SpaceX catching the Super Heavy booster changes space travel forever
SpaceX caught the Super Heavy booster with Mechazilla arms. This historic Starship booster catch proves fully reusable rockets can slash space travel costs.
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Tesla brings Optimus robots into the crowd at robotaxi launch, with human control behind the scenes
Tesla used Optimus to energize a flashy launch and to frame the company as an AI and robotics leader, yet the most eye catching robot moments relied on human control, not full autonomy.
Origami robots powered by magnets could make surgery less invasive
Researchers at Harvard University report a small robot arm that folds like origami and moves when exposed to a controlled magnetic field. The device has no battery and no wire. Power comes from an external coil that creates a magnetic…
Loop Dream sleep earplugs reduce low noise and help light sleepers sleep through the night
Loop has released Dream, a pair of reusable sleep earplugs that aim to block low, irregular nighttime sounds while staying comfortable for side sleepers. In a real-world test by TechRadar, the reviewer reported finally getting a full night of sleep…
Meta AI shows computers can solve century-old stability equations
Researchers at Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) group have trained an artificial-intelligence system that can propose Lyapunov functions, the mathematical “energy maps” used to prove whether a dynamic system will stay stable over time. For more than 130 years, mathematicians…
Ameca and new robot Azi show a smooth AI chat with lifelike facial cues
Engineered Arts has introduced a new desktop humanoid robot called Azi and paired it with the well known robot Ameca for a short conversation on video. The clip shows the two robots speaking freely with natural timing and turn taking.…
Two people exchange a message while dreaming for the first time, startup claims
REMspace claims two lucid dreamers exchanged a message while asleep for the first time. Learn how the experiment worked and why scientists remain skeptical.
Startup says two people sent a word to each other while dreaming
A California startup reports that two lucid dreamers exchanged a simple message while asleep. According to the announcement, sensors confirmed rapid eye movement sleep, the first sleeper received a random word through earbuds, repeated it inside the dream using a…
Nvidia unveils vision to integrate AI humanoid robots into human environments
At the 2024 World Congress on Innovation and Technology (WCIT) held in Yerevan, Armenia, from October 5 to 7, Nvidia presented ambitious projects aimed at democratizing humanoid robots equipped with advanced artificial intelligence. Rev Lebaredian, Nvidia’s vice president, stated that…