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Watch: Disney’s smart robots train to fall, roll, and land safely without damage

Repair bills rise fast in labs and warehouses. Disney researchers decided to stop fighting gravity. Their goal was to let ...
Government Technology

Google Trains Four-Legged Robot on Dog Agility Course

As robots continue to get smarter, stronger and faster, a new project from Google DeepMind is looking to improve them in another way, by making them more agile. Inspired by dog agility courses, ...
New Atlas

ChatGPT trains robot dog to walk on Swiss ball

View gallery - 4 images This quadruped wobbling along, balanced on top of an exercise ball is a fun experiment to watch – but at its core, it demonstrates that AIs like GPT-4 can train robots to ...

XPeng CEO Plays The Anti-Tesla Card: While Optimus Is Closed, IRON Goes Open Source

XPeng (XPEV) takes open approach with IRON (while Tesla's Optimus remains proprietary) allowing developers to train and build ...
Ars Technica

You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived. The Thermonator, what Throwflame ...
Railway Gazette International

Robot dog checks freight trains for defects

LITHUANIA: The national railway's freight business LTG Cargo is testing the use of a robot dog which autonomously walks ...
BGR

Robots Are Using AI To Train Themselves, Which Isn't At All Terrifying

Researchers at MIT have given robots everything they need to take over the world. A new algorithm called "Estimate, Extrapolate, and Situate (EES)" will soon allow robots to train themselves without ...