Abstract: Sensorless force estimation of a variable stiffness actuator (VSA) is crucial for safe physical human–robot interaction. The current-based method suffers from inaccurate model parameters and ...

From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined to example.com—a domain reserved for testing purposes—to a ...

Slope, an AI lending platform backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and JPMorgan Chase, told CNBC exclusively that it is launching a partnership with Amazon's independent sellers. The deal will allow ...

Jennifer Williams’ commentary about parents’ right to choose what books their children read and/or have access to in school libraries is one more example of the current movement to silence particular ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

The grocery store formerly known as Steve’s 9th Street Supermarket in Park Slope has a new occupant. K Slope Market, a full-service supermarket and member of the Key Food Cooperative, opened its doors ...

Multnomah County commissioners were less than dazzled by the performance of the county’s drug deflection center during its first year of operation, which ended Aug. 31. At a briefing Thursday, ...

A new study by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and SII Generative AI Research Lab (GAIR) shows that training large language models (LLMs) for complex, autonomous tasks does not require massive datasets.

After NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, its orbit slowly but surely changed over the next month, and astronomers can’t explain why. In 2022, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) flew ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been nearly a year since Multnomah County opened its deflection center in Portland's Central Eastside, its original role envisioned as a place for law enforcement to take people ...