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Engineering household robots to have a little common sense

Robots learn household tasks through imitation but struggle to handle disruptions.

MIT engineers develop a method connecting robot motion data with 'common sense knowledge' of large language models. [ more ]

time.com

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How Smart Should Robots Be?

The real source of social engineering can be found in our devices and soon, social robots.

The question of how smart we want our robots to be arises, as social robots aim to replace human interaction. [ more ]

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The Atlantic

2 weeks ago

America Can't Stop Watching Creepy Robot Videos

Boston Dynamics is known for creating robots that both impress and terrify viewers, setting a trend for tech companies to follow suit. [ more ]

Mail Online

5 months ago

Five 'sci-fi-like' scenarios that could be our reality by 2100

Robots and digital friends will live among humans in the future, taking on various tasks.

AI mentors will make decisions for individuals, including their jobs.

Technology will shape and guide our lives in the future. [ more ]

Supply Chain Today - Homepage

2 years ago

Boston Dynamics: Robots Now Fight Back -

Robots are already being used in military and law enforcement contexts in support roles.

The use of robots in primary operator roles in these fields will depend on technological advancements, regulations, and societal attitudes. [ more ]

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designboom | architecture & design magazine

Graphic design

robots endlessly sort through photographs in oliver frank chanarin's latest show at KARST

Oliver Frank Chanarin's exhibition, A Perfect Sentence, explores photography in the age of algorithms.

The exhibition features robotic entities that handle and display photographs according to an inscrutable logic. [ more ]

Acm

Japan Turns to Innovation to Tackle Labor Crisis

Japan is using AI, avatars, and robots to address labor shortages

Industrial robots are being deployed to automate labor-intensive processes in construction

Various industries in Japan are using robots and autonomous vehicles for tasks like farming and trucking [ more ]

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Canada news

These robots could make your next fast food meal | CBC News

Robots are becoming more common in fast food kitchens as companies seek to automate processes and cut labor costs.

Robots like Remy can create consistency, reduce wait times, and make food faster and cheaper, making them attractive to fast food businesses. [ more ]

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Ars Technica

1 week ago

Exploration-focused training lets robotics AI immediately handle new tasks

Reinforcement learning algorithms like MaxDiff RL are tailored for robots to improve learning efficiency and application in real-world scenarios. [ more ]

Medium

The Top LLM Frameworks, the OpenAI GPT Store, How to Evaluate a New LLM, and 60% Off ODSC East...

Apple is reorganizing its AI team by merging its San Diego employees with their counterparts in Austin.

Autonomous AI has helped improve eye screening rates for youths with diabetes, closing the gap in care.

Robots powered by AI took center stage at CES 2024, raising concerns about their impact on labor. [ more ]

www.nature.com

1 day ago

OMG science

Recycled sewage, public health and the memory of the world: Books in brief

Recycling sewage as a solution for the US water crisis. [ more ]

Engadget

6 months ago

OMG science

NASA can't talk to its Mars robots for two weeks because the sun is in the way

NASA's Mars exploration robots will be on their own for the next two weeks during a solar conjunction.

Communication between NASA and the Mars instruments will be interrupted due to interference from the sun.

The robots will continue their missions and gather data, but won't send it back to Earth until the blackout ends. [ more ]

ScienceDaily

2 days ago

Science

Robots' and prosthetic hands' sense of touch could be as fast as humans

Research at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet is paving the way for prosthetic hands and robots to feel touch like human hands. [ more ]

WGB

3 weeks ago

Video games

Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a decent stealthy debut - Review

Ereban: Shadow Legacy offers a stealth game experience featuring Ayana, the last Ereban, on a quest to uncover the evil secret of Helios and her people's history. [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

2 months ago

Web design

Cute quadruped robot is actually a watermelon in disguise - Yanko Design

Quadruped robots come in various designs, not limited to dog-like machines inspired by Boston Dynamics' Spot.

Sherobo quadruped robot disguises itself as a fruit, showcasing unique creativity and inspiration. [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

5 months ago

Web design

Geometric coffee tables use 3D printing robots and recycled plastic to create organic forms - Yanko Design

3D printing robots can be used to create larger objects that cannot fit in traditional 3D printers

The LOOPS collection of coffee tables uses an industrial 3D printing robot to create organic geometric forms [ more ]

Acm

Robots Key to New Ways of Farming as Labor Shortage Looms

Robots are being used on farms in Japan to compensate for a labor shortage.

Agrist and Asai Nursery are two companies using robots to harvest crops in Japan. [ more ]

Inverse

Samsung's New Ball-Shaped Robot is More Like R2-D2 Than Ever

Samsung is introducing a new version of its rolling robot companion, Ballie, at CES 2024.

The new Ballie integrates AI heavily, allowing users to chat with the robot assistant and use it for tasks like checking up on pets. [ more ]

WSJ

5 months ago

Does Working With Robots Make Humans Slack Off?

Working alongside robots can lead to social loafing, where individuals rely on the robot to do most of the work.

Robots can have a negative impact on human motivation, causing individuals to focus less on details and rely more on the robot's abilities. [ more ]

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