August 23, 2024

Robotics

Capra Robotics launches defense-focused subsidiary Custos Robotics – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Custos specializes in developing systems using the mobile robot platform from its parent company, Capra Robotics. | Source: Custos Robotics Capra Robotics this week announced the formation of its new subsidiary, Custos Robotics ApS. The company said it established Custos to explore new business ventures within the security and defense industries.  Custos will specialize in non-offensive applications based on Capra Robotics’ mobile robots. In particular, it will work toward safer and

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Robotics

NSF awards Northwestern with $26M for dexterous hand research – The Robot Report

Listen to this article The HAND project at the new Engineering Research Center will develop dexterous robot hands to assist with manufacturing and more. | Source: Northwestern University The human hand is made up of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, and more than 100 ligaments and tendons. With all of that hardware, it’s no surprise that roboticists have struggled to equal that level of dexterity. With a $26 million grant from the National Science

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Hardware

Say Goodbye To Windows Control Panel, So What’s Next?

We’ve never seen the source, but we can safely assume that Microsoft Windows’ codebase is an absolutely sprawling spaghetti code mess. We say that because the venerable OS still includes elements dating all the way back to Windows 95. One of those is the venerable Control Panel; while earlier versions of Windows had a Control Panel, they weren’t quite like the one that’s made its way from Windows 95 all the way to Windows 11

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Hardware

HP EliteBook Ultra G1q Laptop Review: Snapdragon X Battery Life King

HP EliteBook Ultra G1q (Starts at $1699) HP’s first foray into Copilot+ AI PCs mixes great portability with high-end battery life and solid performance. Great CPU Performance In Arm Apps Good CPU Performance In x86-only Apps Best-In-Class Battery Life Top-Tier NPU Performance For AI Apps Lightweight And Highly Portable Immature Graphics Drivers Copilot AI Features Currently Run In The Cloud Not The Brightest Display Finicky USB-A Port Microsoft and Qualcomm have been working together to

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Hardware

Uber Teams With GM’s Cruise To Deploy Driverless Robotaxis In 2025

Uber Technologies and Cruise announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Cruise autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform. The two companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles, allowing Uber riders to request a qualifying ride on the Uber app. As self-driving automobiles are becoming safer and more common, companies are looking to cash in on the technology. Volvo and Aurora Innovations have already jumped into

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Hardware

ASUS RTX 4070 Gaming Laptop With 240Hz OLED Is $600 Off And More Dynamite Deals

It’s not too often that I do a double-take when looking at a deal, but today it happened. What caused the unexpected reaction is a deeply discounted ASUS ROG gaming laptop that’s brimming with desirable features, such as a fast OLED display powered by Intel’s flagship Meteor Lake processor, the Core 9 Ultra 285H. The rest of the specs look good, too. The discounted gaming laptop is the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16, which is on

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Hardware

MacOS Sequoia Is Reportedly Coming In Mid-September: What To Expect

Typically, Apple releases its new iOS update along with its latest iPhones in mid-September, while it often holds off releasing its macOS update until either October or November. According to some reports, this year the Cupertino-based company may actually launch both at the same time. The decision seems to be based around ensuring some key cross platform features, such as iPhone mirroring, are working properly on both platforms. Here are a few of the features

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AR/VR

FBI Uses NFTs to Reclaim Stolen Funds in CluCoin Fraud Case

In a surprising move, the FBI has decided to use NFTs to return $1.14 million to victims of the CluCoin fraud. This is the first time law enforcement agencies have used NFTs to reach out to victims of fraud. Using NFTs to Notify Victims CluCoin fraud victims will receive notifications through NFTs, which will provide instructions on how to reclaim their stolen funds. By using NFTs, the FBI aims to bypass the traditional methods of

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AR/VR

Get Ready for Zeeverse Mini: Earn Rewards in this Exciting New Game

What is Zeeverse Mini? Unveiling Zeeverse Mini, a new game offshoot on Telegram by the developers of the monster-taming RPG Zeeverse. It’s a three-part, free-to-play series that lets players earn rewards and potentially qualify for airdrops of the upcoming $ZEEV token. As part of the “Play to Airdrop” campaign, it offers the not-so-novel combination of fun and the chance to earn cryptocurrency. Zeeverse Mini is a mobile-like game in which players direct Zoomba through a

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Hardware

Intel says it is ‘ready to take our second crack’ on the GPU market with next-gen Battlemage

Intel says that it is ready to ‘take our second crack’ at the discrete GPU market with Battlemage, its new Xe2 GPU architecture that will debut inside of Lunar Lake-based laptops later this year. In the latest episode of Intel’s in-house “Talking Tech” series, Tom Peterson (or TAP as we call him in the industry) talked about what we can expect from Intel’s next-gen Xe2 GPU architecture. The new Xe2 “Battlemage” GPU will feature a

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