New robots guided by AI can carve impressive sculptures

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This week, we are discussing how a startup carves sculptures with a robotic arm guided by AI, how the WHO declared COVID no longer a global health emergency and how a new SoftZoo allows engineers to test a number of animal-like robots. And as always, we have five stories to stimulate your senses.

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A new startup called Robotor is seeking to revolutionize how sculptures are made by simplifying the sculpting process with the use of robotics and artificial intelligence. Founded by Filippo Tincolini and Giacomo Massari, the new company aims to make these works of art faster and easier to produce and even more sustainable.

On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced publicly that COVID-19 was no longer a "global health emergency."

The organization claimed the virus' death rate had dropped from a high of more than 100,000 people per week in January 2021 to just over 3,500 on 24 April.

A team of MIT researchers has developed a bio-inspired platform that enables engineers to study soft robot co-design called a “SoftZoo” due to the fact that it was inspired by animal-like robots.?

In the platform can be found 3D models of animals such as panda bears, fishes, sharks, and caterpillars.