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Author: Abdul-Qadir

  • A human-like planner that allows robots to reach for objects in cluttered environments

    A human-like planner that allows robots to reach for objects in cluttered environments

    While research in the field of robotics has led to significant advances over the past few years, there are still substantial differences in how humans and robots handle objects. In fact, even the most sophisticated robots developed so far struggle to match the object manipulation skills of the average toddler. One particular aspect of object manipulation that most robots have not yet mastered is reaching and grasping for specific objects in a cluttered environment.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-human-like-planner-robots-cluttered-environments.html

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  • Predicting the future to decrease the temperature of mobile devices

    Predicting the future to decrease the temperature of mobile devices

    The number of sensors all around us is rapidly increasing. From smartwatches and heart-rate monitors to smart refrigerators and thermostats, everything is measured and tracked. All these sensors for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices need batteries and they consume a lot of power. The project ZERO (Towards Energy Autonomous Systems for IoT) aims to create efficient devices that exploit the energy already around them, such as light, vibration and heat.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-future-decrease-temperature-mobile-devices.html

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  • Cyber hygiene keeps your email safe from virtual viruses

    Cyber hygiene keeps your email safe from virtual viruses

    The email is from someone you think is a co-worker in another department at your company, who like you, has suddenly found herself teleworking from home without the usual group of colleagues to help review things. She’s asking your advice on a document attached to the email.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-cyber-hygiene-email-safe-virtual.html

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  • The other virus threat: Surge in COVID-themed cyberattacks

    The other virus threat: Surge in COVID-themed cyberattacks

    It may look like an email from a supervisor with an attachment on the new “work from home policy.” But it could be a cleverly designed scheme to hack into your network.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-virus-threat-surge-covid-themed-cyberattacks.html

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  • Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage

    Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage

    Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that affected Nintendo’s online games, with internet-based systems under increasing pressure from people staying home over coronavirus.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-nintendo-online-gaming-network-major.html

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  • Boeing seeks $60 bn in US support for aerospace industry

    Boeing seeks $60 bn in US support for aerospace industry

    Boeing is seeking at least $60 billion in federal support for the aerospace industry to help it navigate a battered aviation environment due to the new coronavirus, company officials said Wednesday.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-boeing-bn-aerospace-industry.html

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  • Amazon prioritizes medical supplies, staples for delivery

    Amazon prioritizes medical supplies, staples for delivery

    Amazon on Tuesday made a priority of medical supplies and household staples, putting shipments of other goods on hold to focus on key items during the coronavirus outbreak.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-amazon-prioritizes-medical-staples-delivery.html

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  • Fujifilm shares soar after China backs drug to treat virus

    Fujifilm shares soar after China backs drug to treat virus

    Shares in Japanese firm Fujifilm Holdings sky-rocketed on Wednesday after Chinese authorities said a drug produced by the company could be effective for treating coronavirus patients.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-fujifilm-soar-china-drug-virus.html

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  • Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news

    Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news

    Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, said on Twitter Tuesday that the company was working on a fix for the problem.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-facebook-bug-wrongly-deleted-authentic.html

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  • Tesla factory could be shut under California health order

    Tesla factory could be shut under California health order

    The Tesla factory that employs thousands of people could be forced to close after Alameda County on Tuesday night declared it a “nonessential business” under the county’s shelter-in-place order.

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    https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tesla-factory-california-health.html

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