Moravec‘s Paradox

In 1957, Dr. Dániel Muszka developed something extraordinary in the Hungarian city of Szeged: a robot that responded to light, learned from sound, and mesmerised onlookers with its movements. This was the Szeged Ladybug, Hungary’s first learning robot. The inventor The robot was created in 1957 by Dr. Dániel Muszka,…

The day many have been waiting for is finally here. Today, Tesla is officially launching its Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, offering the first public rides, on public roads, in its autonomous vehicles. A select group of individuals, have been granted Early Access to experience this firsthand. This initial launch…

After a really successful review of the newest EcoVacs robot vacuums, I was excited to try Dreame’s (pronounced “dreamy”) new option. However, it’s not a clear-cut improvement over the EcoVacs models in every regard. It has really exceptional suction power and a neat wheel design that lets it climb up…

SoftBank is going all in on AI. Just months after announcing its involvement in the $500 billion Stargate AI Infrastructure project, of which SoftBank is rumored to be fronting a cool $19 billion, the Japanese investing conglomerate is reportedly looking to launch its largest AI project yet. The company is…

As artificial intelligence and blockchain technology continue to converge in 2025, Bitcoin mining is undergoing a major transformation. According to CoinWarz, the global Bitcoin network has surpassed 1,124 EH/s in total hash rate—making traditional physical mining increasingly inaccessible due to rising hardware costs, power consumption, and complex maintenance requirements. For…

Tesla is finally launching its long-anticipated Robotaxi service and it looks like we’re getting it in June as promised. This afternoon a number of email invites went out inviting the first consumers to Early Access of Tesla Robotaxi. So far the initial rollout of “Early Access” emails look to have…

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Can humanoid robots address labour shortages in the equipment industry? Hexagon’s AEON humanoid robot uses advanced locomotion, sensor fusion, and AI-based spatial intelligence to complete complex tasks By Stephanie Bontorin June 19, 2025 AEON is a brand-new humanoid robot designed by Hexagon, a specialist in global measurement technology, and was…

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File photo of Dirdh Patel© AWSCL Dirdh Patel, a 23-year-old cricketer who had just completed his MSc in Artificial Intelligence, was among the 274 people who died in an Air India plane crash last week. AI 171 - belonging to Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet - crashed seconds after taking off from…