#432331 $10 million XPRIZE Aims for Robot ...

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Android

Ever wished you could be in two places at the same time? The XPRIZE Foundation wants to make that a reality with a $10 million competition to build robot avatars that can be controlled from at least 100 kilometers away.
The competition was announced by XPRIZE founder Peter Diamandis at the SXSW conference in Austin last week, with an ambitious timeline of awarding the grand prize by October 2021. Teams have until October 31st to sign up, and they need […] Continue Reading…

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#432324 This Week’s Awesome Stories From ...

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Android

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
China Wants to Shape the Global Future of Artificial IntelligenceWill Knight | MIT Technology Review“China’s booming AI industry and massive government investment in the technology have raised fears in the US and elsewhere that the nation will overtake international rivals in a fundamentally important technology. In truth, it may be possible for both the US and the Chinese economies to benefit from AI. But there may be more rivalry when it comes to influencing the spread of the […] Continue Reading…

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#432316 Video Friday: Dexterous Humanoid, ...

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Android

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos[Read more…]

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#432311 Everyone Is Talking About AI—But Do ...

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Android

In 2017, artificial intelligence attracted $12 billion of VC investment. We are only beginning to discover the usefulness of AI applications. Amazon recently unveiled a brick-and-mortar grocery store that has successfully supplanted cashiers and checkout lines with computer vision, sensors, and deep learning. Between the investment, the press coverage, and the dramatic innovation, “AI” has become a hot buzzword. But does it even exist yet?
At the World Economic Forum Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, a Taiwanese venture capitalist and the founding […] Continue Reading…

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#432305 Ava Robotics Introduces Autonomous ...

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Android

Founded by ex-iRobot engineers, this startup is building a remote presence robot powered by sophisticated sensors and autonomous navigation[Read more…]

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