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This Robot Shapes Letters Using Play-Doh Like a Kid, Thanks to AI

This robot knows how to shape alphabet letters by using kid-friendly clay, Play-Doh, without any human assistance, all thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) that powers it. As kids, most of us, ...
MLive

Susan Skarsgard explores the shape of the alphabet

Washtenaw Community College's yearlong "At the Junction" series at GalleryOne culminates with Susan Skarsgard's "At the Junction: Calligraphic Design." Skarsgard's display is built around the 26 ...
Gizmodo

Clever comic explains where the letters of the alphabet got their shapes

It’s easy to forget that our Latin-derived alphabet came from earlier alphabets that used physical objects to represent their letters. Cartoonist Jason Novak reminds us of the Egyptian, Phoenician, ...
Science Daily

Brains Of People With Autism Recall Letters Of The Alphabet In Brain Areas Dealing With Shapes

In contrast to people who do not have autism, people with autism remember letters of the alphabet in a part of the brain that ordinarily processes shapes, according to a study from a collaborative ...