Moravec‘s Paradox

Princeton researchers have created a new chip that speeds artificial intelligence systems called neural nets while slashing power use. The chips could help bring advanced applications to remote devices such as cars and smartphones. Credit: Hongyang Jia/Princeton University Responding to artificial intelligence’s exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers…

We haven’t had the opportunity to say this much so far in 2021, but this is a pretty exciting week for new releases on Netflix. Depending on your tastes, the highlight of the week will likely either be the fourth and final season of the streamer’s anime adaptation of Castlevania…

When sensors, communication, memory and computation are removed from a group of simple robots, certain sets of complex tasks can still be accomplished by leveraging the robots’ physical characteristics, a trait that a team of researchers led by Georgia Tech calls “task embodiment.” Credit: Shengkai Li, Georgia Tech Anyone with…

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Announcements Nokia Floats Permissioned Blockchain Platform for Data Exchange Jimmy AkiMay 6, 2021Telecoms giant Nokia is launching a private blockchain for enterprises, dubbed the Nokia Data Marketplace, per an official press release. This enterprise solution is designed for the secure sharing of data, transactions, artificial intelligence (AI) models built within…

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — North American companies boosted spending on industrial robots in the first quarter as they scrambled to keep up with surging demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies ordered 9,098 robots in the…

As the pandemic propels restaurants and other businesses to keep their distance from customers, Shanghai-based Keenon Robotics looks to bring its automated helpers to markets across the globe. At a Zui Hui Huang Chinese restaurant chain location, Keenon’s robotic servers wait by the kitchen for meals to come out. Staffers…

The national capital's IGI airport on Thursday said it has completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft with 'TaxiBot'. In aviation parlance, a 'TaxiBot' is a semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment developed by the Israel Aerospace Industries. The 800-hp hybrid-electric engine, controlled by the pilot from the cockpit using…

Brooooo. How did you wait this long, again? Mother’s Day is in four days, which isn’t even enough time to make reservations at certain outdoor restaurants, let alone carve a bust of the woman who birthed your dumb face. Obligatory chastising aside: Don’t worry. We’ve all been there. You’re in…