OpenAI has trained a human-like robot hand to manipulate physical objects with unprecedented dexterity. Their system, called Dactyl, is trained entirely in simulation and transfers its knowledge to reality, adapting to…
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The first Smart Displays with the Google Assistant
Over the last couple of years, people have been able to talk to the Google Assistant to get things done. Today Google is launching Smart Displays, a new category of devices…
Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry out computational tasks. These devices, which are about the…
MIT’s ML helps Computers to perceive Human Emotions
MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a machine-learning model that takes computers a step closer to interpreting our emotions as naturally as humans do. In the growing field of “affective computing,”…
Houseplants Could One Day Monitor Home Health
University of Tennessee researchers explore the future of houseplants as aesthetically pleasing and functional sirens of home health. The idea is to genetically engineer house plants to serve as subtle alarms that…