When designing a robot, such as Boston Dynamics’ anthropomorphic robot Atlas, which appears exercising and sorting boxes, fiducial markers are the guides that help them move, detect objects and determine their exact location. It is a machine vision tool that is used to estimate objects’ positions. At first glance they are flat, high-contrast black and white square codes, roughly resembling the QR marking system, but with an advantage: they can be detected at much greater distances.When designing a robot, such as Boston Dynamics’ anthropomorphic robot Atlas, which appears exercising and sorting boxes, fiducial markers are the guides that help them move, detect objects and determine their exact location. It is a machine vision tool that is used to estimate objects’ positions. At first glance they are flat, high-contrast black and white square codes, roughly resembling the QR marking system, but with an advantage: they can be detected at much greater distances.Robotics[#item_full_content]

In Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Mickey Mouse employs the services of a broom to help him more efficiently fill a cauldron with water. The broom misses the brief and even when the cauldron is full, continues to bring in bucket after bucket of water. Unable to halt the broom’s advance, Mickey takes an axe to it, but each of the splintered pieces forms a new broom, and soon the place is overrun with over-enthusiastic brooms and flooded with water.In Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Mickey Mouse employs the services of a broom to help him more efficiently fill a cauldron with water. The broom misses the brief and even when the cauldron is full, continues to bring in bucket after bucket of water. Unable to halt the broom’s advance, Mickey takes an axe to it, but each of the splintered pieces forms a new broom, and soon the place is overrun with over-enthusiastic brooms and flooded with water.Business[#item_full_content]

Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain’s function and structure—needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete with current computing methods.Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain’s function and structure—needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete with current computing methods.Hardware[#item_full_content]

OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence program called “Operator” that can tend to online tasks such as ordering items or filling out forms.OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence program called “Operator” that can tend to online tasks such as ordering items or filling out forms.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]