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Hop into Easter with metaCat and MarsCat!
Easter is a special time of year when families come together to celebrate and cherish the joy of new beginnings. And what better way to celebrate Easter than by welcoming a new companion into your home? As Easter approaches, we're excited to announce a special event for our customers who are looking for a new furry companion. For a limited time, we're offering discounts on both our beloved metaCat and...
Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023 Introducing AI Robot Kit 2023, myCobot 2023, and ultraArm P340 for enhanced learning and creativity
In recent years, interest in using robots in education has seen massive growth. Projects that involve robotics, artificial intelligence, speech recognition, and related technologies can help develop students’ analytical, creative, and practical skills. However, a major challenge has been the robots themselves: They are typically big, heavy, and costly. For robots to become widely used in education, they need to be smaller, easier to setup and use, and, more important,...
ChatGPT for Robotics: Design Principles and Model Abilities
Microsoft Autonomous Systems and Robotics Research Group members are introducing a new paradigm for robotics based on language powered by ChatGPT. The recent paper “ChatGPT for Robotics” describes a series of design principles that can be used to guide ChatGPT toward solving robotics tasks. They extended the capabilities of ChatGPT to robotics, and controlled multiple platforms such as myCobot 280 robot arms, drones, and home assistant robots intuitively with language. ChatGPT...
Celebrate International Women's Day with the Perfect Companion: metaCat
International Women's Day is a day to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women around the world. It's a day to recognize their strength, perseverance, and resilience, and to honor the important role they play in our lives. And what better way to celebrate than with the perfect companion - metaCat.metaCat is a lifelike robotic pet designed to provide a realistic and interactive experience for users of all ages. With...
4 Ways to Maintain a Safe and Secure Home
China is the world’s most populated country. With over 1.4 billion residents, it can be challenging to monitor everyone’s safety. In response, the government improved its surveillance efforts in the past years by installing security cameras in all its public spaces to keep an eye on crimes, accidents, and other untoward incidents. Despite these efforts, crimes are still common in China. Statista reports that in 2021 alone, there were 1.6 million registered...