This Ultrasonic Gripper Lets Robots Move Objects Without Physical Contact As technology advances, robots are finding applications in crucial fields like manufacturing and healthcare that require delicate handling to avoid potential catastrophe. Well, what if there is no need to touch at all? That’s exactly what Marcel Schuck from ETH Zürich aims to achieve with a robotic gripper. Marcel Schuck is working on anultrasonic robotic gripper capable of moving small objects without any physical contact....

US Withdraws Proposed New Regulations Against Huawei As part of its continuedefforts to normalize trade relationswith China, the US government has reportedly withdrawn proposed regulations that would have made it harder for companies in the country to conduct business with Huawei. That’s according toThe Wall Street Journal, which claims that various arms of the US government, including the Defense and Treasury Departments, are against the idea of continuing with sanctions against the Chinese tech giant....

Xiaomi to Soon Launch its First Redmi Wearable in India Following thelaunch of its first Mi-branded smartwatchin China last November, Xiaomi is now seemingly getting set to unveil its first-ever Redmi-branded wearable in India. While the device was originally teased by Redmi GM, Lu Weibing, during the Mi Watch launch, details about it were few and far between until this weekend, when it was reportedly discovered on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification website, virtually confirming Xiaomi’s plans to launch it in the country at some stage....

YouTube Premium Could Soon Include a Free Channel Membership YouTube could soon bring a new perk to itsYouTube Premiumsubscription that allows users to enjoy membership privileges for one channel without any additional charges every month. As9to5Googlereports, some YouTube Premium subscribers are getting prompts regarding the free channel membership while browsing YouTube. The regions involved in the test reportedly include Australia, Canada, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. The image above is an example of one such prompt, spotted by a YouTube Premium user who posted it on YouTube Help Community....

Adobe’s AI Fits Clothes on Any Body Type Researchers at Adobe’s Media and Data Science Research Lab, IIT & IIIT Hyderabad, and Stanford University have developed a system that aims to help shoppers virtually try on a piece of clothing on any given model image. Dubbed SieveNet, the framework is capable of recreating the new apparel into the model’s body shape and pose while preserving the characteristics of the cloth, including minute design elements like folds....

Check Your Xbox Gaming Statistics for the Past Decade Here Last week, we sawPlayStation Wrap-Up 2019, Sony’s tool to take a look at your gaming statistics for the past year. Now, TrueAchievements, an Xbox community website is offering a feature called #MyDecadeOnXbox that lets Xbox gamers view their gameplay statistics throughout the past decade. Introducing#MyDecadeOnXbox, a visual snapshot of your gaming career from 2010-2019. Here’s how to generate your own:https://t.co/OpJUELP8mL...

Chinese Government Apologizes for Exposing Identities of People Wearing Pyjamas Earlier this week, the Chinese government made a huge invasion of privacy by publishing photo IDs of people wearing pyjamas in public. Yes, you read that right. The move was to shame people roaming around the city in pyjamas. The incident took place in Suzhou, a place in Anhui province of China. The photos were captured from surveillance cameras and gotpublished on a government-operated WeChat account....