Robots have stepped up throughout the pandemic. Human-size rolling telepresence robots stood in for graduating students at a university ceremony in Japan. Robots have helped enforce lockdown rules. A robotic COVID-19 testing system is in development as a way to speed up testing and protect lab technicians. … [Read more...] about Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog helps doctors assess coronavirus patients
Boston driving school road test
Watch a Boston Dynamics robot dog pull a rickshaw
Savage previously ran Spot successfully through a police training obstacle course, and now it looks like the robot has a new skill -- rickshaw driver. A rickshaw is a two or three-wheeled passenger cart generally pulled by one man (or in this case a robot) carrying one passenger. They were first used in the late 1800s. … [Read more...] about Watch a Boston Dynamics robot dog pull a rickshaw
First commercial autonomous bus services hit Singapore roads
Insights from the Science Park 2 service, for instance, would help determine whether an on-demand bus service was better able to meet the transport needs of tenants in the area during off-peak hours, when public transport ran at a lower frequency. Running on weekdays from 10am to 5pm, this service route aimed to offer greater convenience for passengers travelling from Science Park 2 to Haw Par Villa MRT station, the AfA said. … [Read more...] about First commercial autonomous bus services hit Singapore roads
AI helps this Koda social robot dog sense human emotions
"It is a functional piece of home technology, a family pet and a piece of art, all at once," Koda CEO Emma Russell said in a statement. "Those who take this opportunity to be an original owner of a Koda will be able to watch its decentralized AI in action as it evolves from a puppy-like state to a robotic dog with the intelligence of a supercomputer." … [Read more...] about AI helps this Koda social robot dog sense human emotions
HBO Max: Everything to know, before WW84 is gone
New DC titles. A Green Lantern series that producer Greg Berlanti (a young-adult TV guru behind Riverdale and Arrow) says will travel to space and "promises to be our biggest DC show ever made." Strange Adventures, a one-hour drama anthology series also produced by Berlanti that explores the intersecting lives of mortals and superhumans. DC Super Hero High will be a half-hour comedy from Elizabeth Banks, the producer and actress known for the Hunger Games films and 30 Rock, that'll focus on a group of adolescent students at a boarding school for "gifted" kids.Projects by J.J. Abrams. Abrams, known for a parade of television and box office hits, signed a megadeal with AT&T and WarnerMedia to make projects for the company. On HBO Max, he'll help produce a show set in the Justice League Dark universe; Overlook, a thriller based on Stephen King's The Shining and set in the Overlook Hotel; and a 1970s crime show called Duster. A half-hour comedy from actress-producer Issa … [Read more...] about HBO Max: Everything to know, before WW84 is gone
