Hestia Technology Limited, a Hong Kong company founded in 2018, has built a fully automated kitchen that can handle every step of meal preparation without human help. The system brings together a smart larder, a conveyor belt, and a multicooker,…
Google DeepMind has developed a robotic system capable of performing complex tasks such as tying shoes and repairing other robots. Using advanced reinforcement learning and intricate simulation environments, the robots learn these delicate actions autonomously, marking significant progress in AI…
Google’s AI to assist in deciding Nevada’s unemployment appeals Nevada is launching a new AI system powered by Google to help resolve unemployment appeals. The AI will review hearing transcripts and issue recommendations to human referees, aiming to accelerate decisions…
Google DeepMind presents two research systems that make robots more dexterous in the real world. The first, ALOHA Unleashed, shows that a robot can learn two handed tasks such as tying shoelaces, hanging a shirt, inserting a gear, and simple…
Engineers created a magnetic artificial muscle that lifts 1000 times its weight. It switches from soft to rigid instantly, paving the way for safer robots.
A Canadian company has developed robotic hiking pants with an exosqueleton, offering a 40% boost to knee joints during uphill hikes. These pants are expected to be available by 2025. Robotic hiking pants, designed to assist with outdoor activities, can…
AI is increasingly being used in the culinary world to create innovative recipes, with mixed success. While some AI-generated dishes, like a culturally diverse pizza in Dubai, have become popular, others, such as bizarre combinations like strawberries with pasta, were…
A French company has developed a method to recycle plastic indefinitely, overcoming traditional limits where plastics degrade in quality after being processed multiple times. This innovation holds the potential to significantly reduce plastic waste, offering a sustainable alternative to current…
Physicists report a protocol called quantum energy teleportation. It uses quantum entanglement, a special link between particles, plus a normal message sent over a wire. One party spends energy locally by measuring their qubit. Because the qubits are entangled, the…