#431576 Toyota unveils third-generation humanoid ...

Toyota Motor Corporation today revealed T-HR3, the company's third generation humanoid robot. Toyota's latest robotics platform, designed and developed by Toyota's Partner Robot Division, will explore new technologies for safely managing physical interactions between robots and their surroundings, as well as a new remote maneuvering system that mirrors user movements to the robot.[Read more…]

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#431569 Robotics Engeenering – Rise Of The ...

The Robots haven’t just lаndеd іn thе workplace—they’re expanding skills, mоvіng uр thе соrроrаtе lаddеr, ѕhоwіng awesome productivity аnd rеtеntіоn rаtеѕ, аnd іnсrеаѕіnglу ѕhоvіng аѕіdе thеіr humаn соuntеrраrtѕ. One multі-tаѕkеr bоt, frоm Mоmеntum Mасhіnеѕ, саn mаkе (аnd flip) a gоurmеt hаmburgеr іn 10 ѕесоndѕ аnd соuld ѕооn rерlасе a еntіrе MсDоnаldѕ сrеw. A manufacturing …
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#431559 Drug Discovery AI to Scour a Universe of ...

On a dark night, away from city lights, the stars of the Milky Way can seem uncountable. Yet from any given location no more than 4,500 are visible to the naked eye. Meanwhile, our galaxy has 100–400 billion stars, and there are even more galaxies in the universe.
The numbers of the night sky are humbling. And they give us a deep perspective…on drugs.
Yes, this includes wow-the-stars-are-freaking-amazing-tonight drugs, but also the kinds of drugs that make us well again when […] Continue Reading…

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#431082 Japanese Humanoid News Anchor

Japan recently unveiled the “world’s first” Android Humanoid newscaster, apparently, that’s very lifelike, has great grammar, and also has a good sense of humor. Come on! A Japanese news anchor with a sense of humor…very hard to believe!

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#431553 This Week’s Awesome Stories From ...

ROBOTS
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Does Backflips Now and It’s Full-Tilt InsaneMatt Simon | Wired “To be clear: Humanoids aren’t supposed to be able to do this. It’s extremely difficult to make a bipedal robot that can move effectively, much less kick off a tumbling routine.”

TRANSPORTATION
This Is the Tesla Semi TruckZac Estrada | The Verge“What Tesla has done today is shown that it wants to invigorate a segment, rather than just make something to comply with more stringent emissions regulations… […] Continue Reading…

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