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Robohub Digest 11/16: Politics and robotics, US Robotics Roadmap, and...
by Robohub Digest December 5, 2016 A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news, our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Big...
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Would you feel sexy wearing Eau de Extinction?
Synthetic biologists seek to make perfumes from extinct trees and flowers. by Monique Broulette December 5, 2016 The synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks says it is developing a fragrance line...
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This $8,000 a month San Francisco apartment will include a staff robot
The most expensive three-bedroom unit rents for about $8,000 per month. Highlights include panoramic Bay views, soaring ceilings, outdoor terrace, stainless steel kitchen, hardwood floors, soaking tub,...
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The Rex800 looks like a dinosaur Terminator
The Rex800 looks like a dinosaur Terminator, a terrifying proposition, and perhaps a great merchandising opportunity! YouTuber “RobitFactory” is in the process of creating a 1/10 replica of the “Sue”...
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Microsoft has a new AI chatbot and it doesn't want to talk about Tay
Microsoft is experimenting with a new, tamer chatbot. Months after the company's first chatbot Tay went viral for all the wrong reasons, Microsoft quietly rolled out a new bot that looks to be far...
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Self-Healing Transistors for Chipscale Starships
Working with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), NASA is pioneering the development of tiny spacecraft made from a single silicon chip that could slash interstellar exploration...
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Apple is finally going to start publishing its AI research
Artificial intelligence researchers at Apple are going to start publishing some of their work and engaging more with the wider academic community. Russ Salakhutd, director of AI research at Apple and a...
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The Sandwich-o-Matic will make your lunch automatically
Love eating lunch, but hate making it? Good news, an automated machine may soon be able to take care of the task for you. Meet Sandwich-o-Matic, a voice-controlled, robotic sandwich-building station....
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Deep Learning Reinvents the Hearing Aid
My mother began to lose her hearing while I was away at college. I would return home to share what I’d learned, and she would lean in to hear. Soon it became difficult for her to hold a conversation if...
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Four Biomed Tech Game Changers From TEDMED
Last Wednesday, in a large conference room aptly named “The Hive,” healthcare entrepreneurs from around the country rubbed elbows with venture capitalists, pharma representatives, and strategy...
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UC Berkeley's Salto Is the Most Agile Jumping Robot Ever
Ron Fearing's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab at UC Berkeley is famous for its stable of bite-sized bio-inspired robots, and Duncan Haldane is responsible for a whole bunch of them. He's worked on running...
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An Arduino round word clock
After considering building a square word clock, Maker Roald Hendriks and his sister came up with something a bit more unique! Clocks, being decorative, useful and easily hackable, have been targets for...
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CellAge: Targeting Senescent Cells With Synthetic Biology
Our society has never aged more rapidly – one of the most visible symptoms of the changing demographics is the exponential increase in the incidence of age-related diseases, including cancer,...
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Hollywood’s finally getting hacking right. Here’s why you should care
The popular portrayal of computers as magic boxes capable of anything has done real societal harm. Now one TV show wants to save us. by Cory Doctorow December 7, 2016 For decades Hollywood has treated...
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A virus, fished out of a lake, may have saved a man’s life
Dodge Pond, which sits on the outskirts of Lyme, Conn., is an ordinary New England lake. It’s home to fish like bluegill and alewife, along with smaller organisms like water fleas, algae, and bacteria....
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Audi Cars Now Talk To Stop Lights In Vegas
Audi’s cars are now telling drivers how many seconds remain until the traffic light turns green. It's the first commercial offering of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication in the United States, Audi...
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The mission of the FIRST Alumni Programs is to continue to support and inspire the young adults who have participated in any of the FIRST progression of programs on their paths to becoming...
View Article8 Unintuitive Lessons on Being a Designer
I sometimes joke that everything I have ever learned about design, I learned from my first job. Nowadays, this first job has extended to nearly ten years, its soul consistent even as its shape unfurls...
View ArticleYour brain does not process information and it is not a computer – Robert...
No matter how hard they try, brain scientists and cognitive psychologists will never find a copy of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the brain – or copies of words, pictures, grammatical rules or any other...
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IBM's Watson bring data-driven insight to Australian fashion couture
IBM’s Watson cognitive computing platform has been used by local couture designer, Jason Grech, to create a new fashion line using data-driven insights. In an interview with CMO, Grech said he had been...
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