AvatarIssam KadiriCan AI curb loneliness in older adults? This robot companion is proving it's possibleverified_publisherZDNET - Sabrina OrtizFor users of ElliQ, 95% said that it helped reduce their loneliness and improve their well-being. Could it help your loved one? If you walked into …
AvatarIssam KadiriGoogle DeepMind’s robotics head on general purpose robots, generative AI and office WiFiverified_publisherTechCrunch - Brian Heater[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics functionality created in collaboration with 33 research institutes. The researchers involved compared …
AvatarIssam KadiriNew breed of military AI robo-dogs could be the Marines' secret weaponverified_publisherFox News - By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy ReportThe U.S. Marine Corps is testing a new breed of robotic canine that can do much more than fetch and could possibly be headed to the battlefield. The Marines hope that these four-legged robotic dogs will enhance the mobility and safety of their soldiers in the future. What is the ‘GOAT’ robot dog and …
AvatarIssam KadiriRestaurants embrace AI and robots — warilyAxios - Jennifer A. KingsonWendy's, IHOP, Chipotle, Sweetgreen and other quick-serve restaurant chains are rapidly adding AI to their front- and back-of-house operations — …
AvatarIssam KadiriHundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legendsAssociated Press - By JULIE CARR SMYTHCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. “When you’re talking about air …
AvatarIssam KadiriHow this robot janitor is cleaning toilets and doing the dirty workverified_publisherFox News - By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy ReportIn a time when AI is being used in everything from sneakers to music and movies, it's sort of interesting, perhaps even surprising, to see it tackle some of the less-glamorous tasks, such as cleaning toilets. From New York's backstreets comes Somatic's autonomous toilet-cleaning robot, revealing …
