‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ becomes the most-watched Marvel premiere on Disney+

February 6, 2023

Five days after getting its streaming debut on Disney+, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is now the most-watched Marvel premiere on Disney+ based on hours streamed within the first five days, the company announced today. Disney didn’t provide specific viewing numbers, so it’s not exactly clear how the movie’s streaming performance compares to other Marvel titles […]

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ becomes the most-watched Marvel premiere on Disney+ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases

February 6, 2023

One could make a very reasonable argument that FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts) is as much a thought experiment as it is a research project. Certainly it butts up against similar questions around art and creativity as AI projects like DALL-E and ChatGPT — though the question is arguably even more in […]

FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components

February 6, 2023

Here’s an interesting comment from MIT’s Alfonso Parra Rubio, “Treating soft versus hard robotics is a false dichotomy.” For, I suppose, obvious reasons, thinking around technology tends to be a bit…binary. Certainly we’ve traditionally regarded soft robots as being something that exists in direct opposition to their more traditional counterparts. But the organic beings that […]

Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch