AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
Gear Patrol

I Didn’t Expect to Like Nike’s Wildly Futuristic Robotic Shoes. Then I Tried Them

Unlike a super shoe, Project Amplify isn't about making people quicker. But I'll be damned if it isn't fun to run fast.
IEEE

Co-design Framework for High Power, Medium/High Voltage WBG Power Modules: Case Study with 3.3 kV/200 A Wire-Bonded Low-Inductance SiC Half-Bridge Module

Abstract: This paper proposed a co-design framework for high power high voltage wide bandgap (WBG) power module packaging that is generalized to reflect diverse design requirements across device ...
IEEE

Universal Trajectory Optimization Framework for Differential Drive Robot Class

Abstract: Differential drive robots are widely used in various scenarios thanks to their straightforward principle, from household service robots to disaster response field robots. The nonholonomic ...
marktechpost

AutoCode: A New AI Framework that Lets LLMs Create and Verify Competitive Programming Problems, Mirroring the Workflow of Human Problem Setters

AutoCode runs a closed loop that mirrors human contest workflows, but each step is selected from LLM-generated candidates using targeted in-framework tests.
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Supreme Court sets date to hear FTC Slaughter case in test of Trump's firing powers

The Supreme Court on Friday set a Dec. 8 date to hear oral arguments in a case centered on President Donald Trump’s authority to fire heads of independent agencies without cause. This closely watched ...
Jurist

Louisiana v. Callais: Supreme Court to Weigh Louisiana Redistricting Case Pitting Voting Rights Act Against Equal Protection

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday, October 15, a case testing how far states may consider race when redrawing congressional districts to comply with ...
PC Gamer

Employee uploads 187,000 explicit images to US Department of Energy network intending to create 'robot porn', gets caught and loses his security clearance, complains he's ...

A US Department of Energy (DOE) employee has lost his security clearance after uploading *checks notes* 187,000 pornographic images to the DOE network (first reported by 404 Media). The individual's ...
NPR

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country. The U.S. has now confirmed 1,596 cases this ...
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Trump and Macron share strong handshake at Gaza summit in Egypt

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share strong handshake at while meeting at the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal summit in Egypt. U.S. and UK Sanction Prince Group in ...
SCOTUSblog

Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the congressional map that Louisiana adopted in 2024 that may reshape the Voting Rights Act.
Bloomberg L.P.

SoftBank Shares Jump 13% as Bull Case Grows With ABB Robot Deal

SoftBank Group Corp.’s stock surged as much as 13% to a fresh intraday high as its plan to buy ABB Ltd.’s robotics arm boosted expectations for profit growth from artificial intelligence. The Japanese ...