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Battling weeds can be expensive, labor intensive and use large amounts of chemicals. To help make this easier [NathanBuilds] has developed V2 of his open-source drone weed spraying system, complete with automated battery swaps, herbicide refills, and an AI vision system for weed identification. The drone has a 3D printed frame, doubling as a chemical […]
A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors. The successful use of imitation learning to train surgical robots eliminates the need to program robots with each individual move required during a medical procedure and brings the field of robotic […]
Article content British Columbia’s Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. A statement from the office of the provincial health officer says a teenager in the region covered by Fraser Health tested positive for bird flu, and the teen is currently getting […]
Mapped: U.S. States With the Most Human Trafficking Victims This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Human trafficking involves the exploitation of individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for labor or commercial sex acts. This map ranks U.S. states […]
Australian movie star Chris Hemsworth has been criticised for starring in a slick advertisement promoting Abu Dhabi as a tourism destination in partnership with the United Arab Emirates government, the latest celebrity to use their influence to promote the gulf state. Hemsworth features in the minute-long ad with his actor and model wife, Elsa Pataky, […]
Architizer’s 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories that recognizing designers that are building a green industry — and a better future. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work! In his 2019 article for Children & Nature Network, Richard Louv makes us pause for thought in the first paragraph. He tells […]
Keyboardist Greg Phillinganes Remembers Longtime Collaborator Quincy Jones: ‘A Generous Human Being’
Greg Phillinganes, a keyboardist from Detroit, was in Stevie Wonder‘s Wonderlove band in the early ’70s when prolific producer and composer Quincy Jones invited him to play on a session with jazzman Billy Eckstine. The collaboration led to a nearly 50-year relationship, in which Phillinganes appeared on “Q”-produced classics such as Michael Jackson‘s Off the […]
Ahmed Isah, also known as the “Ordinary President,” has ordered the shutdown of the popular Brekete Family program on Monday, November 4, citing outrage over the detention of minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protest www.pulse.ng Source link
On the Sentencing of Human Rights Defenders Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson October 31, 2024 The United States condemns the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unjust imprisonment of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, Xu Yan. On October 29, PRC courts sentenced Yu Wensheng to three […]
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Meta made several major announcements for robotics and embodied AI systems this week. This includes releasing benchmarks and artifacts for better understanding and interacting with the physical world. Sparsh, Digit 360 and Digit Plexus, the three […]