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Carnegie Mellon’s AI Drones Can Build Mid-Air Structures With 90 Percent Success Rate
Carnegie Mellon engineers have unveiled AI-controlled drones that 3D print by snapping magnetic blocks together mid-air. Powered by a large language model, the drones translate simple commands into precise construction plans, achieving 90% accuracy. The technology could enable aerial infrastructure repair and emergency shelter construction in hard-...
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Scientists Test Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms
Scientists have created nanorobots that could revolutionise the treatment of brain aneurysms by delivering clot-forming drugs directly to the weakened vessel area, reducing the risk of stroke. These robots, smaller than blood cells, were successfully tested in rabbits. The nanobots are guided using magnetic fields and heat, which release the drug a...
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Reddit to Update Web Standard to Block Automated Data Scraping From Its Website
Social media platform Reddit said on Tuesday it will update a Web standard used by the platform to block automated data scraping from its website, following reports that AI startups were bypassing the rule to gather content for their systems.
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Amazon's Acquisition of iRobot Faces New Challenges From EU Antitrust Regulators
Amazon's $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon's position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned on Thursday. The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation and will decide by November 15 whether to clear or block the de...
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"Don't Block My Way": Watch How Robot Waiter Gets Upset With Customer
Social media users left amusing comments on the post, and the video has received many likes and views.
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CES 2020: Privacy, Once Hidden Topic, Gets Attention at Tech Show
Once a hidden and under-the-radar topic, privacy got more attention at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week. Startups now volunteer information about how they're securing your data and protecting your privacy when you use their heart rate monitor or cuddly robot.
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In Video, Humanoid Robot Crosses Narrow Balance Beam Like A Cakewalk
At first glance, a humanoid robot walking between two platforms across several cinder blocks may look like a simple feat.
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Not Here: US City Blocks Plan For 'Robot Brothels
The US city of Houston on Wednesday blocked a Canadian businessman's plans to open what local media dubbed a robot brothel, after an outcry from residents.
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Robot Hand Learns Real World Moves in Virtual Training
Researchers at OpenAI said they taught a robotic hand to rotate a lettered, multi-colored block until a desired side of the block faces upward with a software update.
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Newest NASA Discoveries Could Boost Search For Ancient Life On Mars
In puffs of gas from rocks more than 3 billion years old dug up by one of NASA's robotic explorers on Mars, scientists have identified several complex organic molecules -- possible building blocks for ancient life.
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Carnegie Mellon’s AI Drones Can Build Mid-Air Structures With 90 Percent Success Rate
Carnegie Mellon engineers have unveiled AI-controlled drones that 3D print by snapping magnetic blocks together mid-air. Powered by a large language model, the drones translate simple commands into precise construction plans, achieving 90% accuracy. The technology could enable aerial infrastructure repair and emergency shelter construction in hard-...
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Scientists Test Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms
Scientists have created nanorobots that could revolutionise the treatment of brain aneurysms by delivering clot-forming drugs directly to the weakened vessel area, reducing the risk of stroke. These robots, smaller than blood cells, were successfully tested in rabbits. The nanobots are guided using magnetic fields and heat, which release the drug a...
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Reddit to Update Web Standard to Block Automated Data Scraping From Its Website
Social media platform Reddit said on Tuesday it will update a Web standard used by the platform to block automated data scraping from its website, following reports that AI startups were bypassing the rule to gather content for their systems.
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Amazon's Acquisition of iRobot Faces New Challenges From EU Antitrust Regulators
Amazon's $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon's position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned on Thursday. The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation and will decide by November 15 whether to clear or block the de...
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"Don't Block My Way": Watch How Robot Waiter Gets Upset With Customer
Social media users left amusing comments on the post, and the video has received many likes and views.
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CES 2020: Privacy, Once Hidden Topic, Gets Attention at Tech Show
Once a hidden and under-the-radar topic, privacy got more attention at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week. Startups now volunteer information about how they're securing your data and protecting your privacy when you use their heart rate monitor or cuddly robot.
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In Video, Humanoid Robot Crosses Narrow Balance Beam Like A Cakewalk
At first glance, a humanoid robot walking between two platforms across several cinder blocks may look like a simple feat.
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Not Here: US City Blocks Plan For 'Robot Brothels
The US city of Houston on Wednesday blocked a Canadian businessman's plans to open what local media dubbed a robot brothel, after an outcry from residents.
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Robot Hand Learns Real World Moves in Virtual Training
Researchers at OpenAI said they taught a robotic hand to rotate a lettered, multi-colored block until a desired side of the block faces upward with a software update.
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Newest NASA Discoveries Could Boost Search For Ancient Life On Mars
In puffs of gas from rocks more than 3 billion years old dug up by one of NASA's robotic explorers on Mars, scientists have identified several complex organic molecules -- possible building blocks for ancient life.
