Metrosha the robot first made an appearance at the end of last year at the Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Ring rail line, where he wished passengers a happy new year. Now he will appear from time to time in the city’s metro stations to meet and greet passengers on public holidays, the Moscow …
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On March 30 the Moscow-based technopark Kalibr will hold Russia’s first international event on autonomous vehicles. Top experts from Russia and abroad will be there to share knowledge, network and discuss partnerships. The conference will discuss the latest innovations in this field and feature the following topics: What are the latest trends in the field of autonomous vehicles in Russia? …
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On April 19, leading international blockchain professionals will meet Russian bankers and entrepreneurs to discuss local and foreign financial and non-financial blockchain projects as part of the annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia. Held in Moscow, the conference will feature presentations by the representatives of IBM, Microsoft, Sberbank, Higher School of Economics and the State Duma, …
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Japan’s Panasonic Corporation may be primarily associated in the public mind with consumer electronics, but in some parts of the world, it is selling a very different kind of product: vegetables. The company already has automated factories in Japan and Singapore where lettuce and other vegetables are grown indoors in controlled and optimised conditions. Now …
Panasonic to launch pilot hi-tech agricultural project at Skolkovo Read More
Aviasolutions (“Aviaresheniya” in Russian), a manufacturer of industrial drones based in Kazan, Tatarstan, has attracted around €1 million from undisclosed individual investors. The deal was reported last week by Russian online publication Firrma.ru. Thanks to this capital injection, the company will start small-scale manufacturing of ‘FLYP,’ their latest industrial drone model for commercial purposes as pilot projects …
Last year Russian Railways announced that China agreed to provide a 400 billion-ruble ($6.2 billion) loan to build a high-speed rail project between Moscow and Kazan, a city 800km east of the Russian capital. According to Russian news agency Sputnik, which cites The China Daily newspaper, this project is scheduled for completion in 2020. The trains will be able …
Bank Saint Peterburg, a major Russian bank, will soon have its own venture fund and a “VC Lab.” These plans were unveiled at ‘Innovate or Die ‘ an industry conference held in Moscow earlier this month, by the bank’s VP Investment Direction Anna Gurevich. The $30-million fund will focus on early stage projects in the fields of …
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The St. Petersburg city authorities have decided to launch a venture fund to support local startups in the fields of information technologies and light industry. Planned for launch this year, the fund will initially amount to 250 million rubles (approximately $4 million at the current exchange rate). Startups will be able to raise from 1 …
We all know that cars are getting smarter, and driverless cars are looming on the horizon. The day may not be too far off when we can just summon a driverless car, hop in and relax, leaving the car to deal with all the tasks that drivers currently have to juggle, from navigation and safe driving …
Five Russian startups making life easier for car drivers Read More
On Jan. 20, a man in Siberia went ice fishing and had himself a bad day. After drilling a hole in the ice over the Lena River, he accidentally dropped his new iPhone 7 Plus, and the magical device plunged straight into the freezing water below. The iPhone remained underwater for 13 hours, until the …
Researchers at Moscow’s Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology have developed a five dimensional (5D) digital data storage technology uses nano-structured quartz glass to store information. This method of “everlasting data storage” uses quartz discs instead of traditional CD ones. Unlike a CD disc where data is stored on the surface, with the new quartz disc data …
Instamart, a Moscow-based startup that organizes food deliveries from offline retail outlets, has just raised 100 million rubles (approximately $1.6 million at the current exchange rate) from Mail.Ru Group and Ilya Yakubson, a figure of the Russian grocery retail industry. Inspired by the success of Californian unicorn Instacart, the Russian startup launched in 2013. Instamart now serves Moscow …
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