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Oct 9, 2021
ISS astronaut spots rare and ethereal ‘transient luminous event’ glowing over Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Oct 9, 2021
Boston Dynamics has captivated the public with viral videos, now it’s looking to impress paying customers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
CNBC got a rare look at Boston Dynamics’ office in Massachusetts to see two of the robots the company is working to commercialize: Spot and Stretch.
Oct 9, 2021
Arid meteor shower: You need to see October’s most fascinating space event
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in category: space
A new meteor shower may be on the way.
The new Arid meteor shower may be making itself known in early October 2021. Here’s how to see the cosmic event.
Oct 9, 2021
Liquid Neural Networks
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: information science, robotics/AI
Oct 8 2021
“Abstract: In this talk, we will discuss the nuts and bolts of the novel continuous-time neural network models: Liquid Time-Constant (LTC) Networks. Instead of declaring a learning system’s dynamics by implicit nonlinearities, LTCs construct networks of linear first-order dynamical systems modulated via nonlinear interlinked gates. LTCs represent dynamical systems with varying (i.e., liquid) time-constants, with outputs being computed by numerical differential equation solvers. These neural networks exhibit stable and bounded behavior, yield superior expressivity within the family of neural ordinary differential equations, and give rise to improved performance on time-series prediction tasks compared to advance recurrent network models.”
Ramin Hasani, MIT — intro by Daniela Rus, MIT
Oct 9, 2021
The 2021 Space Tourism Update Is Here
Posted by Claudio Soprano in category: space travel
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic all recently had various forms of space tourism, so lets look at all the news and updates around space tourism and the inspiration 4 space launch mission.
Last Video: Why Asteroid Mining Could Save The Earth!
Oct 9, 2021
Launching Lucy, NASA’s First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: evolution, space
On Oct. 16 2021, our Lucy spacecraft will begin its journey to visit a record-breaking number of asteroids. The 12-year mission starts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center where it’ll launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket. From there, Lucy will be the first spacecraft to visit a record number of destinations in independent orbits around the sun – one main belt asteroid and seven of Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids. Like the mission’s namesake – the fossilized human ancestor, “Lucy,” whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity’s evolution – Lucy will revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system.
Lucy’s first launch attempt in its 21-day launch window is scheduled for 5:34 a.m. EDT on Oct. 16. Launch coverage starts at 5 a.m. EDT on NASA TV, the NASA app, and @NASA social media. Be a part of Lucy’s historic launch day by using the hashtag #LucyMission!
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Oct 9, 2021
Researchers uncover a previously unknown mass extinction event in Africa
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: climatology, existential risks
Sixty-three percent. That’s the proportion of mammal species that vanished from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula around 30 million years ago, after Earth’s climate shifted from swampy to icy. But we are only finding out about it now. — HeritageDaily — Archaeology News.
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Oct 9, 2021
Bipedal robot can ride a skateboard and walk a slackline
Posted by Future Timeline in categories: drones, robotics/AI
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of complex movements.
Part walking robot, part flying drone, the newly developed LEONARDO (short for LEgs ONboARD drOne, or LEO for short) can walk a slackline, hop, and even ride a skateboard. Developed by a team at Caltech’s Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST), LEO is the first robot that uses multi-joint legs and propeller-based thrusters to achieve a fine degree of control over its balance.
“We drew inspiration from nature. Think about the way birds are able to flap and hop to navigate telephone lines,” explained Soon-Jo Chung, Professor of Aerospace and Control and Dynamical Systems. “A complex yet intriguing behaviour happens as birds move between walking and flying. We wanted to understand and learn from that.”
