Audience question on character voices and TTS needs @HRI_Conference – Consider our newly accepted RSS Workshop on Embodied Voices on July 15! Bringing the latest deep TTS models together with roboticists https://
rosielab.github.io/wev/ #hri2024
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Dr. Kennedy’s Tips for Designing Robot Characters and Holographic Personas
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Dr. James Kennedy opens up the 2024 @HRI_Conference
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Self-driving predictions continue to miss their timelines
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So far the timing on every prediction about self-driving being around the corner has turned out to be wrong. See my annual dated predictions and updates at http://
rodneybrooks.com/blog for details. I appreciate this update from @IEEESpectrum
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Elon Open-Sources Grok: AI Robots, Copilots, and Jobs
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Top stories in AI today: -Elon open-sourcing Grok chatbot
-South Korea deploys AI dolls for elder care
-Create and access custom Copilot GPTs
-Covariant launches ‘ChatGPT for robots’
-6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
therundown.ai/p/elon-goes-op
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Changi Airport Baggage System Demonstrates Intelligent Collision Avoidance
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I like how the bags at Changi Airport respectfully wait their turn on the conveyor belt to avoid collision! pic.twitter.com/D5mRWoYtxS
— Parminder Singh (@parrysingh) 12 mars 2024I like how the bags at Changi Airport respectfully wait their turn on the conveyor belt to avoid collision!
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Covariant Unveils RFM-1: ChatGPT-like AI for Physical Robots
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Robotics startup Covariant just unveiled RFM-1, an AI platform that brings ChatGPT-like language reasoning to physical robots.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 12 mars 2024
The platform allows robots to learn new skills, adapt to unexpected situations, and interact with humans more naturally. pic.twitter.com/Sfq0buypxpRobotics startup Covariant just unveiled RFM-1, an AI platform that brings ChatGPT-like language reasoning to physical robots. The platform allows robots to learn new skills, adapt to unexpected situations, and interact with humans more naturally.
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Latest AI Breakthroughs: Midjourney, OpenAI, Grok, and More
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Midjourney just dropped a new character consistency feature! Plus big developments from Elon Musk/Grok, OpenAI, Apple, South Korea, Pika Labs, Covariant Robotics, Cohere, and more. Here's everything going on in AI & how to make sense out of it:
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South Korea Deploys 7,000 AI Robot Dolls for Seniors
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South Korea's local governments are deploying around 7,000 AI-robot dolls to seniors and dementia patients.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 11 mars 2024
The $1,800 robot doll by Hyodal can hold full conversations to tackle loneliness and remind users to take medication.
Dystopian, yes, but the data is fascinating:
1.… pic.twitter.com/iGIs8NQ8p2South Korea's local governments are deploying around 7,000 AI-robot dolls to seniors and dementia patients. The $1,800 robot doll by Hyodal can hold full conversations to tackle loneliness and remind users to take medication. Dystopian, yes, but the data is fascinating: 1.
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San Francisco reverses facial recognition restrictions amid rising crime fears
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San Francisco lead U.S. in restricting facial recognition in the US five years ago. With fears about crime rising, voters have now asked for more surveillance, drones, and robots. (by @LaurenGoode and @tsimonite
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Assessing mass production capabilities for Figure’s AI robots
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+ let’s see if Figure can accelerate But unclear if they will have any mass production lines available any time soon