Google Patents a Smart Display That Wheels Itself Over to You
Google is patenting a smart display that doesn't wait for you to walk over to it — it drives itself across the…
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Nvidia Patents a Multi-Layer Video Captioning System That Can Move Robots
What if a robot could watch a video and then physically act on what it saw? Nvidia has filed a patent that…
Nvidia Patents a Self-Correcting Sim-to-Real Training Loop for Robots
Getting a robot to work in simulation is hard enough. Getting it to work the same way in the real world —…
Google Patents a Haptic System That Sends a Test Buzz Before the Real One
Before your device vibrates to notify you, what if it quietly tested whether that vibration would even work properly — and then…
Apple Patents a Chip Lid That Corrals Liquid Metal Thermal Paste
Liquid metal is one of the best materials for pulling heat off a chip — but it has a habit of wandering.…
Foldable iPhone Patent Reveals Active Screen Stress Management System
Every foldable phone has a crease problem — and Apple's answer might be a mechanical system that literally pushes and pulls the…
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