Top news of the week: 11.06.2019.

Autonomous robot, Automaton, Evolutionary robotics, Industrial robot, Auto racing, Robotics

Robotics

On Jun 4, 2019
@AutomatonBlog shared
To Fly Solo, Racing Drones Have a Need for AI Speed Training https://t.co/rF1hiMCMIP
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To Fly Solo, Racing Drones Have a Need for AI Speed Training

The U.S. military and defense industry see drone racing as a new frontier for AI development

On Jun 5, 2019
@singularityhub shared
Here is a list of 2018’s impressive original research and innovative products complied by the editors of @Science Robotics https://t.co/FYjYX5c9Jj
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From Parkour to Surgery, Here Are the Top 10 Recent Advancements in Robotics

Robotics doesn’t only borrow from biology—sometimes it gives back to it, too. A new flapping-winged robot that mimics the fruit fly has done just that.

On Jun 5, 2019
@Miles_Brundage shared
RT @OpenAI: Last month we hosted our first Robotics Symposium. The goal: exchange ideas on how to create robots that learn. We brought together experts from classic robotics and deep learning, from academia and industry. See the talks: https://t.co/rbU9PJlqvj https://t.co/ewLKGCMr9E
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OpenAI Robotics Symposium 2019

We hosted the first OpenAI Robotics Symposium on April 27, 2019. Robots that learn are an exciting path forward, yet there are differing approaches and opinions on how to make progress.