Scientists Behind Dancing Robots Had To Really Bust A Move I think when people see the new things that robots can do, it excites them,” Boston Dynamics founder and chairperson Marc Raibert told reporters.
Rodrique Ngowi
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) The man who designed some of the world’s most advanced dynamic robots was on a daunting mission: programming his creations to dance to the beat with a mix of fluid, explosive and expressive motions that are almost human.
The results? Almost a year and half of choreography, simulation, programming and upgrades that were capped by two days of filming to produce a video running at less than 3 minutes. The clip, showing robots dancing to the 1962 hit “Do You Love Me?” by The Contours, was an instant hit on social media, attracting more than 23 million views during the first week.
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Jan 11, 2021
In Major Blow, Amazon s Web-Hosting Service Boots Right-Wing Parler Off The Internet
Amazon joined the growing list of companies cracking down on incitement to violence in the wake of the Capitol attack by Trump supporters.
In a stunning crackdown on Parler, Amazon jettisoned the right-wing social network from its web-hosting service just after midnight Pacific time early Monday, the Associated Press reported.
That means Parler, a favorite of extremist Donald Trump supporters, will be off the internet unless or until it can find another host.
Amazon took the action because of Parler’s lack of restrictions over users’ calls for violence, which violate the company’s terms of service, in the wake of the lethal attack on the Capitol Wednesday that left five people dead, including a police officer.