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Robots get their ‘ChatGPT moment’ – Computerworld
What in the world are ‘World Foundation Models”? If you’re unfamiliar with the phrase “World Foundation Models,” that makes sense, because it’s pretty new and most likely coined by Nvidia. It conjoins the existing (but also recent) concepts of “world models” (AI systems that create internal representations of their environment to simulate and predict complex scenarios) and “foundation models” (AI…
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Here’s How Robots are Farming Your Food
Summary Agricultural robots assist farmers with precision tasks without replacing human workers, enhancing efficiency and productivity. Harvesting and planting robots use advanced technology to optimize yield, improve accuracy, and adapt to various conditions. Robotics technology in agriculture continues to evolve rapidly, offering potential solutions for food security and sustainability, but initial costs remain a barrier. That tomato in your salad?…
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Why Your Next Hospital Visit Might Involve Robots
Summary Robots are assisting frail patients, but current models are creating more work for caregivers than they save. AI chatbots are advanced enough to handle receptionist duties in hospitals. Robots can deliver medicine, check on welfare, and have been doing surgery for years with increasing precision. No one likes going to the hospital, but at some point you’ll be in…
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What if robots learned the same way genAI chatbots do? – Computerworld
There’s no question that robotics is transforming our world. Thanks to computerized machines, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, supply chains, retail, automotive, construction, and other industries are seeing rapidly increasing efficiencies and new capabilities. One challenge with bringing new robots online is that it’s hard, expensive, and time-consuming to train them for the task at hand. Once you’ve trained them, you have…
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The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise
Tesla made sure its Optimus robots were a big part of its extravagant, in-person Cybercab reveal last week. The robots mingled with the crowd, served drinks to and played games with guests, and danced inside a gazebo. Seemingly most surprisingly, they could even talk. But it was mostly just a show. It’s obvious when you watch the videos from the…
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You might get offered promo codes if one of these delivery robots runs into you
One of Starship Technologies’ autonomous food delivery robots tripped up a school employee at Arizona State University last September. As 404 Media reports, when contacted by the police, an employee asked for the person’s info to share insurance info, and to offer a few promo codes. A police report said video footage confirmed the person’s description of the incident. They waited for…
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