This Robot Can Grab a Beer, with George Konidaris-EP 272
Open your fridge and grab a beer without knocking anything else over. It’s usually not hard for a human to do it. But getting a robot to do the same task can take an engineer weeks or months. George Konidaris is a professor of computer science at Brown University, director
Delivered
Making sense about the economy today. As I travel the 15 minutes from my home to work I see four vacant strip malls. Maybe a
Where Did My Day Go?
Lloyd and Noah Graff are on vacation this week. Here is a favorite Swarfblog from July 10, 2015. Americans on average spend 7.4 hours staring
Phone Call to the Dead
Lloyd and Noah Graff are on vacation this week. Here is a favorite Swarfblog from the archive. Phone Call to the Dead September 29, 2016
Weight Weight… Don’t Tell Me!
Today is the beginning of a new year for me. The Chicago Cubs begin spring training in Mesa, Arizona. Since the Cubs lost to the
Inflation – What, Me Worry?
Janet Yellen has been dumped into the Brookings Think Tank by Donald Trump. Should we care? Yes. For years, she resisted her traditional banker type
Inclining with Age
Over the course of one week I will have had the opportunity to watch two of the greatest athletes of all time compete at the