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Latest Boston Dynamics Video Proves The Robot Uprising Will Be Shockingly Nimble
Do you remember the Boston Dynamics robots videos of just a few years ago? It was a big deal that robots such as Atlas could walk on (gasp!) uneven ground. But Atlas keeps blowing through milestones left and right, like in this new video that shows Atlas effortlessly jumping over obstacles and hopping onto boxes…
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Finally, A Humanoid Robot With An Electric Screwdriver Hand
It’s been a few years since Japan’s AIST updated its HRP humanoid robot line. While the last iteration, HRP-4C, strove to make the robot seem as human as possible with a realistic female head, the new industrial-looking HRP-5P looks as though it escaped the factory before its bodywork was finished. It isn’t pretty, but the…
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This AI Fakes Footage To Make It Look Like You Have Bruno Mars’ Dance Moves
By now we have a lot of worrying examples of how AI-powered image processing software can flawlessly alter faces, or make someone appear to say something they didn’t. But there are other, perhaps under-explored uses for this technology, such as trying to fake a video of you dancing so it looks as though you have…
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Why YouTube Music Is A Worthy Challenger For Spotify
Reckon YouTube Music can’t topple Spotify’s reign as the go-to for music in Australia? The data says you’re wrong.