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Jul 3, 2021

Someone recently asked the question on Quora, How does AI affect social media?

Posted by in categories: information science, robotics/AI

Below is my Answer.

“There is big confluence between AI & Social Media. It is a two way thing, AI not only affects Social Media, Social Media also plays a great role in the development of AI.

The way AI is developed is through data, large data (big data) and one of the easiest ways to generate and source for data at this scale is from the contents and interactions on social media.

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Jul 2, 2021

Underwater robot may unearth climate mysteries

Posted by in categories: climatology, robotics/AI

Mesobot can track squid, jellyfish, and other deep-sea creatures for up to a day at a time.

Jul 2, 2021

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

Posted by in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI

After the program was first revealed in 2019, the Air Force’s then-Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper stated he wanted to see operational demonstrations within two years. The latest test flight of the Skyborg-equipped Avenger shows the service has clearly hit that benchmark.

The General Atomics Avenger was used in experiments with another autonomy system in 2020, developed as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program that sought to develop drones that could demonstrate “collaborative autonomy,” or the ability to work cooperatively.

Jul 2, 2021

OpenAI Launches GitHub Copilot: AI Focused On Code Generation. Should We Be Worried Now?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Overview of what GitHub Copilot is, what it does, how it works, and whether programmers should be worried about their jobs now…

Jul 2, 2021

An approach to achieve compliant robotic manipulation inspired by human adaptive control strategies

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Over the past few decades, roboticists have created increasingly advanced and sophisticated robotics systems. While some of these systems are highly efficient and achieved remarkable results, they still perform far poorly than humans on several tasks, including those that involve grasping and manipulating objects.

Researchers from Guangdong University of Technology, Politecnico di Milano, University of Sussex and Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) at University of the West of England have recently developed a that could help to improve manipulation. This model, presented in a paper published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, draws inspiration from how humans adapt their manipulation strategies based on the task they are trying to complete.

“Humans have the remarkable ability to deal with and complete dynamic tasks, such as curving, cutting and assembly, optimally and compliantly,” Professor Chenguang Yang, the corresponding author for the paper working at BRL, told TechXplore. “Although these tasks are easy for humans, they are quite challenging for robots to perform, even advanced ones.”

Jul 1, 2021

Restaurants are starting to hire robots instead of people who are demanding higher pay

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Americans are taking their time finding work. The longer they wait, the more it will kickstart the age of automation. Restaurants are leading the way.

Jul 1, 2021

China shares sights and sounds of its rover’s first moves on Mars

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space

Back in May, China became just the third nation to land on the surface of Mars as it touched down with its Tianwen-1 probe. Packed aboard was the country’s first interplanetary rover, named Zhurong, which can be seen and heard making its very movements on the Red Planet in newly released recordings.

China’s Tianwen-1 mission set off for Mars last July and came to land on a plain in the planet’s northern hemisphere called Utopia Planitia following a 10-month journey. The Zhurong rover remained aboard the lander module for around a week surveying its surroundings and checking its instruments, before rolling down to the dusty surface to begin its explorations.

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Jul 1, 2021

Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

Amazon announced Thursday that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland.

The Seattle-headquartered tech giant said in a blog post that it is setting up a new “Development Center” to support Amazon Scout, which is a fully electric autonomous delivery robot that is being tested in four U.S. locations.

Two dozen engineers will be based at the Amazon Scout Development Center in Helsinki initially, the company said, adding that they will be focused on research and development.

Jul 1, 2021

China’s army of robotic rollers paving a road to future infrastructure

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Autonomous rollers and growing workforce of construction robots work on Chinese infrastructure for new Futuristic City.


Major infrastructure projects increasingly feature a workforce of construction robots, including autonomous rollers that can navigate construction sites.

Jun 30, 2021

Autonomous excavators ready for around the clock real-world deployment

Posted by in categories: materials, robotics/AI

Researchers from Baidu Research and the University of Maryland have developed a robotic excavator system that integrates perception, planning, and control capabilities to enable material loading over a long duration with no human intervention.