Robots

nivek

As Above So Below
Walt Disney is developing humanoid 'stuntbots' to take over from actors in films and theme parks during dangerous stunts

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  • Walt Disney Studios is creating a robot capable of performing aerial manoeuvres
  • These humanoid robots would replace actors in dangerous, high-flying stunts
  • Gyroscopes, accelerometers and lasers help to keep the robot balanced
  • They are able to stick any landing as they can manipulate the centre of mass
  • They would likely be used in both films and live shows in Disney theme parks

 

nivek

As Above So Below
Robots grading student tests?...

More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By Computer

Here's a little pop quiz.


Multiple-choice tests are useful because:


A: They're cheap to score.


B: They can be scored quickly.


C: They score without human bias.


D: All of the above.


It would take a computer about a nano-second to mark "D" as the correct answer. That's easy.


But now, machines are also grading students' essays. Computers are scoring long form answers on anything from the fall of the Roman Empire, to the pros and cons of government regulations.


Developers of so-called "robo-graders" say they understand why many students and teachers would be skeptical of the idea. But they insist, with computers already doing jobs as complicated and as fraught as driving cars, detecting cancer, and carrying on conversations, they can certainly handle grading students' essays.


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Toroid

Founding Member
Robot in France 3D prints a house.
3D printing system creates family home in France in just 54 hours | Daily Mail Online
A team of experts in France constructed the first 3D printed house to serve as a residence for a family of five
  • They built the 1,022-square-foot house using a novel BatiPrint 3D printing process which can construct walls
  • In all, it only took two days and six hours to build the home, but they believe it can be done in just 33 hours
  • The process is environmentally friendly and at $207,000 (£176,000), costs 20% less than traditional methods

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Niku120

Honorable
they dont need us anymore once the robots are smart enough
already they kill our food sources to bring our numbers down
we will answer to robots in the future its already happening
i call someone a fucking robot answers!
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nivek

As Above So Below

Toroid

Founding Member
Walmart tests 'Alphabot' grocery-picking robot that can pick and pack customers' online shopping orders

Walmart announced it's testing grocery-picking robots called 'Alphabots'

They can pick up items for online orders, like dry goods and refrigerated items

The robots then ferry the items to Walmart's associates who deliver them

It marks Walmart's latest effort to improve its online grocery shopping service

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It looks like Walmart is in the process of reinventing itself to compete with Amazon.
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nivek

As Above So Below
Now robotic doves are spying on people, we may not be able to tell a real bird from a robotic drone bird when they're flying, unless someone shoots one down...:ohmy8:

China takes surveillance to new heights with flock of robotic Doves, but do they come in peace?

Hi-tech drones that look and move like real birds have already flown over restive Xinjiang region.

Sources told the South China Morning Post that more than 30 military and government agencies have deployed the birdlike drones and related devices in at least five provinces in recent years.

One part of the country that has seen the new technology used extensively is the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China’s far west. The vast area, which borders Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, is home to a large Muslim population and has long been viewed by Beijing as a hotbed for separatism. As a result, the region and its people have been subjected to heavy surveillance from the central government.


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The machines in China’s current robot flock replicate about 90 per cent of the movements of a real dove, the person said, adding that they also produce very little noise, making them very hard to detect from the ground, and are so lifelike that actual birds often fly alongside them.

The team conducted almost 2,000 test flights before deploying the drones in real-life situations, said the researcher, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the programme.

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Toroid

Founding Member
You know the end is near when a robot can play the Where's Waldo game. :(
AI can pick out Where's Wally? book character in just FOUR seconds | Daily Mail Online
Developers have created an AI robot that uses facial recognition technology
  • It can locate the elusive character 'Wally' (or Waldo) in less than four seconds
  • The robot can identify Wally in a crowd of up to 300 other fictional faces
  • Using a robotic arm, it points him out in an average of just four seconds

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i7HMPpxB-Y
 

Wade

Stare..... They are always staring
Slightly off topic, but I remember reading a few years back about NASA's ANTS project. I thought this was fascinating but I've noticed the web site is no longer maintained and no updates as of a few years ago. Anybody ever "officially" hear what happened to the project?
 

humanoidlord

ce3 researcher
Slightly off topic, but I remember reading a few years back about NASA's ANTS project. I thought this was fascinating but I've noticed the web site is no longer maintained and no updates as of a few years ago. Anybody ever "officially" hear what happened to the project?
what is the project about?
 

Toroid

Founding Member

Toroid

Founding Member
This robot's agility is improving.
Boston Dynamics shows video of its Atlas humanoid robot running and jumping over obstacles | Daily Mail Online

More robots:
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If you thought you'd be able to run away from the terrifying new breed of robots, bad news.

Boston Dynamics has revealed a video of its terrifying Atlas robot running and jumping over obstacles with ease.

'Atlas does parkour,' the firm says in the description for the video, which shows the robot leaping up a series of 40cm steps with ease, and over logs with a single bound.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LikxFZZO2sk
 
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