This evacuation system quickly turns balcony railings into escape ladders! @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori
ROBOTICS
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Innovative Tiny Vehicle With Automatic Rear Extension System
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This tiny #vehicle extends its rear to accommodate the passenger! @DanielleLargier @CurieuxExplorer @DigitalColmer @nincoroby @Guillaume_Rio @CecileGauffriau @MadiSeydi @DataScienceDojo @KirkDBorne @dhinchcliffe @jeffkagan @bamitav @chidambara09
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LLM instruction understanding validated independently of robotic probe
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Still, the researchers wanted to ensure that their model understood the instructions independently of the probe, instead of the probe inferring the robot's movements from the LLM’s grasp of syntax.
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Researchers Flip Robot Instructions in Bizarro World Probe Study
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To disentangle their roles, the researchers flipped the meanings of the instructions for a new probe. In this “bizarro world,” directions like “up” now meant “down” w/i the directions moving the robot across its grid.
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Waymo Autonomous Microaggression Midnight Friday Messages
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waymo saying “happy friday” when you take it home from the office past midnight on Thursday is an autonomous microagression
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AI News Roundup: Ideogram 2.0, Grok 2 Beta, Robots
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Top stories in AI today: -Ideogram 2.0 launches with major upgrades
-xAI releases Grok 2 in early beta
-Create your own AI Clone
-Disney AI brings robots to life
-6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
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Physical AI Robots Deployed in Real-World Factory and Warehouse Settings
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Physical AI is here. At Robust AI we have developed the foundations for physical robots that do real work in real installations, and we have deployed them in both factories and warehouses. One key is to make them aware of humans so that they play nice, another is zero integration
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Building a Robot: New Autonomous Project Announcement
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https://t.co/lZ7xpvt7k6 pic.twitter.com/S44EGZaDZm
— clem 🤗 (@ClementDelangue) 21 août 2024Now I want to make a robot x.com/RemiCadene/sta…
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Why We Connect Emotionally With Robots Pursuing Goals
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Sé que es una máquina, pero la tenacidad que muestra este pequeño robot a la hora de cumplir su objetivo de marcar un gol me genera ternura.
— Juan Merodio (@juanmerodio) 21 août 2024
Por qué crees que nos identificamos una máquina y logra despertar emociones en nosotros? pic.twitter.com/swCuehmfUXSé que es una máquina, pero la tenacidad que muestra este pequeño robot a la hora de cumplir su objetivo de marcar un gol me genera ternura. Por qué crees que nos identificamos una máquina y logra despertar emociones en nosotros?