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The state of AI, robotics heading into 2025

Initially, union representatives requested new contractual language dictating that automation and semi-automation could not replace a single human worker. While the U.S. Maritime Alliance granted several other requests — including wage increases — this particular demand remains unmet.

This saga encapsulates the media perception surrounding labor and automation. They’re portrayed as opposed contingents, with robots often depicted as threatening the livelihood of the working class. In reality, labor and automation have always had a complex relationship, neither totally in opposition nor totally aligned, and that is likely to continue through 2025. The successful collaboration of robots and labor in the automotive manufacturing industry is instructive and reveals a path forward.

The perceived labor vs. automation debate is one of a few trends that will dominate the robotics industry in 2025. Next year, we’ll also hear much about the importance of human-robot collaboration, market consolidation and the fate of robotics foundation models (RFMs).

Plastic crystals could replace greenhouse gases used in refrigerators

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center shows that clinical alerts driven by artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors identify patients at risk for suicide, potentially improving prevention efforts in routine medical settings.

A team led by Colin Walsh, MD, MA, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine and Psychiatry, tested whether their AI system, called the Vanderbilt Suicide Attempt and Ideation Likelihood model (VSAIL), could effectively prompt doctors in three neurology clinics at VUMC to screen patients for suicide risk during regular clinic visits.

The study, reported in JAMA Network Open, compared two approaches—automatic pop-up alerts that interrupted the doctor’s workflow versus a more passive system that simply displayed risk information in the patient’s electronic chart.

Robots In Space — Mars Express

A new episode of Robots In Space will premiere on Saturday, January 4th at 1 PM PT.

The topic is the mysterious Noctis Labyrinthus — Labyrinth of Night — on Mars! Mars Express is one of the spacecraft investigating it.

Discover why Noctis Labyrinthus could be humanity’s future home on Mars! Join aerospace engineer Mike DiVerde as he analyzes groundbreaking research from three Mars orbital missions that revealed extensive water systems in this equatorial region. Using data from Mars Express, MRO, and Mars Global Surveyor, learn how ancient groundwater shaped this mysterious labyrinth of canyons near the massive Tharsis volcanoes. This comprehensive analysis explains why Noctis Labyrinthus, with its potential subsurface water, caves, and strategic location, might be the perfect site for future Mars colonization. Whether you’re passionate about Mars exploration or curious about humanity’s next giant leap, this evidence-based examination of Mars geology and potential habitable zones will change how you think about settling the Red Planet.

Understanding And Preparing For The Seven Levels Of AI Agents

In the following link you will find the six most outstanding articles/videos published during the month of December on the website “El Radar del Rejuvenecimiento”

[ https://mailsystem.es/campaign-content/50033](https://mailsystem.es/campaign-content/50033 news/videos are all from reputable scientific sources and almost always published in English, but each of them includes a summary in Spanish.

As the calendar flips to the second quarter of the century, conversations about the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reaching a fever pitch.

How does a hula hoop master gravity? Mathematicians prove that body shape matters

Hula hooping is so commonplace that we may overlook some interesting questions it raises: “What keeps a hula hoop up against gravity?” and “Are some body types better for hula hooping than others?” A team of mathematicians explored and answered these questions with findings that also point to new ways to better harness energy and improve robotic positioners.

The results are the first to explain the physics and mathematics of hula hooping.

“We were specifically interested in what kinds of body motions and shapes could successfully hold the hoop up and what physical requirements and restrictions are involved,” explains Leif Ristroph, an associate professor at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the senior author of the paper, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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