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May 29, 2016
It took just 17 days to create world’s first 3D office in Dubai [video]
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI
Awesome.
The 3D-printed office was constructed using a special mixture of cement and a set of building material designed and made in the UAE and the United States. To ensure reliability, the materials have undergone a range of tests in both China and the United Kingdom.
A 3D-printer measuring 20-feet high, 120-feet long and 40-feet wide was used to print the building that featured an automated robotic arm to implement printing process.
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May 29, 2016
Space beamed energy bootstrapping video
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, space
This video animation was created for SunSat Design Competition, held by National Space Society. Concept: Keith Henson.
1000 × 15 ton skylon payloads.
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May 29, 2016
U.S. Army using Michigan interstate to test driverless vehicle tech
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: engineering, military, robotics/AI
LAPEER COUNTY, MI – U.S. Army convoys are set to roll down the interstate in Lapeer and St. Clair counties as part of a first-time testing of driverless military vehicle equipment on public roadways in the state.
If successful, officials say the technology that may save the lives of soldiers thousands of miles away.
Representatives from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC, and Michigan Department of Transportation met with residents in Imlay City and Capac on May 23 to discuss the testing scheduled for late June along Interstate 69.
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May 29, 2016
Toyota is closing in on a deal to buy Google’s robotics company Boston Dynamics, and the ‘ink is nearly dry’
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: business, military, robotics/AI
One misstep after another for Boston Dynamics. First they get bought by the bunglers at Google, who dont want to do business with the Pentagon, so they buy a company who almost exclusively works for the Pentagon, and now getting sold to a foreign electronics company.
Pretty sad treatment for the company making some of the best robotics in the world. It should be sold to a US defense contractor.
Google is selling off robotics company Boston Dynamics, and Toyota is a serious contender.
May 29, 2016
Ears, noses grown from stem cells in lab dishes
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, futurism
In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in the laboratory in a bold attempt to make body parts using stem cells.
It is among several labs around the world, including in the U.S., that are working on the futuristic idea of growing custom-made organs in the lab.
May 29, 2016
Apple is working on an AI system that wipes the floor with Google and everyone else
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in category: robotics/AI
May 29, 2016
First Expandable Space Station Module deployed for Two-Year Test Run
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: habitats, space
The International Space Station grew in size on Saturday when the Bigelow Expandable Module (BEAM) was successfully expanded on the second attempt after the initial deployment on Thursday did not work out as planned.
Putting in a long weekend shift, teams at Mission Control and Astronaut Jeff Williams worked for close to eight hours to finally accomplish a safe expansion & pressurization of the module.
BEAM’s expansion marks the conclusion of a two-decade effort between NASA and private industry to test out expandable habitat technology in space.
May 29, 2016
Google and Ray Kurzweil making chatbots that will allow for “interesting conversations”
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI
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Can we really have a conversation with a bot? Voice assistants like Siri, Cortana and Google Now make a good attempt at it, but these are still clearly machines. Their level of artificial intelligence is far behind human intellect. But you can bet Google is working on improving AI.
Renown author Ray Kurzweil has revealed him and his team have been working with Google to create chatbots. These are said to be advanced bots with which you can have ‘interesting conversations’.
Scientists in Hawaii discover a huge underwater sea sponge the size of a minivan, and it may be a new species.