Google has a new robot and it's tough.
In a demonstration, researchers put the Atlas robot through some normal drills - walking (through snow), opening doors, lifting packages, etc. - and then showed that it is certainly not a softy. Poked and prodded and pushed to the ground with a hockey stick, the robot shrugged off the abuse and kept operating as if unfazed, springing up from the floor like a heavyweight boxer finding renewed vigor.
Score one for artificial intelligence.
Take a look for yourself at c/net - click here.
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GOOGLE PLANNING INTELLIGENT MESSAGING APP?
Rumors are swirling. According to reports, Google may be developing an app
that uses artificial intelligence to allow users – as they chat with friends - to
contact a chatbot to answer questions or conduct searches. Apparently, this app will compete with
Facebook’s similar technology.
At this time, not much is known about the details of the app
or when it might become available. One
scenario that might play out, however, would have a user interacting online with
friends when a question or issue arose that would benefit from a Google search.
Conceivably, the user would be able to contact the bot on the fly and continue
the interaction while the bot conducted the search.
Stay tuned.
GOOGLE'S VIRTUAL REALITY - FOR YOU
Google wants to help you to view videos and other images in 3D. All you have to do is use its virtual reality viewer called Cardboard, along with your smartphone.
The Cardboard viewer certainly does not pretend to be high-end. It really does look a bit like a cardboard box fitted with simple lenses. And, though Google is launching a campaign for Cardboard at the moment, it was actually given away last year at its I/O developer conference.
With Cardboard (and a smartphone) users will be able to get a 3D view of various images, like personal pics and images in Google Earth. The ostensible goal of this project is to provide the masses with an inexpensive way to engage the world of Virtual Reality.
Read more about it.
The Cardboard viewer certainly does not pretend to be high-end. It really does look a bit like a cardboard box fitted with simple lenses. And, though Google is launching a campaign for Cardboard at the moment, it was actually given away last year at its I/O developer conference.
With Cardboard (and a smartphone) users will be able to get a 3D view of various images, like personal pics and images in Google Earth. The ostensible goal of this project is to provide the masses with an inexpensive way to engage the world of Virtual Reality.
Read more about it.
GETTING SMARTER WITH GOOGLE DEFINITIONS
Have you ever wanted to know a definition but didn’t have a
dictionary handy?
Next time, just go to Google and in the search box enter
“define” and then the word you want defined.
Google will give you not only the definition, but also the
pronunciation, the part of speech, synonyms, word origin, and translation to
other languages.
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For information about Smart Tools and Tips in Reading,
Writing, Memory, Vocabulary, Spelling, Notes, and English Usage, see Dr.
Droge’s book, BRIGHTEN UP. CLICK HERE
GETTING SMARTER WITH GOOGLE TRENDS
Google has many tools, some more commonly known and used
than others. Each in its own way can
help us to get smarter.
One of Google’s tools that can keep us informed about
current events and let us stay on top of popular trends is called – not
surprisingly – "Google Trends" . This
tool permits us to research and analyze topics.
For example, it can tell us what subjects are being searched on Google
and where the searchers are. A graph will show the level of “interest over
time” in a subject over a designated period of time. In addition, it will list “related searches”
and variations of “queries”.
For example, enter “Cleveland Cavaliers” in the search box
at “Trends” and see a graph that shows that the level of interest in the
basketball team since 2005 has fluctuated, with peaks in May 2009 and July
2014, no doubt due to announcements concerning its star, LeBron James. See also that the regional interest was
highest in the United States, followed by the Philippines, Puerto Rico and
Canada. Related searches were focused on the “city of Cleveland” and on “LeBron
James”, and the most queries were for “cavaliers”, followed by “cavs”,
“cleveland” and “cavaliers cleveland”.
Another example could be "stock market". Researchers would find a graph indicating a spike in interest in the last quarter of 2008 - not surprising due to the economic crash that began then. What might be surprising, however, is that generally the highest level of regional interest in the stock market is not in the United States. In fact, the U.S. is third, behind Myanmar (Burma) and India.
Explore. As it says on the site when the cursor clicks into the search box - "Look up search interest in any topic".
Within Google Trends there are layers of research and
analysis tools. “Hot Searches” will tell about the most popular topics of the day.
“Top Charts” will permit deeper looks by breaking broad topics into
smaller sets. “Explore” will help to
compare search topics across various social media, like Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, etc.
Next time there is a topic that gets your attention (now?), use Google Trends and see what you learn.
Next time there is a topic that gets your attention (now?), use Google Trends and see what you learn.
GETTING SMARTER ABOUT GOOGLE
If you haven't already discovered all the wonderful things that Google can do for you, here's one that may interest you and come in handy some day - Google will translate for you, from another language to English or from English to another language.
Whether you have a simple word or phrase, or a long and winded document, Google will do the job. The list of languages available is significant, from Arabic to Italian to Zulu and many, many more.
There are different ways to approach a translation. If you have a word or phrase or sentence , just enter it into the Google search box as follows: translate to French I am six feet tall. In milliseconds, Google will translate it for you. If the sentence is in another language, enter it into the search box and add "translate to English".
If the item to be translated is longer, click the dotted box in the upper right corner of the Google page to find the "Translate" app. Click it. Enter the text to be translated, select the language, and click "translate".
Google never ceases to amaze. And taking advantage of what it offers can help us to get smarter.
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Whether you have a simple word or phrase, or a long and winded document, Google will do the job. The list of languages available is significant, from Arabic to Italian to Zulu and many, many more.
There are different ways to approach a translation. If you have a word or phrase or sentence , just enter it into the Google search box as follows: translate to French I am six feet tall. In milliseconds, Google will translate it for you. If the sentence is in another language, enter it into the search box and add "translate to English".
If the item to be translated is longer, click the dotted box in the upper right corner of the Google page to find the "Translate" app. Click it. Enter the text to be translated, select the language, and click "translate".
Google never ceases to amaze. And taking advantage of what it offers can help us to get smarter.
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To get smarter by exploring Dr. Droge's Series in Education and Intelligence, with books like Brighten Up and Intelligent Children and College Admission, CLICK HERE
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