Vernon NivenOpenAI OpenAI’s AI-powered robot learned how to solve a Rubik’s cube one-handedThe Verge - Nick StattArtificial intelligence research organization OpenAI has achieved a new milestone in its quest to build general purpose, self-learning robots. The group’s robotics division says Dactyl, its humanoid robotic
Vernon NivenSingularity Massive, AI-Powered Robots Are 3D-Printing Entire RocketsWIRED - Condé Nast For a factory where robots toil around the clock to build a rocket with almost no human labor, the sound of grunts echoing across the parking lot …
Vernon NivenAudiophile Smart speaker wars: As Amazon moves up, Sonos moves outZDNet - Ross Rubin Voice agents like Alexa have already caused Sonos to rethink its product line. Now, it's looking beyond the home as Amazon starts to go for its …
Vernon NivenRobotics Boston Dynamics’ Spot is leaving the laboratoryThe Verge - Russell BrandomBoston Dynamics is letting its first major robot out of the lab. Since June, the company has been talking about a public release for its Spot robot (formerly SpotMini), and today, it finally gave some
Vernon NivenRobotics Robots’ abilities to recognise and manipulate things are improvingThe Economist A TRACKED ROBOT approaches a pile of brushwood blocking its path. This is RoMan, short for Robot Manipulator, and it is practising for what is, in …
Vernon NivenThe Future Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot shows off gymnastics skills in new videoCNET - by Shelby Brown Atlas sticks the landing.
Vernon NivenSmart Homes The best robot vacuums of 2019: iRobot Roomba vs. Neato vs. the restCNET - by Brian Bennett Robot vacuums are smarter and faster than ever before. Here are the best models you can buy right now.
Vernon NivenConsumer Tech Keep your dogs entertained and stimulated at home with this high-tech experienceDigital Trends - Patrick Hearn You have smart home technology for every aspect of your life, so why not invest in a smart TV for your dog? Today, Go Dogo launched on Kickstarter to …
Vernon NivenMobile Technology Microsoft chief Brad Smith says rise of killer robots is 'unstoppable'The Telegraph - By Robin PagnamentaThe rise of killer robots is now unstoppable and a new digital Geneva Convention is essential to protect the world from the growing threat they pose, according to the President of the world’s biggest company.
Vernon NivenRobotics Annual Investments in Robots Rose to World Record $16.5 BillionBloomberg - Alexandre Tanzi Robot shipments are expected to jump 39% from 2018 to 2022 from a record annual sales level of $16.5 billion last year, according to the World …
Vernon Niven Opening Mass Production Factories for Humanoid RobotsEntrepreneur - Pulak Satish KumarHumanoid robots can already perform simple household chores, and the time isn't far when they will have the ability to do more complicated tasks You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise
Vernon Niven Sex robots are raising hard questionsFast CompanyIt’s still early, but if we don’t confront the ethical issues around sex robots now we may see bad decisions based on supposition and misplaced fears. From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex
Vernon Niven These Smart Home Products Will Soon No Longer Be "Smart"—What to Do If You Own Oneyahoo.com - Katie Holdefehr While smart home products have been proven to help simplify our lives, being an early adopter of new technology can have some drawbacks. There may be …
Vernon Niven Hey Apple - What About HomeKit?Forbes - Paul LamkinThe new iPhones were always going to grab the headlines. And yeah - a new Apple Watch is always big news too. But what about poor old HomeKit? Where was the love for Apple’s smart home platform at the
Vernon Niven Entry-level smart displays: Google Nest Hub and Amazon Echo Show 5Digital Trends The Google Nest Hub and Amazon Echo Show 5 are the entry-level smart displays for their respective smart home platforms. Both smart displays enrich …
Vernon Niven Should I Buy a Google Home or Amazon Echo?Popular Mechanics - By Courtney LinderAlexa, should I buy a Google Home? Hey Google, how much does that new Echo Show cost? When it comes to gadgets with built-in voice assistants, which of the heavyweights is the best fit for your home: Alexa
Vernon Niven This Is the Most Vulnerable Smart Device in Your Home Right Nowrd.com - Brooke Nelson Most of us take extra precautions to protect our personal items from criminals. But how secure is your home's smart device? There will be an estimated …
Vernon NivenRobotics Meet Skybot F-850, the Humanoid Robot Russia Is Launching into Spacespace.com - Tom Metcalfe When a Russian Soyuz spacecraft launches from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station tomorrow night, it will carry a single, if strange, …
Vernon NivenRobotics 'Flying fish' robot propels itself by shooting water out of its buttCNET - by Amanda Kooser The majestic bot can leap out of the water and glide through the air. No need to worry.
Vernon Niven Apple makes no mention of Homekit at iPhone eventCNET - by Molly Price HomeKit news was non-existent Tuesday, when Tim Cook and company took the stage in Cupertino.
Vernon NivenMicrosoft Teams Microsoft’s mysterious portable speaker revealed in patent filingThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft has been prototyping portable speakers and microphones that can improve meetings, and it looks like we’re about to see a final product. A new patent listing made public today, and spotted by
Vernon Niven Mirobot’s 6 Axis Robot Lends a Hand on Your Desktopmanofmany.com - Man of Many Tony Stark was able to put together his armor with the help of a couple robot arm sidekicks. The interactions between man and machine are …
Vernon Niven The Rise of the Smart Home, Apartment or CondominiumReadWrite - Richard ParkerThere has been a rise of the smart home, apartment, and condominiums. No mater which place you call your home — living arrangements in urban areas and vacation hotspots have definately become “smart.”
Vernon Niven Robotic bird inspired by seagull steals show at World Robot Conference in Chinaboingboing.net - Xeni Jardin The fifth annual World Robot Conference was open to the public in Beijing last Thursday, August 22, and this bionic flying bird based on a herring …
Vernon NivenCyborgs Cyborgs will replace humans and remake the world, James Lovelock saysNBC News - By Corey S. Powell'Our supremacy as the prime understanders of the cosmos is rapidly coming to end.' For tens of thousands of years, humans have reigned as our planet's only intelligent, self-aware species. But the rise
Vernon Niven Meet these robot waiters giving a futuristic spin to diningyourstory.com - Do Androids dream of electric sheep, Philip K Dick asked over 50 years ago. In 2019, they wait on and serve people at restaurants. Advances in …
Vernon Niven A miniature stretchable pump for the next generation of soft robots | Robohubrobohub.org - NCCR Robotics By Laure-Anne Pessina and Nicola Nosengo Scientists at EPFL have developed a tiny pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous …
Vernon Niven If you attack a robot, it might photograph you in the actThe Verge - Jay PetersHumans haven’t quite reached a WALL-E-like society where robots care for our every possible need, but we do have a few roving security robots that can monitor places like banks, casinos, malls, and hospitals
