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Mercedes-Benz pilots Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot in manufacturing facilities
Ray Choi
April 05, 2024
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🚘️ Mercedes-Benz pilots Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot in manufacturing facilities
🤼 Sora by OpenAI isn't out yet, and it already has a strong competitor: Higgsfield
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Mercedes-Benz is trialing humanoid robots for low-skill, repetitive tasks in its manufacturing facilities. The company has entered into a commercial agreement with Apptronik, a startup building next-generation humanoid robots, to pilot the use of Apollo robots in their manufacturing facilities.
The partnership marks Apptronik's first publicly announced commercial deployment of Apollo and signifies Mercedes-Benz's commitment to exploring the potential of advanced robotics in automating low-skill, repetitive tasks.
According to the agreement, Mercedes-Benz will collaborate with Apptronik to identify applications for Apollo in their manufacturing processes, such as delivering parts to the production line for human workers to assemble and inspecting components. The humanoid robot will also be used to deliver totes of kitted parts later in the manufacturing process.
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The generative AI landscape for video creation is heating up. OpenAI’s unreleased video generation tool, Sora, has captured the tech world’s attention, but a new player, Higgsfield AI, seems to be a strong competitor with a focus on mobile users and social media applications.
We know Sora allows users to create videos from scene descriptions, and might enter Hollywood soon. But it appears to be targeted towards high-budget productions, with limited accessibility for everyday creators.
Higgsfield AI, on the other hand, is taking a different approach. Their first product, a mobile app called Diffuse, focuses on simplifying video creation for anyone with a smartphone to generate personalized content.
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Listen or read the following transcript as John Frame speaks on the topic of Christian Worldview in this address from The Gospel Coalition Sermon Library.
The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.
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