robotics
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Human Pleads Guilty in First Ever Self-Driving Pedestrian Death
Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber vehicle that was the first-ever involved in a pedestrian fatality, has pleaded guilty to endangerment in the criminal case that followed the crash. The guilty plea, filed nearly five years after Vasquez’s fatal collision with a woman crossing a street with her bike, provides an answer in…
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Cops in the U.S. Are Already Treating Self-Driving Cars As ‘Surveillance Cameras on Wheels’
No matter how frustrating or dangerous self-driving taxis continue to be, companies are currently expanding their use in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Vegas. Police, meanwhile, are taking advantage of the self-driving taxi proliferation to investigate crimes and possibly violate your privacy.
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Watch Ukraine’s ‘Kamikaze Drones’ Slam Into Trucks, Tanks, Other Drones
Ukraine’s information war against Russia during its current counter offensive now includes dramatized video of dive bombing drones.
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Disney Imagineers’ Next Robot Is a Nightmarish Little Freak
This is truly wild. In our year 2023, we’re finally hitting robotics at theme parks with the knowledge of how to get back up if knocked down, which is totally a good idea. Totally.