Robots have a wide range of applications from assisting humans around the factory, home, work office, in the field and more. But if we are to rely on them for assistive tasks, their perception algorithms need to be robust.
Chinese hackers have cracked the Bureau of Meteorology supercomputer, which links to other agencies such as the Department of Defence, according to an ABC report.
The Internet of Things next year will evolve to move beyond the household with an emerging consumer interaction segment, and people will turn their attention to the smartphone as an IoT sensor device, according to analysts.
It might seem simple, but many organisations haven’t determined if they are wasting money on underutilised apps and ageing desktops.
The Attorney-General’s Department has released new updates to the Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms draft bill. Internet Australia said it sees it going down the same path as the Data Retention Act by being passed without being adequately justified.
Business Events Sydney (BESydney) and partners, UNSW and RoboCup Junior Australia, have won a bid to host RoboCup, the world’s largest annual robotics competition.
NSW Minister for Innovation, Victor Dominello, has made data sharing between government agencies a key focus in the final update to the state’s ICT strategy, promising that problem solving and policy development will no longer be done in silos.
If the mobile apps supporting half your online betting business fail on the day of the Melbourne Cup, one of the biggest gambling events in Australia, then you can bet your heart would be racing faster than Phar Lap's.
QuintessenceLabs, built out of Australian National University, has been internationally recognised as a leader in quantum cyber security by winning a global Security Innovation Network (SINET) award.
Engineering company, Laing O'Rourke, is piloting Internet of Things (IoT) technology to monitor and analyse field workers' health, as they often work in rough physical conditions.
The two men at the centre of the University of Sydney ICT corruption inquiry being conducted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) have rejected allegations made by witnesses of dishonest dealings.
A public inquiry this week by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has revealed contractors awarded jobs at the University of Sydney, under the recruitment of Canberra Solutions, were substantially ripped off.
Encouraging girls to study IT towards the end of high school could be too late, according to research by Digital Careers, which looked at the participation of girls in this year’s Bebras Australia Computational Thinking Challenge.
A public inquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) taking place this week revealed damning details over allegations that the University of Sydney’s former head of projects for ICT, Jason Meeth, dishonestly gained money from recruiting ICT contractors from non-accredited Canberra Solutions.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a draft proposal to declare a Superfast Broadband Access Service (SBAS) in a bid to prevent any localised monopoly on provisioning.