November 04, 2021

STT 103: Facebook's Robots Are Beginning To Feel - Tactile Robots, Driverless Taxis, Smart Oven Turkey Mode

1 hour 16 minutes

Facebook's AI research team is improving upon technologies that let robots "feel," GM's Cruise embarks on its first completely driverless ride in San Francisco, and GE releases a "Turkey Mode" software update for its smart cooking appliances.

Microsoft's Mesh for Teams brings mixed reality to work

Facebook is enabling a new generation of touchy-feely robots

Miso Robotics made its Flippy kitchen robot faster and even more autonomous

University of Adelaide built a robot spider to scan Australia's Naracoorte Caves

Leak suggests a Sonos Voice Assistant launch is imminent

Cruise launches driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco

Apple Wants iPhones to Detect Car Crashes, Auto-Dial 911

Cooperative Perception' Could Help Autonomous Vehicles See Pedestrians Around Corners

Arlo's latest LTE camera is cheaper and captures 1080p footage

Traeger now ships full barbecue meals for you to cook on its smart grills

Gobble, gobble: GE Appliances wants you to trust its smart oven to cook the perfect turkey

Picks of the week

Jason: Google One users in 4 countries can get a free 2nd-gen Nest Hub by upgrading to 2TB annual plan

Mikah: LED Strip Light Connector Kit

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell

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November 04, 2021

STT 103: Facebook's Robots Are Beginning To Feel - Tactile Robots, Driverless Taxis, Smart Oven Turkey Mode

1 hour 16 minutes

Microsoft's Mesh for Teams brings mixed reality to work

Facebook is enabling a new generation of touchy-feely robots

Miso Robotics made its Flippy kitchen robot faster and even more autonomous

University of Adelaide built a robot spider to scan Australia's Naracoorte Caves

Leak suggests a Sonos Voice Assistant launch is imminent

Cruise launches driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco

Apple Wants iPhones to Detect Car Crashes, Auto-Dial 911

Cooperative Perception' Could Help Autonomous Vehicles See Pedestrians Around Corners

Arlo's latest LTE camera is cheaper and captures 1080p footage

Traeger now ships full barbecue meals for you to cook on its smart grills

Gobble, gobble: GE Appliances wants you to trust its smart oven to cook the perfect turkey

Picks of the week

Jason: Google One users in 4 countries can get a free 2nd-gen Nest Hub by upgrading to 2TB annual plan

Mikah: LED Strip Light Connector Kit

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/103

Sponsor:

UserWay.org/twit

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