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  • Meet Jarvis, the robot girl from Nigeria

    Meet Jarvis, the robot girl from Nigeria

    Meet Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, widely recognized as Jarvis or Jadrolita, a captivating young Nigerian talent who enthralls her audience with a unique persona as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot.

    Currently a student at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State, Jarvis showcases her incredible talent through mesmerizing live TikTok sessions, effortlessly replicating an AI robot character. Her creativity is enhanced by donning a finely crafted robot outfit, and her speech patterns flawlessly resemble those of artificial intelligence.

    Jarvis’ TikTok live sessions have gained considerable success, boasting a substantial fan following eagerly anticipating each appearance. Admirers commend her growing talent for effectively assembling her thoughts, offering viewers unrivaled originality.

    At the age of 21 and hailing from Edo State, Nigeria, Jarvis explains that her name is an acronym for ‘Just A Rather Very Intelligent System.’ She rose to prominence in 2023, incorporating deft wordplay to add depth and meaning to her robotic alter ego, enhancing the overall appeal of her performances.

    Jarvis’s unique personality has garnered her over 600,000 TikTok followers and 2 million likes. With nearly 500 thousand Instagram followers, she qualifies for a verified account. Her collaborations include skits with numerous Nigerian superstars, such as Lord Lamba, Peller, and rapper Slim Case, among others.

    The estimated net worth of this rising star falls within the range of $20,000 to $50,000, solidifying her presence as a notable figure in the entertainment industry.

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  • Robot conducts orchestra choir in South Korea

    Robot conducts orchestra choir in South Korea

    In a groundbreaking moment for South Korea, the android robot EveR 6 assumed the role of conductor during a performance by the country’s national orchestra in Seoul.

    Created by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, this two-armed robot, featuring a humanoid face, made its debut at the National Theater of Korea.

    The robot captivated the audience as it began the show by bowing and then skillfully directing the musicians with its arm movements, controlling the tempo of the live performance.

    “Movements by a conductor are very detailed,” Choi Soo-yeoul, who led Friday’s performance alongside the robot, said.

    “The robot was able to present such detailed moves much better than I had imagined.”

    According to Choi, a “critical weakness” of EveR 6 is its inability to listen. While the robot’s movements were flawless in maintaining the rhythm, Lee Young-ju, an audience member knowledgeable in traditional Korean music, noted that it lacked the essence of “breath” – the capacity to keep the orchestra synchronized and responsive, which is vital in a performance.

    Lee emphasized that collective and immediate engagement is essential for a successful orchestral presentation.

    “It seemed there was some work to be done for the robot to do the job,” Lee said.

  • Robotics startup unveils the world’s fastest walking shoes

    A Pittsburgh-based robotics and engineering startup recently unveiled Moonwalkers, a pair of battery-powered shoes that it claims can boost walk speeds by up to 250%.

    At first glance, Moonwalkers look like a pair of futuristic rollerskates, but there is actually a lot more to them than that. You’re actually meant to walk with them the way you would regular shoes or sneakers, letting the motorized wheels put a spring in your step.

    Powered by a state-of-the-art brushless DC motor, this ingenious contraption is actually a platform that can be attached to a wide variety of footwear to significantly increase your walking speed up to a reported 7mph/11kph. For comparison, humans’ average walking speed ranges from 2.5 to 4 mph.

    The sensation of walking with the world’s fastest shoes has been compared to that of walking on a ‘moving walkway’ in an airport.

    Designed by Shift Robotics, an offshoot of Carnegie Mellon University, Moonwalkers consist of a 300W brushless motor in each 4.2-lb (1.9-kg) shoe that powers eight polyurethane wheels. There is also an AI-powered gearbox that increases or decreases speed according to data regarding the wearer’s walk collected by a series of sensors. The shoes are also able to detect downhill movement to prevent accidents.

    “Moonwalkers are not skates. They’re shoes. The world’s fastest shoes actually,” Xunjie Zang, founder and CEO of Shift Robotics said. “You don’t skate in them. You walk. You don’t have to learn how to use them, the shoes learn from you.”

    But do the world’s fastest shoes work on uneven terrain, or things like stairs? We all know how tricky those are to mitigate in rollerskates. Well, apparently the designers took that into consideration and implemented a simple gesture that allows the wearer to lock the wheels so that they can walk up or down stairs as they would in regular footwear.

    Moonwalkers were recently unveiled as part of a Kickstarer campaign that has already reached almost double its crowdfunding goal of $90,000. The first batch is expected to ship in March of 2023, at a retail price of $1,399. That’s not cheap, but then again, this isn’t your average pair of shoes, it’s the world’s fastest pair of shoes.

    Source: Complex.com