Moravec‘s Paradox

DARPA has partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to explore the potential for machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and techniques to accelerate critical mineral assessments. The goal is to significantly speed up the assessment of the nation’s critical mineral resources by automating key steps in the process. Assessments…

DARPA is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program to develop a 210 ton robotic naval ship. In Phase 2, Serco will finalize ship design, build the ship, and work through a series of rigorous testing activities before taking it to sea for a three-month…

In a surprising move, Elon.Space, the new and creative ‘cultural experiment’ NFT project, has purchased Kanye West’s iconic “Robot Face” Goyard backpack. This recent sale of $100,000 (50 ETH) is an unusual purchase for a new NFT project, but there is a twist. In the upcoming mint of Elon.Space NFTs,…

Chinese short video platform Kuaishou announced the launch of Kuaishou Virtual Studio (KVS), an avatar-driven broadcasting tool for creating professionally generated content, at the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. According to the company, real human expressions and actions can drive digital humans with the help of KVS, allowing users to…

Meet the familyAll four of Husqvarna’s remote-controlled demolition excavators will be offered by Molson to UK customers, from the DXR 145 with its 3.7-metres reach to the DXR 315 with its 5.2-metres forward reach . All of the machines, loosely described as robots, can be combined with different demolition tools,…

Nelson Mandela Bay is experiencing a water shortage and facing an imminent Day Zero. In some parts of the city, taps already run dry. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has been pleading with residents not to use more than 50 litres per person per day as dams dry up. The water…

Author of the article: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun a review of Amazon.com’s $1.7 billion takeover of robot vacuum maker iRobot Corp to decide if the deal violates antitrust law, Politico reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The U.S. anti-trust body’s iRobot review is wide-ranging…

The advantages of artificial intelligence are many and only growing. AI can quickly translate a passage of text — for example, this article —into whatever language you'd prefer to read. AI can easily sort through tremendous amounts of data, providing humans with organized information at the touch of a few…

China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts Chen Dong (right) and Liu Yang exit the space station lab module Wentian on Thursday, and use a robotic arm to install new instruments outside the Tiangong space station. This photo has been inverted top to bottom. XU BU/FOR CHINA DAILY Astronauts use Wentian lab's airlock…

SHANGHAI — A surgeon’s nimble hands play a vital role when doing surgery, but medical technology developers are now seeking to make them more precise and flexible with the help of a new assistant: robots. A Shanghai-based robotics enterprise has developed a four-arm laparoscopic surgical robot that helps doctors carry…