E-commerce giant Amazon has unveiled two new operations technologies, which it claims will work alongside employees to create safer and more efficient workspaces. The systems integrate the company’s latest robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. It says that the aim of these innovations is to reduce highly repetitive tasks, improve ergonomics, and expand career pathways. The robotic system, called Blue …
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If you want to run faster or farther, you have options. You can put in the work, getting up 40 minutes earlier to train, changing your diet, going harder and longer on each of your runs to build up strength. Or, you can strap on one of Nike’s new robot shoes and mechanically boost your speed, your stamina, and your …
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Chinese smartphone company Honor is developing a smartphone with an AI-connected camera that unfolds from the back of the device. Honor BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Honor on Wednesday announced it is developing a smartphone with a camera that folds out of the device using a robotic arm. The company said it plans to share more details at Mobile World …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 Chinese researchers develop robotic dogs to explore lunar lava tubes for potential moon bases. 🤖 These robots are equipped with autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance technologies. 🌋 Testing in a cave similar to lunar terrain helps advance robotic technology for space exploration. 🚀 The initiative highlights the potential of AI and robotics in future space missions. …
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Certainly 1982’s Tron from director Steven Lisberger was a groundbreaking piece of cinematic CGI wizardry, but for some reason it took 28 years for a sequel, 2010’s Tron: Legacy, a father-son story that marked Joseph Kosinski’s feature film directorial debut in a career that has since hit the heights of Top Gun: Maverick and F1. Neither has returned to the …
Read More »One of the goals of ‘AI for Science’ is to discover customized materials through real-world experiments. Pioneering advances have been achieved in computational predictions and the automation of materials synthesis1–7. Yet, most materials experimentation remains constrained to using unimodal active learning (AL) approaches, relying on a single data stream. The potential of AI to interpret experimental complexity remains largely untapped8,9. …
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There are already mechanical devices that correct foot drop, including metal and plastic braces that wrap around the leg and ankle. Wagman isn’t a fan. “All of these mobility devices are all pretty much the same since the 1940s,” Wagman said. “They’re very cumbersome.” In contrast, he says their system is comfortable and practically invisible. Sole1 just won the US …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🔍 Researchers developed a new framework for robotic swarms, mimicking the decentralized control in groups of birds, fish, and bees. ⚙️ The study introduces “curvity,” an intrinsic quality allowing robots to curve in response to external forces, enhancing swarm intelligence. 🏥 Applications include improved search-and-rescue operations, wildfire detection, and precision drug delivery systems. 🚀 The framework could …
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A Russian Progress freighter launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 11) on a mission to deliver several tons of cargo for the station’s astronaut crew. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 11:54 a.m. EDT (1554 GMT; 8:54 p.m. local time in Kazakhstan), sending the robotic Progress 93 freighter into orbit. …
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The performance of non-invasive brain devices can be improved by combining them with AI.Credit: Jean-Pierre Clatot/AFP via Getty A man with partial paralysis was able to operate a robotic arm when he used a non-invasive brain device partially controlled by artificial intelligence (AI), a study reports1. The AI-enabled device also allowed the man to perform screen-based tasks four times better …
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