Day: August 31, 2018

Events – STARTS Talk: Human Agency In The Robotic World, lecture by Alexander Mankowsky – 19 September 2018, Brussels, BOZAR

How is artificial intelligence (AI) influencing tomorrow’s mobility solutions? How can the community be optimized by machine support and, above all, how does this affect people? These are the central questions discussed by Alexander Mankowsky, futurologist at the automotive company Daimler. Under the title ‘Human Agency In A Robotic World’,

Research Headlines – Lightening the load for car makers

EU-funded researchers have developed and tested an innovative new method for producing tailor-made steel parts of variable thickness and shape. This could hugely benefit car manufacturers interested in incorporating flexible lightweight components in future designs – reducing costs and boosting their competitiveness. Powered by WPeMatico

New developments in ship recycling

Recycling techniques for end-of-life ships developed by a LIFE project are now being used by shipyards in Spain to dismantle fishing vessels and support ships. And Reciclauto Navarra, the company behind the project has just signed an agreement to be involved in safer ship recycling in North and West Africa.