Moravec‘s Paradox

Credit: RyzhiEngineers at the company DeepMind built a machine-learning system based on research on how babies’ brain works, and it did better on certain tasks than its conventional counterparts. Christopher Intagliata: Artificial intelligence systems have bested humans at chess, poker, Jeopardy, Go, and countless other games. But machines still aren't that great at understanding some basic…

It’s August 2022, and by now you’ve no doubt read (or more likely seen) something about AI art. Whether it’s random jokes made for Twitter or paintings that look like they were made by actual human beings, artificial intelligence’s ability to create art has exploded onto the scene over the…

DeepWay's prototype vehicle Credit: DeepWay DeepWay, a Chinese autonomous driving startup backed by Baidu, said on Tuesday that it has raised RMB 460 million (around $67.2 million) in a Series A led by Qiming Venture Partners and joined by multiple veteran investment firms. Why it matters: DeepWay brands itself as…

San Diego, CA, August 24, 2022 --(PR.com)-- NanoCellect Biomedical Inc., a leader in the development and manufacture of microfluidic cell sorting solutions for cell-based assays, today announced it has received a $1.8 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant through the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General…

Dive Brief: Robotics in construction are on the rise, and new market research shows that the sector is expected to swell in value as contractors look to technology to combat safety and labor shortage issues. The global construction robotics market is poised to reach $164 million by 2030, according to…

Although small, invertebrates have an outsized influence on their environments, pollinating plants, breaking down organic matter and speeding up nutrient cycling. And what they lack in stature, they make up for in diversity. With more than 1 million known species, insects alone vastly outnumber all other invertebrates and vertebrates combined.…

Home News Spaceflight A tiny robot known as MIRA will be blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2024 to perform simulated surgical procedures in microgravity. MIRA, or "Miniaturized in vivo Robotic Assistant," will fly to the International Space Station thanks to a $100,000 award to the University…

No More Robots’ extreme downhill freeriding experience Descenders ($9.99) just hit mobile platforms this month through Noodlecake Games as a premium release. This is No More Robots’ first game on mobile. Following the game’s release on both iOS and Android, I had a chance to talk to No More Robots…

South Korea’s logistics and restaurant industries are becoming leading sectors in robot adoption as labor shortages and a hike in the minimum wage prompt many companies to introduce work robots. Major logistics companies have introduced transport robots to streamline package handling. A big food delivery service provider and a convenience…

Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups. Apply to role › About the roleAs a mechanical engineer at Charge Robotics, you’ll own a significant chunk of the ground-up development for a new robotic system that assembles solar farms. You'll work with very large industrial hardware, become an armchair expert…