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Quand l’EMIA part au combat avec des robots terrestres dont le nouveau ULTRO de Nexter - 10 avril 2021
"21. Contact. Deux personnels ennemis neutralisés au rez-de-chaussée. J’ai le SPOT en première position pour reconnaître l’étage d’Oscar 2.
Bien pris.
21. Je récupère le NERVA pour reconnaître Oscar 3 par le nord-ouest. Le BARRACUDA bloque l’accès sud.
21. J’ai pris pied dans Oscar 3. Un personnel ennemi neutralisé, armé (...)
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The French army is testing Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in combat scenarios - 10 avril 2021
Spot appeared in research exercises alongside military students
Spot, the quadruped robot built by US firm Boston Dynamics, has appeared alongside soldiers during military exercises carried out by the French army. The robot was apparently being used for reconnaissance during a two-day training exercise, but the (...)
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Spot is a Cop - 4 mars 2021
A new report shows that Boston Dynamics loaned its Spot robot to the Massachusetts State Police, and civil liberties groups are concerned.
Cops are already using Boston Dynamics’ creepy Spot robot, and they’re not being very transparent about what the four-legged mechanical hellhound is getting up to while it’s in (...)
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The U.S. Military Is Building Voice-Controlled War Robots - 9 août 2020
And unlike Siri, they’ll be able to understand the speaker’s ‘intent’
War robots today take just too much darn time to control. I know it, you know it, and the U.S. Army knows it.
That’s why its research branch is cooking up a system that would allow soldiers to give orders to small robotic cars by speaking (...)
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The five : robots helping to tackle coronavirus - 1er juin 2020
Automatons have been chipping in with the effort to beat Covid, from disinfecting hospitals to delivering groceries
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Singapore park-goers have been reminded of their social distancing obligations by Boston Dynamics’ yellow “dog”. The robot hound is equipped with numerous cameras and sensors, which it (...)
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Roaming ’robodog’ to promote safe distancing at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park - 9 mai 2020
SINGAPORE : Far from barking its orders, a robot dog at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park politely asks joggers and cyclists to stay apart and keep to safe distancing measures.
"Let’s keep Singapore healthy," the yellow and black robodog named SPOT said in English as it roamed around.
"For your own safety and for those (...)
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Changing your idea of what robots can do - 9 mai 2020
Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. We combine the principles of dynamic control and balance with sophisticated mechanical designs, cutting-edge electronics, and next-generation software for high-performance robots equipped with perception, (...)
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Robot reminds visitors of safe distancing measures in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Singapore News & Top Stories - 9 mai 2020
SINGAPORE - A four-legged robot will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to remind people of safe distancing measures starting from Friday (May 8).
Called Spot, the robot will assist with safe distancing efforts at parks, gardens and nature reserves managed by National Parks Board (NParks) and at parks managed (...)
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Silicon Valley’s Saudi Arabia Problem - 21 décembre 2019
Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors.
Somewhere in the United States, someone is getting into an Uber en route to a WeWork co-working space. Their dog is with a walker whom they hired through the app Wag. They will eat a lunch delivered (...)
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Yes, hyena robots are scary. But they’re also a cunning marketing ploy - 11 novembre 2019
There’s something unsettling about a private firm making powerful autonomous machines "“ but what’s scarier is who’s building them, and why
Earlier this year, videos of a robot being kicked, hit with a chair, and shot at by its human owners spread online. Created by an LA-based production company, Corridor Digital, (...)
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"La stratégie secrète de Google apparaît"¦" - 12 octobre 2014
Laurent Alexandre est une personnalité atypique dont l’expertise est écoutée. Chirurgien urologue de formation, diplômé de l’ENA, HEC et Sciences-Po, cofondateur de Doctissimo.fr, il préside désormais la société de séquençage de génome DNA Vision. Ce "cerveau" s’intéresse "aux bouleversements qu’entraîneront pour l’humanité les (...)
