Moravec‘s Paradox

Image Credit: Samuel Isaacs on Unsplash France’s Minister for Digital Affairs has announced legal action against streaming platform Kick after a fatal incident was broadcast on the platform earlier this month. Clara Chappaz, who serves as France’s Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs, revealed that authorities will use…

While Tesla will constantly promote ever more advanced versions of Optimus, the humanoid robot it's working on—at least versions lacking human help behind the scenes—there is another robot in development you might be less familiar with: the Boston Dynamics Atlas series. What had been a rather bulky, chunky, yet agile…

Picture a soft robot inching forward like a caterpillar; it doesn’t just bend, it bends unevenly. This quirky twist, known as asymmetric motion, is what gives it that smooth, efficient crawl. Now, imagine building this robot from a magical material that changes shape when heated, liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). Sounds…

Aug. 26, 2025, 5:46 PM EDT By Erum Salam First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday announced an artificial intelligence contest for K-12 students nationwide. “Are you ready for an AI challenge? Take part in this nationwide initiative to discover, develop and expand AI’s potential,” she said in the video announcement.…

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. — Reuters The United Nations has set up a new advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to help countries navigate both the…

The sale of Osaka’s Sharp Sakai LCD factory for a data centre conversion led first-half deals (Image: Sharp) Asia Pacific added nearly 2.3 gigawatts to its data centre pipeline in the first half of 2025 as more operators sought to build facilities equipped to handle artificial intelligence workloads, according to…

According to CCTV Finance, sales of humanoid robots in China are expected to surpass 10,000 units in 2025, marking a 125% year-over-year increase and signaling the industry’s entry into its first year of large-scale commercial adoption. Humanoid robots are moving beyond laboratories into real-world applications, with early deployments in parcel…

After nearly two decades of smartphone dominance in mobile internet, mixed reality (MR) headsets are emerging as the next generation of personal devices. Smartphones still ship over 1.2 billion units annually and remain the most widely adopted digital interface. Yet, MR headsets are gaining traction. According to IDC, global shipments…

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - FEBRUARY 2: Official groundhog handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil on February 2, 2006 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Every February 2, people gather at Gobbler's Knob, a wooded knoll just outside of Punxsutawney to watch Punxsutawney Phil look for his shadow. If he sees his shadow, it means…

Home World News Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China's Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday during a tensioning operation, Xinhua said. Boats, a helicopter and robots were being used in the search for…