NASA’s LEMUR robot escaped Death Valley in its last field test

JPL sent the last version of LEMUR up a cliff earlier this year. The robot’s AI chose its own route, and it used the hundreds of tiny fishhooks embedded in each of its 16 fingers to climb up. All… See original here: NASA’s LEMUR robot escaped Death Valley in its last field test

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Domino’s tests cashless stores and deliveries

Nick Knight, CEO of Domino’s Australia and New Zealand, claimed it’ll cut lines in store and reduce delivery wait times (though that might be a stretch if customers pay by logging into their… Read the rest here: Domino’s tests cashless stores and deliveries

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Research group says America’s favorite TV size is now 65 inches

One main reason for that seemingly odd trend is that manufacturers hoarded vast inventories of TVs ahead of a planned 25 percent tariff on Chinese products. However, the US and China cooled their… Link: Research group says America’s favorite TV size is now 65 inches

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Mercedes and BMW cars will drive themselves on the autobahn by 2024

To pull this off, BMW and Mercedes parent Daimler will share 1,200 autonomous driving experts, often in mixed teams, based at BMW’s automated driving campus near Munich and at two of Daimler’s… Continue reading here: Mercedes and BMW cars will drive themselves on the autobahn by 2024

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Netflix says its originals will kick their smoking habit

“Netflix strongly supports artistic expression,” a Netflix spokesman said. “We also recognize that smoking is harmful and when portrayed positively on screen can adversely influence young people.”… View post: Netflix says its originals will kick their smoking habit

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