China hosted the world’s first humanoid robot half marathon today in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town), specifically at the Yizhuang Half Marathon. It’s a wild milestone, blending human and robot runners on a 13-mile course.
Baseball season is just around the corner, and for the first time ever, Nintendo of America Inc. partnered with MLB to become the Seattle Mariner’s first-ever official jersey sleeve partner. That’s right, the Nintendo racetrack logo will be showcased on their home jerseys, while a Nintendo Switch 2 logo appears on away jerseys.
MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani is set to join Fortnite on March 17 at 6pm ET, starting with three new Dodgers outfits: white for home, grey for away, and a LEGO Style for LEGO Fortnite. For those who just can’t wait, be sure to participate in March 15’s Shohei Ohtani Cup, a Solo Battle Royale tournament where the top points-earning players in each region will unlock the Samurai Shohei Outfit early.
Based on the HMD Fusion X1, the HMD Barça Fusion adds a sporty twist to the smartphone, or the signatures of 11 FC Barcelona players to be exact. These signatures glow in the dark under UV light, while the interface is also jam packed with Easter eggs, including the ability to be woken up by your favorite players – Lewandowski, De Jong, Eric Garcia, Fermín López, etc.
Basketball fans rejoice! The NBA app on the Apple Vision Pro now has a new Tabletop View that basically lets you watch games on a miniature 3D court. This feature is only available for select live games, with real-life players being mirrored by digital avatars as they move, pass, and shoot.
You’ve seen IHMC’s Nadia, now check out Carnegie Mellon University’s humanoid robot donning gear from Cristiano Ronaldo, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and more. The project is called ASAP (Aligning Simulation and Real-World Physics for Learning Agile Humanoid Whole-Body Skills), a two-stage framework designed to tackle the dynamics mismatch and enable agile humanoid whole-body skills.
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Red Bull photographers captured one of the craziest stunts ever…skydiver Max Manow successfully clipping onto a plane in mid-air over the Grand Canyon. The stunt began with Manow leaping from a helicopter into the gaping chasm of Hell Hole Bend Canyon.
Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses are nothing new, but these Super Bowl ads definitely cost the company at least $8-million USD. In the first ad, we can see actor Chris Pratt donning the AI glasses to identify a piece of fine art—specifically, ‘Comedian’ by Maurizio Cattelan, that looks like a banana duct taped to the wall.