3 h. ago Robots with eyes more likely to be perceived as having a 'mind'

Over the past few years, engineers have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems already introduced in some public spaces and could soon be deployed in home environments. Many of these robots are humanoids, meaning that their body structure and physical features resemble those of humans.

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16 h. ago Washington Commanders eyeing one specific trait in every player they add this offseason

Washington Commanders eyeing one specific trait in every player they add this offseason  WUSA9.com

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20 h. ago Boston Dynamics Led a Robot Revolution. Now Its Machines Are Teaching Themselves New Tricks

Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert says reinforcement learning is helping his creations gain more independence.

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20 h. ago Trump: Environmental Protection Agency eyeing to cut 65% of its staffers

President Donald Trump said that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is eyeing cutting 65% of federal employees from the agency.

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26 h. ago Autonomous robotaxi successfully completes 75 mph highway testing

Motional is developing autonomous vehicles capable of handling a wide range of real-world scenarios. Its high-speed robotaxi testing reached speeds of 75 mph.

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40 h. ago A headless humanoid robot was spotted in San Francisco. Here's what it was doing

A headless humanoid robot was spotted in San Francisco. Here's what it was doing  The Business Journals

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41 h. ago Henry Cejudo still ‘seeing double’ after Song Yadong eye poke at UFC Seattle

Henry Cejudo still ‘seeing double’ after Song Yadong eye poke at UFC Seattle  MMA Fighting

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41 h. ago Apptronik’s humanoid robots take the first steps toward building themselves

Apptronik, an Austin-based maker of humanoid robots, on Tuesday announced a new pilot partnership with American supply chain/manufacturing stalwart, Jabil. The deal arrives two weeks after Apptronik announced a $350 million Series A financing round aimed at scaling up production of its Apollo robot. The Jabil deal is the second major pilot announced by Apptronik. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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45 h. ago Brex eyes $500M in revenue as it adds the likes of Anthropic and Robinhood as customers

Fintech Brex expects its annual net revenue to reach $500 million in 2025, according to a person familiar with the company’s operations as cited by Bloomberg and The Information. While the startup did not comment on the specific revenue projection, it did share that Brex has seen “3x overall revenue growth” year-over-year. It also told […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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50 h. ago Boys basketball: Fast start, stingy defense propels Fort Madison past Washington | The Hawk Eye

Boys basketball: Fast start, stingy defense propels Fort Madison past Washington | The Hawk Eye - Burlington, Iowa  Mississippi Valley Publishing

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53 h. ago Merab Dvalishvili launches surprising defense of rival Henry Cejudo after UFC Seattle eye poke controversy

Merab Dvalishvili launches surprising defense of rival Henry Cejudo after UFC Seattle eye poke controversy  Bloody Elbow

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61 h. ago 'Remember guys' Aljamain Sterling defends former rival Henry Cejudo against quitting allegations after UFC Seattle ends with an eyepoke

'Remember guys' Aljamain Sterling defends former rival Henry Cejudo against quitting allegations after UFC Seattle ends with an eyepoke  Bloody Elbow

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65 h. ago Novel system optimizes the electrical, thermal and mechanical behavior of 3D printed materials

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and the BC Materials research center in the Basque Country, has developed an innovative computational model that makes it possible to predict and improve the behavior of multifunctional structures manufactured using 3D printers. This breakthrough, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, opens the door to new applications in sectors such as biomedicine, soft robotics and other branches of engineering.

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69 h. ago Erotica, gore and racism: How America's war on 'ideological bias' is letting AI off the leash

Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction. Way back in 1961, in the famous Astro Boy comics by Osamu Tezuka, a clone of a popular robot magician was reprogrammed into a super-powered thief. In the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey," the shipboard computer HAL 9000 turns out to be more sinister than the astronauts on board think.

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2 d. ago Michael Bisping wants ‘f*cking consequences’ for eye pokes after confusing UFC Seattle main event

Michael Bisping wants ‘f*cking consequences’ for eye pokes after confusing UFC Seattle main event  MMA Fighting

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2 d. ago Humanoid robots can swiftly get up after they fall with new learning framework

Humanoid robots, which have a body structure that mirrors that of humans, could rapidly and effectively tackle a wide range of tasks in real-world settings. These robots and their underlying control algorithms have improved considerably in recent years. Many of them can now move faster, emulating various human-like movements.

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3 d. ago 3 years on, here's what to keep an eye on in the Ukraine war — and efforts to end it

Thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Amid a stark shift in U.S. policy, Ukrainians want the war to end — but not on Russia's terms.

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3 d. ago Former Washington Mall site eyed for demolition and development

Former Washington Mall site eyed for demolition and development  The Daily Times

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3 d. ago Germany's Merz Eyes 'Independence' From U.S., Airs Worries About NATO's Future

Germany's Merz Eyes 'Independence' From U.S., Airs Worries About NATO's Future  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

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4 d. ago Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice

What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?

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