What is a cobot?
A cobot is a robot arm built to work beside people, not behind a fence. Learn what makes one safe, what it is good at, and the checks to make before buying.
Author
Author: Mark Alex
Mark Alex is the founder and Managing Director of Real Biz Digital, a technology company operating out of Nairobi since 2018. He works in agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol, AI governance, enterprise software architecture and cybersecurity. He holds an MSc in Mechatronical Engineering from Obuda University in Budapest and a BSc in IT, Forensic Technology and Cybercrime, from USIU-Africa in Nairobi, and has published IEEE conference research on an AI-powered digital twin for greenhouse systems. He is the author of seven books. Between 2020 and 2024 he mentored more than 200 university students and interns in Nairobi. He writes every Just Out Tech article from the original research paper.
Research Radar/Quantum computing/USA · United Kingdom
A 98-qubit computer fixes its own mistakes, and beats its raw hardware
Quantinuum ran a complete error-correction design on its Helios machine, not just a memory test. The protected version made fewer mistakes than the bare hardware in every test, and no bad runs were thrown away.
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Explainer/Semiconductors & chips
What is a chip fab, and why are there so few?
A chip fab is the factory that prints computer chips onto slices of silicon. Here is how one works, why it costs billions, and why only a few places can build the most advanced kind.
Explainer/Brain-computer interfaces
What is a brain-computer interface?
A brain-computer interface turns brain activity into commands for a machine. This page explains the three ways to pick up the signal, what these devices do well, and why they cannot read your thoughts.
What is 6G, and when is it coming?
6G is the next rulebook for mobile networks, and it is still being written. Here is what it is meant to do, when the first networks are due, and why your phone cannot be upgraded to it.
Research Radar/Robotics/China · Singapore · USA
Robots learn better by watching you than by watching other robots
A new study trained robots on 5,000 hours of video shot from people's own eyes. Those robots beat robots trained on robot video. The gap was biggest on tasks the robots had never seen before.
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What is 5G?
5G is the fifth generation of mobile networks, built for more data, faster replies and far more devices. Learn how its three radio bands differ and why your 5G may feel slow.
Edge computing vs cloud computing: what is the difference?
Cloud computing sends your data to the computer. Edge computing sends the computer to your data. Learn the four differences that decide which one a job needs.
AR, VR and MR: what is the difference?
AR adds to the real world, VR replaces it, and MR blends the two so digital objects obey your furniture. Here is how to tell them apart in one minute.