🪑AI-Evolved Coffee Table In Your Living Room

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Here is what we have Today:

• AI Evolves Legs
  AI Breed 12- Legged Wooden Walker

• AI Turns Text to Talk

  Google Launched Audio Overviews

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• Rufus, Amazon’s recently launched, shopping-focused chatbot, is getting sponsored ads in placements for Rufus users in the U.S — based on Amazon search and conversational context.

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🪑AI designs 12-Legged Strolling Coffee Table

Dutch engineer Giliam de Carpentier has developed the 'Carpentopod', a wireless walking wooden coffee table with an AI-designed leg mechanism.

How was it designed?

• Used evolutionary algorithms to simulate thousands of generations of designs

• Optimized for walking speed, ground clearance, and efficiency

• Combines AI design with traditional craftsmanship and modern fabrication

Live Demo in Action Here

What are its features?

• 12 legs (six on each end) made from precision-cut laminated bamboo

• Controlled by two motors

• Custom motor control software

• Operated via a repurposed Nunchuck controller

How does it work?

• AI-optimized leg mechanism allows for smooth walking motion

• Can be remotely controlled to move around a room

• Demonstrates a blend of functionality and artistic design

Why is this significant?

• Showcases practical application of AI in mechanical design

• Blurs lines between art, engineering, and furniture design

• Indicates potential for AI in optimizing seemingly simple systems

What's the potential impact?

• Could inspire new approaches in product design and robotics

• Demonstrates AI's capability in enhancing traditional craftsmanship

• May lead to more interactive and dynamic furniture designs

This project exemplifies how AI is pushing the boundaries of design and engineering, creating novel and unexpected innovations in everyday objects.

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