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Robots Need Video Models to Make Sense of Physical Scenes

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Robots Need Video Models to Make Sense of Physical Scenes

Explains why robots need video models to infer world state over time—tracking occlusion, motion, and contact—to improve planning under real latency limits.

Celia Kreitner
Robotaxis Are Becoming Part of Everyday Transportation

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Robotaxis Are Becoming Part of Everyday Transportation

Learn where robotaxis operate today, what rides feel like, and the real limits on safety, cost, accessibility, and coverage as they become everyday transport.

Darnell Malan
Canva AI Brings More of the Design Process Into AI

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Canva AI Brings More of the Design Process Into AI

Canva AI is moving from a single feature to a workflow assistant—drafting copy, layouts, and variations fast, while requiring brand checks, review, and rights oversight.

Elena Davis
Humanoid Robots Are Moving Into Retail Work

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Humanoid Robots Are Moving Into Retail Work

Humanoid robots are entering retail work. Learn which tasks fit, customer trust issues, hidden infrastructure, real ROI drivers, job impacts, and how to run a pilot.

Korin Kashtan
Could AI Help Discover New Medicines in Space?

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Could AI Help Discover New Medicines in Space?

Explore how AI could support drug discovery in space by selecting microgravity experiments, improving protein crystals, and working around tiny samples and hardware limits.

Alison Perry
What Does It Take for a Robot to Handle Household Chores?

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What Does It Take for a Robot to Handle Household Chores?

Learn why household chore robots still struggle in real homes—and how computer vision and task planning must work together for safe, reliable chores.

Pamela Andrew
Not Every Robot Needs a Human-Like Shape

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Not Every Robot Needs a Human-Like Shape

Learn why non-humanoid robots outperform human-shaped designs in real work, and how to choose bodies and tools based on task, workspace, safety, and cost.

Elva Flynn
Useful Automation Begins With a Clear Task, Not the Technology

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Useful Automation Begins With a Clear Task, Not the Technology

Learn how to start automation with a clear job-to-be-done: pick one repetitive task, document it like a recipe, standardize, then choose tools and pilot safely.

Isabella Moss
Generative AI Is Not Equally Useful for Every Knowledge-Work Task

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Generative AI Is Not Equally Useful for Every Knowledge-Work Task

Learn why generative AI is best for narrow tasks like drafting, remixing, and summarizing—and when accuracy, context, and accountability make it less useful.

Nancy Miller