Moravec‘s Paradox

The first place many consumers encounter self-driving vehicles will not necessarily be in their driveways. They might instead see autonomy at work in vehicles that haul away their trash or deliver their mail. That's the premise of a new collaboration between Oshkosh Corp. and Robotic Research Inc., two companies that…

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One of us (Levi) works with semiconductors and the other (Aeppli) with X-rays. So, after pondering this problem, we considered using X-rays to nondestructively image chips. You’d need to go beyond the resolution used in medical X-ray scanners. But it was clear to us that the needed resolution was possible.…

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will speak to elementary school students about the future of space exploration Monday, May 9, and tour a lab working on robotic construction technologies Tuesday, May 10, during a trip to Florida...Read More

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This lo-fi role-playing game set aboard a decaying space station sees you play as a Sleeper, a human mind in a robot body. Multiple storylines to explore create a fantastic sci-fi tapestry, finds Jacob Aron Comment 5 May 2022 By Jacob Aron Citizen Sleeper is a lo-fi cyberpunk RPG set…

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Ministry of Science & Technology Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) is all set to propose a joint "Artificial Intelligence" ('AI') initiative on healthcare and sustainability Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh held a high level meeting with     President, DFG (German Research Foundation) Prof. (Dr) Katja Becker…

While industrial robots are well established, smart robots are being deployed across retail and logistics – but much of the tech is still nascent By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 05 May 2022 11:49 Retail is one of the sectors set to benefit the most from using smart robots to…

Robots can see in wavelengths beyond human eyes. Robots can hear in wavelengths beyond human ears. Robots can even feel with tactility approaching human skin. But when it comes to tasting, robots are laggards. Taste is a sense that may seem basic to any human, including young children licking food…