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DeepMind experimenting with 'Shadow Hand' that can withstand a severe beating in the name of AI research
Curated from www.livescience.com - June 14th, 2024 by igor_X

The Shadow Hand robotic appendage is primarily built for machine learning projects with a focus on dexterity — but its creators want you to know just how tough it is.

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Sleeping With Robots: How Artificial Intelligence Transformed My Sleep
Curated from www.cnet.com - June 14th, 2024 by igor_X

I tried bedtime routines created by ChatGPT and monitored the results with a sleep tracker. Here's what I found.

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Memo to faculty: AI is not your friend (opinion)
Curated from www.insidehighered.com - June 14th, 2024 by igor_X

The time to resist is now, Scott Latham writes.

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Elon Musk claims Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company — more than half the value of the S&P 500 today
Curated from www.cnbc.com - June 14th, 2024 by igor_X

At Tesla's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk said the company's jump into humanoid robots could lift its market cap by almost 50-fold.

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Aramark deploying cleaning robots in key locations - The Robot Report
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

Pringle Robotics says it worked closely with Aramark Facilities Management to evaluate, pilot, and deploy the robots. 

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NASA challenges teams to build robots capable of harvesting water on the moon
Curated from whnt.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

A million-dollar contest managed by Marshall’s Space Flight Center is pushing forward technology that could one day support human life on the moon.

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A weeding robot that can autonomously remove seedlings
Curated from techxplore.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

Robotic systems are already being deployed in various settings worldwide, assisting humans with a highly diverse range of tasks. One sector in which robots could prove particularly advantageous is agriculture, ...

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These AI-enabled recycling robots are helping businesses be more sustainable
Curated from fortune.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

Robotics company Glacier, which was backed by Amazon this year, says its robots can sort 45 items per minute across more than 30 different materials.

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This humanoid robot can drive cars — sort of | TechCrunch
Curated from techcrunch.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

Researchers at the University of Tokyo built a humanoid robot that can drive a car -- with a few major caveats.

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Estonian-made combat robots in Ukraine now come with Starlink
Curated from www.defensenews.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

The new satellite connectivity feature allows the vehicles to be operated from thousands of miles away, according to the manufacturer.

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Robotics startup cofounded by Synapse CEO is raising funds with exaggerated claims about GM ties
Curated from www.cnbc.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

Foundation was started in April by Synapse CEO Sankaet Pathak, Tribe Capital CEO Arjun Sethi, and LeBlanc, cofounder of Cobalt Robotics.

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Generative AI takes robots a step closer to general purpose | TechCrunch
Curated from techcrunch.com - June 13th, 2024 by igor_X

The push to produce a robotic intelligence that can fully leverage the wide breadth of movements opened up by bipedal humanoid design has been a key topic for researchers.

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Cambridge-based Raspberry Pi shares soar on London stock market
Curated from www.bbc.com - June 12th, 2024 by cbenson

Raspberry Pi's listing is seen as a boost for the London stock market, which has seen some firms moving abroad.

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UCF’s New Master’s Degree Creates Pathway to Careers in Robotics for Students
Curated from www.ucf.edu - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

Students who enroll in the program will learn to analyze, design and develop the robotics and autonomous systems that are used in society.

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Chinese doctor performs ‘world’s 1st’ robotic surgery 5,000 miles away
Curated from interestingengineering.com - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

A Chinese surgeon has performed the world's first transcontinental remote robotic prostate removal.

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Tesla claims it has 2 Optimus humanoid robots working autonomously in factory
Curated from electrek.co - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

Tesla claims that it currently has two Optimus humanoid robots working autonomously in a factory, which would be a first....

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Researchers use large language models to help robots navigate
Curated from news.mit.edu - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

A technique from MIT researchers can plan a trajectory for a robot using only language-based inputs. While it can’t outperform vision-based approaches, it could be useful in settings that lack visual data to use for training.

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MBARI's advanced underwater robots discover deep-sea squid that broods giant eggs • MBARI
Curated from www.mbari.org - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

During an expedition to the Gulf of California, researchers observed a previously unknown species of squid carrying a cluster of exceptionally large eggs.

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Want to make robots more agile? Take a lesson from a rat. — Harvard Gazette
Curated from news.harvard.edu - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

Scientists created a realistic virtual rodent to study how our brains control complex, coordinated movement.

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3D-printed mini-actuators can move small soft robots, lock them into new shapes
Curated from techxplore.com - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter ...

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Mixtapes for Sad Robots - Reactor
Curated from reactormag.com - June 12th, 2024 by igor_X

A sentient boombox stands beneath its own window and blasts "In Your Eyes"

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Ignore human-like robots, imitation is no longer the sincerest form of flattery
Curated from www.innovationnewsnetwork.com - June 11th, 2024 by igor_X

Following Alan Turing’s 70th anniversary, former Cambridge lecturer Dr John Bates thinks we must rethink a key part of his legacy.

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Researchers Develop Multi-Robot Deployment Research Platform
Curated from www.iotworldtoday.com - June 11th, 2024 by igor_X

The Cambridge RoboMaster platform is optimized for running small multi-robot research tests

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Meet SpaceHopper: A Hopping Robot for Asteroid Exploration
Curated from www.techbriefs.com - June 11th, 2024 by igor_X

Watch this video to learn more about SpaceHopper, a robot which will one day be deployed on space missions to explore relatively small celestial bodies such as asteroids and moons. Learn more.

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