Robot wolves and more: what's new in the IT sphere over the past week

We are sharing with you a selection of new devices and important news from the IT world.

ChatGPT can now search the internet for information

OpenAI announced that the ChatGPT chatbot can now browse the internet and provide users with up-to-date information.

This means that some premium users will be able to ask the chatbot questions about current events and access news. The new feature is called Browse with Bing and works directly in the standard Bing Chat window, notifying the user that it is searching the internet and providing links to quotes in its responses.

Source: er10.kz

Google's Japanese division created a hat-keyboard for typing characters anywhere

Engineers from Google's Japanese division have presented a hat-keyboard for typing characters anywhere with a single tap on the crown. The full technical description of the Gboard CAPS project and its components is available on GitHub for anyone to replicate.

Inside the convenient and soft hat with a protective visor, there is a gyroscope, a pressure sensor, and a wireless module for transmitting the user's action. Pressing the hat registers one character, while turning the hat and pressing the crown allows typing another character.

Source: habr.com

Google has merged the Assistant service with the Bard chatbot

Now you can interact with the voice assistant using text, voice, or images.

The tool will integrate with Google apps such as Gmail and Docs, allowing users to create shopping lists or search for information in their inbox. Users will be able to choose their own privacy settings when interacting with the assistant.

Source: habr.com

Japanese startup creates a real-life Gundam-style mech

Tokyo-based company Tsubame Industries has developed a four-wheeled robot standing 4.5 meters tall, resembling a Mobile Suit Gundam from the popular Japanese anime series. The robot can already be purchased for $3,000,000.

The robot, named ARCHAX, is equipped with monitors in the cockpit that display images from cameras connected externally, allowing the pilot to control the arms and manipulators using joysticks from inside its torso.

Source: habr.com

Japanese robotics engineers created "wolf robots" Super Monster Wolf to deter wild animals and protect farms

An unusual device, mounted on an electrically driven cart, was created by order of the Aomori Prefecture administration. The device is simple yet sufficiently intimidating for wild animals.

The mechanical wolf robots have fangs and glowing red eyes. The cart is equipped with motion sensors and a megaphone to scare away animals with various sounds. The device's body is covered in artificial fur, and the robot's head can turn in different directions.

Source: habr.com