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Monthly report: August 2019

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 132 influencers like Fast Company and Andra Keay, discussing hashtags such as #robots , #AI and #automation.
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@pabbeel shared
On Aug 9, 2019
RT @arXiv_Daily: DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent https://t.co/lY648W4UAJ by Yusuke Urakami et al. including @pabbeel #ReinforcementLearning #ComputerScience
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DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent

08/05/19 - Reinforcement Learning (RL) has brought forth ideas of autonomous robots that can navigate real-world environments with ease, aidi...

@pabbeel shared
On Aug 9, 2019
RT @arXiv_Daily: DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent https://t.co/lY648W4UAJ by Yusuke Urakami et al. including @pabbeel #ReinforcementLearning #ComputerScience
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DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent

DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent

08/05/19 - Reinforcement Learning (RL) has brought forth ideas of autonomous robots that can navigate real-world environments with ease, aidi...

@pabbeel shared
On Aug 10, 2019
Was fun chatting with @byronreese on Voices in AI – Episode 93: A Conversation with Pieter Abbeel https://t.co/2wnICPqtnO via @Gigaom
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Voices in AI – Episode 93: A Conversation with Pieter Abbeel

About this Episode Episode 93 of Voices in AI features Byron speaking with Berkeley Robotic Learning Lab Director Pieter Abbeel about…

@pabbeel shared
On Aug 10, 2019
Was fun chatting with @byronreese on Voices in AI – Episode 93: A Conversation with Pieter Abbeel https://t.co/2wnICPqtnO via @Gigaom
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Voices in AI – Episode 93: A Conversation with Pieter Abbeel

Voices in AI – Episode 93: A Conversation with Pieter Abbeel

About this Episode Episode 93 of Voices in AI features Byron speaking with Berkeley Robotic Learning Lab Director Pieter Abbeel about…

@WIRED shared
On Aug 27, 2019
There’s a long, tangled debate over how to teach engineers ethics—and whether it’s even worth doing. One idea: Have them read science fiction. https://t.co/0PMjK7mkpe
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What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics

Schools are adding ethics classes to their computer-science curricula. The reading assignments: science fiction.

@WIRED shared
On Aug 27, 2019
There’s a long, tangled debate over how to teach engineers ethics—and whether it’s even worth doing. One idea: Have them read science fiction. https://t.co/0PMjK7mkpe
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What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics

What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics

Schools are adding ethics classes to their computer-science curricula. The reading assignments: science fiction.

@RobotShop shared
On Aug 15, 2019
China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police https://t.co/EErMmPHNzv @futurism #PoliceRobot https://t.co/kWJHUuO6XA
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China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police

The robots will be on duty 24/7, say officials.

@RobotShop shared
On Aug 15, 2019
China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police https://t.co/EErMmPHNzv @futurism #PoliceRobot https://t.co/kWJHUuO6XA
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China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police

China Deploys Its First Robot Traffic Police

The robots will be on duty 24/7, say officials.

@RethinkRobotics shared
On Aug 28, 2019
As robotics gains momentum, more organizations are leveraging the capabilities of collaborative #robots for non-converntional applications: Read the article about 4 fields in which #cobots are trending. https://t.co/oJMlRxvVxC @CIOApplications
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Cobots are Trending in These 4 Fields

As robotics gains momentum, more organizations are leveraging the capabilities of collaborative...

@RethinkRobotics shared
On Aug 28, 2019
As robotics gains momentum, more organizations are leveraging the capabilities of collaborative #robots for non-converntional applications: Read the article about 4 fields in which #cobots are trending. https://t.co/oJMlRxvVxC @CIOApplications
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Cobots are Trending in These 4 Fields

Cobots are Trending in These 4 Fields

As robotics gains momentum, more organizations are leveraging the capabilities of collaborative...

@boris3324 shared
On Aug 14, 2019
RT @ninaburleigh: When will the Ghislaine Maxwell step up and join her "children" - the name she supposedly used for the girls she procured - and spill Epstein's secrets? My latest for @RollingStone https://t.co/b9AtiADgCI
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With Jeffrey Epstein Dead, the Search Is on for Alleged Recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell

According to court documents, the mysterious socialite helped recruit young girls for the late sex-offender’s coterie

@boris3324 shared
On Aug 14, 2019
RT @ninaburleigh: When will the Ghislaine Maxwell step up and join her "children" - the name she supposedly used for the girls she procured - and spill Epstein's secrets? My latest for @RollingStone https://t.co/b9AtiADgCI
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With Jeffrey Epstein Dead, the Search Is on for Alleged Recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell

With Jeffrey Epstein Dead, the Search Is on for Alleged Recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell

According to court documents, the mysterious socialite helped recruit young girls for the late sex-offender’s coterie

@FastCompany shared
On Aug 2, 2019
Is eating bugs any morally different than eating cows? https://t.co/32ViNl6KTf
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Is eating bugs any morally different than eating cows?

Insect protein is a growing market, promising to offer sustainable, fast-growing protein sources. But can insects feel? And if they can, are insect farms any different from factory farms in terms of animal suffering?

@FastCompany shared
On Aug 2, 2019
Is eating bugs any morally different than eating cows? https://t.co/32ViNl6KTf
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Is eating bugs any morally different than eating cows?

Is eating bugs any morally different than eating cows?

Insect protein is a growing market, promising to offer sustainable, fast-growing protein sources. But can insects feel? And if they can, are insect farms any different from factory farms in ...

@RobotLaunch shared
On Aug 1, 2019
svrobo: UK is driving robot ethics but Silicon Valley is where the rubber really hits the road - https://t.co/i2fqr1PF43 https://t.co/8NHkHZZP28
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Do you have a robotics research lab that isn't on the map yet?

And if you're in the SF Bay Area we've started Build Days at Circuit Launch where you can bring your own project or work on robot, CNC, or 3D printer kits together with us! You bring the kit, we bring the solder gun and fun!

@RobotLaunch shared
On Aug 1, 2019
svrobo: UK is driving robot ethics but Silicon Valley is where the rubber really hits the road - https://t.co/i2fqr1PF43 https://t.co/8NHkHZZP28
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Do you have a robotics research lab that isn't on the map yet?

Do you have a robotics research lab that isn't on the map yet?

And if you're in the SF Bay Area we've started Build Days at Circuit Launch where you can bring your own project or work on robot, CNC, or 3D printer kits together with us! You bring the ...

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