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How AI is powering a robotics revolution

Advances in physical AI means machines are learning skills previously thought impossible

Business - Financial Times - 6 hours ago

This Is a Glimpse of the Future of AI Robots

Physical Intelligence, a well-funded startup chasing breakthroughs in robotic intelligence, has developed a robot capable of doing various household chores remarkably well.

Tech - Wired - October 31

Would you pay $180,000 for this painting by a robot?

Sotheby's expects an auction for its first piece of art made by a robot, dubbed Ai-Da, to fetch as much as $180,000.

‘Robot revolution’ forces China’s human workforce to adapt

Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Killer Robots Are About to Fill Ukrainian Skies

Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and can’t be electronically jammed.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Long-extinct animals could be resurrected as robots to shed light on evolution

Researchers hope to recreate entire bodies of ancient creatures using paleo-inspired robotics. A robotic Tyrannosaurus rex might seem best placed in a Jurassic horror movie but researchers say ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for ...

Tech - ABC News - November 4

Robot retrieves radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor site

Plant’s owners hope analysis of tiny sample will help to establish how to safely decommission facility. A piece of the radioactive fuel left from the meltdown of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Physical Intelligence, a Specialist in Robot A.I., Raises $400 Million

The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI.

Business - The New York Times - November 4

Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world

Meta unveils three tools and benchmarks to enhance robot touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration in real-world settings.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 2

OpenAI hires Meta's former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts

The former head of Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup's robotics and consumer hardware efforts.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Nvidia advances robot learning and humanoid development with AI and simulation tools

Nvidia revealed new AI and simulation tools that will advance robot learning and humanoid development. The world’s biggest tech company by valuation (worth $3.432 trillion) said that the tools will ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 6

First artwork painted by humanoid robot to sell at auction fetches $1m

Portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing was created by Ai-Da, one of the most advanced robots in the world. A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing has become the first artwork by a ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Robots carve sculptures in Italy, sparking outrage among traditional artisans

In Carrara, Italy, a studio is using robots to create sculptures, a move that has traditional sculptors concerned about the future of Italian art. Bill Whitaker explores the clash between ...

Robots can sculpt marble, but some disagree if they're making art

Some artists are turning to advanced robots for help sculpting masterpieces, even as others decry robots as cheating that turns creating art into a business.

Robots chisel out future of sculpture as some artists push back

A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but others are embracing the change.

Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Asks: Can Robots Fall in Love?

“Maybe Happy Ending” had an initial Korean-language production in Seoul in 2016. Here are five things to know about the show.

Tech - The New York Times - 6 days ago

The 'morphing' wheel from South Korea that may transform lives and robots

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?

Robotic dogs are helping law enforcement protect President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence.

Tales of 19th-Century A.I.: Don’t Fall in Love With a Singing Robot

Now we fret about chatbots. An earlier age worried about automatons, the uncanny humanoid contraptions whose voices could trigger love or mania.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs

The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

In 'The Wild Robot,' machines, animals and new technology paint a very human picture

The animated feature adapted from the popular children's books crafts a lovely, bittersweet parable of parenting.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 33 minutes ago

Animated contenders spotlight a ghost cat, snail hoarder, robots and a fowl villain

In another year of wildly varied animated features, Japan, Australia, Great Britain and the planet Cybertron send us their best.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 34 minutes ago

Stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras on balloons could help you get your insurance claim check faster

Near Space Labs, a Brooklyn, New York-based startup, invented stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras that fly on weather balloons.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – first they came for the trousers. Then they came for the robot gnome

Feathers McGraw is back and implacably frightening as ever in Aardman’s latest, belated outing for everyone’s favourite cheese eating duo. This Christmas, the BBC are giving us a cracker: the first ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation

Amazon's Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invested in Physical Intelligence, a robot startup that raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation.

Business - CNBC - November 4

This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others

Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.

Business - Inc. - November 4

Guac-Tech? Why This Food Delivery Startup Is Set to Acquire the Company Behind Chipotle’s Avocado Robots

Exclusive: Serve Robotics will purchase Vebu, which makes the Autocado machine, in an all-stock deal.

Business - Inc. - November 7

Robotic dogs are patrolling Mar-a-Lago to help protect Trump, Secret Service confirms

The “high-tech hound,” as the Secret Service has been known to call it, was filmed walking the perimeter of the Palm Beach property alongside an agent.

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Robots sculpt marble in Italy, sparking worries about future of art form | 60 Minutes

A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It’s a move some artists see as cheating, but others are embracing the change.

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Review: Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Are Robots in Love

A supersmart musical about making a connection arrives on Broadway in a joyful, heartbreaking, cutting-edge production.

Tech - The New York Times - November 13

Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet

Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need food, exercise or a litter tray. But is it essentially comforting or alienating?. It looks ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

The A.I. Power Grab

Big tech companies say A.I. can help solve climate change, even as it’s driving up their emissions and raising doubts about their climate goals.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

The Saudi factories powered by women

A surge in female labour force participation has emerged as a bright spot for the kingdom

World - Financial Times - October 28

Stagecraft and the power of political photographs

With the invention of photography came a new way to view, mythologize and remember the nation's presidents. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with Washington Post ...

The Incredible Power of Quantum Memory

Researchers are exploring new ways that quantum computers will be able to reveal the secrets of complex quantum systems.

Tech - Wired - November 10

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