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Robots can build IKEA chairs now! - Quartz
After years of failed attempts, a research team in Singapore has successfully taught a pair of robots to do something that many humans still can't: build an IKEA chair. The wooden Stefan chair is not the world's first piece of AI-assembled flatpack furniture: Robots at MIT built a simple Lack table in 2013. A chair is more complicated. And while a robot can be programmed to do a single assembly-line task efficiently, mastering all of the small tasks that IKEA assembly requires is a bigger challenge. Some of the same things humans struggle with, like fiddling with bags of screws, dowels, and doodads while trying to distinguish the slight variations in shape, are also difficult for robots. Researchers at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University spent three years programming robots to accomplish the specific tasks necessary to build this particular chair. The next stage will be expanding the machines' intelligence to be able to assemble a chair just by looking at a photograph of the final product Read more
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Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails (B2B Decision-Makers, B2C Decision-Makers, TradeBriefs Premium). | | P G, Nestle, Unilever forgo price increases to move product Quarterly sales growth at Nestle, Procter & Gamble and Unilever was driven almost entirely by shifting more goods, in a stark illustration of how hard it is for consumer products makers to raise prices in a competitive retail environment. Cyient Q4 net up 16.2% to Rs 121.5 cr IT firm Cyient today posted 16.2 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 121.5 crore for the quarter ended on March 31, 2018, compared to the year-ago period. The Hyderabad-based company had posted a net pr Mobiles to account for 80% of e-retail by 2020: StudyShare of e-commerce purchases made through mobile phones has gone up to 70 per cent in 2017 with data charges becoming more affordable. The share of mobile purchases is expected to touch 80 per cent by 2020, finds a study. The higher usage of mobile phones for purchases is likely to see the launch of mobile-only formats of e-commerce companies. Advt: Gartner: Agenda focused on your top MCP's Covering content that addresses key priorities of IT Infrastructure & Operations leaders in India. View Full AgendaAdvt: Gartner: Top 10 Technology Trends Impacting Infrastructure & Operations for 2018 Gartner project 10 trends that will have an impact on I&O teams and how IT operates, plans, enhances internal skill sets and supports the business over the next few years. Read moreAntagonists who overshadowed protagonists in Bollywood What is a Bollywood film without an antagonist in it? There have been several actors who stepped into the role of villains in films but very few have been able to leave a mark with their characters in the history of Indian cinema. Here is a list of antagonists/villains who nailed their characters with such perfection that they even overshadowed the protagonist in the film. Scroll down to know them and their characters: Injured Akshay refuses to leave 'Kesari' sets. What sets him apart from the Khans Akshay Kumar is one actor who has been constantly starring in socially relevant films for quite a while now. Be it 'Jolly LLB 2' or 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha', he went on to make the audiences rethink on a lot of social issues. And with his latest release 'PadMan' focussing on menstrual hygiene, he went on to garner a positive response from all over. The actor is always ready to go that extra mile for his role. The latest news reports cite that Akshay, who was shooting for his upcoming film 'Kesari' in Wai in Maharashtra's Satara district, went onto injure his ribs while he was shooting the action-heavy climax sequence of the film. Needless to say, he was reportedly advised complete rest but the actor refused to take rest and apparently retired to an accommodation in Wai despite the chopper being available at standby. According to reports, the actor will rest for a while and will then decide on the further schedule of shooting. On the work front, the actor is awaiting the release of 'Gold' and Rajnikanth starrer '2.0'. |
How To Stop Negative Thoughts From Sabotaging Your Success Once you learn to recognize the negative soundtrack from your Tortoise Brain, you can begin the taming process. You can consciously tap into the large part of your "Primate" brain, the neo-cortex that can feel joy, gratitude and has become skillful in intellectual pursuits and reaching goals. |
The countries with the fastest internet in the world OpenSignal's February 2018 report throws light on the state of 4G speeds across the world. The report suggests that highest speed has hit a plateau-like stage. For more than a year now, the fastest countries in the world seem to be stuck in a holding pattern, getting close but not surpassing the 50 Mbps threshold for average 4G speed. Let's look at the fastest countries in terms of average 4G speed:
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