Trendwatch AI & Robotics: June 25, 2020

Ars Technica: Boston Dynamics Now Sells A Robot Dog To The Public, Starting At $74,500

After 28 years of R&D, Boston Dynamics launches an online robot store.      

Axios: Robots As A Service

The robotics industry is looking to copy the successful software-as-a-service (SaaS) model as use of robots accelerates during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

New Scientist: We Can Make Robots from Gelatine and Other Edible Ingredients  

Soft, edible robots that mimic real organisms could be used to deliver drugs to animals. That is just one potential application of a new material made from biodegradable gel.    

Venturebeat: AI Training Costs Dropped 100-fold Between 2017 and 2019

The cost of training is improving at 50 times the pace of Moore’s law.

The Verge: OpenAI Will Start Selling Its Text-generation Tech, and the First Customers Include Reddit

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