Elon Musk, Davos and humanoid robots
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Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest tech. But one category always catches everyone's eye: robots. Ever since Karel Čapek introduced the word "robot" in his 1920 play "R.
Robot makers are in a full-on sprint to take over factories, warehouses and homes, but lofty visions of rapid adoption are outpacing the technology’s reality.
Elon Musk told the World Economic Forum on Thursday about his vision for a world where there are more robots than people—enough robots that you won't be able to think of anything more to ask them to do.
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Zoomlion is already using robots to power its rapid growth, and they've been churning out a new excavator every 6 minutes for years!
Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The breakthrough could help future robots feel more natural and emotionally engaging.
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Robots Have a Small Problem: They Completely Suck
The gap between what's being promised and what robots are capable of today is growing fast. The post Robots Have a Small Problem: They Completely Suck appeared first on Futurism.
Robot coworkers are closer than expected as labour shortages push humanoid machines into real workplaces