Moravec‘s Paradox

This is a timelapse of spacewalks made by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during his second mission to the International Space Station, "Alpha". On 16 June 2021 Thomas and @NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough went on a spacewalk to install a new solar array for the International Space Station. These arrays, called…

If there is one thing the world doesn't need, more cockroaches would surely be it. Not so, according to a collaborative group of boffins from China and the University of California at Berkeley, who have pooled their efforts to create a near-indestructible, super-fast, cockroach-sized robot. While some of our readers…

When most of us hear about Autonomous Vehicles, we think passenger vehicles and imagine a future where cars will drive us home from the pub, or take the kids to soccer practice. The reality is, the commercial world is also looking to capitilise on the technology to make business operations…

Two Chinese astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China's new space station core module Tianhe to set up equipment on a 15-meter robotic arm. State of play: Astronauts Liu Boming's and Tang Hongbo's spacewalk was streamed on local media. They were supported by a third crew member, Nie…

HONG KONG — Two astronauts completed the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station on Sunday to set up cameras and other equipment using a robotic arm, state media reported. As Earth rolled past below them, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo climbed out of the airlock of the Tianhe or…

The robot is built of a layered material that bends and contracts when an electric voltage is applied, allowing it to scurry across the floor with nearly the speed of an actual cockroach. UC Berkeley photo courtesy of Jiaming Liang & Liwei Lin Scaling vertical walls and even hanging from…

The new multi-chain NFT marketplace NFT STARS is preparing for its launch and will debut with a drop entitled ‘Singularity’, the artwork that was inspired by Constantijn van Oranje, Prince of the Netherlands. The prince is making a huge impact on the development of the Netherland’s startup ecosystem. The art…

Video calling platform Zoom bought a German startup specializing in language translation using Artificial Intelligence. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! July 2, 2021 4 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due…

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/01/2021 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts at the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance have long been investigating the ways in which machine learning can have a role to play in investment management, especially in applications where there is a high volume of data. At…

The Amazon Scout will get some help from a new development center in Finland.  Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Look out -- you may soon see Amazon's delivery robot at your door.  Amazon is adding more development and research support towards the Amazon Scout, the company's autonomous delivery robot. The Scout headed…