Sharing a love for calculus
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Robotics News Digest — Page 22
Curated robotics and AI headlines from around the world. 1247 articles · page 22 of 52.
Russia considers fuel imports amid Ukraine’s strikes on refineries: newspaper
Russia is considering fuel imports and corresponding subsidies to cap prices as ways to mitigate supply disruptions of petrol and diesel caused by…
Reinventing the zipper
With an adaptable fastener designed at CSAIL, pitching a tent or adjusting the cast for a broken bone could be almost as easy as zipping your coat. The…
Plants appear to detect the patter of falling rain
MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged in shallow water germinated 30% to 40% more…
Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI
{"#text":"Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up Artificial - director Luca…
Heads in the game
The Argentina v. France final of the 2022 Men’s World Cup in Qatar was shaping up to be one of the most epic games in soccer history. With just 12 minutes…
ExRobotics launches UL-certified inspection robot for hazardous environments
ExRobotics says its ExR-2.5 inspection robot is certified for safe operations in explosive environments in North America. The post ExRobotics launches…
Ex-lawmaker Ono found partly not guilty over slush fund scandal
Yasutada Ono of the LDP was handed down a fine of ¥600,000 after prosecutors had originally demanded ¥1.5 million.
Engineered “mini livers” could be injected as an alternative to transplantation
A technology developed by Professor Sangeeta Bhatia, SM ’93, PhD ’97, and colleagues could offer new hope to the thousands of Americans with chronic liver…
CreateMe partners with Avalo and Laguna Fabrics to bring resilience to apparel supply chains
CreateMe said the partnership aims to demonstrate how apparel can be produced faster, more locally, and with greater supply chain resilience. The post…
AI brings object-level vision prosthetics closer to reality
Image credit: By Jeff Dahl – Own work by uploader, Based on the public domain document: [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Link By Stephanie Parker This research from…
A man of many words
Brian Sietsema has a favorite word. It’s somewhat surprising that he can choose just one. He’s the person spellers rely on to confirm pronunciations and…
A breath test could diagnose pneumonia in minutes
With a test being developed at MIT, diagnosing pneumonia and other lung conditions could someday be as easy as breathing into a tube.  The test, dubbed…
Woman sentenced to 27 years over death of high school girl
Prosecutors had sought 27 years, arguing the "extremely cruel and malicious" crime the woman had been the ringleader of had "trampled on the victim's dignity."
Three things to watch amid Anthropic’s latest feud with the government
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The Download: record-breaking subsea tunnels and flexible data centers
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside…
NVIDIA releases Halos, a full-stack safety system for robotics
NVIDIA said Halos connects AI compute, system software, sensor data, safety applications, and inspection for robotic systems. The post NVIDIA releases…
‘Lying flat’ goes mainstream, Singapore mall finds God: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of…
Japan commemorates victims of discriminatory leprosy policy
A ceremony was held in Tokyo to restore the honor of leprosy patients in Japan, who had suffered severe discrimination based on a policy of forced isolation.
Inside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel
It’s cold, it’s very, very noisy, and—if I can be quite honest with you—I’m not feeling super relaxed. I’m currently around 300 meters, or 1,000 feet,…
How Intrinsic eliminates manual robot coding
Alphabet’s Intrinsic has debuted its AI-powered "Intelligence Cell" to simplify factory automation and eliminate complex robot programming. The post How…
Heatwave scorches Europe: at least 18 dead in France, including children in hot car
At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities…
FORT and NVIDIA launch AI-driven Outside-In Safety blueprint
FORT Robotics and NVIDIA launch Outside-In Safety, using external sensors to improve autonomous robot productivity and worker safety. The post FORT and…
Ex-mob hitman who became New Jersey councilman has returned to crime: prosecutors
A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life and becoming a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested…