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Nine products incubated at Sastra University launched

At Sastra University, nine tech-based products in medical devices, veterinary supplements, robotics, and IoT were commissioned. These included a 3D-printed, IoT-enabled medical transplant box, herbal and natural feed supplements, robots for hazardous environments, and an e-toggle solution for remote irrigation. Scientist G and Director Nidhi Bansal commissioned the products.

The Hindu

University Builds Robot-Designing AI, Churns Out Designs in Seconds

Researchers from Northwestern University created an AI algorithm that can build robots off of user prompts. For demo purposes, the AI was able to build a functioning robot in under 30 seconds.

Tom’s Hardware

A tax on robots is the last thing the economy needs

City Voices: the Government should be doing everything it can to incentivise firms to invest more, not less

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The Manchester game dev scene and the Northern Powerhouse that never was

We spoke to game publishers and developers based in the northern UK city of Manchester about the challenges of growing a successful studio outside of London.

TechRadar

Daily Mirror and Express publisher Reach to cut another 450 jobs

Reach has been among the leaders in the UK in bringing in robots to write articles instead of humans, but a spokesperson said the cuts were not related to the rise of AI

Evening Standard

Humanoid robots are here, but they're a little awkward. Do we really need them?

Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction

The Independent UK

Netflix Just Quietly Released the Most Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Epic of the Year

'Pluto' is by far one of Netflix's best original animes ever. But why is the streamer burying it?

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Sunak clashes with Elon Musk as X boss says AI means we won’t need to work

Tech billionaire also warns of humanoid robots that can ‘chase you anywhere’ in talk with PM

The Independent UK

Musk warns of humanoid robots that can ‘chase you anywhere’ in talk with Sunak

The tech billionaire also said AI would one day make jobs redundant.

The Independent UK

AI Safety Summit discussions not focused on killer robots, says Darktrace boss

AI cyber security firm Darktrace’s chief executive, Poppy Gustafsson, said the summit’s meetings have been more ‘measured’ than she expected.

The Independent UK

Race to AI: the origins of artificial intelligence, from Turing to ChatGPT

Today’s poem-writing AI has ancestry in punch-card machines, trundling robots and godlike gaming engines

The Guardian - UK

Boston Dynamics reveals talking robot dog that can see, hear and respond to people

The droid can even speak using a posh British accent thanks to an AI-fuelled makeover

Evening Standard

Japan Mobility Show 2023: The 7 Most Futuristic Robots, Scooters, and Aircraft

EVs are the main attraction at Japan's largest auto show, but a bunch of imaginative robots, scooters, and aircraft from the likes of Toyota, Honda, Subaru, and more also caught our attention.

Inverse

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’: Where a dud can be a dud

Pizzeria’s animal robots do the slicing in movie lacking laughs or scares.

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The Independent UK

Students told ‘avoid all robots’ after Oregon University bomb threat prank

The threat was made by a student on Tuesday via social media, causing university staff to issue an urgent warning

Salon

White Castle hires robots as fry cooks

As of last week, there have been 17 robots installed nationwide

The Hindu

Robot priests perform Ayudha Pooja at VIT, Vellore

VIT Vellore students and faculty used robots to perform Ayudha Pooja ceremonies. Two robots, a six-axled and a mobile one, rang bells, performed aarti and distributed prasad. The robots are used to teach mechanical engineering students and were seen assisting staff during the event. Video of the event went viral…

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Workers urged to embrace, not fear, robot colleagues

From robots on two legs to a giant arm that sorts products, Amazon is testing more machines to work with humans but worker concerns remain high.

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Evening Standard

Amazon integrates humanoid robots into warehouses

The hope is for robots and human employees to work together, as the company says it's not looking at fully automated warehouses

The Guardian - US

Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses

Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobs

Zenger

Robotic Co-workers May Encourage Laziness, Study Finds

Teamwork with robots can lead to social loafing and decreased motivation, according to German researchers.

The Guardian - UK

‘Social loafing’ found when working alongside robots

Study finds people tend to pay less attention when working with robots, just like with respected human colleagues

Barchart

10 AI-Proof Jobs to Protect Yourself From the Automation Revolution

In an era where robots and AI threaten to replace a growing number of jobs, there are still resilient careers that stand firm against the automation tide. Is yours one of them?

The Conversation

From ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning

Isaac Asimov’s iconic science fiction collection “I, Robot” tells the story of androids created at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc. The androids range from “Robbie,” who is nonvocal, to “Stephen Byerley,” who may or may not be a robot – he is so humanlike that people can’t tell.

Inverse

55 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Fixed Its Weirdest Canon Quirk

Do evil AIs always need humans to talk them down? In a new twist for Star Trek canon, perhaps the evil robots can reform all on their own.

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