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Still an optimist that Emerging Technology and commercial Technologies will make home life, work life, and our planet a better place.... and that bad actors will be catapulted into space.
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Robots are transforming industries, with rising demand for engineers. In Singapore, experts like surgeons, EV builders, and home robotics innovators showcase automation's impact and future potential. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_uG...
Robotics engineers are in high demand — but what is the job really like?
YouTube video by CNBC International
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December 2, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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December 3, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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Sanctuary AI unveils a breakthrough in hydraulic actuation, enabling precise in-hand manipulation for humanoid robots. With 50x faster, 6x cheaper mini valves, they achieve unmatched power, efficiency, and control for industrial and high-value tasks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73v...
Sanctuary AI Achieves In-hand Manipulation
YouTube video by Sanctuary AI
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December 14, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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🤖 Shake hands, dance, and interact naturally... and safely!
→ With impedance control, our #Mirokaï #robots adapt their movements in real time, making interactions smoother, safer, and more intuitive. #IA
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Safe to touch: how the Mirokaï’s movements are designed for human interaction
YouTube video by Enchanted Tools
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April 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Nuro raised $106 million on their $6 billion valuation for their series E: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
April 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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So I recently joined Agility robotics to help lead AI efforts, and I wanted to share this as one of the first things I worked on:
- whole body control, running sim-to-real RL, all day for like 4 days straight at GTC
- manipulating previously unseen objects - we bought them monday
April 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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How much does ChatGPT cost? Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s pricing plans
How much does ChatGPT cost? Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s pricing plans
OpenAI offers an array of plans for ChatGPT, both paid and free. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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February 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute), earlier known as The Boston Dynamics AI Institute.…
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February 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Comstruct, a platform to digitize the construction industry, raises $13.5 million
Comstruct, a platform to digitize the construction industry, raises $13.5 million
When you think about platforms in the construction industry, chances are you’re thinking about concrete platforms designed to support steel beams and tall pillars. Munich-based startup Comstruct wants to design a different platform to digitize the…
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February 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Five things you should know about Agility Robotics’ Digit, and how it stands out from Atlas (Boston Dynamics), Optimus (Tesla), Figure 01 (Figure AI), Apollo (Apptronik), Project GROOT (NVIDIA), and Sanctuary AI

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#Agility #Robotics #Digit #Humanoid #Robot
Future of work: 5 things to know about Agility Robotics’ Digit, a humanoid autonomous robot disrupting warehouses — TFN
Just last week, Tech Funding News technology discussed Neuralink’s brain chip tech, which aims to redefine human-machine interaction and neurological
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December 13, 2024 at 12:59 PM
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Mercedes-Benz Partners with Apptronik

Their Apollo humanoid robot will automate manual labor tasks, while Mercedes-Benz sees it as a pilot program to assess its impact. The Austin-based AI developer Apptronik has formed a partnership with the German automaker… #AI #Apptronik #KenGoldberg
Mercedes-Benz Partners with Apptronik
Mercedes-Benz Partners with Apptronik Their Apollo humanoid robot will automate manual labor tasks, while Mercedes-Benz sees it as a pilot program to assess its impact. The Austin-based AI developer Apptronik has formed a partnership with the German…
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March 16, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Human prompt engineering.. 😀 "You are working in AI and Emerging Tech and you need to upskill a 100+ year old Co to learn and leverage AI. What primer level classes or webinars do you show or assign to your technologists? Go!!
#ai #training #beginners #unskilling #agi #prompt #engineering #learning
January 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Thoughts on this? >> The 8 worst technology failures of 2024: They say you learn more from failure than success. If so, this is the story for you: MIT Technology Review’s annual roll call of the biggest flops, flimflams, and fiascos in all… >> Comment below! #mhealth #healthtech #AI #IoT #industry40
The 8 worst technology failures of 2024
They say you learn more from failure than success. If so, this is the story for you: MIT Technology Review’s annual roll call of the biggest flops, flimflams, and fiascos in all domains of technology. Some of the foul-ups were funny, like the “woke” AI…
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December 17, 2024 at 12:24 PM
I really hope Samsung is not in charge of facial recognition for national security. I put on glasses or grow a 5 o'clock shadow, and my Galaxy is like, "Matt's phone, who dis?"
#Samsung #biometric #facial #recognition #iPhone #anybetter?
December 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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This publication today on multimodal #AI to accurately and precisely predict an individual's heath trajectory, in this case #Parkinson's disease, is a frontrunner for many to come
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Personalized progression modelling and prediction in Parkinson’s disease with a novel multi-modal graph approach - npj Parkinson's Disease
npj Parkinson's Disease - Personalized progression modelling and prediction in Parkinson’s disease with a novel multi-modal graph approach
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December 1, 2024 at 5:13 PM
. @netflix you have some work to do before Dec 25th @nfl live games
November 16, 2024 at 6:01 AM