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HARP-VLA: Human-Robot Aligned Representation Learning for Vision-Language-Action Model

Announce Type: new Abstract: Learning generalizable vision-language-action (VLA) models from large-scale human videos is promising but challenging due to cross-embodiment discrepancies in both visual observations and executable actions. While latent action models reduce the action execution gap by learning action abstractions, they still rely on visual features.

The Sun and the Moon: Saatchi Gallery's ambitious new summer show turns its gaze to the sky

From a giant glowing Sun and immersive installations that can't be photographed, to ancient Arctic snow goggles and textiles inspired by the Apollo missions, the exhibition spans centuries of human imagination. From the moment early humans looked upward and tried to make sense of the sky, the sun and the moon have been at the centre of everything - faith, timekeeping, agriculture, mythology, and art. This summer, Saatchi Gallery's major new exhibition, The Sun and The Moon attempts something...

Harpo speaks! New recordings reveal mute Marx brother chatting with audience

The comedy legend, who adopted his silent persona because of stage nerves, did occasionally address his audience, as revealed by a new archive releaseGroucho was the cigar-chomping wit with the improbable moustache, Chico was the piano-playing rustic grifter and Zeppo played the straight man and the lover. But as any Marx Brothers fan knows, Harpo was the pantomime, who cracked up the audience without saying a word, dressed in his tattered raincoat and curly wig. His persona was childlike...

Hourglass album review – Simone Dinnerstein gives Glass room to breathe

Dinnerstein/Baroklyn(Naïve)With a refreshingly organic approach, the US pianist and her string ensemble revitalise the modern minimalist master’s score for The Hours and his Tirol ConcertoGetting ahead of next year’s 90th birthday celebrations, American pianist Simone Dinnerstein presents two works by Philip Glass, performing alongside her own string ensemble. Baroklyn – the name conflates her home borough of Brooklyn and the baroque sensibilities of JS Bach – take a far-from-mechanical...

Cubs World Series hero embracing Chicago in retirement as 10-year anniversary of broken curse approaches

This November will mark 10 years since the Chicago Cubs were champions for the first time in several generations. On Nov. 2, 2016, the Cubs broke a curse that had lasted 108 years, winning their first World Series title four years before the Titanic even sank, and many members of the team will get back to Wrigley Field next month to celebrate. I mean, it was a special team, special run, and it's gonna be fun to celebrate it," Anthony Rizzo recently told Fox News Digital.

Hourglass album review – Simone Dinnerstein gives Glass room to breathe

Dinnerstein/Baroklyn(Naïve)With a refreshingly organic approach, the US pianist and her string ensemble revitalise the modern minimalist master’s score for The Hours and his Tirol ConcertoGetting ahead of next year’s 90th birthday celebrations, American pianist Simone Dinnerstein presents two works by Philip Glass, performing alongside her own string ensemble. Baroklyn – the name conflates her home borough of Brooklyn and the baroque sensibilities of JS Bach – take a far-from-mechanical...

'The Thorn Birds' star Rachel Ward traded 'empty' Hollywood for farm life in Australia

"The Thorn Birds" star Rachel Ward candidly opened up about leaving Hollywood behind to become a farmer in Australia. Born to an aristocratic family in Britain, Ward, now 68, launched a successful modeling career across London, Paris and New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the early 1980s to pursue acting. However, during a recent episode of the Australia Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s docuseries "Australian Story," War explained that she quickly became disillusioned with the...

Harpo speaks! New recordings reveal mute Marx brother chatting with audience