Falk Young de Lacerda Tavares
@falkyoung.bsky.social
Humanoid Robotics Student @BHT | Student Assistant @
Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) | Prev. Data Engineer
Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) | Prev. Data Engineer
Took part in this year’s Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften as part of Science of Intelligence. Always wanted to be on the other side of this event — personal milestone for me. Exciting, fun, and genuinely rewarding!
www.scienceofintelligence.de/what-a-night...
www.scienceofintelligence.de/what-a-night...
What a night! Reporting back from the LNDW at SCIoI - scienceofintelligence.de
What could be more exciting than an entire night dedicated to science experiments? This year's Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften at SCIoI featured a very colorful variety of events, from robotics demonst...
www.scienceofintelligence.de
July 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Took part in this year’s Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften as part of Science of Intelligence. Always wanted to be on the other side of this event — personal milestone for me. Exciting, fun, and genuinely rewarding!
www.scienceofintelligence.de/what-a-night...
www.scienceofintelligence.de/what-a-night...
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The European Commission is trying to woo American researchers with a new €500 million program (with France contributing another €100 million) called “Choose Europe for Science.”
Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump’s war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’
The European Commission chief and the French president are trying to woo American researchers with a new program called “Choose Europe for Science.”
www.politico.eu
May 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The European Commission is trying to woo American researchers with a new €500 million program (with France contributing another €100 million) called “Choose Europe for Science.”
Great initiative from eu-os.eu
But why base it on Fedora? It’s deeply tied to Red Hat, which is an American company. Yes, Fedora’s community-driven, but Red Hat owns the brand, funds the infra, and most contributors are Red Hat employees. Doesn’t feel fully independent.
#opensource #foss #europe
But why base it on Fedora? It’s deeply tied to Red Hat, which is an American company. Yes, Fedora’s community-driven, but Red Hat owns the brand, funds the infra, and most contributors are Red Hat employees. Doesn’t feel fully independent.
#opensource #foss #europe
EU OS
Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU
eu-os.eu
April 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Great initiative from eu-os.eu
But why base it on Fedora? It’s deeply tied to Red Hat, which is an American company. Yes, Fedora’s community-driven, but Red Hat owns the brand, funds the infra, and most contributors are Red Hat employees. Doesn’t feel fully independent.
#opensource #foss #europe
But why base it on Fedora? It’s deeply tied to Red Hat, which is an American company. Yes, Fedora’s community-driven, but Red Hat owns the brand, funds the infra, and most contributors are Red Hat employees. Doesn’t feel fully independent.
#opensource #foss #europe
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Huggingface buys Pollen Robotics and plans to sell its Reachy 2 humanoids: techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/h...
Hugging Face buys a humanoid robotics startup | TechCrunch
AI dev platform Hugging Face has acquired Pollen Robotics, a robotics startup based in France, for an undisclosed amount.
techcrunch.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Huggingface buys Pollen Robotics and plans to sell its Reachy 2 humanoids: techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/h...
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This weekend @MistralAI hackathon will take place in Paris.
@HuggingFace and @phospho_ai will bring a lot of robots!
We need more hackathons to democratize open-source robotics!
ChatGPT moment of robotics is coming. We have no choice but to be ready 🤗
@HuggingFace and @phospho_ai will bring a lot of robots!
We need more hackathons to democratize open-source robotics!
ChatGPT moment of robotics is coming. We have no choice but to be ready 🤗
April 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This weekend @MistralAI hackathon will take place in Paris.
@HuggingFace and @phospho_ai will bring a lot of robots!
We need more hackathons to democratize open-source robotics!
ChatGPT moment of robotics is coming. We have no choice but to be ready 🤗
@HuggingFace and @phospho_ai will bring a lot of robots!
We need more hackathons to democratize open-source robotics!
ChatGPT moment of robotics is coming. We have no choice but to be ready 🤗
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Boston Dynamics has showcased its latest collaborative achievement with the AI Research Institute. Atlas uses human motion capture and animation as references, and develops policies through reinforcement learning.Not only Walk, Run, Crawl, but also the street dance moves look very natural!
March 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Boston Dynamics has showcased its latest collaborative achievement with the AI Research Institute. Atlas uses human motion capture and animation as references, and develops policies through reinforcement learning.Not only Walk, Run, Crawl, but also the street dance moves look very natural!
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Unitree robot performs a side flip
March 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Unitree robot performs a side flip
New European Open-Source Alternative to Google Docs and Notion
www.howtogeek.com/docs-alterna...
#opensource
www.howtogeek.com/docs-alterna...
#opensource
This New Open-Source Alternative to Google Docs and Notion Is Backed by France and Germany
Real-time editing and collaboration, with a European twist.
www.howtogeek.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New European Open-Source Alternative to Google Docs and Notion
www.howtogeek.com/docs-alterna...
#opensource
www.howtogeek.com/docs-alterna...
#opensource
@humboldtuni.bsky.social built a search engine for media quotes. It scans news daily and is powered by HU’s own NLP model, reducing reliance on big tech.
Currently, it's only available in German, but an English version is also in the works!
Currently, it's only available in German, but an English version is also in the works!
🙌 Am Institut für #Informatik der #HumboldtUniversität hat Prof. Dr. Alan Akbik mit seinem Team eine effektive Zitatsuchmaschine entwickelt, die über das hinausgeht, was herkömmliche Suchmaschinen zu bieten haben!
Mehr Infos 👉 www.hu-berlin.de/de/pr/nachri...
Mehr Infos 👉 www.hu-berlin.de/de/pr/nachri...
March 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
@humboldtuni.bsky.social built a search engine for media quotes. It scans news daily and is powered by HU’s own NLP model, reducing reliance on big tech.
Currently, it's only available in German, but an English version is also in the works!
Currently, it's only available in German, but an English version is also in the works!
Nothing like a freshly printed dragon to remind me why I need a resin printer 😬
#3dprinting #Dungeons&Dragons
#3dprinting #Dungeons&Dragons
March 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Nothing like a freshly printed dragon to remind me why I need a resin printer 😬
#3dprinting #Dungeons&Dragons
#3dprinting #Dungeons&Dragons
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International Women’s Day is here!
Women in science shape the future with their ideas, dedication, and breakthroughs. 🔬✨ Let us celebrate their achievements, and keep pushing for true equality — today and every day! #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
Women in science shape the future with their ideas, dedication, and breakthroughs. 🔬✨ Let us celebrate their achievements, and keep pushing for true equality — today and every day! #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
March 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
International Women’s Day is here!
Women in science shape the future with their ideas, dedication, and breakthroughs. 🔬✨ Let us celebrate their achievements, and keep pushing for true equality — today and every day! #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
Women in science shape the future with their ideas, dedication, and breakthroughs. 🔬✨ Let us celebrate their achievements, and keep pushing for true equality — today and every day! #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
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A recent study by researchers at the University of Bremen found that humans are more likely to believe that a robot has a "mind" if it has eye-like structures on its face than if it doesn't. 🤖 techxplore.com/news/2025-02... #Robots #Robotics
Robots with eyes more likely to be perceived as having a 'mind'
Over the past few years, engineers have developed increasingly advanced robotic systems already introduced in some public spaces and could soon be deployed in home environments. Many of these robots a...
techxplore.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A recent study by researchers at the University of Bremen found that humans are more likely to believe that a robot has a "mind" if it has eye-like structures on its face than if it doesn't. 🤖 techxplore.com/news/2025-02... #Robots #Robotics
Some pictures of our cognitive robotics project. The robot's long leg can be adjusted to three different positions. It's able to recognize its current leg position through movement and exploration.
#robotics #engineering
#robotics #engineering
March 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Some pictures of our cognitive robotics project. The robot's long leg can be adjusted to three different positions. It's able to recognize its current leg position through movement and exploration.
#robotics #engineering
#robotics #engineering
March 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Go European is an open source browser extension available for Firefox and Chrome.
Key features:
- Get notifications when you enter a website if European alternatives are available
- Enter your country for country specific alternatives
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
Key features:
- Get notifications when you enter a website if European alternatives are available
- Enter your country for country specific alternatives
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
Go European – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download Go European for Firefox. Suggests European website alternatives to non-European websites.
addons.mozilla.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Go European is an open source browser extension available for Firefox and Chrome.
Key features:
- Get notifications when you enter a website if European alternatives are available
- Enter your country for country specific alternatives
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
Key features:
- Get notifications when you enter a website if European alternatives are available
- Enter your country for country specific alternatives
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science!
I've been so lucky to speak to all these amazing and inspirational women in robotics over the past 5 years.
#WomenInScience #IDWGS2025 #WomenInSTEM
I've been so lucky to speak to all these amazing and inspirational women in robotics over the past 5 years.
#WomenInScience #IDWGS2025 #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science!
I've been so lucky to speak to all these amazing and inspirational women in robotics over the past 5 years.
#WomenInScience #IDWGS2025 #WomenInSTEM
I've been so lucky to speak to all these amazing and inspirational women in robotics over the past 5 years.
#WomenInScience #IDWGS2025 #WomenInSTEM
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Video Depth Anything: Consistent Depth Estimation for Super-Long Videos
TL;DR: Long videos support; Depth Anything
V2 with efficient spatial-temporal head. Temporal
consistency loss -> depth gradient (no geometric priors)
TL;DR: Long videos support; Depth Anything
V2 with efficient spatial-temporal head. Temporal
consistency loss -> depth gradient (no geometric priors)
January 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Video Depth Anything: Consistent Depth Estimation for Super-Long Videos
TL;DR: Long videos support; Depth Anything
V2 with efficient spatial-temporal head. Temporal
consistency loss -> depth gradient (no geometric priors)
TL;DR: Long videos support; Depth Anything
V2 with efficient spatial-temporal head. Temporal
consistency loss -> depth gradient (no geometric priors)
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Calling all experimental vision researchers, theorists, engineers, and computer scientists! Apply now for the Systems Vision Science Summer School & Symposium 2025 in Tübingen, Germany – Register today and secure your spot: summerschool.lizhaoping.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Calling all experimental vision researchers, theorists, engineers, and computer scientists! Apply now for the Systems Vision Science Summer School & Symposium 2025 in Tübingen, Germany – Register today and secure your spot: summerschool.lizhaoping.org
Our little robot navigating its environment as part of a Cognitive Robotics project
January 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our little robot navigating its environment as part of a Cognitive Robotics project
Happy Holidays | 2024 | Boston Dynamics
YouTube video by Boston Dynamics
youtu.be
December 23, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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HOT 🔥 fastest, most precise, and most capable hand control setup ever...
Less than $450 and fully open-source 🤯
by @huggingface, @therobotstudio, @NepYope
This tendon-driven technology will disrupt robotics! Retweet to accelerate its democratization 🚀
A thread 🧵
Less than $450 and fully open-source 🤯
by @huggingface, @therobotstudio, @NepYope
This tendon-driven technology will disrupt robotics! Retweet to accelerate its democratization 🚀
A thread 🧵
December 15, 2024 at 8:22 AM
HOT 🔥 fastest, most precise, and most capable hand control setup ever...
Less than $450 and fully open-source 🤯
by @huggingface, @therobotstudio, @NepYope
This tendon-driven technology will disrupt robotics! Retweet to accelerate its democratization 🚀
A thread 🧵
Less than $450 and fully open-source 🤯
by @huggingface, @therobotstudio, @NepYope
This tendon-driven technology will disrupt robotics! Retweet to accelerate its democratization 🚀
A thread 🧵
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IEEE Humanoids Study Group - HRI Survey
The IEEE Humanoids Study Group (www.ieee-ras.org/industry-gov...) is in the process of putting together a report to help standards groups across the world determine which existing standards can and should be applied to humanoid robots
The IEEE Humanoids Study Group (www.ieee-ras.org/industry-gov...) is in the process of putting together a report to help standards groups across the world determine which existing standards can and should be applied to humanoid robots
Study Group - Humanoid Robots - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Focus is on both applied and theoretical issues in robotics and automation. Robotics is here defined to include intelligent machines and systems; whereas automation includes the use of automated metho...
www.ieee-ras.org
December 8, 2024 at 12:52 AM
IEEE Humanoids Study Group - HRI Survey
The IEEE Humanoids Study Group (www.ieee-ras.org/industry-gov...) is in the process of putting together a report to help standards groups across the world determine which existing standards can and should be applied to humanoid robots
The IEEE Humanoids Study Group (www.ieee-ras.org/industry-gov...) is in the process of putting together a report to help standards groups across the world determine which existing standards can and should be applied to humanoid robots
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Clone Robotics released Clone Alpha.
clonerobotics.com
clonerobotics.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Clone Robotics released Clone Alpha.
clonerobotics.com
clonerobotics.com
Just discovered SAMURAI, an adaptation of Meta’s SAM 2 for visual object tracking. It uses motion-aware memory selection to predict object motion and refine masks. Especially interesting for crowded scenes. Looks like a big step forward!
yangchris11.github.io/samurai/
yangchris11.github.io/samurai/
December 3, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Just discovered SAMURAI, an adaptation of Meta’s SAM 2 for visual object tracking. It uses motion-aware memory selection to predict object motion and refine masks. Especially interesting for crowded scenes. Looks like a big step forward!
yangchris11.github.io/samurai/
yangchris11.github.io/samurai/
I built a small experimental setup to record my robot's movements. This allows me to better assign the results of the recorded data to the individual movements afterwards.
Not the most professional way to do it, but sometimes an IKEA lamp, some 3D printing and a hair tie is good enough 😁
Not the most professional way to do it, but sometimes an IKEA lamp, some 3D printing and a hair tie is good enough 😁
December 1, 2024 at 2:28 PM
I built a small experimental setup to record my robot's movements. This allows me to better assign the results of the recorded data to the individual movements afterwards.
Not the most professional way to do it, but sometimes an IKEA lamp, some 3D printing and a hair tie is good enough 😁
Not the most professional way to do it, but sometimes an IKEA lamp, some 3D printing and a hair tie is good enough 😁