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Food at college gets high-tech boost with first robotic kitchen in university setting
Denisse Castillo, senior director of residential dining at Florida International University, describes what it's like working with the first robotic kitchen in a campus setting. Hungry students at Florida International University (FIU) near Miami are being fed by a robot these days. "Beastro" โ yes, it has a name โ is the first robotic kitchen in the country to be used in a university setting, according to FIU. (See the video at the top of this article, and another one down below.) On a recent morning at the Ernest R. Graham University Center on FIU's flagship campus, Beastro prepared chicken teriyaki for Jocelyn Hernandez, 22, a senior studying natural and applied sciences, as Fox News Digital watched and filmed. Soon after, Beastro was busy making a cheese omelet for Pablo Reyes, 20, a junior biomedical engineering student.
Key moments that defined education in America in 2023
America's Newsroom anchor Bill Hemmer looks back at the top headlines of the past 12 months. Supreme Court rulings, wars waged over parental rights, crackdowns on conservative school boards and scandals that imbued some districts with controversy: Education's rocky landscape showcased this year's equally tumultuous cultural climate, and the issue has taken center stage for candidates going into 2024. Republicans continued to capitalize on parents' concerns that children are being exposed to age-inappropriate content in the classroom while calling for school choice and cautioning against giving transgender students access to single-sex spaces. Democrats, meanwhile, called out the opposition for alleged "book bans" and a majority defended transgender students' access to spaces corresponding with their preferred gender. The gridlock is expected to augment the intensity of an already explosive election season next year, and the issues aren't expected to fade anytime soon.
Head of Google Bard believes AI can help improve communication and compassion: 'Really remarkable'
Kurt "The CyberGuy" Knutsson explains new Google Maps features, powered by AI. Artificial intelligence is influencing nearly all aspects of life in 2023. From education to the workplace to creative endeavors, AI is making its mark on our everyday lives. Google Bard product lead Jack Krawczyk sat down with Fox News Digital for an interview in New York City recently to discuss how generative AI frontrunner Google Bard has developed to accommodate people's lifestyles. As just one example, Krawczyk mentioned that parents can use Google Bard to snap a photo of their craft drawer -- then ask the AI tool what kind of art can be made using the available supplies.