Abstract: Fastener-free deck clips, methods of use, and associated installation tools. The clips use a gripping element to secure the clip to a joist and do not require the use of a separate screw or other fastener, simplifying the installation process. The clip has a central body with lateral wings extending to an endpoint, where the gripping element is located. The gripping element may include puncturing elements to adhere better to the joist. Likewise, the main body may have tabs that can be depressed to further adhere to the joist. The clips may be installed by use of a handheld tool.

Abstract: An online system receives information describing a set of items requested by a user and an indication via a chat interface that a particular item needs replacement. The online system generates one or more prompts configured to request a machine learned language model to identify the particular item that needs replacement and to identify one or more replacement items for the particular item. The online system receives a set of item identifiers from the machine learned language model and selects a replacement item from a database based on the set of item identifiers. The online system may also receive an order and a communication history associated with a user including a message with a request to modify the a. The online uses the machine-learning language model to map the request type to the set of API requests for updating the order to reflect the request from the user.

Abstract: A product cushioning device for protecting a shock sensitive product, said product cushioning device comprising wall structure that defines a product receiving area, the product receiving area extending from a product receiving area opening to a product receiving area base, the wall structure comprising a plurality of product contact portions. The product cushioning device includes a tapered cushion disposed about a portion of the product receiving area to absorb impact in tri-axial vector directions. The tapered cushion comprises a tapered inner wall, a cushion outer wall that is curved and tapered and a compressible channel structure connecting between the tapered inner wall and the cushion outer wall.

Abstract: A system and method for AI-assisted conversation utilize a biosensor to receive biosignals, which are analyzed by the perception engine. The engine generates context tags and text descriptions from multimodal sensory inputs and biosignal analysis. This information is then used by the conversation engine, along with memory engine data (conversation history, biographical background, keywords), to generate prompts for a language model. These prompts are displayed to a user through a computing device that presents various conversation features like communication history, context data, and selected content. The system enables interactive AI-assisted conversations between humans and machines or other humans.

Abstract: An online system receives orders from users and dispatches pickers to fulfill the orders by obtaining ordered items at a retailer. If an ordered item cannot be found by a picker, the picker may refund the item or attempt to find a replacement item. While obtaining a replacement item may increase revenue to the online system, it can also cause a bad outcome for user experience (e.g., an unacceptable replacement item, a refund request of the replacement item, etc.). To balance these interests, the online system trains a model to predict an outcome metric comprising a likelihood of a bad outcome from replacing an item or an expected amount of profit to the online system from a replacement item. The online system compares the outcome metric to a threshold to determine whether to promote or dissuade the picker from replacing a not-found item.

Abstract: An online system generates text-based representations of various types of data for processing using a large language model. The online system extracts location data from a map of a source location and converts the location data into a text-based representation of the location data. The online system receives a set of item identifiers from a client device of a user and generates an LLM prompt based on the set of item identifiers and the text-based representations of the location data. The online system receives a response from the LLM and parses the response for a text-based description of related items. The online system maps the text-based description of the related items to item identifiers and transmits a notification to the client device that includes item data associated with the related items.

Abstract: An online system may prompt a shopper to capture one or more images of items on a checkout belt of a retailer, wherein the items are for fulfilling orders for one or more users of an online service. An online system may provide the one or more images to a machine learning model configured to classify an item as a product. An online system may classify the items to one or more products by applying the machine learning model to the images. An online system may for each user, matching the classified products to the user's order. An online system may obtain an annotated image of the items highlighting classified products which do not match the user's order. An online system may provide to the shopper the annotated image with a notification of a potential discrepancy.

Abstract: An online system detects an anomaly associated with an item selection made by a picker for fulfilling an order of a user of an online system. The system generates a prompt for execution by a machine-learned model trained as a large language model. The prompt comprises a chat log between the picker and the user. The system provides the prompt to the machine-learned model for execution. The system receives, as output from the machine-learned model and based on the chat log, a description indicating whether the anomaly is attributable to the user. The system determines, based on the output from the machine-learned model, that the item selection is not attributable to the user. Responsive to determining that the item selection is not attributable to the user, the system provides a notification to a client device of the user to confirm whether the item selection is approved by the user.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for acquiring and managing data regarding external IP (EIP) addresses of services offered in a trusted public cloud environment. The system monitors an application program interface of a service executing in a trusted public cloud environment for occurrence of an event that is related to an EIP of the service. When an event is detected, the system extract EIP related data and metadata of the service, generates a message with the extracted EIP data, and posts the message to a central message queue. The system monitors the message queue for the presence of a new message. Upon detecting a new message, the system processes the message, extracts EIP related data. metadata, and identifies an action. A central database that stores EIP related information of services executing in the trusted public cloud environment is updated based on the identified action.

Abstract: Reinforcing bracket system, for use with gypsum sheathing and other construction materials. The brackets are made from a resilient material, such as metal or metal alloy, and consist of a generally flat, planar main body, possibly with a central portion, which may be solid or hollow, and/or a raised lip, and fastener bores for attaching the bracket to sheeting, and legs for anchoring the bracket in a panel. Mending plates may also be used in a system, along with special-purpose tools for applying adhesive and affixing the brackets and plates.

Abstract: Example systems and methods are provided herein for managing a position of a first watercraft relative to a second watercraft during a desired maneuver. Such systems include a memory and a processor, and the processor is configured to determine a desired relative positioning of the first watercraft to the second watercraft, determine a first position of the first watercraft, determine a first position of the second watercraft, and then determine a desired second position of the second watercraft such that the first watercraft and the second watercraft comply with the desired relative positioning when the second watercraft is in the desired second position. The processor is also configured to determine instructions to cause the second watercraft to move to the desired second position and then to cause the second watercraft to move to the desired second position.

Abstract: A robotic system is provided for performing rearrangement tasks guided by a natural language instruction. The system can include a number of neural networks used to determine a selected rearrangement of the objects in accordance with the natural language instruction. A target object predictor network processes a point cloud of the scene and the natural language instruction to identify a set of query objects that are to-be-rearranged. A language conditioned prior network processes the point cloud, natural language instruction, and the set of query objects to sample a distribution of rearrangements to generate a number of sets of pose offsets for the set of query objects. A discriminator network then processes the samples to generate scores for the samples. The samples may be refined until a score for at least one of the sample generated by the discriminator network is above a threshold value.

Abstract: Methods and systems are employed for searching a first user's calendar schedule for a meeting with a second user, providing an offer from a merchant based on a user's calendar schedule and automatically applying the offer from the merchant based on arrival of the first user and second user at the merchant's location. The verification of the presence of the first user and the second user may be based on identifying the location of each user, and offers from merchant locations may be provided based on the respective locations of the users.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment that includes an articulation subsystem comprising a rotatable shaft, a distal channel retainer coupled to an end effector that is pivotable about an articulation pivot point, an articulation bushing slidable between a proximal position and a distal position, an articulation rod extending distally from the articulation bushing and coupled at a distal end to the distal channel retainer; and a rack movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable shaft. Movement of the rack with respect to the longitudinal axis imparts an axial force onto the articulation bushing moving the articulation bushing between the proximal position and the distal position. Movement of the articulation bushing between the distal position and the proximal position actuates the articulation rod causing the distal channel retainer to pivot about the articulation pivot point.

Abstract: Systems and subsystems for articulating an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes an articulation subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.

Abstract: A deck clip system, in which a deck clip or series of deck clips are provide for rapid deployment of deck boarding on joists. The deck clips have a base element and engaging elements. The base element can be affixed to a joist and the engaging elements extend from the base vertically to engage planks or deck boarding. The planks may have recesses configured to receive the engaging elements. The clips may be arranged or disposed into a strip for even faster deployment.

Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem, an articulation subsystem, a roll subsystem, and a transection subsystem that are operable independently of each other.

Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The disclosed technology includes a housing for a surgical instrument configured to engage with a robotic arm. The housing comprises a first opening positioned to be engaged with at least a portion of a robotic arm, a second opening positioned proximate a rod extending from within the housing; and a fluid management system positioned within the housing proximate one of the first opening or the second opening, the fluid management system being configured to hold or divert fluid within the housing.

Abstract: There are disclosed herein systems and methods for human agency support and facilitation through an integrated use of context information, historical work product, biosensors, explicit user input and a generative AI or generalist agent. The system comprises input means, tokenization, a generative AI or generalist agent and an output stage capable of enacting agency on a user's behalf using output tokens from the language model.

Abstract: Example systems and methods are provided herein for managing a position of a first watercraft relative to a second watercraft during a desired maneuver. Such systems include a memory and a processor, and the processor is configured to determine a desired relative positioning of the first watercraft to the second watercraft, determine a first position of the first watercraft, determine a first position of the second watercraft, and then determine a desired second position of the second watercraft such that the first watercraft and the second watercraft comply with the desired relative positioning when the second watercraft is in the desired second position. The processor is also configured to determine instructions to cause the second watercraft to move to the desired second position and then to cause the second watercraft to move to the desired second position.