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"For Berry, research and service are not separate but intertwined subject areas: Her research involves designing #OpenSource, low-cost mobile robots to promote more inclusive #robotics education."
"For Berry, research and service are not separate but intertwined subject areas: Her research involves designing #OpenSource, low-cost mobile robots to promote more inclusive #robotics education."
Roni Rolle Laukkarinen
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Marques Brownlee has put up a video about a US$20,000 robot. The company behind it claims it can do a whole range of household tasks 'through the power of AI', and will be delivered next year.
They even demonstrated a prototype to a journalist.
And the entire demonstration was being remotely controlled by a human operator.
And the company admits that, other than one or two simple tasks like opening a door, all tasks will be completed by a remote human operator. Those tasks will need to be scheduled in advance.
So.
Assuming this thing can be put into mass production, a huge if, it's basically a mechanical Turk.
Mark my words.
If this thing makes it to market, and that's a big if, the operators will be in a low-wage country.
It will almost exclusively be a way for rich white Americans to have human servants do their chores, without them being in their house.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j31dmodZ-5c
#robot #robotics #Marques #MarquesBrownlee #ArtificialIntelligence #VultureCapital #AI #tech #technology
Marques Brownlee has put up a video about a US$20,000 robot. The company behind it claims it can do a whole range of household tasks 'through the power of AI', and will be delivered next year.
They even demonstrated a prototype to a journalist.
And the entire demonstration was being remotely controlled by a human operator.
And the company admits that, other than one or two simple tasks like opening a door, all tasks will be completed by a remote human operator. Those tasks will need to be scheduled in advance.
So.
Assuming this thing can be put into mass production, a huge if, it's basically a mechanical Turk.
Mark my words.
If this thing makes it to market, and that's a big if, the operators will be in a low-wage country.
It will almost exclusively be a way for rich white Americans to have human servants do their chores, without them being in their house.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j31dmodZ-5c
#robot #robotics #Marques #MarquesBrownlee #ArtificialIntelligence #VultureCapital #AI #tech #technology
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🤖 All what you need to know about ASIMO
｢ ASIMO has a three-dimensional computer processor that was created by Honda and consists of a three stacked-die, a processor, a signal converter and memory. The computer that controls ASIMO's movement is housed in the robot's waist area and can be controlled by a PC, wireless controller, or voice commands ｣
Greg Lloyd
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Next was a fantastic talk by Nancy Pollard on bringing dexterity to robot hands in the real world at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Not only does she show refreshing approaches to improving grasping, she absolutely shreds the question in the Q&A on throwing every problem to large models when the truth matters. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRidNHIkCIA (5/8) #robotics
Next was a fantastic talk by Nancy Pollard on bringing dexterity to robot hands in the real world at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Not only does she show refreshing approaches to improving grasping, she absolutely shreds the question in the Q&A on throwing every problem to large models when the truth matters. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRidNHIkCIA (5/8) #robotics
Kathy Reid
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'Biggest gold rush' with AI set to revolutionise Australian economy
By David Taylor
From robots to super-computers, artificial intelligence is set to become an integral part of the Australian economy, with tens of billions in benefits to be gained … but for whom?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/australias-future-economy-will-be-dominated-by-ai/105802364
#InformationTechnologyIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Robotics #DavidTaylor
'Biggest gold rush' with AI set to revolutionise Australian economy
By David Taylor
From robots to super-computers, artificial intelligence is set to become an integral part of the Australian economy, with tens of billions in benefits to be gained … but for whom?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/australias-future-economy-will-be-dominated-by-ai/105802364
#InformationTechnologyIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Robotics #DavidTaylor
Surely this qualifies as the weirdest #news of the day?
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2025/09/13/68c58182ca4741664d8b459c.html
Tesla’s proxy outlines a trillion-dollar pay plan for Elon Musk while spotlighting weak governance and a pivot from EVs to AI and robotics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/07/world/elon-musks-1-trillion-ransome/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #elonmusk #tesla #ai #robotics
Tim Chambers
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Nigerian engineering student, Oluwatosin Kolade, describes what it’s like for today's African engineering students in the latest issue of @ieeespectrum. His article inspired a series focussing on the factors needed for Africa to develop its next generation of engineering talent 🤖 https://spectrum.ieee.org/africa-s-next-generation-engineers#Robots#Robotics
Apple’s lead artificial intelligence researcher for robotics has departed the company to join Meta amid an exodus of AI talent in recent weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/tech/apple-ai-robotics-meta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #meta #ai #robotics #openai
Nigerian engineering student, Oluwatosin Kolade, describes what it’s like for today's African engineering students in the latest issue of @ieeespectrum. His article inspired a series focussing on the factors needed for Africa to develop its next generation of engineering talent 🤖 https://spectrum.ieee.org/africa-s-next-generation-engineers#Robots#Robotics