Another week has flown by, so here is another selection of technical news. In this digest you will learn about the struggle of eco-activists for the rights of marmots, robotic jellyfish and the consequences of the Chinese coronavirus.
Eco-activists finally got lost in an alternative reality. Representatives PETA They suggested replacing the famous groundhog Phil with a robot. The American tradition of pulling a groundhog out of a hole has been going on since 1887, and according to local beliefs, if a groundhog sees its shadow, then winter will last another six weeks.
Representatives of PETA propose replacing the rodent with a robot with artificial intelligence. However, the authorities of the city of Panksatoni ignored the statements, because of the tradition and the film “Groundhog Day”This small town has become incredibly popular with tourists.
But the California Institute of Technology, or simply Caltech won a trial against Apple and Broadcom for violation of a patent for the transfer of information on Wifi. Now the two companies have to pay 1.1 billion dollars, 837 million of which will come from Apple. But for the manufacturer it is not so scary, because everything will be beaten off by new ones iPhone.
The panic around the Chinese coronavirus is only growing. Company Google temporarily closed its offices in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. She was supported Teslawho stopped the recently opened factory in Shanghai. Company Apple announced the closure of all offices, shops and service centers in mainland China until February 9. South Korean LG banned any travel for its employees to China, and United airlines and American airlines stopped air traffic between China and the USA.
And it seems that the new virus will hit the global economy and production much more than sanctions or other restrictions.
Robotics is preparing to take a new frontier. Experts from several universities have proposed a fresh cooling method for soft robots. We are talking about using ordinary water by analogy with how people sweat in the heat.
Hollow tanks inside the manipulators are connected to the surface through tubes that are made of thermosetting plastic. When the manipulator reaches a certain temperature – the pores open, and water is pushed to the surface, evaporating and cooling the robot. The demonstration looks … weird.
Last week Unicode consortium introduced 117 new emoji, which should become relevant in 2023. However, the changes are not so significant – most of them concern emojis of all genders and races, and a flag for transgender people, emojis with ninja and tea with balls are separately highlighted.
In general, for the most part, a set of useless and useless junk.
Jellyfish are one of the most effective inhabitants of the ocean, which suffer only from the speed of movement. Researchers have created a hybrid of a robot and a jellyfish that can travel with triple acceleration due to electrical impulses and remote control. What is the essence of the experiment is not completely clear.
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