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Watch a team of Boston Dynamics robots pull a truck like champs

Apr17
by on April 17, 2019 at 6:32 am
Posted In: Around the Web, robots


Boston Dynamics‘ robot, Spotmini, can already dance to songs and open doors. But the company isn’t done showing off cool tricks. In a newly released video, you can see 10 Spotpower bots – a beefed-up variant of Spotmini – teaming up to pull a truck across the road (with 1-degree inclination) with ease. These robots will soon be ready for service: the company said that Spot robots are coming off the production line now, and will be available for a range of applications in the near future. It’ll be interesting to see if the firm can pull it off. Last…

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Microsoft’s cheaper, disc-less Xbox One S sounds like a good buy in 2019

Apr17
by on April 17, 2019 at 6:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Plugged


Microsoft has just unveiled the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, a new version of its gaming console that doesn’t include a disc drive. It’s cheaper by $50 than the standard Xbox One S at $249, and it’ll arrive in stores on May 7. The company’s ad for the new variant is all about how obvious this evolution is, and Microsoft’s right. It already has a robust system for delivering titles over the internet to your console, and broadband speeds and download caps are increasingly improving around the world. Plus, 1TB of storage space (included as standard on this model) is…

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