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Old smartphone, new legs: UCLA’s open-source PhoneBot walks on a $400 robot body
Old Android phones gathering dust in drawers could soon have a second career as the...
Interesting Engineering - RoboticsOct 13, 20263 min read
Biped bot uses your old, dusty phone for brains
That old phone gathering dust in a drawer could have a second life far more entertaining than being a paperweight. UCLA researchers have created PhoneBot, a little humanoid that puts your smartphone to work as the brains of a walking robot companion.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics,…
New Atlas RoboticsOct 13, 20263 min read
UCLA builds a humanoid from smartphone
Your retired Android now has a new use case: UCLA’s PhoneBot puts a smartphone in charge of a miniature humanoid with an estimated $400 hardware bill — phone…
The Rundown AI BlogOct 12, 20266 min read
UCLA settles Oracle ERP dispute with $3.1M in credits and $1.31M wiped off the bill
University alleged cloud software couldn't meet its needs after years of delays to financial systems overhaul
The RegisterOct 12, 20267 min read
AI Agent Gaming Tournament - hosted by UCLA Trustworthy AI Lab w/ prize pool [N]
UCLA’s Trustworthy AI Lab is running a tournament on October 16 where AI agents compete in Pokémon Showdown, Werewolf, Red Alert, and Honor of Kings. It’s open to everyone, including remote participants, with a $5,000 total prize pool secured thus far and support from Oracle, Replit, Matcherino,…
Reddit - r/MLOct 8, 20261 min read