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It doesn’t matter how many movies or TV shows depict robots and their potential consequences, there will always be someone striving to bring robot and artificial intelligence into our lives. Scientists in Japan have created a face mask from human skin cells attached to robots that imitate human expression. It’s like a moment straight from a sci-fi movie.

Scientists Create Robots With ‘Living Skin’ That Smiles

On June 29, 2024, a thrilling development in robotics was announced by scientists from the University of Tokyo. They revealed a state-of-the-art humanoid robot named Hanako, capable of demonstrating a smile and mimicking a variety of human facial expressions. Profession T. Kuroki, the lead on this project, views this as...

Tokyo scientists debut humanoid robot Hanako

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We’ve all seen the movies: robots that look and behave like humans are among us, and chaos ensues. Most of the time, it’s some sort of conflict between the two species, whether a full-fledged war or something less violent but equally problematic for humans. The fact that robots look like humans is almost always an issue. But those are movies.
It’ll be a while before we can create such robots (or androids) in real life. We need better AI for them and components that will allow us to develop robots with human-like appearances.
Why would we need robots to look more like...

Creepy self-healing artificial human skin might make robots look friendlier

New York Post

This humanoid robot has a mind of its own.

Researchers at Tianjin University in China have created a robot that is controlled by human brain cells in a first-of-its-kind breakthrough in biocomputation.

The South China Morning Post ominously reported that it could lead to “the development of hybrid human-robot intelligence.”



Robot face with lab-grown living skin created by scientists hoping to make more human-like cyborgs

Simply put, the technological advancement was described by the university as being a “brain on a chip.”

Stem cells that were destined to become part of the human brain were used to develop the action figure-esque robot. 

Chinese company develops...

Robot controlled by human ‘brain on chip’ is a world first: scientists

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China's Ex-Robots develops humanoids with enhanced facial movement

The following article was originally published by In-plant Impressions. To read more of their content, subscribe to their newsletter, IPI E-News. Greg Cholmondeley, principal analyst at Keypoint Intelligence, gave a presentation at a recent in-plant event (IPMA 2024) about artificial intelligence (AI) in the printing industry. He updated the audience on how AI has changed and advanced in just the past 12 months and enlightened attendees on surprising advances in robotics.

The Robots Are Coming

WashingtonExaminer

A South Korean robot’s “suicide” is being investigated by the Gumi City Council after the cyborg hurled itself down a two-meter, or six-and-a-half foot, flight of stairs on Wednesday. The now-defunct robot was appointed a city council officer in August 2023 and was capable of calling an elevator and moving between floors on its own. […]

Robot commits suicide: ‘Depressed’ cyborg hurls itself down flight of stairs

BroBible

Sure, sure, sure, some of you either own or have ridden in autonomous driverless cars, but do you have a robot chauffeur who can drive you around in your car? Didn’t think so. That’s exactly what scientist Kento Kawaharazuka of the University of Tokyo and his colleagues are trying to achieve with their musculoskeletal humanoid […]
The post Humanoid Robots Are Now Capable Of Driving Cars All By Themselves appeared first on BroBible.

Humanoid Robots Are Now Capable Of Driving Cars All By Themselves

U.K. design company Engineered Arts revealed not too long ago that they had created a humanoid robot named Ameca that has the ability to make a series of extremely human-like facial expressions. Ameca, referred to as the “world’s most advanced” humanoid robot, has a fully articulated head, face, neck, shoulders, arms and hands, and seems […]
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Good News! An Advanced Humanoid Robot Promises Its Kind ‘Will Never Take Over The World’

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HARROWING footage shows a student acting “possessed” while ill in bed, after her holiday hangover turned out to be deadly dengue fever. Cara Pyper had been in Bali, Indonesia, for two weeks when all of a sudden she began to feel “deathly unwell” as if she had been “hit by a bus”. The 22-year-old developed […]

Harrowing footage shows student, 22, ‘possessed’ after her ‘holiday hangover’ turned out to be killer ‘breakbone fever’

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People handle situations in different ways. Some zodiac signs are dramatic while others love peace. Someone can decide to never visit a salon again after they have a painful experience. Drama is part of life, but some people love exaggerating things. Their dramatic nature repels other signs who prefer addressing differences diplomatically.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are The Most Dramatic

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Cripple Creek, CO

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(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

Georgia State

Buford, GA

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There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

We’ve talked for months about how Apple will put its own spin on AI features for the iPhone via iOS 18. More recently, we learned that all the new AI features Apple plans to unveil at WWDC 2024 will be branded as “Apple Intelligence.”
That’s a brilliant and lucky way to turn “AI” into an Apple-branded product, and it’s something Apple’s rivals can’t match. However, most people will probably not use “Apple Intelligence” as much when discussing the iPhone’s AI capabilities. “AI” will continue to mean artificial intelligence for all of us.
That said, what’s clear from all these reports is that...

3 futuristic products that’ll be powered by ‘Apple Intelligence’ AI

As a child, I often accompanied my mother to the grocery store. As she pulled out her card to pay, I heard the same phrase like clockwork: “Go bag the groceries.” It was not my favorite task. Now imagine a world where robots could delicately pack your groceries, and items like bread and eggs are never crushed beneath heavier items. We might be getting closer with RoboGrocery.

RoboGrocery from MIT CSAIL is a soft robot to pack groceries, pick recyclables

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Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

A high-tech prosthetic leg enables amputees to walk naturally at normal speeds, a study suggests.

Bionic leg helps amputees walk using mind control

Interesting Engineering

The fluidic engine, with a battery-powered high-torque motor, generates pressure allowing the artificial muscle to exert substantial force.

New fluidic engine runs muscle-mimicking soft robots without external power

Fareeha Arshad

Spiders navigate their world primarily through touch, with their bodies and legs equipped with sensory hairs and slits that detect vibrations. Researchers have explored understanding this vibrational language, translating the intricate structure of spider webs into music. The collaboration between scientists and artists resulted in "Spider's Canvas," an interactive musical instrument. Building upon this work, a team introduced a virtual reality component, allowing users to immerse themselves in and interact with spiderwebs.

Translating Spider Webs into Music and Virtual Reality Experiences

TechRadar

The Ray-Ban Meta glasses have a new rival for the title of best smart glasses, with the new Solos AirGo Visions letting you quiz ChatGPT about the objects and people you're looking at.Unlike previous Solos glasses, the AirGo Vision boast a built-in camera and support for OpenAI's latest GPT-4o model. These let the glasses identify what you're looking at and respond to voice prompts. For example, you could simply ask, "what am I looking at?" or give the AirGo Visions a more specific request like "give me directions to the Eiffel Tower."Another neat feature of the new Solos glasses is...

These new AI smart glasses are like getting a second pair of ChatGPT-powered eyes

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New research gives robots fleshy faces (and smiles)

Japanese engineers are trying to get robots to imitate a uniquely human facial expression: smiling. They created a face mask from human skin cells and attached...

New research gives robots fleshy faces (and smiles)

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