Ameca is an animatronic designed by UK-based Engineered Arts. Last week, Ameca received an upgrade in the form of 12 new face actuators, giving it the ability to form lifelike facial expressions. Here it is "looking" at itself in a mirror as it gurns through its repertoire of smirks, grimaces, frowns, and grins.
Android appears to amuse itself in front of a mirror
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Watch this robot weirdly imitate a man's facial expressions
In the creepy demo above, a humanoid robot named Ameca imitates a fellow's facial expressions–as captured by an iPhone 12 with Apple's ARKit—in real-time. Ameca was build by a company called Engineered Arts but he resides deep in the Uncanny Valley. (via IEEE Spectrum) READ THE REST
Russian Gun Show debuts a new robot dog with a missile launcher backpack
From Vice: The video was taken at "Army-2022," an ongoing arms fair in Moscow. The conference is taking place from Monday until Sunday, has around 1,500 participants, and over 28,000 exhibits, according to its website. One exhibitor also showed off an unmanned military truck which has no cockpit. And here's the Google-Translated text of the Telegram post… READ THE REST
Dead spiders reanimated as robot grippers in "necrobotics" breakthrough
Rice University researchers are pioneers in the field of necrobotics—reanimating dead creatures as robots. They've demonstrated how a tiny dead wolf spider can become an air-powered gripper that can pick up tiny electronic parts from a circuit board. Video below. From IEEE Spectrum: Spiders are basically hydraulic (or pneumatic) grippers. Living spiders control their limbs… READ THE REST
The only work productivity hack you need is this laptop accessory bundle
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. More people are working from laptops than ever these days. Whether you're self-employed, starting online education, or utilizing a work-from-home setup, you need to be able to work from anywhere. Laptops… READ THE REST
These pretty puzzles will give your brain a workout
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Between the stresses of work, classes, and home life, when was the last time you were able to relax and enjoy a little bit of free time? In a world of side… READ THE REST
Finally kiss annoying pop-up ads and videos goodbye with AdGuard
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