Is the key to autonomous cars that don’t run over pedestrians and crash into telephone poles a humanoid robot behind the wheel?
The researchers, one of whom consults for Toyota, developed and trained a “musculoskeletal humanoid” called Musashi to drive a small electric car through a test track.
With its mechanical hands, it can rotate the car’s key, pull the handbrake and switch on the turn signal.
Musashi did use the accelerator in a separate experiment, the researchers say.
Fortunately, the researchers say they’re up for the challenge, with plans to develop a next-gen robot and software.
Agriculture has a long heritage of being constantly disrupted by technology, an evolution that has continued to play out until today.
Bluewhite will also be using the funding to continue expanding in its current markets, and to break ground in new ones.
“Labor, labor, labor: it is the biggest need,” he said in an interview.
Tractors fitted with Bluewhite’s robots can still be operated by humans in situations where they might still need to be.
Bluewhite cites forecasts from researchers that project a market worth $11.5 billion for autonomous tractors by 2030.
The new venture will launch this summer in Mercedes-Benz’s electric EQ models, will.i.am told TechCrunch during a press event.
That car had 16 Sound Drive tracks loaded, some familiar and others created especially for the experience.
Sound Drive is not quite a performance as such, Will.i.am likens being a conductor or DJ, but that’s just the beginning.
Down the road, Sound Drive will let you geotag samples, linking auditory cues with memories.
Mercedes-Benz is the first partner, where the technology will launch with 10 tracks this summer as MBUX Sound Drive.
Love ’em or hate ’em, NFTs can survive thanks to the communities that drive themNFTs have suffered everything from ridicule and scams to a broad dip in demand due to the crypto winter.
Sometimes it almost feels like some of the projects in the space are kept going simply on hopes and dreams.
Most people are holding on to their NFTs regardless of their monetary value, according to Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands.
Making money from NFTs validates their holders’ conviction, but Siu thinks there are more important factors driving the persistent ownership.
“It’s not a crazy idea, but NFTs make [the experience] more powerful by bonding them together.
The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV RS first drive: A worthy but pricey all-electric SUV This roomy midsize SUV gets a lot right.
The Chevy Blazer EV will be offered in three trims: the LT, RS and performance SS.
The Chevy Blazer EV RS trim in all-wheel drive is already in production at GM’s factory in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico.
The press drive held in San Diego put reporters behind the wheel of the rear-wheel and all-wheel drive versions of the Chevy Blazer EV RS trim.
Those specs combined with a lower roofline and athletic stance give the Chevy Blazer EV a sleeker appearance than its gas-powered cousin.
