#439820 How Musicologists and Scientists Used AI ...

When Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum opus. He had started work on his 10th Symphony but, due to deteriorating health, wasn’t able to make much headway: All he left behind were some musical sketches.
Ever since then, Beethoven fans and musicologists have puzzled and lamented over what could have been. His notes teased at some magnificent reward, albeit one […] Continue Reading…

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#439816 This Bipedal Drone Robot Can Walk, Fly, ...

Most animals are limited to either walking, flying, or swimming, with a handful of lucky species whose physiology allows them to cross over. A new robot took inspiration from them, and can fly like a bird just as well as it can walk like a (weirdly awkward, metallic, tiny) person. It also happens to be able to skateboard and slackline, two skills most humans will never pick up.
Described in a paper published this week in Science Robotics, the robot’s […] Continue Reading…

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#439815 How to Prepare Your Workforce for AI ...

Image by John Conde from Pixabay Despite a myriad of articles, research papers, and conversations regarding artificial intelligence and machine learning development, the predictions about its impact range significantly. The absolute majority agrees that AI is one of the keys to digital transformation and that it will change the business and job market forever. However, it’s …
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#439808 Caltech’s LEO Flying Biped Can ...

Back in February of 2019, we wrote about a sort of humanoid robot thing (?) under development at Caltech, called Leonardo. LEO combines lightweight bipedal legs with torso-mounted thrusters powerful enough to lift the entire robot off the ground, which can handily take care of on-ground dynamic balancing while also enabling some slick aerial maneuvers.

In a paper published today in Science Robotics, the Caltech researchers get us caught up on what they've been doing with LEO for the past […] Continue Reading…

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#439804 How Quantum Computers Can Be Used to ...

Using computer simulations to design new chips played a crucial role in the rapid improvements in processor performance we’ve experienced in recent decades. Now Chinese researchers have extended the approach to the quantum world.
Electronic design automation tools started to become commonplace in the early 1980s as the complexity of processors rose exponentially, and today they are an indispensable tool for chip designers.
More recently, Google has been turbocharging the approach by using artificial intelligence to design the next generation of […] Continue Reading…

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