Handle is a mobile manipulation robot designed for logistics. Handle autonomously performs mixed SKU pallet building and depalletizing after initialization and localizing against the pallets. The on-board vision system on Handle tracks the marked pallets for navigation and finds individual boxes for
Monthly Archives: March 2019
I Now Have a Cardiologist
With Apple’s release of watchOS 5.2, I see the ECG feature is now more widely available throughout Europe and other regions. That’s great news. I want to encourage those of you with Apple Watch devices in those supported regions to go grab the update and try out the ECG.
Could ‘alcosynth’ provide all the joy of booze – without the dangers?
‘This is what my brain looks like,” says David Nutt, showing me an intense abstract painting by a friend of his that is sitting on the windowsill in his office.
Opening Film — March 2019 Apple Event
Please enjoy the opening credits to the Spring 2019 Apple Event. It’s show time.Song: “Love” by Unloved apple.co/Unloved Learn more and sign up for updates: http://www.apple.com/us/xc/applenews
Apple is launching a credit card
The rumors were true — Apple is releasing its own credit card. Apple Card promises to make the most of the company’s privacy, simplicity and (of course) integration with your iPhone.
All the important stuff from Apple’s services event (+)
Apple just wrapped up its services event, giving us nearly two hours of news — well, more like an hour-plus of news and 45 minutes of details on its forthcoming original programming.
Name It, and They Will Come
You’ve discovered something new. You haven’t seen solutions quite like this before. You try to keep your ego in check and be skeptical. But the butterflies in your stomach won’t listen.
Harvard University uncovers DNA switch that controls genes for whole-body regeneration
Humans may one day have the ability to regrow limbs after scientists at Harvard University uncovered the DNA switch that controls genes for whole-body regeneration.
Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine
For those of us who worry that Facebook may have serious boundary issues when it comes to the personal information of its users, Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments at Harvard should get the heart racing.
GPS Flaw: Security Expert Says He Won’t Fly April 6
Don’t look now, but there’s another Y2K-like computer-calendar problem on the way, and this one arrives in just one month: April 6, 2019.
Man Pours Molten Aluminum Into a Fire Ant Colony, Gets Unusual Result
An intrepid YouTuber poured molten aluminum into an abandoned fire ant colony, and he got a strange result. According to the uploader, the “resulting cast is huge, weighing 17.9 lbs. and reaching a depth of 18 inches.”
The Silicon Valley exodus continues
For a long time, it was the norm for founders to haul their hardware to the 3000 block of Sand Hill Road, where the venture capitalists of “Silicon Valley” would be awaiting their pitches.
Want a Foldable Phone? Hold Out for Real Glass
Foldable phones like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X are coming, whether you’re ready or not. In fact, they’re coming whether they’re ready or not. The software remains untested or nonexistent. The prices are either astronomical or unannounced.
Amazon Almost Killed Best Buy. Then, Best Buy Did Something Completely Brilliant
This is how Best Buy used a combination of corporate strategy and emotional intelligence to save itself from ruin.
Ten years after the ‘Berlin patient,’ doctors announce a second person has been effectively ‘cured’ of HIV
For the second time, doctors appear to have put HIV into “sustained remission” with a stem cell transplant — effectively curing the recipient.
Why ‘ji32k7au4a83’ Is a Remarkably Common Password
For too many people, moving the digits around in some variation of Patriots69Lover is their idea of a strong password. So you might expect something complicated like” “ji32k7au4a83” would be a great password.
Now Facebook is allowing anyone to look you up using your security phone number
And I mean, geez, stuff like this with Facebook just isn’t a surprise anymore, is it? For years social media Big Brother had been pestering its users to secure their account with two-factor authentication (2FA) by prompting them to enter their phone number so they could get a text with a security
America’s newest crew capsule rockets toward space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America’s newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. The only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after the lead character in the “Alien” movies.