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Dec 28, 2021
The Humanoid Robot ‘Ameca’ Reacts to a Nose Poke Like a Real Person
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: robotics/AI
The UK-based robotics firm engineered arts unveils a video, giving a glimpse at its latest humanoid robot dubbed ‘ameca’.
Dec 28, 2021
China’s Baidu jumps into the metaverse realm
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: futurism
GUANGZHOU — Leading Chinese search provider Baidu opened its self-developed metaverse to the public Monday, allowing users to interact and visit virtual locations through avatars.
Dec 28, 2021
Why Are Humans the Only Animals That Cry When They’re Sad?
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: innovation, neuroscience
The propensity to cry emotional tears is uniquely human. Of all the claims to human exceptionality—consciousness, intelligence, innovation—it is the liquid that falls from our eyes when we are sad, happy, jealous, angry, and grateful, more than anything else, that we can call ours, and ours alone.
And yet the act of emotional crying is poorly understood. There is remarkably little consensus about the purpose of crying, its underlying physiology, and its impact on our moods. “What intrigued me about crying is how few people in the world have been studying it,” said Lauren Bylsma, an assistant professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. “You would think with such a ubiquitous and important behavior, there would be more known about it.”
Dec 28, 2021
Elon Musk is a business ‘savant,’ but ‘his gift is not empathy,’ according to his brother Kimbal
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: business, Elon Musk
Elon Musk has limited empathy, according to his brother Kimbal. That could make the Tesla and SpaceX CEO a particularly bad boss — here’s why.
Dec 28, 2021
Radical new electric bike drive system requires no chains or belts, entirely ride-by-wire
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: energy, transportation
German company Schaeffler has just revealed an innovative new drive system for electric bicycles that eschews traditional bike chains and belts for an entirely electrical-driven system. The new system is known as the Schaeffler Free Drive and marks the entry of one of the most divergent electric bicycle drivetrains we’ve seen in years.
The Free Drive, which was co-developed with electric bicycle drivetrain specialists Heinzmann, is based upon a generator installed at the bike’s bottom bracket.
The rider’s pedaling action powers the generator and converts the energy from mechanical to electrical energy.
Dec 28, 2021
Toyota’s cleaning robot shows off its new skills
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: habitats, robotics/AI
Toyota’s cleaning robot has demonstrated new skills, revealing an ability to detect clear objects and snap perfect selfies.
The challenge: While seeing a reflection in a toaster isn’t going to stop us from knowing that it’s a toaster, robots can be easily confused by reflections, as well as transparent objects, such as glasses and windows.
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Dec 28, 2021
Microsoft patent reveals “Surface Trio” design
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
Microsoft is tinkering with the idea of a triple-panel Surface handheld, a “Surface Trio”, if you will. However, apart from offering an additional display, it differs in another significant way too.
Dec 28, 2021
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience, science
The Allen Institute for Brain Science is characterizing the cell types and connections that make up our brains and how they change in disease.
Dec 28, 2021
Novel Magnetic Semiconductor Gives New Perspective on Anomalous Hall Effect
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: materials, robotics/AI
A large, unconventional anomalous Hall resistance in a new magnetic semiconductor in the absence of large-scale magnetic ordering has been demonstrated by Tokyo Tech materials scientists, validating a recent theoretical prediction. Their findings provide new insights into the anomalous Hall effect.
An international scientific group with outstanding Valencian participation has managed to measure for the first time oscillations in the brightness of a magnetar during its most violent moments. In just a 10th of a second, the magnetar released energy equivalent to that produced by the sun in 100,000 years. The observation was carried out without human intervention, thanks to an artificial intelligence system developed at the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of the University of Valencia.