A new study has found that beyond being able to respond to commands like “roll over,” dogs can learn to associate words with specific objects.
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is now electric. The same week the company retired its hydraulic Atlas model, it unveiled a first look at the newest version of the humanoid. While this robot looks more human-like than its predecessor, it can move in ways no human can. A promotional video shows the new Atlas standing up by spinning its legs around its back and turning its head 180 degrees before walking off screen. Ouch. “Atlas may resemble a human form factor, but we are equipping the robot...
A new predictive typing model has emerged from Aalto University, offering a fresh approach to smartphone typing.
Much has been (and will continue to be) written about automation’s impact on the jobs market. In the short-term, many employers have complained of an inability to fill roles and retain workers, further accelerating robotic adoption. The long-term impact these sorts of sweeping changes will have on the job market going forward remains to be […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
On Wednesday, Boston Dynamics announced the new version of its Atlas robot with a characteristically unsettling video. In it, a humanoid android lifts itself up from the floor by bending its legs backward and then swivels its fathomless void of a head a full 180 degrees like it’s Linda Blair in The Exorcist. The footage is obviously creepy. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ECwExc-_M] In a press release, the company said that it decided to make the new, fully electric Atlas robot move...
For a limited time, American consumers will be able to taste a flavor from far, far away - the blue milk seen being sipped by Luke Skywalker in the original “Star Wars” movie.
All-electric, 360-degree joints give the new Atlas plenty of inhuman movements.
From a modern, scientific perspective, the wine Romans drank is often seen as an inconsistent, poorly made and thoroughly unpleasant beverage. It is alleged that Roman winemakers had to mask their products' flaws by adding spices, herbs and other ingredients to the freshly pressed grape juice, which is known as "must."
Twitter is apparently about to start charging a fee to all new users before they can interact with the platform.
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If you’re shopping for bookshelves or a table at Ikea in downtown San Francisco, you can now walk next door and eat vegan Puerto Rican food. Or a bowl of Sichuan noodles. Or Danish pastries developed by Claus Meyer, one of the founders of Noma, Copenhagen’s three-Michelin-star restaurant. The food hall, called Saluhall (“market hall” in Swedish), opened today. It’s one part of Ikea’s experiment in rethinking retail spaces. Ingka Centres, a subsidiary of Ingka Group, the company that operates...