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Finally reality is catching up to science fiction from the golden age and weâre seriously talking about moving industry to space and zoning the earth as residentialâŠ
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The mission blasted off on Saturday, taking its crew of four astronauts drawn from four countries to the International Space Station.
Chinese company Fourier Intelligence says it plans to manufacture 100 of its GR-1 general-purpose humanoid robots by the end of 2023, making the remarkable promise that theyâll be able to carry nearly their own weight. They also have a unique focus.
Fourier seems to specialize mainly in rehabilitation technologies; its RehabHub platform offers a series of integrated physical therapy devices for treating various issues, from wrist strength games to hand and finger grip training, all the way up to lower-body exoskeletons for training people to walk, sit, stand, balance and climb stairs.
As such, the GR-1 humanoid project, launched back in 2019, might seem a little out of left field. But on the other hand, a lower-body physical therapy exoskeleton probably uses a lot of the same hardware, and needs to solve a lot of the same problems, as a robotâs legs.
Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAIâs startup investment fund, the OpenAI Startup Fund, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series B-2 funding round led by angel investor Lachy Groom.
The co-founders of Dropbox, Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, also participated in Speakâs tranche, which brings the startupâs total raised to $63 million. CEO Connor Zwick says that itâll be used to support Speakâs launch in more markets, including in the U.S. by the end of the year. (Speak is currently live in around 20 countries including Japan, Taiwan, Germany, France, Brazil and Mexico.)
âItâs been incredible to see that the learning experience we spent years honing in a single market, South Korea, has proven to resonate with almost no modifications needed in markets and cultures across the globe,â Zwick said in a press release. âLooking ahead, we plan on bringing our AI-powered tutor to most major markets around the world by the end of this year, and are gearing up for a launch in the U.S., offering English speakers the ability to learn other languages.â
At a time in history when too many things seem to be heading in the wrong direction, I believe there is still hope. Lots of it, actually.
Last week I was reminded that the best is still ahead of us, and the people who will lead this increasingly challenging space world are not just those from the Ivy League or historically elite coasts. While they may have extraordinary resources, they havenât cornered all the best students and ideas to solve our most vexing space problems. Across the country, thousands of students are thinking about how to tackle tomorrowâs challenges â uninhibited by the confines of the traditional military-industrial acquisition process of the last generation and armed with the âwhy notâ attitude propagated by new pioneers in commercial space.
To hone in on the pockets of creative genius found across the United States, this past year the SmallSat Alliance hosted its first annual Collegiate Space Competition. The design challenge, sponsored and staffed by the space companies that comprise the Alliance, is open to every college and university student in the U.S. â technical or non-technical, from junior colleges to traditional universities. The students are presented with real world space problems that could be partially solved with low cost, off the shelf space systems and components, specifically the new generation of commercially available small satellite technologies.
A new study discusses how high-fidelity quantum information could be sent through fiber optic networks by a novel atomic device.
Did you know quantum transmissions canât be amplified over a city or an ocean like conventional data signals? Instead, they have to be periodically repeated using specialized devices called quantum repeaters.
For the technology to be used in future communications networks, researchers have developed a novel method of connecting quantum devices over great distances.
AI helps implants work better, preventing diseases before they happen despite immune system challenges.
Imagine your body had an implant that could continuously monitor the occurrence of diseases and infections and immediately release medications to prevent them. Wouldnât that be ideal, especially for patients who suffer from conditions like heart failure, diabetes, and asthma?
Youâd be surprised to know that such implants do exist, but the human body doesnât allow them to work. Our immune system recognizes such devices as foreign substances.
The AI won 15 of the 25 races against humans and led the fastest time on the track by more than half a second.
Researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can not only fly drones but also beat human counterparts who are champions, according to a press release published in Nature.
This is a major milestone for machine intelligence, which can lead to further development of other systems, such as self-driving vehicles and aircraft.
The mission will observe the Sun from a unique vantage point and explore its activity and influence on space weather.
As nations across the world expand their exploratory missions into outer space, India is taking a crucial leap forward by setting its sights on our solar systemâs most vital celestial body: the Sun. Slated for launch on September 2nd, Indiaâs first-ever solar mission, Aditya-L1, has arrived at its launch pad at the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in Sriharikota, off the eastern coast of India.
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This is according to a press release by the University of Waterloo published on Monday.
