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OpenAI’s Robot

Figure is an AI Robotics company building the world's first commercially viable autonomous humanoid robot. They released a fascinating video showcasing how a robot created in partnership with OpenAI called Figure 01 can engage in full conversations, describe its experiences, plan actions, reflect on memory, and explain its reasoning. 

https://youtu.be/Sq1QZB5baNw

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Unreal Has Updated it’s Pricing

Epic are updating Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, and RealityCapture pricing. They are introducing a seat-based Unreal Subscription when they release Unreal Engine 5.4. The new pricing which is $1,850 per seat will apply to companies generating over $1 million USD in annual gross revenue who are not creating games.

Read more here…

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/we-are-updating-unreal-engine-twinmotion-and-realitycapture-pricing-in-late-april

HDR Light Studio 8.2 released

Lightmap released HDR Light Studio 8.2, adding key new features: Preset Auditioning, Reflection Filter, new LightPaint methods, Infinite setting for Scrim Lights, and 405 new HDRI Maps from hdrmaps.com. This substantial new release enables even faster workflows for exploring creative lighting designs.

https://www.lightmap.co.uk/blog/hdrls-8-2-release/

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