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China's dancing robots: how worried should we be?
Dancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group's Spring Festival Gala, China's most-watched official television broadcast. They lunged and backflipped (landing on their knees), they spun around and jumped.
Chinese Kung-Fu Robots Put Western Efforts to Shame
Much of the recent coverage of humanoid robots has focused on a richly entertaining series of failures by Tesla's Optimus model: Robot sees a water bottle and falls over ; Robot refuses to confirm that it is, in fact, a robot; Robot is basically…
Spencer Jakab | Robots vs. the Taxman
That's how much Americans paid out in federal capital-gains taxes last year. In the latest edition of my Markets A.M. newsletter, I look at the rise of computerized ways to optimize your taxes. You can sign up for the newsletter here, or read the…
The robots who predict the future
So how did all this happen? People's desire for reliable forecasting is understandable. Still, nobody signed up for an omnipresent, algorithmic oracle mediating every aspect of their life. A trio of new books tries to make sense of our…
Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months
Amazon has hundreds of thousands of robots in its warehouses, but that doesn't mean all of its robotic initiatives are a success story. The ecommerce giant has halted its Blue Jay warehouse robotics project just months after unveiling the tech, as…
Tax-Smart Robots Can Boost Investors' Returns
U.S. stocks look set to rise as worries about AI disrupting profitable business models recede. Indexes had gained modestly on Tuesday, stabilizing to start a holiday-shortened week. Another plus for both stocks and the dollar: some promising signs…
Robot dog: Galgotias University faces backlash for claiming Chinese product as own at India AI summit
An Indian university has courted controversy at the AI summit in Delhi after an official claimed that a Chinese-made robotic dog was its own invention. The incident came to light after a professor from Galgotias University told state-run…
Infineon CEO flags growth prospects for humanoid robot chips
FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The CEO of Infineon Technologiestold daily Handelsblatt that the German semiconductor maker is well-positioned to benefit from a future boom in the market for microchips…
This week's Best Buy deals: Save up to 35% on laptops, appliances, robot vacuums and more
Best Buy is running sales on everything from must-have tech items to appliances and home gadgets. This week, find Bose headphones for nearly $130 off, a 75-inch Samsung TV for $200 off and a KitchenAid dishwasher for just over 30% off. AirTags help…
Deutsche Bank asked AI how it was planning to destroy jobs. And the robot answered
In a meta-experiment on the future of the global economy, Deutsche Bank Research Institute turned to the machine itself for answers. Rather than relying solely on traditional economic modeling, analysts asked their proprietary AI tool, dbLumina, to…
University kicked out of AI summit for claiming to have invented Chinese robot dog
An Indian university has been forced to vacate its stall at this week's flagship AI summit after falsely claiming to have developed a robot dog – which turned out to have been made in China. Galgotias University, which is based in Greater…
AI-enabled robotics could shift the balance of power in global manufacturing, says CEO of Alphabet company
AI robotics could shift global manufacturing power Intrinsic and Foxconn to build AI “factory of the future” SaaS robotics may enable reshoring and smaller players When low labor costs aren't the primary driver of manufacturing…
BOTZ ETF: Will Robotics And 'Embodied AI' Take The Baton? (NASDAQ:BOTZ)
The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF offers diversified global exposure to 'embodied AI' and robotics, with $3.37B AUM and a modest 0.68% expense ratio. BOTZ balances industrial and information tech sectors, with significant holdings…
Watch Humanoid Robots Dancing with Children in an Elaborate Production Number
The annual Spring Festival Gala is a 'must see' TV experience in China, broadcast on the eve of the Lunar New year. This year's show featured dancing by humanoid robots developed by several Chinese robotics firms. The robots danced, flipped…
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Desktop Companion Robot
Greetings everyone, and welcome to my article tutorial. Today, I'll guide you through the process of creating a Desktop Companion Robot using Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 S3. Desktop companion robots are trending right now, but buying one can be…
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