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AI Transforms Football Fashion and Kitchen Appliances

Como Women's football club in Italy has made history by partnering with Fashion AI School to launch an AI-designed merchandise collection. The collection, which includes twelve apparel pieces and campaign visual content, marks Como as one of the first football clubs to use AI across both design and marketing.

Meanwhile, at the Politecnico di Milano, researchers have been busy developing AI-powered humanoid robots. One such robot, trained to play a drum kit, has learned timing and coordination through reinforcement learning. This project, known as the Robot Drummer, is led by Asad Ali Shahid and collaborates with SUPSI and IDSIA.

In the realm of kitchen appliances, MIT researchers have created Kitchen Cosmo, an AI-powered device that generates recipes based on available ingredients and user preferences. By embedding AI into a tactile, everyday object like Kitchen Cosmo, interacting with advanced systems feels more natural than relying on screens or apps.

The field of medicine has also seen advancements in AI. A new AI model for peptide design can target proteins involved in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, even if their structures are too complex or unknown. Similarly, researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an AI model to design therapeutic peptides, bypassing the need for detailed 3D maps of target protein structures.

On the industrial front, Nvidia's Jetson Thor is making waves. This computer allows robots to perform advanced AI tasks directly on the device, without cloud dependence. Jetson Thor supports autonomous robots in industries like manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas, enabling faster responses through on-device AI processing.

These advancements in AI are paving the way for a future where technology seamlessly integrates into our daily lives, from the football pitch to the kitchen and beyond.