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The Robotics Startup
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Robotics Startup

This Robotics Startup Wants to Be the Boston Dynamics of China    By Erico Guizzo in Spectrum IEEEOf all the legged robots built in labs all over the world, few...

Looking Back at Second Life
From The Eponymous Pickle

Looking Back at Second Life

Yes, it still exists, and has roughly the same number of users.   Surprised me.  We did quite a bit of experimentation with it.  Worked with several large IT  groups...

Spotting a Machine Learning Opportunity
From The Eponymous Pickle

Spotting a Machine Learning Opportunity

 Good thoughts, though not quite enough cautions on the implementation.  It contains risk as well as payout.   Also very much like the immediate inclusion of business...

FBI Fails at Device Decryption
From The Eponymous Pickle

FBI Fails at Device Decryption

As the article suggests, one more example of another blind spot in accessing data.   And no indications that the big IT and Communications companies are helping...

IBM Process Systems and Automation Anywhere
From The Eponymous Pickle

IBM Process Systems and Automation Anywhere

Attended the first webinar given about the partnership of Automation Anywhere and IBM notably about the integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) with other...

Can we Teach Robots Ethics?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Can we Teach Robots Ethics?

Non technical look at the problem.   Or can we teach robots our ethics?  In the BBC:Can we teach robots ethics?We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical...

Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics

Institute of Robotics and MechatronicsHead of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Alin Albu-SchäfferThe Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics develops a wide array of robots...

Metaphors and Algorithms as Sources of Knowledge
From The Eponymous Pickle

Metaphors and Algorithms as Sources of Knowledge

" ...  Cognitive Systems Institute Group Speaker Series on Thursday Oct 26, 2016 at 10:30 am ET US (7:30 am PT US and 4:30 pm in Spain).  Our presenter this week...

Amazon Rekognition
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Rekognition

Impressive tutorial embedded here and information about available face and image recognition services.   This is a place to understand a major piece of where AI...

About AI: Build a Face Recognizing Doorbell
From The Eponymous Pickle

About AI: Build a Face Recognizing Doorbell

I was reminded of how good the O'Reilly sites on AI were by my last post.    Especially about AI and advanced tech topics.      I had somehow missed the piece below...

Evolution of Chaos
From The Eponymous Pickle

Evolution of Chaos

Excellent piece.   Have only rarely see this concept used in the enterprise, deserves more examination.    Here with an intro and then pointers to more.  My tag...

Security Eyeball Home Hub
From The Eponymous Pickle

Security Eyeball Home Hub

Security solutions seem to be in vogue, added to the architecture of the smart home.  Naturally an extention to home control hubs.   Here something unique:The Moon...

Top 10 Machine Learning Algorithms for Beginners
From The Eponymous Pickle

Top 10 Machine Learning Algorithms for Beginners

Nicely done intro from KDNuggets:  I have followed KDNuggets long before Machine learning and AI got sexy again, well worth a follow.I. IntroductionThe study of...

Danger of a Botnet of Things
From The Eponymous Pickle

Danger of a Botnet of Things

Well known security expert suggests that the net is in danger.Botnets of ThingsThe relentless push to add connectivity to home gadgets is creating dangerous side...

Global Payment Systems
From The Eponymous Pickle

Global Payment Systems

How can you help your local online business go global?By Caroline BullockTechnology of Business reporterBut then he came across a Dutch payment company, Adyen,Adyen's...

Drones and Event Cameras
From The Eponymous Pickle

Drones and Event Cameras

Drone With Event Camera Takes First Autonomous Flight     By Evan AckermanInspired by insect eyes, an event-based camera tracks changes rather than recording images...

Wal-Mart on Voice Technology and AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wal-Mart on Voice Technology and AI

Wal-Mart commenting on voice tech an their work with Google on voice ordering.  Also notice the direct mention of AI as changing environment in the near future....

Wal-Mart Thinks the Future of Retail in VR
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wal-Mart Thinks the Future of Retail in VR

Walmart's Store No. 8 showcases the future of VRThe event, a first of its kind for Walmart, drew an exclusive group of high-tech brands, technologists and venture...

Another Invoke Review
From The Eponymous Pickle

Another Invoke Review

Microsoft Expert looks at the Microsoft Cortana Invoke:My week with Harman Kardon's Cortana-powered Invoke speakerMy "non-reviewer's review" of the Haman Kardon...

Big Tech Controlling our Minds
From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Tech Controlling our Minds

Podcast of interest.A ‘World Without Mind’: Big Tech’s Dangerous InfluenceAuthor Franklin Foer reflects on the dangers of losing ourselves in a society dependent...
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