Video shows the moment drones started falling from the sky during a drone show at Eola Lake in Orlando, Florida on Dec. 21, 2024. A child was hospitalized on Saturday after being hit by a drone that was part of an Orlando, Florida holiday drone show. According to the Orlando Fire Department, a 7-year-old boy was transported to the hospital because of injuries sustained from the falling drones, FOX 35 in Orlando reported. In a video posted online by X user MosquitoCoFl, hundreds of drones being used as part of an aerial light show appeared to be flying into position before several started falling from the sky before slamming to the ground. A man could be heard saying to children nearby, "Oh no! I don't believe they're supposed to be falling."

Petri dishes of engineered and native Proteus mirabilis patterns, here stained with colored dyes used for the lab's bacterial art. Researchers in Biomedical Engineering Professor Tal Danino's lab were brainstorming several years ago about how they could engineer and apply naturally-pattern-forming bacteria. There are many bacteria species, such as Proteus mirabilis (P. These bacteria can sense several stimuli in nature and respond to these cues by "swarming"--a highly coordinated and rapid movement of bacteria powered by their flagella, a long, tail-like structure that causes a whip-like motion to help propel them. For inspiration, Danino's team at Columbia Engineering, which has a good deal of experience using synthetic biology methods to manipulate bacteria, discussed where else they might find similar patterns in nature and what their functions might be.

Continue reading the main story Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built A programmer is suing Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Give this articleGive this articleGive this article Video Tom Smith, a veteran programmer, shows how Codex can instantly generate computer code from a request in plain English.CreditCredit...Jason Henry for The New York Times Cade Metz, based in San Francisco, writes about artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. ET In late June, Microsoft released a new kind of artificial intelligence technology that could generate its own computer code. Called Copilot, the tool was designed to speed the work of professional programmers.

Last week, like many Americans, I traveled home for Thanksgiving. I chose not to bring my Switch with me because, well, I've sort of moved on. It's old and underpowered compared to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and, besides, the last couple years of being a homebody (thanks to lockdowns and remote work) have rendered its portability meaningless to me. And then I actually caught (a very mild case of) COVID and was stranded in Kansas for an extra week with no video games. Readers, I've never appreciated the Switch more than I did when it would have saved me from a week of extreme boredom.

CES has announced the innovation award winners for the upcoming CES 2023 event happening in Las Vegas, on January 5-8, 2023. We went through the list of honorees and highlighted the robotics-related solutions for this story. French robotics company, ACWA Robotics, built a water pipe infrastructure mapping robot. The robot moves through the pipes while the water is running. The robot is able to precisely track its location while imaging the pipes, creating a map of exactly where repairs are needed.

Nestlé Purina Petcare today announced the launch of the Petivity Smart Litterbox System. It consists of a smartphone app and litterbox monitor that "captures and transforms behavioral data into actionable insights that help owners proactively care for their cat". The smart monitor helps owners provide a new standard of care for their cats by using artificial intelligence to learn each cat's unique litterbox patterns and identify subtle but meaningful changes in weight, frequency, waste type and elimination schedule. Using artificial intelligence developed by a team of Purina pet and data experts, the Petivity Smart Litterbox System detects meaningful changes that indicate health conditions that may require a veterinarian's attention or diagnosis. The monitor, which users are instructed to place under each litterbox in the household, gathers precise data on each cat's weight and important litterbox habits to help owners be proactive about their pet's health.

A sample DALL·E 2 generated image of "an astronaut riding a horse in a photorealistic style." A new method developed by researchers uses multiple models to create more complex images with better understanding. With the introduction of DALL-E, the internet had a collective feel-good moment. This artificial intelligence-based image generator is inspired by artist Salvador Dali and the lovable robot WALL-E and uses natural language to produce whatever mysterious and beautiful image your heart desires. Seeing typed-out inputs such as "smiling gopher holding an ice cream cone" instantly spring to life is a vivid AI-generated image clearly resonated with the world.

Manas Bhatia has a bold vision of the future -- one where residential skyscrapers covered in trees, plants and algae act as "air purification towers." In a series of detailed images, the New Delhi-based architect and computational designer has brought the idea to life. His imagined buildings are depicted rising high above a futuristic metropolis, their curved forms inspired by shapes found in nature. But the pictures were not entirely of his own imagination. The architect's conceptual towers were created using AI imaging software.

Prosegur has equipped the Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped with a unique sensing payload for use in guard patrols. There's a new security dog in town and his name is Yellow. The Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped has been equipped with a unique sensor payload by Prosegur Security USA. This payload gives the robot enhanced sensing capabilities. Prosegur is primarily a human guard services company, offering contractual guard services in a number of markets.

DHL is using robotics to support numerous warehousing and logistics tasks. DHL innovates its logistics workflow and the tools and technologies deployed in DHL distribution centers around the world, as the company continually improves its efficiency. Sally Miller, DHL Supply Chain's chief information officer for North America, recently spoke to The Robot Report about the types of robots the company uses and the innovation cycle it employs to find the most effective solutions. Sally Miller will also be a keynote speaker at RoboBusiness, which takes place in Santa Clara on Oct 19-20, 2022. The full interview with Sally was featured on a recent episode of The Robot Report Podcast, which you can listen to here.