Strategies to Exploit Myopic and Gambler’s Fallacy Opponents

:::info Authors: (1) Avrim Blum, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA; (2) Melissa Dutz, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Setting and 2.1 Models of behaviorally-biased opponents 3 Preliminaries and Intuition 4.1 Myopic Best Responder and 4.2 Gambler’s Fallacy Opponent 4.3 Win-Stay, Lose-Shift Opponent … Read more

Algorithm 8’s Approach to Countering the Highest Average Payoff Opponent

:::info Authors: (1) Avrim Blum, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA; (2) Melissa Dutz, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Setting and 2.1 Models of behaviorally-biased opponents 3 Preliminaries and Intuition 4.1 Myopic Best Responder and 4.2 Gambler’s Fallacy Opponent 4.3 Win-Stay, Lose-Shift Opponent … Read more

A Guide to Exploiting Unknown Strategies From a Known Bias Set

:::info Authors: (1) Avrim Blum, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA; (2) Melissa Dutz, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Setting and 2.1 Models of behaviorally-biased opponents 3 Preliminaries and Intuition 4.1 Myopic Best Responder and 4.2 Gambler’s Fallacy Opponent 4.3 Win-Stay, Lose-Shift Opponent … Read more

Techniques to Beat the Tie-Stay Variant of Win-Stay, Lose-Shift

:::info Authors: (1) Avrim Blum, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA; (2) Melissa Dutz, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, IL, USA. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Setting and 2.1 Models of behaviorally-biased opponents 3 Preliminaries and Intuition 4.1 Myopic Best Responder and 4.2 Gambler’s Fallacy Opponent 4.3 Win-Stay, Lose-Shift Opponent … Read more

2025 looks like a great year for Xbox

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge There’s a long-running joke in the Xbox community that Microsoft will finally hit its stride with Game Pass and Xbox releases “next year.” The joke has been going around since 2018, when Microsoft made a series of big studio acquisitions to create more Xbox games and make Game Pass … Read more

What’s the Best Way to Control an Exoskeleton?

:::info Authors: (1) Mohammad Shushtari, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (smshushtari@uwaterloo.ca); (2) Julia Foellmer, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering Department, Hamburg University of Technology (julia.foellmer@tuhh.de); (3) Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE), University Health Network (arash.arami@uwaterloo.ca). ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more

How User Weight Affects Exoskeleton Performance

:::info Authors: (1) Mohammad Shushtari, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (smshushtari@uwaterloo.ca); (2) Julia Foellmer, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering Department, Hamburg University of Technology (julia.foellmer@tuhh.de); (3) Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE), University Health Network (arash.arami@uwaterloo.ca). ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more

Why Some Exoskeletons Make Walking Easier Than Others

:::info Authors: (1) Mohammad Shushtari, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (smshushtari@uwaterloo.ca); (2) Julia Foellmer, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering Department, Hamburg University of Technology (julia.foellmer@tuhh.de); (3) Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE), University Health Network (arash.arami@uwaterloo.ca). ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more

Why Do Exoskeletons Work Better at Faster Walking Speeds?

:::info Authors: (1) Mohammad Shushtari, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (smshushtari@uwaterloo.ca); (2) Julia Foellmer, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering Department, Hamburg University of Technology (julia.foellmer@tuhh.de); (3) Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE), University Health Network (arash.arami@uwaterloo.ca). ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more

Which Exoskeleton Technology Is Easiest on Your Muscles?

:::info Authors: (1) Mohammad Shushtari, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (smshushtari@uwaterloo.ca); (2) Julia Foellmer, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering Department, Hamburg University of Technology (julia.foellmer@tuhh.de); (3) Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE), University Health Network (arash.arami@uwaterloo.ca). ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more

New Study Shows Exoskeletons Now Adapt to You, Not the Other Way Around

:::info Authors: (1) Mohammad Shushtari, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo (smshushtari@uwaterloo.ca); (2) Julia Foellmer, Mechanics and Ocean Engineering Department, Hamburg University of Technology (julia.foellmer@tuhh.de); (3) Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE), University Health Network (arash.arami@uwaterloo.ca). ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more

STOP: In the name of the brand police!

Hey hackers! If you work for a brand’s marketing team or want to use HackerNoon for your content marketing needs, submitting stories from a personal profile is not the way to do it 🙂 Instead, it’s a lot easier (and generally quite beneficial) if you work directly with the HackerNoon team and clearly disclose your … Read more

To Pump The Gas Or Not: Analyzing The Ethereum Gas Limit Debate

Ethereum’s proposed gas limit increase aims to enhance scalability, lower transaction fees, and unlock new possibilities for dapps by expanding network capacity. However, it raises critical considerations about decentralization, validator hardware requirements, MEV disparities, and the impact on network stability. Introduction The Ethereum community recently has been abuzz with discussions about a potential gas limit … Read more

Ledger Co-Founder’s Kidnapping Highlights Threat of Crypto Robberies

David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency wallet developer Ledger, was rescued in a police operation after being kidnapped in a ransom attack in France, according to reports, putting an end to days of swirling rumors. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that Ballard and his wife were kidnapped on early Tuesday from their home in Central France … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: From Paris to Berlin: How to Create Circuit-Breakers in Kotlin (1/24/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, January 24, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew closely past distant Uranus in 1986, The Gonski Review was signed to reform education in … Read more