Peak is this summer's finest co-op game. The game, created in partnership with developers Aggro Crab and Landfall as part of a game jam, is currently in Steam's top five bestsellers. It sold over a million copies in its first week, and has now surpassed 8 million, according to Aggro Crab cofounder Nick Kamen. Now, as a result of its success, says Kamen, scammers are selling cheap, AI-made versions of it wherever they can. "We hate to see it," says Kamen.

The courageous story of Afghanistan's first all-girls robotics team is coming to a theater near you. Rule Breakers is based on the true story of The Afghan Girls Robotics Team, who grabbed the world's attention when they were denied member visas by the United States in 2017 while attempting to compete at the First Global Challenge international robotics competition. Fifty three members of Congress signed a petition and President Donald Trump intervened to give the girls travel documents on special humanitarian grounds allowing them to enter the US and compete in the robotics games, according to a New York Times profile. The story of the team's struggle to compete in the robotics competition goes much deeper than their attempts to enter the US. First Global founder Dean Kamen, who is best known for designing the Segway, put together his competitive robotics league as a way to spark interest in science and technology among high schoolers.

Tomorrow, July 21, is the big day when the global community of people who live, breathe and build robots gather to talk about the latest developments in the field and get a look at demos of the newest robotics products and artificial intelligence applications. If you haven't registered for TC Sessions: Robotics, a free online event, just click here to reserve your seat. Bonus: Not only do you get a deep download on robotics and AI news, products and trends, you can also connect and chat with other enthusiasts from around the world using our event app. The app takes the pain out of finding the right people who share your business goals. Expand your network, explore collaboration opportunities and build your community.

Rev started its own competitor in this realm earlier this year. In Friday's Q. and A., contractors asked if they were being kept around just to train the company's artificial intelligence -- something Mr. Chicola vehemently denied. So far at least, the machine-powered alternatives do not appear to be eating into the work available for skilled transcribers. Paula Kamen, who runs Transcription Professionals from her home near Chicago, said that when she began her company in 1995, she was convinced that Dragon -- the buzzy speech recognition software of that time -- would soon make her business obsolete. But she said she has continued to grow at a steady rate because the advances in speech recognition technology have come alongside the proliferation in recording devices and people wanting to see their words turned into text. Much of the work that Ms. Kamen farms out to her contractors today involves correcting bad transcriptions from automated services.

FedEx's robot has a top speed of 10 mph and can carry about 100 pounds. A company spokesman said its typical speed would vary depending on the route. The robot relies on sensors typically used on self-driving cars to identify and avoid pedestrians. The SameDay Bot is capable of climbing steps, but customers will need to be home to accept packages -- it won't leave a package on a doorstep or open a front gate. The robot is being developed by DEKA, the Manchester, New Hampshire engineering company owned by Segway inventor Dean Kamen.

Dean Kamen started one transportation revolution when he invented the Segway Human Transporter, the first self-balancing, electric-powered transportation machine. So his views on the next transportation revolution, autonomous vehicles, are germane. And for the future of AVs, the industry that produces them and the consumers who ride in them, Kamen points to a previous paradigm shift in how we get around: airplanes. As founder of DEKA Research and one of the world's foremost inventors and engineering innovators, Manchester, N.H.-based Kamen became famous not just for Segway, which he introduced in 2001, but also for creations including the IBOT Mobility Device -- a sort of wheelchair-cum-Transformers -- a portable dialysis machine, a vascular stent and many more. His current focus is on bioengineering marvels such as an advanced prosthetic arm for returning injured shoulders.

Last week, Elon Musk dashed off 125 characters announcing a remarkably ambitious plan to send Amtrak to an early grave. "Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins," he proclaimed in a tweet. Sign up to get Backchannel's weekly newsletter. Yet something about this particular moonshot seemed off.

We should have been more specific. Organizers say this event is the first global robotics competition specifically for high school students. There have been other robotics competitions with teams from multiple countries.]

Toyota Motor North America said Saturday it will work with DEKA Research and Development -- the company founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen -- to help launch the next-generation iBOT motorized wheelchairs that are designed to navigate stairs and lift users to stand face-to-face with companions. For its part, Toyota will license balancing technologies held by DEKA and its affiliate for medical rehabilitative therapy and potentially other purposes. The companies said they continue to engage in ongoing discussions about how Toyota can further support DEKA and its mobility assistance technology. DEKA stopped selling the iBOT specialized wheelchair in 2009 but its next generation is poised for a comeback due in part to Toyota's involvement, Kamen said. Financial details were not immediately available.

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will work with Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway human transporter, to develop advanced wheelchairs for disabled people and aging populations worldwide. The agreement announced Saturday gives the world's largest automaker a license to use balancing technology that Kamen has installed in prior generations of wheelchairs for medical rehabilitative therapy and other purposes. The agreement will also help Kamen introduce a new version of his iBOT wheelchair, which used two sets of powered wheels to walk up and down stairs and help disabled people stand face-to-face with companions. Kamen stopped selling the iBOT in 2009. "It is important to help older adults and people with special needs live well and continue to contribute their talents and experience to the world,'' said Osamu Nagata, executive vice president of Toyota North America.