Disney research engineers have made it possible for a robot to learn policies from unstructured motion data. First, they extracted a latent space encoding by training a variational autoencoder and then taking short windows of motion from unstructured data as input.
Warner Bros. Discovery has just released the first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim trailer, and it gives off Studio Ghibli-like anime vibes. It’s being directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama and the feature aims to plunge fans into a legendary battle that helped shape Middle-earth and set the stage for the epic adventures brought to life in “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy.
John Davies of JD Stunts set a new Guinness World Record for being the fastest person to be dragged behind a motorcycle. More specifically, a supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX bike that achieved a top speed of 159.52mph
It’s not everyday that you see a 2007 BMW 335i pickup truck, much less one for sale. This custom-built vehicle, located in Fresno, California, has a salvage title and 160,000 miles on the odometer, which means you’ll probably need to put in additional work to make it showroom ready.
Rheinmetall’s Panzerjaeger concept is no ordinary military vehicle, as this anti-tank solution is completely vehicle-independent. This means that the platform can be integrated across multiple vehicle types, including 4×4, 6×6, 8×8, and tracked, complete with an EOS500 electro-optical sensor system mounted atop a telescopic mast that provides a direct visual view with a target detection range of over 6.8-miles.
The Ring Video Doorbell is easy to setup and you can get one today for $59.99 shipped, originally $99.99. Once installed, you’ll be able to get instant real-time notifications on your mobile device when visitors press the doorbell or trigger the built-in motion sensors. Product page.
This dramatic footage of a volcanic eruption in the Sundhnúks crater row on the Reykjanes Peninsula, south-west of Iceland, was captured by a drone on Thursday. Fortunately, the volcano’s impact is limited to a localized area near the eruption site and does not present a threat to life and the nearby fishing town of Grindavik.
