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Rodney Brooks exposes the fatal flaw in Musk’s robot dream

Is it possible to have a robot achieve human-level dexterity just by watching video tutorials? To answer these questions, I talked to Rodney Brooks, the co-founder of iRobot and one of the leading ...
Dust off your Trapper Keeper and crank up the Duran Duran—there’s a magical portal in Denver where the 1980s never ended, and Colorado residents are making pilgrimages like it’s the neon-colored Mecca ...
Turn object into pieces and then combine them into other object. Using Quick Explode Modifier. This is a Quick Blender tip ...
The current release of Adobe After Effects remains November 2025 (25.6), which includes new features and workflow ...
Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Quantitative easing (QE) adds new money to the economy by purchasing securities. Currency manipulation seeks to alter currency value to boost exports or reduce debt interest. Some view QE's effect on ...
Abstract: In robotic perception, cross-granularity object detection is essential for identifying and localizing targets at varying levels of detail. Traditional detection methods often struggle to ...
Abstract: In this paper, we present asymmetric pivot manipulation for picking up rigid hollow objects to achieve a hole grasp. The pivot motion, executed by a position-controlled robotic arm, enables ...