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Robotics and Embodiment News: Week Ending 02/09/2024

February 25, 2024

Robots and Embodiment

“All Neural Networks. All Autonomous. All 1X speed https://t.co/WVI3dzhBGi” / X – https://twitter.com/1x_tech/status/1755645373475869008

All Neural Networks, All Autonomous, All 1X speed – https://www.1x.tech/discover/all-neural-networks-all-autonomous-all-1x-speed

“1X Tech posted a new demo showing off the startup’s autonomous Android robots carrying out complex tasks without manual intervention. Unlike many humanoid robot demos as of late, the video is 100% End-to-End AI in real-time. Impressive! https://t.co/Mo3WZPrrJG” / X – https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1755789479598518624

Introducing CERN’s robodog – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbcpJZicJ2w

Introducing CERN’s robodog | CERN – https://home.cern/news/news/engineering/introducing-cerns-robodog

Call For Embodied AI

Click to access 2402.03824.pdf

“Atlas @BostonDynamics is finally doing tasks that are actually useful!! I’m much more excited by this than parkour and backflips in the past. From the first person view, it looks like Atlas is estimating the pose of the object and its own hands (with a digital twin overlay),… https://t.co/tZUiEtwqks” / X – https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1754622549928161740

“A proof of concept called Neural Signal Operated Intelligent Robots (NOIR) points to a day where thought-controlled robots might be in every home. https://t.co/Knkte6UEqp” / X – https://twitter.com/StanfordHAI/status/1755011734136336733

“Just visited @adcock_brett at @Figure_robot HQ. It’s the real deal and their rate of innovation is insane. Humanoid robotics is no longer the research project of yesteryear. Advances in batteries, compute, electric motors, and AI have converged. Real human work is now…” / X – https://twitter.com/emerywells/status/1755779570085834754

SpaceX Tests Using Drone Ships to Support Starlink Coverage at Sea | PCMag – https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-tests-using-drone-ships-to-support-starlink-coverage-at-sea

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AI News #19: Week Ending 02/02/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 18 Stories

The post you just read is an extension of my weekly newsletter, This Week In AI, an executive summary of the top things to know in AI. Each week, I create an accessible overview for laypeople to feel confident they are conversant with the week’s AI developments. I include a curated list of must-click links of the week, to offer everyone a hands-on opportunity to explore the most intriguing updates in artificial intelligence across various categories, including robotics, imagery, video, AR/VR, science, ethics, and more. Beyond the overview, I post these topic-based deeper dives (below). If you haven’t read this week’s overview, I recommend starting there.