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A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human? | GPT-3
Curated from www.theguardian.com - September 9th, 2020 by igor_X

We asked GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace

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These Underwater Drones Use Water Temperature Differences To Recharge
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 8th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Startup Seatrec has developed underwater energy harvesting charging stations for monitoring, mining and military drones

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Ironhand robotic glove uses FAULHABER drives to reduce worker strain
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - September 8th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Bioservo Technologies uses FAULHABER drives to power its Ironhand soft robotic glove, which is designed to reduce worker strain.

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Battery-free retro Game Boy runs on solar power and button mashing
Curated from newatlas.com - September 8th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Energy technology has come a long way since the first handheld gaming consoles emerged in the 70s and 80s. As a way of demonstrating these advances and where they might lead us in the future, a team of researchers has built a Game Boy that requires no battery, instead powering itself from a combinat...

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Japan on Track to Introduce Flying Taxi Services in 2023
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 7th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

SkyDrive’s success in conducting a piloted eVTOL test indicates short-hop flights are close to commercial reality

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Antenna enables compact robots to team up in complex environments
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - September 7th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

U.S. Army and University of Michigan researchers have developed an antenna technique enabling small robots to effectively nework.

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Electronic skin reacts to pain like a human
Curated from www.engadget.com - September 7th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Scientists have developed electronic skin that reacts to pain like humans, potentially leading to smarter prosthetics and robots.

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Japanese robots help workers keep social distance on factory floor
Curated from asia.nikkei.com - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

Fanuc triples output of 'collaborative' models that work alongside humans

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Chinese college students use robots in table tennis training - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Curated from www.xinhuanet.com - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

Chinese college students use robots in table tennis training - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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Ultra-Mobile Little Robot Will Climb The Walls
Curated from hackaday.com - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

Can it crawl? Can it climb? Can it roll? Can it skate? Can it draw? Naminukas by [Mykolas Juraitis] can do all of those things, and it is the size of a winter boot. Roving robots generally fall int…

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S.I. woman, 25, takes first steps with robotic legs
Curated from www.silive.com - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

'I am the first adult to make use of [Trexo's] robotic walker,' said Stephanie Debes, 25. 'I was amazed when I took my first steps.'

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Robots for Specialty Crops - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST
Curated from www.aginfo.net - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

Charlie Andersen and his team at Burro are helping farmers take the first step to bringing robots onto the farm.

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Meet the 8-foot-tall robot designed to insert Elon Musk's Neuralink AI brain chip — here's how it works
Curated from www.businessinsider.com - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

Musk founded the neural tech company in 2016, and says the chip will enable a "symbiosis" between the human brain and AI.

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A technique allows robots to determine whether they are able to lift a heavy box
Curated from techxplore.com - September 7th, 2020 by igor_X

Humanoid robots, those with bodies that resemble humans, could soon help people to complete a wide variety of tasks. Many of the tasks that these robots are designed to complete involve picking up objects ...

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Even Robots Know That You Need a Mask
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 6th, 2020 by igor_X

Even Robots Know That You Need a Mask

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Robotics, AI, and Cloud Computing Combine to Supercharge Chemical and Drug Synthesis
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 4th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

IBM looks to revolutionize industrial chemistry and in the process may have cut the discovery time for Covid-19 treatments in half

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Video Friday: This Robot Will Restock Shelves at Japanese Convenience Stores
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 4th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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Ekso Bionics announces airier, more flexible Evo exoskeleton
Curated from newatlas.com - September 4th, 2020 by geraldinebc15

A couple of years ago, we heard how Ford was supplying its assembly plant employees with an assistive exoskeleton called the EksoVest. Now, the maker of that device has unveiled a lighter and limberer but just as capable model.

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Autonomous robot plays with NanoLEGO
Curated from phys.org - September 3rd, 2020 by igor_X

Molecules are the building blocks of everyday life. Many materials are composed of them, a little like a LEGO model consists of a multitude of different bricks. But while individual LEGO bricks can be ...

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Robotic Brakemen - Railway Age
Curated from www.railwayage.com - September 3rd, 2020 by igor_X

For one reason or another, European railroads have never universally adopted semi-automatic knuckle couplers, a technology that revolutionized operations and improved safety on North America railroads generations ago. We take them for granted. But if you think about it, our system is still labor-int...

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How I Helped a Disabled Friend With a Cycle-By-Wire Recumbent Trike
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 3rd, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Engineering couldn’t cure a devastating illness, but it could still help someone cope with it

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Hurricane Laura: drone footage training damage assessment system
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - September 3rd, 2020 by geraldinebc15

Drone videos of damage from Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, LA was processed automatically by a Carnegie Mellon University AI system.

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Extended-range agri-drone wouldn't be limited by batteries
Curated from newatlas.com - September 3rd, 2020 by geraldinebc15

While crop-spraying drones do have some advantages over full-size piloted aircraft, they're limited by their battery range. Dutch startup Drone4Agro is developing a solution to that problem, though, in the form of a range-extended electric multicopter.

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Lightmatter's Mars Chip Performs Neural-Network Calculations at the Speed of Light
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - September 2nd, 2020 by geraldinebc15

MIT spinoff harnesses optical computing to make neural-networks run faster and more efficiently

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