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Oh Good. Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Spot Can Now Get Past Closed Doors All By Itself
Available for purchase since 2020, Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dog, Spot, has been mostly deployed as an autonomous inspection and exploration tool. Today the company revealed several updates to Spot that will further improve its ability to carry out those types of tasks, including finally being able to use handles to open doors all by…
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How to Clean Up Photos Using the Pixel 6’s Magic Eraser
It’s finally here: the feature that I’ve been waiting for since Google introduced it back in 2017 at its Google I/O developer conference. I remember sitting in the crowd at the Shoreline Amphitheater when Sundar Pichai showed off Google Photos’ ability to remove a fence! From a photo of a kid playing baseball! And the…
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Pour One Out for These Weird Wearables That Totally Failed
Nowadays, when you hear the term “wearables”, you probably think of smartwatches like the Apple Watch, fitness trackers, and VR headsets like the Oculus Rift. However, these gadgets didn’t just appear out of the ether. Several other devices had to crash and burn so modern wearables could flourish.
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Boston Dynamics’s New Robot Dog Can Self-Charge, Has No Need For Us Humans
Boston Dynamics announces its latest Spot robot dog has self-charging capabilities, removing the need for human interaction.