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A Scottish-based business which is aiming to revolutionise the lucrative lawncare market has secured investment of £400,000 in an initial funding round.

Danu Robotics, a University of Edinburgh spin-out, has secured £75,000 in grant funding after taking honours at this year's Scottish Edge Awards. The company focusses on developing sustainable technological solutions for the benefit of the environment. The firm was founded by Xiaoyan Ma.

The latest advancements in robotics and automation will be on show in Inverness next week as Scotland’s first showcase on the subject takes place on February 6 and 7. The free event is organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus and is d

Edinburgh-based tech start-up Robotical has announced the completion of its £43,291 Kickstarter campaign, having set an initial target of £30,000. The campaign saw almost 200 backers pledging in return for product bundles of the second version of Marty the Robot (Marty V2) ranging from a

In a speech to Liverpool University last night, Bank of England chief Mark Carney estimated that up to 15 million of the current jobs in Britain could be automated over time, with whole professions—including accounting—eliminated.

A new £7.9 million investment, led by £3.5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank, will enable scale and growth for Leap Automation Ltd (Leap AI), an emerging leader in low-cost industrial AI robotics.

An Edinburgh-based deep-tech robotics and agri-tech business, Crover, has been awarded £50,000 in funding to further its study of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The firm secured Innovate UK funding to progress their study of remote autonomous operations of a grain-swimming robot.

Glasgow-based technology company Kingdom Technologies has secured £1.4 million in its latest round of funding to fuel the expansion of its innovative fleet of robotic lawn mowers.

The Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC) has lined up an investment fund and partnered with the National Robotarium to support the next generation of “smart things” entrepreneurs in Scotland. The launch of the STAC Invest Syndicate - a platform to connect investors with ambitious, high

Robertson has commenced construction work at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Campus to deliver a £22.4 million National Robotarium.

Falkirk-based Carron Bathrooms has invested in new state-of-the-art robotics technology to improve and automate its manufacturing processes after securing a seven-figure loan from Bank of Scotland.

With the Bank of England projecting that up to 15 million current UK jobs might be at risk due to robots, a new survey has revealed that nearly a third of British workers (31 per cent) would be happy to work for a robot boss.

A man has been accused of using generative AI to fraudulently obtain more than $10 million (c. £7.6m) in royalties from music streaming services using fake music and fake listeners. New York man Michael Smith, 52, was arrested by the FBI last week in connection with the alleged fraud, which in

A company which claimed to have invented "the world's first robot lawyer" has agreed to pay a nearly $200,000 settlement over its marketing claims. DoNotPay faced action from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after allegedly claiming its AI-powered tool could "sue anyone with the click of a butt

Scottish technology firm Bioliberty has secured £2.2 million in funding to develop a unique soft robotic glove which can restore upper limb mobility in patients following a stroke. The funding round was led by business angel investment syndicate Archangels, with participation from Eos Adv