This is a video from AI Warehouse of the process of training five different bodied AI models to run a 100m dash using Deep Reinforcement Learning. The models are rewarded for moving forward, and punished for falling over. How do you reward or punish an AI model? No clue, but
This is a video from the Flamingoland Resort in Yorkshire, England of Mordred the raven (great name for a raven) performing a choreographed dance routine with his trainer, who’s been working with him since he was a few years old. How old is he now? BEATS ME, but with a
This is a video of a precious little Anatolian Shepherd Dog puppy in training, doing its best to guide a flock of sheep. It definitely has the walk down, and several of its charges come to investigate their guardian and give it some encouraging licks on the head. “You’re doing
These are a couple short videos demonstrating a high tech ski and snowboard simulator at the Sachinoyu Hotel in central Japan. The machine is for use by guests for training purposes prior to hitting the slopes outside. Some more info about the machine while I convince myself the only training
This is a video of sister rats Spice (the white one) and S’mores (the orange one — personally I would have named the orange one Pumpkin Spice and the white one Marshmallow) playing a friendly game of basketball in Blacksburg, Virginia (go Hokies!). The rats were slowly trained how to
Because packages don’t deliver themselves — yet — this is a video from Insider providing a look inside one of UPS’s twelve Integrad driver training facilities, where its 129,000 drivers learn “how to drive safely, load vans efficiently and even how to walk on ice” in order to deliver 21
Because you have to get tough or die in Russia, this is a video of a young boy going to town on some sort of boxing reflex trainer (something like this) with a swinging arm that would have knocked me out cold after my first punch. I would still smoke
Hey guys I’ve been a bit under the weather lately (thankfully not with the rona), but I should be back tomorrow full-blast. This is an official Nintendo training video from 1991 demonstrating how Nintendo retailers should deal with difficult customers in a variety of different situations. Me? I don’t need