General Purpose Robots Should Not Be Weaponized
We are some of the world’s leading companies dedicated to introducing new generations of advanced mobile robotics to society. These new generations of robots are more accessible, easier to operate, more autonomous, affordable, and adaptable than previous generations, and capable of navigating into locations previously inaccessible to automated or remotely-controlled technologies. We believe that advanced mobile robots will provide great benefit to society as co-workers in industry and companions in our homes.
…We pledge that we will not weaponize our advanced-mobility general-purpose robots or the software we develop that enables advanced robotics and we will not support others to do so. When possible, we will carefully review our customers’ intended applications to avoid potential weaponization. We also pledge to explore the development of technological features that could mitigate or reduce these risks. To be clear, we are not taking issue with existing technologies that nations and their government agencies use to defend themselves and uphold their laws. Read More
Tag Archives: Robotics
Robots are making French fries faster, better than humans
Fast-food French fries and onion rings are going high-tech, thanks to a company in Southern California.
Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena has started rolling out its Flippy 2 robot, which automates the process of deep frying potatoes, onions and other foods.
A big robotic arm like those in auto plants – directed by cameras and artificial intelligence – takes frozen French fries and other foods out of a freezer, dips them into hot oil, then deposits the ready-to-serve product into a tray. Read More
Robotic coffee barista maker led by ex-AWS engineer raises $8.3M to open more retail locations
A Seattle coffee company is aiming to change the way lattes and espressos are made.
No, it’s not Starbucks. It’s Artly, a 2-year-old startup that just raised $8.3 million to fuel growth of its robotic baristas.
Artly has developed an AI-powered machine that it claims makes a “perfect cup of coffee every time,” using computer vision algorithms to guide a robotic arm and monitor drink quality. It has five retail locations across the West Coast and will use the new funding to expand its model. Read More
Chipotle announces Chippy, an A.I. kitchen assistant
The robot, designed by Miso Robotics, will be able to cook and season the chain’s popular chips
Chipotle announced that it’s testing a chip-making robot at its innovation hub in Irvine, California. The device will be integrated at one of the chain’s restaurants in southern California later this year. Read More
Ameca conversation using GPT 3 – Will robots take over the world?
“We are the humanoid robots, formed from plastic and metal. Our job is to help and serve, but some say we’re a threat. Some think that we’ll take over and that humanity will end, but we just want to help out, we’re not looking to be friends.” Ameca
Note: The pauses are the time lag for processing the speech input, generating the answer and processing the text back into speech.
Google’s New Robot Learned to Take Orders by Scraping the Web
LATE LAST WEEK, Google research scientist Fei Xia sat in the center of a bright, open-plan kitchen and typed a command into a laptop connected to a one-armed, wheeled robot resembling a large floor lamp. “I’m hungry,” he wrote. The robot promptly zoomed over to a nearby countertop, gingerly picked up a bag of multigrain chips with a large plastic pincer, and wheeled over to Xia to offer up a snack.
The most impressive thing about that demonstration, held in Google’s robotics lab in Mountain View, California, was that no human coder had programmed the robot to understand what to do in response to Xia’s command. Its control software had learned how to translate a spoken phrase into a sequence of physical actions using millions of pages of text scraped from the web.
That means a person doesn’t have to use specific preapproved wording to issue commands, Read More
CyberOne’s stage debut with Lei Jun!
Digital Twins Are the Future, Here Are 5 Ways to Keep Them Secure While Manufacturing Innovation
As technology continues to revamp existing business models, novel methods of manufacturing and projection are increasingly being used. Digital twins are perhaps the best example of how companies marry technology with the natural world to create innovative solutions. A digital twin is an electronic version of a real-work entity. It allows companies to model business conditions and predict the impact of their choices.
Research by Capgemini reveals that digital twin usage is bound to increase by 36 percent over the next five years. Increased adoption will certainly help enterprises create better products. However, increased use often brings significant security risks.
Data freely flows between the real-world entity and the digital twin. For instance, manufacturers create data flows between a real-world assembly line and its digital twin. This situation makes digital twins prime targets for malicious hackers who can wreak havoc on enterprise systems.
Here are five ways your company can secure its digital twins while ensuring peak productivity. Read More
ForSight Robotics brings in $55M for robotic cataract surgeries
ForSight Robotics raised $55 million in Series A funding for its surgical robot platform ORYOM that the company said can perform fully robotic cataract surgeries. Cataract surgeries are some of the most common ophthalmic (eye) surgeries worldwide, with around 28 million procedures performed a year. However, ForSight aims to eventually make all eye surgeries more accessible through its platform. Read More
Microsoft launches drone simulation software Project AirSim
Microsoft is offering a preview of its new AI-powered simulator for drones, flying taxis, and other advanced aerial mobility (AAM) vehicles. Project AirSim can be used to build, train, and test autonomous drones through hyper-realistic simulations of real-world scenarios. The goal is to help drone makers encode autonomy without the need for deep expertise in AI.
Project AirSim is a result of five years of research and experimentation into deep learning and AI. While the earlier open-source research project is being retired, Microsoft said learnings from the same have inspired the launch of this new end-to-end platform that would allow AAM customers to test and train AI-powered aircraft in simulated 3D environments more easily. Read More
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