One of the reasons I've been following advances in local models with so much interest – Qwen 3.5 on a well specced laptop is now powerful enough that it might be worth using for truly sensitive journalism projects
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Pokémon Go’s 3D Maps Train Delivery Robots via AI
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Pokémon Go players captured 30 billion images and built one of the most detailed 3D maps in the world. Niantic just licensed it to train delivery robots. I actually sat down with their CTO, co-creator of Google Earth: https://t.co/PYcEKQb0Fc
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 21 mars 2026
What he described makes the picture a… pic.twitter.com/j8ltyTwpVdPokémon Go players captured 30 billion images and built one of the most detailed 3D maps in the world. Niantic just licensed it to train delivery robots. I actually sat down with their CTO, co-creator of Google Earth: https://
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Droptec GmbH Presents Advanced Net Gun Drone Defense System
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#Drone Defense Reinvented: Droptec GmbH Introduces Advanced Net Gun System
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @IntEngineering
#Innovation #EmergingTech #Technology #Tech pic.twitter.com/esLArXYr8f#Drone Defense Reinvented: Droptec GmbH Introduces Advanced Net Gun System
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TartanAUV Develops Osprey Autonomous Underwater Vehicle at Carnegie Mellon
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TartanAUV Develops Osprey #Autonomous Underwater Vehicle at Carnegie Mellon
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @CarnegieMellon#Innovation #EmergingTech #Technology #Tech pic.twitter.com/nYvWXe6spBTartanAUV Develops Osprey #Autonomous Underwater Vehicle at Carnegie Mellon
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China Deploys Advanced Robotic Entry Systems Technology
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China Deploys High-Tech #Robotic Entry Systems
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @Eng_china5
#Robots #Engineering #EmergingTech #Innovation pic.twitter.com/MT4o8HO5dKChina Deploys High-Tech #Robotic Entry Systems
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360 Camera Rigs Enable 3D Gaussian Splat Capture for Virtual Rendering
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360 camera rigs are amazing to capture 3d gaussian splats like this
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 21 mars 2026
the virtual camera render with the shaky, handheld feel really sells it
now only to bring these static scenes to life with dynamic entities pic.twitter.com/s687F6cAEO360 camera rigs are amazing to capture 3d gaussian splats like this the virtual camera render with the shaky, handheld feel really sells it now only to bring these static scenes to life with dynamic entities
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Robot humanoid entraîné à la calligraphie chinoise
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A Humanoid #Robot Trained in Chinese Calligraphy
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @gigadgets_
#EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation pic.twitter.com/CxHotACS8bA Humanoid #Robot Trained in Chinese Calligraphy
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Street-Smart AI Robot Cowa Navigates Every City Corner
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Meet the Street-Smart Cleaner: Cowa’s #AI #Robot Navigates Every Corner of the City
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @Robo_Tuo#Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/4rLSWPjlpOMeet the Street-Smart Cleaner: Cowa’s #AI #Robot Navigates Every Corner of the City
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TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation Robot for Manufacturing Healthcare
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TIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation #Robot for Manufacturing and #Healthcare
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @PALRobotics#Robotics #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EmergingTech #TechForGood pic.twitter.com/7MyX5OhctuTIAGo Pro: Advanced Mobile Manipulation #Robot for Manufacturing and #Healthcare
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HexRunner Achieves Stable 30 MPH Locomotion Through Speed Design
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Designing for Speed: How HexRunner Achieved Stable 30 MPH Locomotion
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 21 mars 2026
by @lukas_m_ziegler
#EmergingTech #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology pic.twitter.com/RDEv4JShktDesigning for Speed: How HexRunner Achieved Stable 30 MPH Locomotion
by @lukas_m_ziegler #EmergingTech #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology