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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1831, Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (died 1889) was born. In 1901, Eric Portman, English actor (died 1969) was born. In 1918, Ronald Bladen, American painter and sculptor (died 1988) was born. In 1944, Ernő Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube was born. In 1956, The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. In 1961, Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist was born. In 1965, Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter and illustrator (born 1895) passed away. In 1997, Josh Hines-Allen, American football player was born. In 2020, Grant Imahara, American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (born 1970) passed away. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Ultrasound imaging turns a robot hand into a skillful mimic
Our hands are the nimblest parts of our bodies, coordinating 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments to perform countless nuanced movements and gestures. So far, robots have been notoriously bad at mimicking that dexterity, in part because researchers struggle to capture what is actually going on under our skin in order
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