We May Finally Know Why Whales Don’t Drown When They Gulp Down Krill
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We May Finally Know Why Whales Don’t Drown When They Gulp Down Krill

By Carly Cassella – Jan 22, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the MSN Baleen whales are heavy drinkers. In just ten seconds, these giant mammals can down over five hundred bathtubs of ocean water, filtering out roughly 10 kilograms of krill in a single swig. All they have to do is open their mouths and…

Could humanlike behavior make smart devices more engaging? MIT researchers think so
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Could humanlike behavior make smart devices more engaging? MIT researchers think so

By Brian Heater – Jan 19, 2021 @ 4:42pm A version of this article was first published on the Tech Crunch Jibo may have breathed its last robotic breaths back in 2019, but researchers at MIT believe the social robot may have been onto something. Sure, the world wasn’t ready for a pricey social robot a few years back,…

Extended Reality (XR): The next big thing
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Extended Reality (XR): The next big thing

By The Star – Jun 28, 2021 @ 9:50am A version of this article was first published on the The Star THE rapid rise in the use of emerging technologies to manage and adapt to the current pandemic for operational efficiency, customer interaction and business sustainability has been simply phenomenal. An ecosystem of technologies that facilitates interaction…

100 Years of Robots: How Technology – And Our Lives – Have Changed

100 Years of Robots: How Technology – And Our Lives – Have Changed

A version of this article was first published on the MSN.com John Harrington – Nov 22 We live in a world where robots and robotic technology have become part of our everyday lives. While films such as “Metropolis” and television series like “The Twilight Zone” warned of a world in which our mechanical creations would enslave us,…