HUMANOID robots could be brought to ordinary people’s homes “soon,” according to a new robotics center in Beijing.

The robots, which use AI and resemble human bodies in shape, are expected to help China advance in its technology war with the US.

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Month-old robotics center Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has so far provided minimal details about its latest project to release a prototype humanoid robot for general use.

But it assured that the robot will be created “soon.” South China Morning Mail reports.

The machines are expected to replenish China’s shrinking workforce as the vast economy looks to upgrade its growth engines with new technology-led “productive forces.”

An unnamed source from the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center told the Beijing Youth Daily: “It is the dream of every humanoid robot company to bring humanoid robots into thousands of households.”

It comes amid China’s fierce ongoing technology war with the United States, and as China faces serious demographic challenges – including a rapidly aging population – and a real estate market crisis.

The center was reportedly established late last year and includes both private and state-owned robot manufacturers.

A source described as a “responsible person” said leading robotics industry experts and researchers at the center were seeking “a common technological platform, public service platform and regulatory standards for the humanoid robot industry.”

They added: “In the future, humanoid robots may enter the automotive industry, 3C manufacturing (computer, communications and consumer electronics) and other fields, further improving the industrial production level.”

There are fears that humanoid robots could be yet another kind of “disruptive innovation” like computers, smartphones and new energy vehicles.

But China hopes to turn the humanoid robot sector into “a major new engine of economic growth” by 2027, according to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The center’s humanoid robots are intended to be a technological convergence of artificial intelligence and new materials, and China hopes to make the country more self-reliant – and competitive with the US.

American companies such as Tesla and OpenAI-backed Figure are already working on humanoid robots.

Tesla’s $20,000 (£16,000) Optimus robot, the prototype of which was unveiled in September 2022, was expected to be mass produced within three to five years.

According to a November report from the Research Institute of People’s Daily Online, China is currently the second-largest holder of patents on humanoid robots, with 1,699, after Japan.

The MIIT announced last year its plans to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2025 – about 500 robots per 10,000 employees.

The company believes the robots will be useful for industries such as healthcare, agriculture and logistics.

New plans suggest that China could soon replace human soldiers with robots in future war scenarios.

Advanced robotic soldiers and high-tech drones are expected to be sent to complex overseas missions within the United States next one 10 years.

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By Matt Drake

Published: 08:34 EDT, March 21, 2024 | Updated: 02:22 EDT, March 22, 2024

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Published: 6:46 PM EDT, March 20, 2024 | Updated: 11:14 PM EDT, March 20, 2024

Netflix fans have praised a shocking new true crime series that is ‘an absolute must watch’ as ​​they shared their concerns for US intelligence services.

The series unravels the gruesome true story of an investigative journalist who was found dead in a motel bathtub in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in August 1991 after pursuing a conspiracy group.

Danny Casolaro died of blood loss after suffering multiple lacerations to his wrists inflicted by ‘a very sharp object with a knife’ – and local authorities quickly ruled it a suicide.

However, his family and friends have long maintained that he was killed because he was investigating a conspiracy he dubbed The Octopus, involving government officials in secret missions.

In the four-part docuseries, journalist Christian Hansen tries to unravel the mystery surrounding Danny’s death and the conspiracy theory he investigated.

One viewer shared his thoughts on X, writing, “Watching American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders. The last 15 minutes were nuts. I was so surprised by what happened that I turned it back to watch those few seconds again. Guess what, I was surprised again.

Another said: ‘American Conspiracy, The Octopus Murders on Netflix was really good. I’m not sure I fully understand, it’s 4am and it probably could have been double that. It certainly makes our intelligence agencies look very dirty.”

‘The Octopus Murders on Netflix is ​​an absolute must. I feel like we’re all in trouble right now,” a third person shared.

Someone else wrote: ‘American Conspiracy: The Octopus is an absolutely wild documentary on Netflix.’

‘Stop everything you’re doing and watch American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders on Netflix. It’s not dramatic, this is insane,” said one fan.

The chilling case began when Danny began investigating a dispute between the Department of Justice and a technology company called INSLAW.

The clash appeared to be over intellectual property rights, but it soon appeared that there was a much more sinister underbelly to it.

After months of investigation, Danny is said to have ended up in a web of “stolen government spy software, a series of unsolved murders and some of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century,” according to Netflix.

The writer believed he had discovered a hidden organization, which he branded as The Octopus, consisting of eight ex-government officials.

Excerpts purportedly from Danny’s investigation, shared in the new docuseries trailer, claim: “These eight men are no longer government officials, but their tentacles can reach into every part of the government in virtually any country.”

The journalist believed the conspiracy all started with Promis – a computer program that sources in the series claimed “enabled the CIA to spy on the intelligence services that had purchased it.”

And it appears the program has been awash in shocking speculation, including that “everyone who worked on it is dead.”

There was a series of them suspicious deaths appear linked, including three men who were fatally shot and another who had a “wire running from around his neck to his ankles.”

Danny became ‘obsessed’ with uncovering the whole story, but never got the chance to complete his investigation.

In the summer of 1991 hHe went to the motel expecting to interview a key source for the story, but would never return.

His death was ruled a suicide, but many believed his wounds were far from self-inflicted – a sentiment echoed by those featured in the upcoming Netflix series.

‘It just didn’t sit right. In my mind I’m thinking ‘they killed him,'” one commenter pointed out.

“In the book Danny was writing, he starts to investigate these powerful people and realizes there’s something much bigger going on.”

“Most of us were convinced he was hurt for telling this story,” one woman added.

Another man explained, “I told him not to talk to certain people. Not to raise certain issues.’

The trailer ends dramatically with a warning apparently addressed to the documentary makers themselves, stating: “If you think for even a minute that you are going to expose someone, you will be killed.”

ANTHONY JOSHUA has been given a chilling warning by Francis Ngannou’s trainer ahead of their fight.

The heavyweight pair will face each other on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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AJ is the heavy favorite heading into the clash, which will be only Ngannou’s second professional fight.

In his first, he narrowly lost to Tyson Fury, but shocked the world champion by slamming him to the canvas.

And his trainer Dewey Cooper thinks Ngannou will go one step further by beating Joshua.

He told Air sports: “In the Tyson Fury fight we told you he was going to drop him at least once.

“We told you he could win the fight. We are men, we mean our words. This isn’t poetry, this isn’t fantasy, these are real words from a real person talking to you.

“I know Anthony Joshua is you, so you’re supposed to support him, but just understand what he’s dealing with.

“He’s against a man who proved life was wrong from childhood to youth. From working in the sand mines as a child in Africa, to traveling on foot from Cameroon all the way to France.

“Being stuck in the Sahara desert, he has gone through so many adversities that it is like a movie, and this chapter has not been written – it will be written on March 8 in Saudi Arabia.

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CHILLING video has shown the world’s fastest humanoid robot sprinting at full speed.

The terrifying reality comes from Unitree Robotics, whose faceless droid H1 V3.0 Evolution will never tire of running.

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The Chinese startup, based just outside Shanghai in Hangzhou, has now broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest full-size humanoid robot.

The company wants to democratize robotics and make them as mainstream and affordable as modern devices such as drones and smartphones.

As a result, they have come up with a robot equipped with an innovative ‘drivetrain’ [that] offers the highest levels of speed, power, agility and flexibility,” according to their website.

Unitree has since released a chilling video of their robot creation reaching a linear walking speed of 12.38 km/h.

In the footage uploaded to YouTube, the improved H1 V3.0 can be seen showing off its range of dynamic movements.

It starts with a quick walk, before then exercising its arms, legs and torso as part of a choreographed dance routine.

A stunning clip also shows the robot leaping into the air and reaching the equivalent height that a human would reach.

If that’s not scary enough, the robot can also walk up and down stairs.

In addition, it can turn in either direction if it is necessary to change course or overcome obstacles.

The previous speed record for a humanoid was set by Atlas of Boston Dynamics, with its ability to move at a speed of 9.59 km/h.

But Unitree’s 6-foot-long metal frame has eclipsed that, thanks to its gear train and in-house built high-torque hinge motor.

The robot weighs 100 pounds and is also equipped with a depth camera and a 3D LiDAR sensor for vision.

There are five degrees of freedom (DOF) in the joints of the legs and four in the arms, while the hand is replaced by a padded protrusion at the end of the arm.

Perhaps scarier than his ability to run is his inability to tire.

Unlike a human, this bot can keep running without tiring, unless its power source runs out or is destroyed, of course.

This was shown in a separate video in which a Unitree engineer kicks an H1 model as it drives down the street in an attempt to get it to stop.

Yet all these attempts are in vain, because the robot always manages to restore balance after any disturbance.

Furthermore, the assistance of the 3D LIDAR means that inspection errors and time costs can be significantly reduced by automatically planning paths, avoiding collisions and performing highly accurate scans.

Unitree has unveiled their latest iteration in the humanoid robot market and, as expected, it is already in high demand.

With a base price of $90,000 (£70,887), the Chinese company has already started taking pre-orders. Interesting technology report.

However, the price range could go up to $150,000 (£118,146) if demand demands it.

Nevertheless, deliveries are scheduled for mid-2024.

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By Paul Farrell for Dailymail.Com

Published: 06:31 EST, March 4, 2024 | Updated: 06:56 EST, March 4, 2024

A police officer who once dated missing former Channel Ten presenter Jesse Baird  has emerged as a person of interest in the disappearance of Mr Baird and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend Luke Davies.

The police are trying to find Constable Beau Lamarre, who is reportedly on sick leave, as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.

The couple’s bloodstained clothes were found dumped in a skip and the TV star’s blood-splattered home 30km away in the upmarket Sydney suburb of Paddington has been declared a crime scene.

It’s understood that Constable Lamarre, who deleted his Instagram account on Sunday night, may be able to assist police with their inquiries. Police are looking to speak to any former partners of the missing pair.

Friends of Mr Baird have told police that he recently expressed concerns that he was being stalked by another man.

Constable Lamarre was once high-flying celebrity blogger who interviewed Hollywood heavyweights on the Golden Globes red carpet.

He recently told friends he was completing a VIP protection module with the cops.  The celebrity chaser was spotted following Kourtney Kardashian on February 15, behind the wheel of a grey Tesla near Rose Bay, in Sydney’s east.

In his previous career, he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga, but then he joined the NSW police force in 2019.

Just a year into the job, a video emerged of him tasering a man in the face during a dramatic arrest in Darlinghurst went viral. He was later cleared by an internal investigation of any wrongdoing,

Constable Lamarre’s mother is a former senior officer within the force. 

Mr Baird and Mr Davies are missing from the TV producer’s $3million Federation terrace home in Paddington in Sydney’s east.

Mr Davies, 29, was with Mr Baird, 26, on Monday but the pair then vanished and Mr Davies’ family have been unable to contact him.

It comes as police seized CCTV footage of the couple’s last known whereabouts on Monday night.

The men were captured wandering outside Mr Baird’s Paddington home before heading towards the back of the terrace. Neither have been seen since.

A manhunt was launched after a pile of the couple’s bloodied clothes was found in a large skip bin in the centre of Cronulla in Sydney’s south at around 11am on Wednesday. 

Police then raced to Mr Baird’s home in Paddington, where they found a ‘large amount of blood’ and bloodstained furniture.

‘Following inquiries, detectives are looking at a line of inquiry that a third person may be able to assist with the investigation, a police statement read on Thursday night.

‘Police are currently trying to locate him. Detectives will continue to look at all past relationships and associations.’

It was revealed on Thursday night that the AFL has been caught up in the men’s disappearance.

Mr Baird is also an AFL goal umpire who had been appointed to officiate a practice match between the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants game on Thursday.

The AFL confirmed that it contacted his family on Thursday after Mr Baird failed to show up to officiate the match.

Neighbours near Mr Baird’s rented Paddington home heard an argument early on Monday morning but that wasn’t reported to police until they began canvassing the scene two days later.

Police say they’re not excluding any lines of inquiry, however now hold grave fears for both men.

Detectives are said to be seeking Mr Baird and his partner after Mr Davies’ home in Waterloo in Sydney’s inner-south was also found to be empty.

Detective Superintendent Jodi Radmore, Commander of Eastern Suburbs PAC, begged either of the men to make contact but said police now fear for both of them.

When asked if a third person could have been involved in the men’s disappearances, she said that the ‘primary line of inquiry’ was finding the missing men.

‘There has been some sort of incident which has more than likely happened at the Paddington address and that has given us grave concerns for one, possibly both,’ she said.

‘It’s very early stages in the investigation. We are still processing the Paddington address. All lines of enquiry are open.’

She said neighbours had heard some shouting coming from the rented Paddington terrace early on Monday morning, but that was only reported to police on Wednesday.

‘Witnesses reported a verbal argument but it wasn’t reported to police at the time … it was only when police were canvassing that they mentioned it,’ Det Superintendent Radmore said. 

Credit cards, wallets, a mobile phone and a $8,000 watch had been found among the bloodied clothes in the skip in Cronulla.

Three cars belonging to the men have also been seized. Their bank accounts haven’t been touched since the weekend.

But Mr Baird’s bloodstained home has sparked serious concern for their fate, she said, admitting there was sufficient blood to believe at least one had suffered a ‘significant injury’.

Mr Baird was reported as being active online on Tuesday night.

Mr Davies last updated his social media five days ago with a series of photographs on Instagram of himself in the mountains around Vancouver in Canada.

Mr Davies grew up in Brisbane and recently moved to Sydney for work, according to friends. 

Qantas flight attendant Maddison Bradley – Mr Davies’ best friend – said he was ‘dearly adored’.

‘I hope we find him. He is such a sweet soul!’ she told Daily Mail Australia.

She added: ‘He is a fantastic person, so positive, bright and bubbly. We’ve been friends since 2017. 

‘We worked at Tigerair together and then he helped me get into Qantas.

‘He is an international flight attendant for Qantas and he is driven, humble and super intelligent.’

Friend Tomas Mian has known Mr Davies for ten years.

‘Luke has a lot of friends and is very fun social person. He is a kind and generous boy,’ he told news.com.au.

‘He seemed to love his new job. All of his Brisbane friends are in utter shock to only find this out today.’ 

Sophie Inez added: ‘I spoke to Luke just before he moved from Brisbane to Sydney with work a few months ago.’

‘He was so exited for his next chapter and flying long haul. He’s such a lovely and charismatic person.’

Other concerned friends took to Facebook to spread the word about the missing men.

I knew Luke back in my Brissy days and he recently moved to Sydney (Waterloo, but last seen in Paddington) for work. Please share this post and report any sightings or information, even if it seems insignificant,’ Anna Ghioni wrote.

On February 18, Mr Baird posted pictures of the pair together at Pink’s concert in Sydney two weeks ago.  

After three years with Studio 10, Mr Baird left his producer/presenter role with the show in January when it was axed by the network late last year. 

He had previously worked as a producer/presenter with Ten’s Totally Wild! show for four years as well as a seven-month stint hosting Gamify! for the network in 2019.

On Thursday, Totally Wild’s Ranger Stacey Thompson said she was stunned.

‘I’m shocked actually,’ she told Daily Mail Australia. ‘I worked with Jesse for a few years and we sat across from one another in the TW office.

‘He was a lovely work friend, always professional and keen to learn. I prefer not to comment further at this time, until more details come to light.’

Police have launched an intense investigation in the neighbourhood around Mr Baird’s home on Brown St, Paddington, with neighbours quizzed for any possible clues.

Forensic experts combed through the home overnight after the alarm was first raised around 1pm on Wednesday.

A local resident told Daily Mail Australia police had pulled furniture out of the house and onto the street on Wednesday night as they scoured the scene.

‘There were some bookshelf-type things and they were roped off,’ she said.

‘There weren’t any soft furnishings (beds or couches) and I don’t know what they were doing with them.’

Police earlier issued a statement appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

‘Possessions belonging to 29-year-old Luke Davies and another man were found just after 11am on Wednesday in a skip-bin on Wilbar Avenue, Cronulla,’ said police.

‘Following inquiries, officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command attended a home in Brown Street, Paddington, about 1pm on Wednesday.

‘After entering the property, officers immediately established a crime scene.

‘Police then attended Luke’s home in Waterloo, but he has not been located and his disappearance is being treated as suspicious.’

The statement added: ‘Investigators are now trying to determine the location of a 26-year-old man, who they believe can assist with inquiries.

‘Information indicates Luke was in Paddington on Monday. He has not been seen since, his family have been unable to contact him and he has not been at work.

‘Luke is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 170cm-175cm tall with a medium build, brown hair and brown eyes. It’s not known what he was wearing at the time.

‘Police are appealing for anyone with information about Luke’s whereabouts – or who may have information relevant to the investigation – to contact Waverley Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.’

More to come. 

A woman who lived next to her brother's decomposing corpse for up to five years was once a career-driven retail executive who had a strict religious upbringing.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal exclusive details about the life of the elderly woman at the center of the Victorian 'house of horrors' that shocked Australia this week.

The horrific secret was revealed on Monday when the vision emerged of the woman, known only as Marie, being arrested outside the rat-infested and rubbish-strewn public housing complex in Newtown, in Geelong, south-west of Melbourne.

Police made the gruesome discovery of her late brother Robert's body in late December 2022 after visiting the home on an unrelated matter.

Police broke a glass door panel to gain entry before officers in biohazard suits had to wade through floor-to-ceiling rubbish, rats, dead possums and human feces to reach the skeletal remains of Robert, who had not been seen since 2017.

What the police and first responders discovered was so terrible that it still haunts them to this day.

The house was so full of hoarded things that Marie had been sleeping in a small 'nest' of bedding among the rubbish.

Now a neighbor who took pity on Marie and welcomed the older woman into her home has given Daily Mail Australia an exclusive look into her background.

Belinda Holt said Marie, who is now about 74 years old, became homeless after police fenced off her public housing and ended up sleeping in a park.

Mrs Holt took Marie in just before New Year's Eve 2022 and said she enjoyed 'watching the fireworks on my big screen TV' and revealed part of her life story.

She said Marie and her brother Robert came from an Italian-Australian family who had emigrated in the 1920s and settled in Geelong, where they raised the siblings in a strict Roman Catholic family.

Ms Holt said Marie remembered wearing “a nice dress” to attend social dances as a teenager, but never married or had children.

Instead, she focused on her career and got a job at retailer Myer, where she worked her way up to an administrator role.

Devastated by the death of her grandparents, Marie began to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental health problems, and both she and Robert moved into social housing in Russell Street, Newtown.

After quitting her job, Marie continued working for people in her suburb and cleaning up the neighborhood streets.

Ms Holt said Marie told her: 'It's a working planet, that's what you do.'

“She would clean out people's trash cans and get the gum nuts out of people's gutters and make some money doing it, $20 here and there,” Ms. Holt said.

“I've met (Robert) a few times. He was a hermit. They were both traumatized people.'

The siblings had lived in the house without a telephone and without electricity part of the time.

Mrs Holt said Marie was 'very fit' for her age but suffered from 'detachment disorder' – meaning she could co-exist with her late brother's body in the house.

However, Marie rejected suggestions that Marie 'slept next to his corpse'.

“That's nonsense,” she said, adding that she had seen the “nest” of bedding that made up Marie's bed.

After police arrested Marie on December 29, 2022, on an unrelated matter, they took her to Geelong Hospital and she walked home to find she could not enter her home.

Ms Holt said police had mishandled a 'mental health' case and Marie was effectively left on the street until she took the elderly woman in, clothed her and took her to Centrelink.

'She did not have a Medicare card and did not receive an old-age pension. I pulled some strings and agencies got her shelter pretty quickly, first in a motel. She's in a new place now,” Mrs Holt said.

Ms Holt, who was interviewed by the Victorian coroner's office about Robert's death, said the house had been cleaned and was being renovated to accommodate a new tenant.