Researchers taught robots to run. Now they’re teaching them to walk

Robots might need to become more boring to be useful.

Week in Review Sunday, April 21, 2024 This week's roundup: Researchers taught robots to run. Now they're teaching them to walk. Hydrogen trains could revolutionize how Americans get around. AI was supposed to make police bodycams better. What happened? And more. Plus, it's the last day to subscribe & save 25% on access to the latest news and insights surrounding climate change technology. Researchers taught robots to run. Now they're teaching them to walk Robots might need to become more boring to be useful. Read more → The great commercial takeover of low Earth orbit Axiom Space and other companies are betting they can build private structures to replace the International Space Station. Read more → Hydrogen trains could revolutionize how Americans get around Decarbonizing rail transportation is a political problem as much as a technological one. Read more → How to stop a state from sinking Louisiana's southwestern coastline faces some of the most severe climate predictions in the US. Can a government-led project build the area up and out of crisis? Read more → AI was supposed to make police bodycams better. What happened? New AI programs that analyze bodycam recordings promise more transparency but are doing little to change culture. Read more → Catch up on the stories readers are talking about: A brief, weird history of brainwashing   This US startup makes a crucial chip material and is taking on a Japanese giant   Is robotics about to have its own ChatGPT moment?   Generative AI can turn your most precious memories into photos that never existed   A conversation with Dragoș Tudorache, the politician behind the AI Act Time is running out to save 25% on cutting-edge climate technology news, trends, and insights. Subscribe by midnight tonight to lock in this exclusive offer. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE 25% Download the MIT Technology Review app View in browser | This email was sent to manojdole1.InformationTech@blogger.com. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy MIT Technology Review · 196 Broadway, 3rd fl, · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA Copyright © 2024 MIT Technology Review, All rights reserved. Opt out of all promotional emails and newsletters from MIT Technology Review