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Until today, we’ve seen exactly 40 seconds of Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas in action. The Hyundai-owned robotics stalwart is very much still in the early stages of commercializing the biped for factory floors. For now, however, it’s doing the thing Boston Dynamics does second best after building robots: showing off in viral video form.

Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas can do push-ups

“Unlike language, where we don’t have mathematical models to describe what the next word should be, when it comes to physics, we do have those models. And what we’re seeing is that machine learning is actually quite good at computation, not just pattern recognition,” said co-founder Darren Garvey.

BeyondMath’s ‘digital wind tunnel’ puts a physics-based AI simulation to work on F1 cars

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Treeview uses augmented- and virtual-reality tools with AI to develop software and metaverse projects. Its clients include Microsoft and Medtronic.

The founder of a software-development company says there's a 'huge demand' for training and education applications — extended reality can help

At the time, Ecovacs told TechCrunch it concluded that the flaws found by the researchers “are extremely rare in typical user environments and require specialized hacking tools and physical access to the device.”. “Therefore, users can rest assured that they do not need to worry excessively about this,” read...

Ecovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners

BeyondMath is working in the field of computational fluid dynamics, which attempts to digitally model how an object moves through water or air. But that’s a lot easier said than done — even with excessive computing power, these digital representations of complex physics are not wholly accurate. What makes BeyondMath different is that it’s simulating windy conditions by using machine learning, not just supercomputers, which could make these models more accurate.

TechCrunch Minute: AI could help design and test F1 cars faster

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Scientists from the Texas Advanced Computing Center are gaining a deeper — on the atomic level — understanding about why perovskites are such a good material for converting sunlight into electricity. The breakthrough was discovered using a supercomputer that found "vortex structures in quasiparticles of electrons and atoms,...

Supercomputer simulations make groundbreaking discovery about potential of solar power and LEDs: 'Never been observed before'

Streamlining the design process allows engineers and designers to focus on other areas, like improving the efficiency and output of the designed batteries. Korean company LG Energy Solution has slashed the time it takes to design battery cells for electric vehicles and other appliances, thanks to an innovative AI process.

Korean company creates mind-blowing algorithm capable of reducing battery design time: 'A consistent level of design quality and speed'

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Most business leaders plan to use AI agents to automate tasks within the next few years.

'Human-Capable' AI Agents Will Change the Workforce Within 3 Years, According to a CEO Currently Creating the 'Perfect' AI Employee

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. The researchers have also demonstrated that this technique works with shape memory materials, allowing users to repeatedly lock the soft robots into a desired shape and return to the original shape as needed.

3D-Printed Actuators Can Move, Lock Soft Robots into New Shapes

The Marine Corps is looking for commercially available technologies that can detect, identify and track a variety of uncrewed platforms and other targets that troops might need to engage. The service is eyeing a potential acquisition of these types of capabilities for its Observation and Sensing System (OSS) program, according...

Marines searching for AI-enabled sensors to detect and track unmanned systems, other targets

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Cisco was planning a second round of layoffs this year, after letting go of around 4,000 workers in February. Cisco confirmed last week in a SEC filing that it is cutting 7% of its workforce. While employees have now been informed that there will...

Cisco employees face a month of silence ahead of second layoff in 2024

Raleigh, NC

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated a technology capable of a suite of data storage and computing functions—repeatedly storing, retrieving, computing, erasing or rewriting data—that uses DNA rather than conventional electronics. Previous DNA data storage and computing technologies could complete some but not all of these tasks.

For first time, DNA tech offers both data storage and computing functions

A German-engineered electric jet should be carrying passengers by 2026, according to a Bloomberg report about Lilium's revolutionary vertical takeoff craft. It's a milestone for a company that's been working on cleaner air travel for about a decade. But don't expect Lilium to linger long on the accomplishment. That's because leaders there plan to bring an even bigger version — increasing the passenger count from around six to 100 — to market sometime in the next decade. That model would also increase the range from 109 miles to 620 miles, per Bloomberg.

Aerospace company unveils plan to create massive battery-operated passenger jet: 'There's huge potential'

Renovate Robotics on Tuesday unveiled its latest rooftop robot, the Rufus V1. The system is a refinement of the prototypes the New York-based firm showcased earlier this year. It automates one of construction’s most common — and dangerous — tasks. The startup has clearly come a long way since we first covered it in May 2023, when its robot was made up of several DeWalt nail guns mounted to a gantry system.

Watch this robot quickly install roof shingles

Head-to-toe HD video was previously only available with the Doorbell Plus and Pro models. Now, according to Ring, the Battery Doorbell provides a 66% taller view of visitors compared to Ring Video Doorbell 2nd Gen, the previous generation of the company’s budget-friendly battery-powered product. The addition of a 150-degree by 150-degree field of view allows customers to see a full top-to-bottom view of what’s on their doorstep, making it easier to check which packages were just delivered.

Ring’s new battery doorbell has head-to-toe video

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Los Angeles, CA

Those figures were shared by Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana in a social media post on X. The new 100,000 figure is double what the company has previously disclosed. Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai noted on the company’s earnings call this summer Waymo was delivering well over 50,000 paid rides per week, a number that Waymo also noted in a June blog post.

Waymo is now giving 100,000 robotaxi rides a week

Alongside the funding announcement, The Rounds introduced new features for customers, including the ability to make one-time purchases and the flexibility of choosing their delivery day. It also enhanced its AI-powered algorithm to provide smarter predictions on when customer’s products need to be restocked. Launched in 2019, The Rounds...

The Rounds scoops up $24M to bring its ‘household restocking’ delivery service to more markets

Denver, CO

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The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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Trace Machina is building a simulation testing platform to update safety-critical applications

Trace Machina, an early-stage startup, is trying to prevent such scenarios with advanced simulation software that enables developers to test updates in a more realistic simulated...

Trace Machina is building a simulation testing platform to update safety-critical applications

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