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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Robot Squirrels. AI Labor Prediction, Dolphin Gangs
Description: Today you’ll learn about how squirrels are parkour experts and can be used to teach robots to move in a similar way, how artificial intelligence can help expectant mothers predict childbirth risks, and the gangs of dolphins that are roaming our oceans. Robot Squirrels “Science’s next great leap: using squirrels to teach robots how to ‘parkour’” by Joe Pinkstonehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/05/sciences-next-great-leap-using-squirrels-teach-robots-parkour/“Squirrel parkour: How leaping squirrels could inspire more nimble robots” by Lucia F. Jacobs, Nathaniel Hunt & Robert J. Fullhttps://bigthink.com/life/squirrel-biomechanics/“SCIENCE’S NEXT GREAT LEAP: USING SQUIRRELS TO TEACH ROB...