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The Unfolding of a New Era in Robotics

Origami robots are autonomous machines that are constructed by folding two-dimensional materials into complex, functional three-dimensional structures. These robots are highly versatile. They can be designed to perform a wide range of tasks, from manipulating small objects to navigating difficult terrain. Their compact size and flexibility allow them to move in ways that traditional robots cannot, making them ideal for use in environments that are hard to reach.

Another notable feature of origami-based robots is their low cost. Because they are constructed using simple materials and techniques, they can be produced relatively inexpensively. This makes them an attractive option for many researchers and companies looking to develop new robotics applications.

There are many potential applications for origami robots. They could be used in search and rescue missions, where their small size and flexibility would allow them to navigate through rubble and debris. They could also be used in manufacturing settings, where their ability to manipulate small objects could be put to use in assembly lines.

Geoffrey Hinton is considered a godfather of artificial intelligence, having championed machine learning decades before it became mainstream

As chatbots like ChatGPT bring his work to widespread attention, we spoke to Hinton about the past, present and future of AI.

CBS Saturday Morning’s Brook Silva-Braga interviewed him at the Vector Institute in Toronto on March 1, 2023. #ai #interview #artificialintelligence #GeoffreyHinton #machinelearning #future

ChatGPT 5 set to launch soon boasting Human-like intelligence

That’s interesting. Some will be scared and this will cause contention. I’m interested in if it will be available in the Google Play store.

Just a few weeks ago, OpenAI announced and launched GPT 4, the latest version of its Large Language Model (LLM). Now, there’s a possibility that the next major iteration, GPT 5, might be released by the end of 2023. This information comes from a BGR report, based on tweets by developer Siqi Chen.

However, OpenAI has not yet talked about GPT 5 in public. As a result, we don’t know what changes and improvements to expect. Chen’s initial tweet suggested that OpenAI expects GPT 5 to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). If this is true, it means that the chatbot would reach human-like understanding and intelligence.

GPT-4 goes a little AGI with Auto-GPT

Language models can speed up and automate many tasks in areas such as text or code. What happens when they run themselves?

This new trend in generative AI is also called “self-prompting” or “auto-prompting”. The language model develops and executes prompts that can lead to new prompts based on an initial input.

This approach becomes truly powerful when combined with tools such as web search or the ability to test written code. The language model becomes an automatic assistant that can do much more than just generate text or code.

An AI created robots out of living tissue. Then they started to reproduce… Meet the xenobots

So if you’re going to make a xenobot, where do you start? Well, the Vermont team starts in a virtual Petri dish, on a computer, where an artificial intelligence (AI) program ‘evolves’ bunches of frog cells, based on their shape, to perform whatever task it is the scientists are interested in.

“It creates a population of virtual xenobots, deletes the ones that do a poor job and makes randomly modified copies of the survivors,” explains Bongard.

The scientists tell the AI how many rounds of this artificial selection process to complete and in just a few seconds, they have their design.

This Incredible Tiny Robot Can Locate And Capture Individual Cells

The latest bit of brilliance from the field of robotics is a tiny micro-motor that can identify, trap, and transport individual cells. It’s a serious feat of engineering that could find uses from medicine to air purification.

Importantly, both electric and magnetic fields can control the machine – and the latter will be vital if the microscopic robot is eventually going to be deployed in the human body, which is what its inventors intend.

The bot ranges from 5 to 27 micrometers across and is made from a specially engineered polystyrene sphere coated with the conductive materials chromium, nickel, and gold.