Just like the iPhone was viewed as a catalyst for innovation that changed the world, new hardware … [+] could be as impactful on the world economy and business as a whole as the creation of mobile devices and the software to power the mobile web has been. getty It seems like everyone relies on […]
The Figure 02 humanoid robot Figure The CEO of one of the leading manufacturers of humanoid robots says it has signed a second commercial customer that is “one of the biggest U.S. companies.” Figure CEO Brett Adcock also said that he sees the potential to ship 100,000 humanoid robots over the next four years, and […]
In the year or so since large language models hit the big time, researchers have demonstrated numerous ways of tricking them into producing problematic outputs including hateful jokes, malicious code and phishing emails, or the personal information of users. It turns out that misbehavior can take place in the physical world, too: LLM-powered robots can […]
In this picture from Nov. 15, 2024, Astronaut Suni Williams imitates the tentacle-like arms of the Astrobee robotic free-flyer in the foreground. Astrobee robots help astronauts reduce time they spend on routine duties, leaving them to focus more on the things that only humans can do. Working autonomously or via remote control by astronauts, flight […]
Space is hard, but it’s not all hardware. The new Lunar Autonomy Challenge invites teams of students from U.S. colleges and universities to test their software development skills. Working entirely in virtual simulations of the Moon’s surface, teams will develop an autonomous agent using software that can accomplish pre-defined tasks without help from humans. These […]
Driverless cars are speeding onto America’s streets, but whether the public will trust robotaxis remains an open question. Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they would not want to ride in a driverless passenger vehicle if they had the opportunity, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. That’s because residents in cities that have yet to […]
