Video Friday brings you the latest robotics news and videos from around the world! This week’s selection includes: Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas robot doing tricks, including a spooky Halloween costume. Aldebaran’s upcoming release of its seventh-generation NAO robot. ANYbotics’ eerie “Happy Halloween” message. Clearpath’s Happy Halloween greeting. A dramatic robotic performance by Compagnie La Machine … Read more
Boston Dynamics has released a video showcasing its latest humanoid robot, Atlas. The robot uses machine learning and computer vision to detect and localize its environment, allowing it to move autonomously without prescribed or teleoperated movements. Atlas can perform tasks such as pick-up and put-down operations entirely on its own. The robot’s unique design features … Read more
US intelligence agencies have confirmed that hackers affiliated with China targeted the phones used by former President Donald Trump, Senator JD Vance, and other high-profile individuals as part of a wide-ranging intelligence-collection effort. The Verizon phone systems were infiltrated to gather communications data, including call logs, message history, and contact information. The attack highlights the … Read more
A sophisticated Chinese hacking operation known as “Salt Typhoon” has targeted former US President Donald Trump, his running mate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign staff, and members of Congress. The hackers allegedly collected sensitive audio and text messages from these individuals in a wide-ranging espionage operation that began several months … Read more
Sen. Marco Rubio, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has warned that Chinese hacking of US telecom companies is a “very serious situation” that warrants close attention. The senator’s comments come after a federal investigation into a cyberattack linked to China-backed hackers, which targeted major US telecommunications companies and systems used for key government … Read more
Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption has received a significant PC performance boost and visual overhaul thanks to Reality Redemption, a comprehensive modification (mod) developed by BadassBaboon. The mod originally started as an Xbox 360 port, but its author encountered issues running the game on their configuration. To resolve these problems, BadassBaboon rolled back to an … Read more
Rockstar has finally brought the classic western game Red Dead Redemption to PC, five years after its release on next-gen consoles. While the port does a good job of improving frame rates and visuals, it leaves some technical decisions wanting. The game’s controls, particularly with keyboard and mouse, work well, but the graphics menu is … Read more
A must-have overhaul mod for PC players, titled Reality Redemption, is now available to download and enhance the visuals of Red Dead Redemption. This comprehensive mod brings numerous graphical improvements that reinvigorate the classic game. Reality Redemption’s key features include better memory pool management, resulting in improved overall performance, as well as enhanced draw distances … Read more
A team of Japanese researchers from Kyushu University has made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the field of solar cells. By introducing chirality into molecular orientation, they were able to achieve a remarkable triplet yield of 133%, significantly improving energy transfer when absorbing light. This technique, known as singlet fission (SF), involves the absorption … Read more
A new study on left-handedness has revealed surprising insights into the cognitive abilities of individuals with this trait. Researchers at Oxford and London universities found that people with moderate handedness outperformed those with reversed asymmetry profiles in a pegboard task, which measures hand dominance. The study also discovered a link between social difficulties and autism … Read more