Guns and Semiconductors: The Last Technological World War

Guns and Semiconductors: The Last Technological World War

Why has a well-staffed, resource-rich, and highly capable industrial system nearly vanished in just twenty years?Author: Chen SiwenEditor: Yan YuFor Americans, April 12, 1961, was a frustrating day. While Washington was still asleep, the Moscow radio station in the Soviet Union began broadcasting the classic red song “How Vast and Great is Our Motherland”—followed by … Read more

Analysis of the Reasons Behind the Origin of Semiconductor Foundries

Analysis of the Reasons Behind the Origin of Semiconductor Foundries

In the global semiconductor industry landscape, the formation of foundry locations (chip trial production bases) as places of origin is the result of multiple historical factors and current conditions intertwining. This article will systematically analyze the deep-seated motivations for regions such as Taiwan, South Korea, and the United States becoming core foundry bases from the … Read more

Six Semiconductor ‘Hidden Champions’ Worth Investing In, Poised to Become the Next Cambrian Explosion

Six Semiconductor 'Hidden Champions' Worth Investing In, Poised to Become the Next Cambrian Explosion

Attention all investors In the process of domestic substitution in the semiconductor industry, besides the well-known leading companies, some companies focusing on niche areas with unique technological paths are quietly rising as “hidden champions”. China’s goal for semiconductor equipment localization rate has been raised to 50%. This article selects six unique and niche core players … Read more

Virtual Digital Human Interaction, Accounting Robots… What Changes Does AI Bring to Finance? This Conference ‘Spoils’ Future Applications

Virtual Digital Human Interaction, Accounting Robots... What Changes Does AI Bring to Finance? This Conference 'Spoils' Future Applications

Virtual digital human interaction, Oracle’s instant recognition, accounting robots, the world’s first blockchain trophy… Artificial intelligence is changing people’s lives. At the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference exhibition area, many “signature” AI products made their debut, showcasing the latest cutting-edge explorations by financial institutions in the direction of convenient services and digital empowerment. From July … Read more

Our School Achieves Outstanding Results at the 25th China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition!

Our School Achieves Outstanding Results at the 25th China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition!

Recently, the 25th China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition national finals, organized by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, concluded. Our school’s participating teams won a national first prize and four second prizes, achieving a new high in both the quantity and quality of awards. Additionally, the school also received three provincial first prizes, two … Read more

Zhejiang Explores the ‘AI + Robotics’ Education Model with Successful Outcomes

Zhejiang Explores the 'AI + Robotics' Education Model with Successful Outcomes

On March 10, a demonstration event showcasing the application results of the Pepper robot was held at Hangzhou Foreign Languages School. The Chief Superintendent of the Provincial Department of Education, Shu Peidong, attended the event and delivered a speech, while Masayuki Inoue, Director and Senior Executive Vice President of SoftBank Robotics Group, addressed the audience … Read more

Tsinghua University’s Traditional Chinese Style Robot Band Goes Viral: Have You Seen These AI Innovations?

Tsinghua University's Traditional Chinese Style Robot Band Goes Viral: Have You Seen These AI Innovations?

Central Committee of the Communist Youth League With attitude and warmth, the youth across the internet are paying attention. Source: WeChat Official Account “Central Committee of the Communist Youth League” (ID: gqtzy2014), compiled from WeChat Official Accounts “CCTV News” (ID: cctvnewscenter), “Xinhua News Agency” (ID: xinhuashefabu1), “China Youth Online Education” (ID: zqwjypd), “China News Network” … Read more

Affordable AI Robot Training: Google Brain & Berkeley Launch Low-Cost Robot Training Platform ROBEL

Affordable AI Robot Training: Google Brain & Berkeley Launch Low-Cost Robot Training Platform ROBEL

New Intelligence Report Source: GoogleAI Editors: Xiao Qin, Da Ming [New Intelligence Overview] Making robot research accessible to the public. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Google Brain have jointly developed the low-cost robot learning platform ROBEL, which supports the expansion of robot experiments and reinforcement learning, while ensuring robustness, flexibility, and reproducibility. … Read more

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: The New Business of Silicon Valley

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: The New Business of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is entering a new era centered around artificial intelligence and robotics. Judging by the behavior of financiers and entrepreneurs, the current revival of artificial intelligence is likely to continue thriving. Today’s recommended article, “John Markoff: Silicon Valley Embraces AI, Enters a New Era,” comes from Toutiao Machine Heart. For over a decade, tech … Read more

Incredible! 3D Printing a Finger to Transform Ordinary People into Six-Fingered Musicians!?

Incredible! 3D Printing a Finger to Transform Ordinary People into Six-Fingered Musicians!?

Author: Zhang Wang Editor: Luo Jiang Have you heard of the six-fingered musician? Now you can be one too. For a long time, prosthetics have existed to serve people with disabilities, whether due to congenital defects or accidents. But why can’t ordinary people use prosthetics? Instead of just replacement, ordinary people having prosthetics could mean … Read more