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The people trying to work in a virtual office have found themselves in a real mess
Wait, again? War Thunder fans just can’t help themselves when it comes to posting sensitive military documents
Staff WFH could soon be virtually back – using high-tech avatars of themselves
STAFF working from home will soon be virtually back in the office — by using a robotic version of themselves.
Engineers have designed high-tech avatars which can nod, turn their heads 360 degrees and communicate with colleagues who are on-site.
Staff can control the bots via their phone or laptop while kicking back from wherever they choose.
Users can even adjust their droid to increase its height by six inches to get on eye level with co-workers.
Japanese electronics company Kyocera said its automatons would help remote workers stay connected with office-based colleagues, reduce stress, boost hybrid communication and even let them chat casually with workmates.
The Kyoto-based tech giant said: “Remote workers have difficulty participating in casual office conversations, which can lead them to feel overlooked by colleagues connecting with each other in a physical location.
“Likewise, on-site colleagues may feel isolated from remote workers who miss important social cues in conversation.
“Kyocera’s new physical avatar provides an in-office physical representation.”
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Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid falling
So much for giggling at robots falling down. Researchers at the University of Lorraine have developed a “Damage Reflex” system (aka D-Reflex) that has a humanoid TALOS robot prop itself against a wall when one of its legs is broken, much like a human who just lost their balance. The neural network-based system uses its experience (in this case, 882,000 training simulations) to quickly find a point on the wall most likely to provide stability. The robot doesn’t need to know how it was damaged, and can reach out roughly as quickly as a person.
The result, as IEEE Spectrumnotes, is the anti-comedy you’d expect. Instead of a tumble to the ground, the robot braces itself against the wall like someone who just sprained their ankle. It’s not particularly graceful and requires that the robot stops its hand the moment it makes contact, but it’s effective in three out of four tests.
D-Reflex isn’t guaranteed to prevent a fall, if partly because it can’t account for every possible position or surface. It also doesn’t help the robot recover once it averts catastrophe — you won’t see the automaton limping along a wall until it finds help. The current approach is also based around a stationary bot, and won’t help if an actuator fails mid-stride.
Researchers hope to make a system that’s useful on the move, however, and envision robots that can grab chairs and other complex objects when a fall is imminent. This could save the cost of replacing worker robots that would otherwise plunge to their doom, and might lead to more ‘natural’ bots that learn to use their environments to their advantage. One thing’s for sure: if the robopocalypse happens, tripping the machines won’t stop them for long.
Warzone 2 players are wiping out entire squads — and themselves — with the bomb drone
Warzone 2 has been out for just over a week now, and while players are trying to figure out what the best guns are, or what loadouts put you a step above the rest, some have found a new toy that can both devastated full squads and themselves if they’re not careful. The name of this new gadget? The bomb drone.
For those who don’t know, the bomb drone is a relatively-rare field upgrade that you can find in boxes and supply packages across Al Mazrah. Once you have it, you can pull out a remote control at will, leaving your character stationary as you pilot an explosive drone around. When detonated near a player (including yourself) it will always kill.
So, as you can imagine, with Warzone 2 being fresh out the oven, players have been having a lot of fun with the bomb drone. This includes Reddit user Itzburst, who expertly piloted their drone into a full squad of four at a buy station, wiping out the entire party with a push of a button. Others, like user Andreas_Vamsty, posted their own experience with the drone as a warning to those lacking caution and patience.
The future of security: smarter devices that protect themselves
Jamf officially completed its acquisition of Zecops this week. Why is this important and what might it mean to enterprise mobile security? Potentially, a lot.
Security beyond the perimiter
To get an answer to the question, think about how security has evolved. as the proliferation of mobile devices has made traditional security protections even less effective than they used to be.