Day: August 23, 2019
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Scurrying cockroaches help researchers steady staggering robots
Ew, a cockroach! But it zips off before the swatter appears. Now, researchers have leveraged the bug’s superb scurrying skills to create a cleverly simple method to assess and improve locomotion in robots. Normally, tedious modeling of mechanics, electronics, and information science is required to understand how insects’ or robots’ moving parts coordinate smoothly to…
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Huawei claims its new chip is ‘world’s most powerful AI processor’
Huawei has launched the Ascend 910, claiming it to be “the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence processor”. The company has also unveiled MindSpore, “an all-scenario AI computing framework”. The Chinese electronics and telecommunications giant has been under pressure in the global market after the US effectively banned it from trading there. So this is its…
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New lasers can weld ceramics without furnace, claim scientists
Smartphones that don’t scratch or shatter. Metal-free pacemakers. Electronics for space and other harsh environments. These could all be made possible thanks to a new ceramic welding technology developed by a team of engineers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Riverside. The process, published in the August 23 issue…
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PC running slow? Speed up your computer by cleaning it with CCleaner
By William Downhill, MoltenSoft Every computer gets there at some point. Everything is running slower, the fans are turning at ten thousand rpm, and every so often the screen just freezes arbitrarily, even if there isn’t anything running. Regular users immediately think “I must have a virus!” But that’s not always right. Often times, the…
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Kuka receives large order from Donghee for robotic welding systems
Industrial robot manufacturer Kuka says it has received an order in the “single-digit million euro range” from the Korean automotive supplier Donghee Industrial. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2019. Donghee relies on robot-based friction stir welding from Kuka in the area of electric mobility.
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GM to invest $150 million in Flint truck assembly plant
General Motors has announced the second major expansion of its full-size pickup production capacity this year: a $150 million investment at Flint Assembly to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. This news follows GM’s announcement last month to expand light-duty, full-size pickup production capacity in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in…