DeepMind’s latest AI has a “working memory” so that it can learn how to solve tasks for itself – such as how best to get from A to B on the London tube network.
Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.
EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.