• Humanoid Robots Abound!

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Thu Feb 13 18:12:00 2025
    From TLDR 2025-02-13

    APPLE IS REPORTEDLY EXPLORING HUMANOID ROBOTS (3 MINUTE READ) [6]

    Apple is reportedly exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robotic
    form factors. The company is still in an early proof-of-concept stage.
    2028 would be an optimistic timeline for mass production. The robot
    would be part of a future smart home ecosystem.

    WATCH THESE GOOGLE DEEPMIND ROBOTS PLAY A GAME OF SOCCER (1 MINUTE READ) [7]

    Google DeepMind has published a video demonstration of miniature
    humanoid robots playing a one-on-one game of soccer. The robots are
    able to understand the rules of the game and can anticipate where the
    ball is going or when to block shots from an opponent. The 15-second
    video is available in the article.

    ANDURIL TO TAKE OVER MICROSOFT'S $22 BILLION U.S. ARMY HEADSET
    PROGRAM (2 MINUTE READ) [15]

    Anduril Industries will take over Microsoft's augmented reality
    headset program with the US Army, pending approval from the Department
    of Defense.

    IT'S TIME TO RETHINK 6G (10 MINUTE READ) [19]

    It is possible that data speeds are approaching 'fast enough' for
    most people for most purposes.

    Links:
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    [6] https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/12/apple-is-reportedly-exploring-humanoid-ro bots/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
    [7] https://techcrunch.com/video/watch-these-google-deepmind-robots-play-a-game -of-soccer/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
    [15] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/anduril-to-take-over-microsofts-22-billion -us-army-headset-program.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
    [19] https://spectrum.ieee.org/5g-bandwidth?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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