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Zipeng Fu, Qingqing Zhao, and Qi Wu, researchers at Stanford University near Palo Alto, CA, have developed a human-like robot, dubbed HumanPlus, that’s capable of learning to autonomously do human tasks by first copying them. The team uses a full-stack… Continue reading Autonomous humanoid robot shadow-boxes, but Kung Fu is weak
Epilepsy commonly begins in childhood, but it can start at any age. Older adults may not come to mind as being at risk of developing the condition, but there’s strong evidence that people aged around 60 have an increased risk of both epilepsy and acute… Continue reading Epilepsy risk drops up to 30% on existing blood pressure drugs
Contact lenses get pretty thin nowadays, but they’ve got nothing on a new lens from scientists at Stanford and the University of Amsterdam. The team has created the world’s thinnest lens, measuring just three atoms thick.Continue ReadingCategory: Physi… Continue reading World’s thinnest lens is just three atoms thick
Last week, we discussed AI’s incredible evolution in terms of its performance against humans. Almost across the board, AI has surpassed humans in a range of performance-based tasks, necessitating the development of new, more challenging benchmarks. Arg… Continue reading The bad and the ugly: AI is harmful, unreliable and running out of data
Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has released the seventh annual issue of its comprehensive AI Index report, written by an interdisciplinary team of academic and industrial experts.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading AI now surpasses humans in almost all performance benchmarks
Back in January, researchers showed off the kitchen skills of an open-source Aloha housekeeping robot. Now the Unleashed project gets to grips with knotting shoelaces, hanging shirts and even repairing other robots.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, T… Continue reading AI-powered robots can now autonomously repair other bots
Detecting the first stages of heart failure could soon be as simple as placing a smartphone on a patient’s chest. That’s the conclusion of an ongoing study, which is aimed at developing an app for diagnosing the potentially lethal condition as early as… Continue reading App detects heart failure vibes via a smartphone’s existing sensors
There’s been a takeover of North America’s soil by scores of non-native earthworm species this past century. It’s time we pay more attention to the invaders and their potentially major impact on the continent’s ecosystem, says a new Stanford study.Cont… Continue reading The alien earthworm invasion is here, says new study
There’s been a takeover of North America’s soil by scores of non-native earthworm species this past century. It’s time we pay more attention to the invaders and their potentially major impact on the continent’s ecosystem, says a new Stanford study.Cont… Continue reading The alien earthworm invasion is here, says new study
Our bodies are home to trillions of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and a whole host of others. Now, Stanford scientists have discovered an entirely new class of biological entities inside us, which they’ve ominously named “Obelisks.”Cont… Continue reading Completely new type of “biological entity” discovered in our bodies