Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage

Google’s new robot AI can fold delicate origami, close zipper bags without damage

On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER. The company claims these models will help robots of many shapes and sizes understand and interact with the physical world more effectively and delicately than previous systems, paving the way for applications such as humanoid robot assistants….

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Power Tips #138: 3 ways to close the control loop for totem-pole bridgeless PFC

Power Tips #138: 3 ways to close the control loop for totem-pole bridgeless PFC

Introduction Among all power factor correction (PFC) topologies, totem-pole bridgeless PFC provides the best efficiency; therefore, it is widely used in servers and data centers. However, closing the current control loop of a continuous conduction mode (CCM) totem-pole bridgeless PFC is not as straightforward as it is for a traditional PFC. A traditional PFC operating…

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