Moravec‘s Paradox

AI’s grabbing headlines, but the robotics field is still making a significant impact in the real world — and this is your briefing on our latest coverage of the growing industry. Before we get into the depths of the past week’s noteworthy robotics news, our resident expert Brian Heater dove…

Fran Drescher (left), president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/AP Fran Drescher (left), president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith…

Structural analysis of the induced polar phase and phase-field simulations in the PVDF/TiO2 nanocomposite. Credit: Nature Materials (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01564-7 A new type of ferroelectric polymer that is exceptionally good at converting electrical energy into mechanical strain holds promise as a high-performance motion controller or "actuator" with great potential for…

Parmy Olson highlights the troubling stranglehold that big tech companies have on the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The high demand for graphics processing units (GPUs), crucial for AI development, has consolidated the power of companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon, who control the supply of these expensive and scarce chips.…

We love our cats dearly. And as much as we enjoy their company and cuddles, cleaning up after them is a less enjoyable task, which is why a robot litter box can be an effective solution for both you and your feline friend (they can also make a great gift…

GEOFFREY Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence (AI), urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. Hinton made headlines in May when he announced that he quit Google after a decade of work to speak more freely…

BioMed X Institute Starts Its First Research Project With Sanofi on Artificial Intelligence for Drug Development Powered by Sanofi, a new BioMed X research team will develop a computational platform designed to accelerate drug development. HEIDLEBERG, Germany, Jun 29, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - BioMed X, a German independent research…

A treasured (and tattered) ’67 Jazzmaster, a dismembered doubleneck, a double-dose of stereo Jazz Chorus, and a surprisingly simple stomp station colors the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots—and the rest of Wayne Coyne’s twisted Willy Wonka-esque adventures. Over the last four decades, the courageous…

The term “necrobotics” is relatively self-explanatory—using dead source material within robotic designs. Case in point: researchers at Rice University made headlines last year after repurposing a spider’s corpse as part of a “pneumatically actuating gripper tool” capable of grasping asymmetrical objects up to 130 percent its own mass. But what…

By Spooky on June 27th, 2023 Category: Tech American company Throw Flame recently unveiled its latest product, Thermonator, the world’s first flamethrower-wielding robot dog. Robot dogs have been around for a while now, and in countries like China, they’re actually competing against actual pooches. But it turns out that these…