Tiny robot developed at the UW can precisely control its jump height
A new grasshopper-like robot from the UW Autonomous Insect Robotics Lab can hop high enough to clear a standard stair step, vary its jump height, right itself and reload for successive jumps.
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Video: Curiosity, frustration and antipathy: How kids play with AI toys
University of Washington researchers gathered eight kids on campus to explore how they played with AI toys. The children initially were curious, asking introductory questions, such as “What is your name?” But after communication breakdowns, the kids turned to antagonizing the toys, calling them “ugly” and “evil” and joking about throwing them in the ocean.
