The coming year is going to see the first sweeping AI laws enter into force, with global efforts to hold tech companies accountable.
In 2023, AI policy and regulation went from a niche, nerdy topic to front-page news.
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Meet Aloha, a housekeeping humanoid system that can cook and clean
The system also allows whole-body teleoperation, enabling simultaneous control of all degrees of freedom, including both arms and the mobile base.
The system builds on Google DeepMind’s Aloha system, emphasizing the importance of mobility and dexterity in the field of robotic learning.
Harvard’s robot exosuit aids Parkinson’s patients walk without freezing
Researchers from Harvard SEAS and Boston University reveal its transformative effects, offering newfound mobility and independence for individuals with this debilitating condition.
The wearable tech successfully eliminates a common symptom called ‘gait freezing’ to restore smooth strides for Parkinson’s disease sufferers.
LK99 returns: China echoes earlier claim of room temp superconductors
Researchers claim they have achieved the unachievable – the discovery of a near-room-temperature superconductor.
There’s a new group of scientists who claim to have discovered a near-room-temperature superconductor, a claim that garnered much social media and tech nerds’ attention back in August 2023.
Experts craft world’s top flexible solar cell for energy generation
A team of researchers has achieved a milestone by developing lightweight and highly efficient stretchable solar cells for energy generation in electronic gadgets.
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) declare it as the “world’s highest-performing stretchable organic solar cell.”
The development is unique as it utilizes organic material to build the photoactive layer of the solar cell, which turns light into energy.
Qualcomm unveils cutting-edge XR chipset to compete with Apple Vision Pro
Chip likely designed for Samsung, Google mixed reality headset.
To delve into the technical specifications, Apple’s Vision Pro boasts an impressive resolution of 11.5 million pixels per eye, more than a 4K TV for each eye, with a total resolution of 23 million pixels.
In comparison, the Quest 3 features a total resolution of 4.6 million pixels per eye, slightly surpassing 2k resolution.
The new Snapdragon XR2 chip supporting 4.3k per eye, translating to a total resolution of 34 million pixels at 90 fps, means a potential alignment of the chip with screens akin to Apple’s Vision Pro.
