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Are You Sure You Want a Car With a Giant Touch Screen?
Are You Sure You Want a Car With a Giant Touch Screen? The AI boom is making phones and laptops more expensive. New drivers may never have to learn how to parallel park. Many new cars--a Ford Mustang Mach-E, a BMW sedan, a Tesla Cybertruck--will just maneuver into a spot for you with a click of a button. Even a decade-old Toyota Corolla has a backup camera and pedestrian detection.
A robot could eventually conduct your blood draw at the doctor's office
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new product aimed at automating blood draws in outpatient situations. Aletta is a standalone robotic device capable of drawing blood from a patient's arm. It uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to identify a vein and then automates the other processes of a blood draw, such as applying a tourniquet, inserting and disposing of a needle and placing a bandage on the patient. A trained phlebotomist must begin the procedure and oversee the device while it is in use, but a single person can monitor up to three Aletta robots at once. "Blood draws are one of the most commonly performed medical procedures in the United States, yet patients may face delays due to a growing shortage of trained phlebotomists." said Michelle Tarver, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. The approval for Aletta was granted based on clinical data showing it was capable of successful blood draws at rates comparable to or better than a phlebotomist.
NASA shares first images of SpaceX moon crash site
The Falcon 9 upper stage created a 60-foot-wide crater on the moon on August 5. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The crater image is enlarged three times from the original, with north facing up, and it covers an area about a quarter of a mile wide. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .
I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot
During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool. Last week, I ventured a whopping 15 minutes from my house to see robots do some mind-boggling, jaw-dropping stuff. I visited the Cambridge, Massachusetts, offices of a startup called Generalist AI, where I watched robot arms perform simple chores like stacking cups, putting blocks into bowls, and the like. I was astonished by how quickly they figured things out--it was reminiscent of a flesh-and-blood person. The arms mastered a range of tasks after ingesting a short, instructional video and, most impressively, no specific training for a given task.
Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out
I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS? There's finally a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy. Mainstream OS is everything you need in a desktop.
Sound waves power these tiny drones
These new'microfliers' could help engineers build miniature vehicles that don't require batteries or engines. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The MICROBS Lab's microfliers compared with a 2015 Swiss 5 Rappen coin, which are only about half and inch in diameter. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .
Mattel is releasing a full-scale building brick set of the original Xbox
We've seen a number of classic game consoles get the Lego treatment over the years, including the NES and Atari 2600. You'll soon be able to build a version of the original Xbox as well -- perhaps even while sitting on an Xbox cushion from IKEA. However, this is a model from Mattel rather than Lego. This is a 1:1-scale model of the Xbox. It's a 3,509-piece interactive set with three small modules that reference Halo: Combat Evolved, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Psychonauts (which is slightly awkward, given Psychonauts developer Double Fine only just separated from Xbox).