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In today's Techpresso:
🤖 Stanford’s new robot can cook and clean
🚀 First US moon lander since Apollo prepares to blast off
🍎 Apple might face antitrust charges in the US
💊 MIT scientists create inhalable sensors to detect early lung cancer
🦿 Robot exosuit improves walking for patients with Parkinson's disease
🎁 + 5 other news you might like
🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools
🤖 Stanford’s new robot can cook and cleanLINK
The Mobile Aloha humanoid system is designed to assist with household tasks like cooking and organizing, using AI and robotic learning.
This robot is unique in its ability to handle mobile manipulation tasks, training with the static Aloha datasets, and achieving up to 90 percent success rates.
Mobile Aloha features a mobile base, whole-body teleoperation, and onboard computing, costing around $32,000, with the potential for mass production cost reductions.
🚀 First US moon lander since Apollo prepares to blast offLINK
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch their new Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying the first American lunar lander since Apollo 17 in 1972. Astrobotic's Peregrine I lander, aboard the Vulcan Centaur, aims to make the first private spacecraft landing on the Moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. The mission has sparked controversy, particularly from the Navajo community, for including human ashes and personal messages as part of memorial spaceflights, raising ethical questions about the Moon as a burial site.
🍎 Apple might face antitrust charges in the USLINK
The US Department of Justice is nearing the end of an investigation into Apple, potentially leading to an antitrust lawsuit.
DOJ is examining Apple's practices that limit competition, like iMessage exclusivity and restrictions on iPhone-specific payment services.
Although not final, the DOJ could file a lawsuit against Apple possibly by the first half of 2024.
💊 MIT scientists create inhalable sensors to detect early lung cancerLINK
MIT scientists developed a novel method for lung cancer detection involving inhaling nanoparticle sensors and a follow-up urine test for results in just 20 minutes.
The lung cancer sensors look for specific proteins, and the presence of these proteins is easily spotted using a simple paper test strip.
The technology promises to aid early lung cancer diagnosis, especially important in areas with limited access to CT scanners, and is moving towards human clinical trials.
🦿 Robot exosuit improves walking for patients with Parkinson's diseaseLINK
A new soft robotic exosuit developed by Harvard and Boston University researchers has shown promise in helping Parkinson's patients overcome debilitating freezing episodes.
The wearable robot provides mechanical assistance by nudging the hips, which helps to improve walking and prevent sudden mobility loss during strides.
Transformative trial results showed the patient walking indoors without freezing and fewer episodes outdoors, offering hope for regained independence and mobility.
Other news you might like
AI might actually enforce all our stupid laws, expert warns..LINK
Microsoft's Dee Templeton joins OpenAI's board as a non-voting observer amidst a shakeup following CEO Sam Altman's brief ousting.LINK
A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids’ use of social media.LINK
Tesla cuts range estimates for Model X, S, Y amid customer complaints and an ongoing DOJ probe, affecting up to 6%.LINK
Netflix explores in-app purchases and ads in games for revenue as subscriber growth stalls, despite initially opposing such monetization.LINK
Latest research and tools
Csvlens: a tool for viewing and interacting with CSV files in the command line, similar to the 'less' program but tailored for CSV data.LINK
Harlequin: an SQL Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for terminal use, letting users manage DuckDB or SQLite databases directly from the command line.LINK
TinyLlama: an open-source small language model that offers a lightweight, more accessible option for natural language processing tasks.LINK
SSH-Snake: a tool for automatic mapping of network dependencies using discovered SSH keys to show potential security risks.LINK
P2PCF: a tool facilitating serverless WebRTC connections through Cloudflare, offering simple setup and low-cost signaling for real-time communication apps.LINK
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