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Dario Floreano

Professor of Robotics and A.I., EPFL- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Dario Floreano is professor at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he is director of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems. He is also founding director of the Swiss National Center of Competence in Robotics, which includes almost 60 researchers in 20 labs across Switzerland. Prof. Floreano holds an M.A. in Vision, an M.S. in Neural Computation, and a PhD in Robotics. He has held research positions at Sony Computer Science Laboratory, at Caltech/JPL, and at Harvard University. His research interests are Robotics and A.I. at the convergence of biology and engineering. Prof. Floreano has made pioneering contributions to the fields of evolutionary robotics, aerial robotics, soft robotics and wearable robotics that have been published in almost 400 peer-reviewed articles, and 4 books on Artificial Neural Networks, Evolutionary Robotics, Bio-inspired Artificial Intelligence and Bio-inspired Flying Robots with MIT Press and Springer Verlag. He served in several boards and committees, including the Future and Emerging Technologies division of the European Commission, the World Economic Forum Agenda Council, the International Society of Artificial Life, the International Neural Network Society, and in the editorial committee of ten scientific journal. His research and communication activity has translated in two successful companies (senseFly and Flyability) and a non-for-profit communication platform on robotics and A.I. (RoboHub).

Tesla's problem: overestimating automation, underestimating humans

May 02, 2018 16:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Tesla was hoping to produce 5,000 new Model 3 electric cars each week in 2018. So far, it has failed to manufacture even half that number. Questioned on the matter, the companys CEO, Elon Musk, claimed that excessive...

Economy

U.S. Treasuries climb ahead of November retail sales, December manufacturing PMI data

The U.S. Treasuries climbed during late afternoon session Friday ahead of the countrys retail sales data for the month of November, scheduled to be released today by 13:30GMT. The headline retail figure is likely to come...

German bunds jump after December manufacturing PMI disappoints investors

The German bunds jumped during European session Friday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of December disappointed market expectations, amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic...

Brent crude oil likely to reach USD75/bbl in Q1 2019; U.S. shale output seen rising over next 18 months: ANZ Research

Brent crude oil is expected to reach USD75/bbl by the first quarter of 2019, while the year-end target stands at USD65/bbl; further, the United States shale oil output is seen to keep rising over the next 18 months,...

JGB yields bruised by weak Chinese economic data; Nikkei 225 down nearly over 2 pct at close

The Japanese government bond yields were bruised by weakness in the Chinese economic data, released early today, as investors sentiments were hurt, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 down over 2 percent at the time of closing...

Australian bonds gain amid hopes of Sino-U.S. trade resolution; weak Chinese data support debt-buying

Australian government bonds gained across the curve during Asian session Friday as investors remain cautious ahead of any breakthrough in U.S.-China trade deal. Global equity and bond markets had a mixed performance...

Politics

Liberals adopt new rule to stop the revolving prime ministership

Scott Morrison has announced a major change in Liberal party rules to ensure a prime minister who wins an election serves the full term, unless two thirds of the party decides otherwise. Morrison said the Liberal party...

New hope in Nigeria, but Zimbabwe struggles with the same old problems

There has been a sense of transition in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe recently. In Nigeria, Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili launched her presidential election campaign. She is not expected to win in the 2019 election. At best, she...

The 60th anniversary of France's Fifth Republic: Out of breath?

The current French Republic was born in 1958 out of what were then referred to as the events in Algeria. On June 4 of that year, Charles de Gaulle used the opportunity of an attempted coup in Algiers to return to power,...

US presidential elections: why a Democrat is now favourite to win in 2020

The results of the US midterm elections are now largely in and they came as a shock to many seasoned forecasters. This wasnt the kind of shock that occurred in 2016, when the EU referendum tipped to Brexit and the US...

Politicians need to be braver about the biggest issues – like our consumption of meat

Scientists, environmentalists and animal rights activists have said it for many years. Now conclusive analysis has confirmed their argument. The global meat industry not only damages our health and is ethically dubious ...

Science

Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron

Its 4 a.m., and Ive been up for about 20 hours straight. A loud alarm is blaring, accompanied by red strobe lights flashing. A stern voice announces, Searching station B. Exit immediately. It feels like an emergency, but...

There's no simple answer to what counts as 'science' in teaching reading

What is the best way to teach children to read? This apparently simple question has, in fact, has been the subject of robust and often polarised debate. Recently the New York Times ran an opinion piece titled Why are we...

New detections of gravitational waves brings the number to 11 – so far

Four new detections of gravitational waves have been announced at the Gravitational Waves Physics and Astronomy Workshop, at the University of Maryland in the United States. This brings the total number of detections to...

Worms in space: why we are launching them

Space launches are some of the most spectacular and nerve wracking events you can witness. And when you are actually involved in one, you realise just how much can go wrong. We are currently in Florida, nervously counting...

Women have been written out of science history – time to put them back

Can you name a female scientist from history? Chances are you are shouting out Marie Curie. The twice Nobel Prize-winning Curie and mathematician Ada Lovelace are two of the few women within Western science to receive...

Technology

Blockchain media firm PUBLISH launches end-to-end publishing software ‘PUBLISHsoft’

PUBLISH Inc., the company behind PUBLISH Protocol, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based end-to-end publishing system. Dubbed PUBLISHsoft, the solution combines state-of-the-art digital newsroom software and...

‘Final Fantasy VII: Remake’ Release Date, Features: Is 2019 Launch Possible With ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Now Finished?

Tetsuya Nomura is credited as the director and character designer for Kingdom Hearts 3, which has gone gold for some weeks now. Does this mean the Final Fantasy VII: Remake development, where Nomura is credited for the...

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Features: Is PC Port Launch Possible?

One of the biggest news that arrived for the gaming community in 2018 is the official release date of Kingdom Hearts 3. But that does not answer everything for the series dedicated fans as some of them are still hoping...

‘GTA 6’ Release Date, News & Update: Top 3 Rumors in 2018 for Sixth Installment

News about GTA 6 is scarce at the moment as Rockstar Games remains reticent about everything that has to do with the next installment. So far, all fans have on their hands are rumors and speculations with some of them...

Torrent Latest News & Update: The Reason Why Popular Tracker Server is Shutting Down for Good

While torrent sites like ThePiratebay are still up running today, governments across the world are busy putting up more and more restrictions that are slowly suffocating the piracy network. Its latest victim is the...

Digital Currency

FxWirePro: Crypto arbitrage opportunity for the day

Spiking Numbers of Crypto-Users, Shrinking Numbers of Miners Amid Dipping Price Trend – Cambridge University Research

French Authority’s Actions on Crypto and Binary Options to Prevent frauds

Law

'Compliant environment': turning ordinary people into border guards should concern everyone in the UK

Using religion and culture to fight terrorism: lessons from the Philippine military

No-fault divorce or no reason at all – how divorce law is changing

Life

When it comes to race and justice, 'colour-blindness' is not good enough

Parks help cities – but only if people use them

Virtual tours give rural students a glimpse of college life

Nature

The more male gorillas look after young, the more young they're likely to have

COP24: time is running out on climate change, but geoengineering has dangers of its own

Curious Kids: what would happen if the Earth's core went cold?

Sports

Michael Schumacher 2018: German Legend’s Half-Brother Speaks About Their Relationship With Each Other

Trevor Ariza 2018: Is Former Houston Rockets Guard Coming to the Lakers? Is He a Good Fit?

Michael Schumacher Health Update: FIA President Jean Todt Revealed New Information About German Icon’s Recovery

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: USD/CHF Trade Idea

FxWirePro: EUR/USD gravestone doji, shooting star and engulfing patterns develop sloping channel – Trade one touch put

FxWirePro: USD/CAD trades higher on broad-based US dollar buying, good to buy on dips

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CHINA NOV 2018 CHINA HOUSE PRICES YY INCREASE TO 9.3 % VS PREV 8.6 %

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON MONDAY AS MANY AS 13.83 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON MONDAY AS MANY AS 13.83 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

S&P 500 FINANCIAL INDEX CONFIRMS BEAR MARKET, ENDS DOWN MORE THAN 20 PCT FROM JAN. 26 CLOSING HIGH

FITCH SAYS TURKEY IS SET FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF BELOW TREND GROWTH AGAINST A BACKDROP OF TIGHT DOMESTIC POLICY SETTINGS AND TOUGH EXTERNAL CONDITIONS

FITCH SAYS TURKEY'S MONETARY POLICY HAS LONG PROVED UNABLE TO ANCHOR INFLATION IN SINGLE DIGITS

FITCH ON TURKEY SAYS IT PROJECTS THAT 2018 AND 2019 TARGETS WILL BE MISSED DUE TO IMPACT OF WEAK ECONOMY ON REVENUES

S&P SAYS SERBIA OUTLOOK REVISED TO POSITIVE ON STRONGER GROWTH AND IMPROVED MONETARY FLEXIBILITY; 'BB/B' RATINGS AFFIRMED

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE CONFIRMS CORRECTION, ENDS DOWN MORE THAN 10 PCT FROM OCT 3 CLOSING HIGH

FITCH ON TURKEY SAYS NEGATIVE OUTLOOK REFLECTS SIGNIFICANT & MULTIFACETED RISKS TO ADJUSTMENT PATH POSED BY ECONOMIC POLICY SETTINGS, DOMESTIC POLITICAL & GEOPOLITICAL RISKS & GLOBAL FINANCING CONDITIONS

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 87,449.50, DOWN -0.44%

CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 14,595.41, DOWN -1.05%

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 160.79 POINTS, OR 2.27 PERCENT, AT 6,909.55

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 50.50 POINTS, OR 1.91 PERCENT, AT 2,600.04

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 495.82 POINTS, OR 2.02 PERCENT, AT 24,101.56

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 10-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 100,616 CONTRACTS TO 393,802 IN WEEK ON DECEMBER 11

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 2-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 55,677 CONTRACTS TO 417,237 IN WEEK ON DECEMBER 11

CFTC-SPECULATORS TRIM CBOT US TREASURY BONDS FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 10,391 CONTRACTS TO 62,194 IN WEEK ON DECEMBER 11

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FxWirePro: USD/CHF Trade Idea

German bunds jump after December manufacturing PMI disappoints investors

FxWirePro: EUR/USD gravestone doji, shooting star and engulfing patterns develop sloping channel – Trade one touch put

U.S. Treasuries climb ahead of November retail sales, December manufacturing PMI data

FxWirePro: USD/CAD trades higher on broad-based US dollar buying, good to buy on dips

Euro area’s flash PMI index of service sector falls in December

FxWirePro: ECB hawks disappear – Place EUR/USD diagonal options strips on dovish rhetoric

FxWirePro: DXY recovers sharply from 20-day MA, any bullishness only bove 97.75

New Zealand house sales drop sharply in November, underlying price pressures likely to moderate gradually

Economics Monitor

December 15 01:30 UTC Released

CNChina House Prices YY

Actual

9.3 %

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8.6 %

December 14 15:00 UTC Released

USUS Retail Invty Ex Auto (R)

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0.7 %

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0.7 %

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