Moravec‘s Paradox

Chang’e 5’s ascender spacecraft approaches the mission’s return vehicle in lunar orbit. Credit: CNSAThe Chinese Chang’e 5 mission accomplished the first robotic docking between two spacecraft orbiting the moon Saturday, when a lunar ascent spacecraft linked up with an Earth return vehicle and transferred a container of moon rocks to…

by Marino - Brad Lynch on December 5, 2020You can never have too many pieces of flair on your dashboard. Many thanks to the random Reddit user who made this nightmarish creation. Check the second housekeeping link if you want the source/context.Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the…

Wireless power transfer has proven to be quite useful in electronic devices such as medical implants and smartphones. In most cases, this is done by aligning or "coupling" two separate coils of wire (transmitter Tx and receiver Rx). The electrical current circulating in the Tx coil then creates a magnetic…

LONE TREE, Colo. (AP) — A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has been named Time Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year."Gitanjali Rao, a sophomore at STEM School…

A group of international researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed a novel method that could fine tune the angle -- "twist" -- between atom-thin layers that form exotic human-made nanodevices called van der Waals heterostructures -- and help accelerate the next generation of electronics. The new technique can…

Deep learning is great, but no, it won't be able to do everything. The only way to make progress in AI is to put together building blocks that are there already, but no current AI system combines. Adding knowledge to the mix, getting over prejudice against "good old AI", and…

HELSINKI — China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft are preparing for a first-ever robotic rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, a major hurdle to delivering lunar samples to Earth. At 11:15 a.m. Eastern Saturday an ascent vehicle fresh off the moon and laden with samples will begin an approach phase with the orbiting…

Published December 4, 2020 8:29am The Pentagon's top general said Thursday that the US military has to fully embrace robotics and artificial intelligence if it is to maintain superiority to China. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley also said that the Pentagon needs smaller, more capable forces armed with long-range…

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