Brave bots are learning to autonomously traverse underground caves and mines
Designed by researchers at CERBERUS, the ANYmal C and RMF-Obelix test how robots and maps fare in subterranean environments. The robots are equipped with onboard exploration path planners that share submaps to a centralized location, where a multi-robot coordination framework assesses the terrain and informs each system on how best to continue its mission.
The best webcams for boosting your video quality
If there’s one thing you can count on in this world, it’s that if you need a picture or video with image quality that seems straight out of 2015 (or even earlier), you can turn to your computer’s built-in webcam. If we sound salty about this, it probably has something to do with the fact […]
Here’s a great deal on a refurbished iMac with 1TB of storage for your WFH needs
TL;DR: Upgrade your computer setup with a refurbished 2017 Apple iMac 21.5″ Core i5 3.0GHz, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD. Snag it for just $669 — a 15% savings — as of Sept. 21. After all this time spent working at home, how sick are you of squinting at your tiny MacBook screen? Or seeing the […]
Google Meet declares war on that sunny window behind you that's making you underexposed
Google Meet’s camera software is getting smarter. On Monday, Google announced a neat little upgrade in Meet: The camera on the web will now automatically detect when a user appears underexposed, and will enhance the brightness to improve their visibility. This typically happens when a bright window or a lamp is behind you, causing that […]