David B. Torch

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | David B. Torch |Loren Elliott

Una mañana reciente, llamé a la puerta de una bonita casa de dos pisos en Redwood City, California. En cuestión de segundos, abrió la puerta un robot sin rostro vestido con un mono beige que se ajustaba a su ceñida cintura y a sus largas piernas. Este esbelto humanoide me saludó con un acento que parecía escandinavo y le ofrecí la mano. Cuando nuestras palmas se encontraron, dijo: "Tengo un apretón firme".

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Cade Metz |David B. Torch |Loren Elliott

Dozens of companies are building robots that look like humans. One of them is training a machine to be a butler and will soon test them in homes. By getting its humanoids into people's homes, 1X hopes to gather enormous amounts of data that can show these robots how to handle the chaos of daily life. Credit... Video by David B. Torch For The New York Times Dozens of companies are building robots that look like humans. One of them is training a machine to be a butler and will soon test them in homes.

Aug 5, 2024 | nytimes.com | Rory Smith |David B. Torch

As the runners hit the penultimate bend, the racing pulse of the music starts to beat faster. The choice, and the timing, are perfect: Darude's now semi-ancient trance track " Sandstorm." But very few of the 15,000 in attendance can hear any of it.

Sep 4, 2023 | buffalonews.com | David B. Torch

The artist Hansina Iversen at her studio in Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands, on Aug. 22, 2023. Along the harbor you’ll find the studio of Hansina Iversen within the ironworks shop of a shipyard building; inside, gears and other machinery clutter the immense, shadow-laden warehouse. (David B. Torch/The New York Times)

Sep 4, 2023 | buffalonews.com | David B. Torch

The Gudrun & Gudrun boutique in Tórshavn, Faeroe Islands, on Aug. 22, 2023. At Gudrun & Gudrun, owned by Gudrun Ludvig and Gudrun Rógvadóttir, cocktail and ankle-length dresses bear spaghetti straps, plunging backs and, sometimes, a diaphanous texture. (David B. Torch/The New York Times)