Moravec‘s Paradox

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…

Skip to content Image: Christopher Null/Foundry At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Easy to clean Solid battery life, with an amazing magnetic charger Perhaps the best mobile app on the market Cons Remote is awkward, slow, and difficult to use Required a major firmware update to clean effectively Very, very…

Scientists have developed a low-cost, durable, highly-sensitive robotic 'skin' that can be added to robotic hands like a glove, enabling robots to detect information about their surroundings in a way that's similar to humans. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL), developed the flexible, conductive…

ZDNET's key takeaways The Dreame X50 Ultra is available for $1,700, but on sale for $1,300. This is one of the best robot vacuums and mops available, with anti-tangle dual brushes, 20,000Pa of suction, and legs to cross up to 4.2cm thresholds. The Dreame X50 Ultra can get caught on…

Feature For artificial intelligence researchers, the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, changed the world in a way similar to the detonation of the first atomic bomb. The Trinity test, in New Mexico on July 16, 1945, marked the beginning of the atomic age. One manifestation of that…

An artificial intelligence program designed to handle non-emergency calls to Winnipeg police has been delayed, after initial tests had disappointing results. Read this article for free: To continue reading, please subscribe: Monthly Digital Subscription $1 per week for 24 weeks* Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital…

Apple appears to be making progress on a major update to its Siri software that would expand its capabilities and incorporate more AI features. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the delayed update for Siri now has an internal release window of spring 2026.  The update, which could…

At the Tony Awards this year, a delightfully quirky little musical called “Maybe Happy Ending” beat out big competitors and walked off with the big prize. Although it’s about family dynamics rather than robotic romance, “Kimberly Akimbo,” a similarly small and unusual show that won best musical in 2023, paved…