#433746 Humanoid Robot Atlas Can Now Do Parkour ...Atlas, the humanoid robot that can run like a person, recently demonstrated a few new tricks.[Read more…]
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#433739 No Safety Driver Here—Volvo’s New ...Each time there’s a headline about driverless trucking technology, another piece is taken out of the old equation. First, an Uber/Otto truck’s safety driver went hands-off once the truck reached the highway (and said truck successfully delivered its valuable cargo of 50,000 beers). Then, Starsky Robotics announced its trucks would start making autonomous deliveries without a human in the vehicle at all.
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#433738 How AI is Beating Humanity at Its Own ...There’s a lot of concern surrounding artificial intelligence (which is often known as AI). Some people are worried it could take on jobs humans might have otherwise done, and no one really knows how the technology could develop in years to come – the progress it’s made already has been astonishing. But there are also …
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#433737 Worried About AI? Don’t Be; It Isn’t ...One of our generation’s most formidable yet least understood areas of technology is machine learning, which makes the basis of today’s artificial intelligence (AI). As a technological breakthrough, it is defining the way we program, interact with and benefit from everyday products. From smart home assistants to fridges and washing machines, there are few areas …
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#433532 Not your ordinary “pet” ...Another scary robot from Boston Dynamics, in conjunction with the US Department of Defense… PETMAN! Here it is testing hazmat suits. Better than a real human being subjected to hazardous chemicals, I guess…
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