Moravec‘s Paradox

Researchers at the National University of La Plata (UNLP) in Argentina unveiled an autonomous robot powered by photovoltaic energy that collects waste and hydrocarbons from water surfaces. December 19, 2022 Luis Ini Image: UNLP From pv magazine Latin America Engineers from the Electronics, Control, and Signal Processing Research Institute (LEICI)…

News @jdannychadwick Dec 18, 2022, 1:13 pm EST | 1 min read Cartken Uber Eats customers in Miami will see a new delivery option today. The company announced that automated robots can now deliver food and grocery orders. The robots will service the Dadeland area for now. Uber plans to…

The DAB's Chan Wing-kwong, Adrian Ho of the New People's Party, Shang Hailong from an artificial intelligence firm and Chinese University engineering scholar William Wong were on Sunday elected Legislative Council members in a by-election described by the government as fair, honest and efficient. Six candidates competed for four Legco…

U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into the robotaxis developed and operated by GM self-driving subsidiary Cruise. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration said it opened the investigation after learning of incidents when these robotaxis “may have engaged in inappropriately hard braking or became immobilized while operating…

Ever wondered what Dennis Chew would look like as an astronaut instead of an actor? Wonder no more. In multiple recent Instagram posts, Dennis Chew, Tosh Zhang, Aden Tan, Maxi Lim and Rachel Wan have shared images of themselves — except they're made by artificial intelligence (AI). "I've been AI'd,"…

A talon-like claw with sharp ends and a softer middle helps this flying robot grasp onto thin perches just like a bird Technology 15 December 2022 By Alex Wilkins This bird-like robot has a claw that it could use to perch on branches it has flown to. It could potentially…

As Verne understood, the U.S. Civil War (during which 60,000 amputations were performed) inaugurated the modern prosthetics era in the United States, thanks to federal funding and a wave of design patents filed by entrepreneurial prosthetists. The two World Wars solidified the for-profit prosthetics industry in both the United States…

Dealmaster — Dealmaster also has discounts on VR, Xbox, SD cards, robot vacuums, and 4K TVs. Corey Gaskin - Dec 15, 2022 1:34 pm UTC Ars Technica It's the last couple weeks of the year, and that means holiday deals on some of our favorite tech are still rolling. This…

Sometime next year, an autonomous robot might deliver food from an airport restaurant to your gate. The idea for Ottobot, a delivery robot, came out of a desire to help restaurants meet the increased demand for takeout orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ottobot can find its way around indoor spaces…

There’s been much talk about the national health insurance (NHI) bill, which was submitted to parliament in 2019. The NHI is intended to create a pool of private and public healthcare funding and ensure that all South Africans have access to quality, affordable personal healthcare based on their needs, despite…