought food from a street vendor. With millions of cameras and billions of lines of code, China is building a high-tech authoritarian future. Beijing is embracing technologies like facial recognition and artificial intelligence to identify and track 1.4 billion people. It wants to assemble a vast and unprecedented national surveillance system, with crucial help from its thriving technology industry.

There's something big afoot in Fortnite: Battle Royale, and Epic wants all eyes forward. The developer just updated the in-game news feed with a somewhat cryptic message advertising the upcoming Season 5 battle pass, something that dedicated players have been speculating about for a while but that Epic has only recently started to address head-on. The text reads only "Worlds Collide: 3 days until Season 5." The message is accompanied by a teaser image that Epic's official Fortnite twitter sent out a little while ago. It appears to depict a stylized version of a Japanese mask depicting Kitsune, which is both the word for fox and a sort of character out of folklore and mythology. There's also a blue, crackling rift over the right eye, something that matches what players have been seeing in-game for about a week.

People in hoodies and graphic tees are throwing the term "AI" around like confetti. You nod and try to play along, managing to churn out a brief mention of Elon Musk and Tesla as you look up the definition of "artificial intelligence" on your phone. You try to translate it into plain English. Never fear: Our trusty guide is here, no prior knowledge required. Let's talk about what it is -- in layman's terms -- and how it could affect your life.

After working in the Middle East insurance market for a significant time, Rachid Abi Nader and Hadi Radwan noticed a common problem across the region - most people did not really understand the technical insurance jargon and the cover they had purchased. With a vision to make insurance simple, transparent and accessible, they decided to establish Aqeed.com. "We designed our technology solutions to help consumers understand, manage and buy insurance on a friendly and efficient platform," says Abi Nader, CEO and co-founder of Aqeed. Founded with the shareholders of Barents, an A-rated international reinsurance group, and Equitrust, a company member of Choueiri Group (a media and advertising group), Aqeed aims to change the way customers perceive insurance. When we decided on the name, we wanted something that resonates with our target market.

New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be a hot topic in tech circles, but its real benefits will be served when it has been truly democratized, making it available for each individuals. While we are not so distant from a personal AI butler, tech firms are already making efforts in that direction. The first and critical aspect of the rollout is deepening the AI integration to the core of mobile phones. From Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd to Xiaomi Inc., a number of old and new smartphone players are leveraging Artificial Intelligence in their newer phones in one way or another. And then, we have companies like Google (Alphabet Inc.) and Microsoft Corp., which are incorporating AI in their software to deliver smarter products like Google Photos and Windows OS.

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Cyber criminals are sending text messages that appear to come from Argos in an attempt to fool customers of the retail giant into sharing their personal information, including their payment details. One scam message shared by a would-be victim on social media, stated: "Your Argos credit card has a refund of £270 from an overpayment." The message includes a link to what appears to be the Argos website, however leads to a phishing website designed to steal a person's personal information. Even more confusingly for recipients, the message appears in a messaging thread that includes legitimate texts from Argos in the past. Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre, issued a warning to any potential victims.