#435023 Inflatable Robot Astronauts and How to ...

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Android

The typical cultural image of a robot—as a steel, chrome, humanoid bucket of bolts—is often far from the reality of cutting-edge robotics research. There are difficulties, both social and technological, in realizing the image of a robot from science fiction—let alone one that can actually help around the house. Often, it’s simply the case that great expense in producing a humanoid robot that can perform dozens of tasks quite badly is less appropriate than producing some other design that’s […] Continue Reading…

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#435021 Dreams of ubiquitous social robots still ...

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Android

Hopes that the tech industry was on the cusp of rolling personal robots into homes are dimming now that several once-promising consumer robotics companies have shut down.[Read more…]

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#435014 Consumer Robotics Company Anki Abruptly ...

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Android

After last-minute funding fell through, Anki becomes the latest consumer robotics company to close[Read more…]

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#434865 5 AI Breakthroughs We’ll Likely See in ...

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Android

Convergence is accelerating disruption… everywhere! Exponential technologies are colliding into each other, reinventing products, services, and industries.
As AI algorithms such as Siri and Alexa can process your voice and output helpful responses, other AIs like Face++ can recognize faces. And yet others create art from scribbles, or even diagnose medical conditions.
Let’s dive into AI and convergence.
Top 5 Predictions for AI Breakthroughs (2019-2024)
My friend Neil Jacobstein is my ‘go-to expert’ in AI, with over 25 years of technical consulting experience […] Continue Reading…

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#434857 It’s 2019 – where’s my ...

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Android

I loved the "Thundercats" cartoon as a child, watching cat-like humanoids fighting the forces of evil. Whenever their leader was in trouble, he'd unleash the Sword of Omens to gain "sight beyond sight," the ability to see events happening at faraway places, or bellow "Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats, Hooo!" to instantaneously summon his allies to his location to join the fight. What kid didn't want those superpowers?[Read more…]

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