Moravec‘s Paradox

In the business world, artificial intelligence is enabling businesses to work in new ways. This includes automating everyday tasks. The next wave of this process will capture the contract management process, according to a leading analyst. Artificial intelligence is already widely used in business applications, including automation, data analytics, and…

The hunt by subscribers for new Netflix movies and TV shows to watch is about to get a little easier, thanks to big investments the streamer is making around the world in content from countries like South Korea. Netflix has recently leased additional production facilities for new projects out of…

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Some of the world’s most important advances in robotics are happening here in Australia. While interest and investment pour into the global robotics industry, there are no sensors in the market that can measure friction. “There’s lots of research but it’s not commercially available,” said Dr Heba Khamis, CEO and…

(Source: Baidu) A booklet containing the standard for robotaxis technical requirements was recently released, having been jointly drafted by an array of institutions including vehicle manufactures, electronic appliance makers, and telecom giants led by AI giant and autonomous driving pioneer Baidu. Others who participated in setting these innovative parameters include…

Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair of cities, how do you determine the shortest route that visits each city exactly once and returns to the starting location? This famous problem is called the "traveling salesman problem" and is an example of a combinatorial optimization problem.…

Inspired by the color-changing skin of cuttlefish, octopuses and squids, Rutgers engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light, becomes "artificial muscle" and may lead to new military camouflage, soft robotics and flexible displays. The engineers also developed a 3D-printed stretchy material that can…

DUBAI: OSN has launched Box of Wonders, which aims to transform the region’s entertainment offering. It promises the fastest content discovery for customers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in just three clicks. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimize the user experience, Box of Wonders…

This is a video of a guy donating to a robot street performer who might be a better robot street performer than the actual robot street performer. The fist bump at the end is a thing of beauty. The obvious next step is to have a Boston Dynamics Atlas robot…