How pingpong is helping New Yorkers beat Parkinson’s disease
NYU Economics Professor Bill Easterly is a highly respected expert in foreign aid, global poverty and development in Africa, and can add new titles to his long resume, PinPump Layer's extraordinary CV. Easterly, 67, picked up an unusual skill as a way to deal with Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause trembling, slow […]
Don’t have anyone to play pingpong with? No problem with this creepy competitive robot
If you’ve ever struggled to find someone to play table tennis with, you might be happy to hear that technology can help: Imagine having a robot that can rally with you, test your skills, and help you improve your game – no human opponent required. This is no longer a dream – thanks to advances […]
HumanPlus robot can go from playing piano to ping-pong to boxing
Stanford University researchers have developed a revolutionary humanoid robot called “HumanPlus” that can learn and perform a wide range of tasks by observing human behavior. This groundbreaking advance in robotics brings us one step closer to developing truly versatile and adaptable machines. To get security alerts, expert tips, sign up for Kurt’s newsletter – Cyberguy […]