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UrduArtificial Intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as a critical and decisive capability in future warfare and national defense. It is featured prominently as a technology that must be mastered by high-level strategic groups in DOD and by the National Security…
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Resurrecting war plan blue: NPS workshop re-examines US war preparedness
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently concluded an intense concept generation workshop to explore new ways to augment the nation’s resilience and ability to prepare for war – should the need arise – in a world increasingly defined by peer…
Birdwatching from afar: amazing new AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors
Researchers from Osaka University have developed an innovative camera system assisted by artificial intelligence to help observe previously unreported behaviors in wild animals
Vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked with child IQ
Study shows disparities among black women
A.I. tool provides more accurate flu forecasts
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology uses location data to provide robust longer-term insights on flu outbreaks
Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
Researchers have designed a smart fabric that can detect non-metallic objects ranging from avocadoes to credit cards, according to a study from Dartmouth College and Microsoft Research.
Smart tablecloth can find fruit and help with watering the plants
Interactive fabric senses everyday non-metallic objects
Phillips studying role-based norm violation response in human-robot teams
Elizabeth Phillips, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Human Factors/Applied Cognition, is conducting a study to examine two aspects of norm violation response in human-robot teams. Specifically, she is investigating: (1) context-sensitive tradeoffs between rule-based and role-based responses, and (2) representations and mechanisms…
New $53 million grant to create world-wide fleet of robotic floats to monitor ocean health
MOSS LANDING, CA – On October 29, 2020 the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor…
Researchers take a stand on algorithm design for job centers: Landing a job isn’t always the right goal
Imagine that you are a job consultant. You are sitting across from your client, an unemployed individual. After locating them in the system, up pops the following text on the computer screen; ‘increased risk of long-term unemployment’. Such assessments are…
Researcher making drones smarter, situationally aware and team-oriented
NSF-funded project to enable UAVs to monitor themselves and each other, taking into account different scenarios
Learning the language of sugars
Deep learning and bioinformatics tools enable in-depth study of glycan molecules for understanding infections and disease
Artificial intelligence dives into thousands of WW2 photographs
In a new study, researchers have used AI to analyse large amounts of historical photos from WW2. Among other things, the study shows that AI can recognise the identity of photographers based on the content of photos taken by them.
Knotting semimetals in topological electrical circuits
Invented more than 15,000 years ago, knots represent one of the earliest technological breakthroughs at the dawn of human history that kick-started the subsequent rise of human civilisation. Even today, we are still relying on knots in our daily life.…
Surrey device takes us closer to high-performing wearable and eco-disposable AI electronics
The University of Surrey has unveiled a device with unique functionality that could signal the dawn of a new design philosophy for electronics, including next-generation wearables and eco-disposable sensors. In a study published in Advanced Intelligent Systems , researchers from…
Raptor-inspired drone with morphing wing and tail
The northern goshawk is a fast, powerful raptor that flies effortlessly through forests. This bird was the design inspiration for the next-generation drone developed by scientifics of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems of EPFL led by Dario Floreano. They carefully…
NTU spin-off ARTICARES launches portable arm rehabilitation device
A new portable arm rehabilitation robot will help patients to carry out robot-aided therapy at home, allowing them to perform intensive exercises without visiting hospitals or clinics, which can possibly reduce the risk of exposure to infectious diseases such as…
Multi-drone system autonomously surveys penguin colonies
Stanford University researcher Mac Schwager entered the world of penguin counting through a chance meeting at his sister-in-law’s wedding in June 2016. There, he learned that Annie Schmidt, a biologist at Point Blue Conservation Science, was seeking a better way…
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign develops autonomous robot to kill COVID-19
Ultraviolet light is a form of radiation that can be used for sterilization and disinfection. With schools and offices beginning to meet in-person again despite little change in the rate of COVID-19 infections, easy, low-cost sterilization strategies are necessary to…
A new paradigm in patient care
Mechanical engineering assistant professor Elliot Hawkes is one of 20 Packard Fellows for 2020
Robots help to answer age-old question of why fish school
A fish school is a striking demonstration of synchronicity. Yet centuries of study have left a basic question unanswered: do fish save energy by swimming in schools? Now, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB), the University…
The BrainHealth project could create a resilient economy
As part of a global collaboration, the Center for BrainHealth proposes a holistic economic reimagination that focuses on brain health to improve employees’ resilience
Dog training methods help JHU teach robots to learn new tricks
With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, Johns Hopkins University computer scientists showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks, including stacking blocks. With the method, the robot, named Spot, was able…
Research to bring more secure software for autonomous battlefield operations
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Drones and other unmanned machines can save human lives on the battlefield, but adversaries could hack into their artificial intelligence software. Purdue University will be leading research in partnership with Princeton University on ways to protect…
AI detects hidden earthquakes
New technology from Stanford scientists finds long-hidden quakes, and possible clues about how earthquakes evolve
Robots deciding their next move need help prioritizing
As robots replace humans in dangerous situations such as search and rescue missions, they need to be able to quickly assess and make decisions–to react and adapt like a human being would. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign…
University of Liverpool spin out company uses AI to take the pain out of potholes
The University of Liverpool has formed a new spin out company – Robotiz3d Ltd – to take forward new technology that has the potential to radically transform road maintenance. Robotiz3d Ltd is a joint venture spin out company established in…
UMass Lowell secures $11.7 million in research funding
Federal support goes to projects to protect military personnel
Hazumi datasets for dialogue systems that recognize human sentiment released
A group of researchers from Osaka University has released multimodal human-system dialogue corpora Hazumi on the Informatics Research Data Depository of the National Institute of Informatics (NII). Currently, two datasets in Japanese are available for research and development (R&D) purposes…
Researchers discover ‘spooky’ similarity in how brains and computers see
Natural and artificial intelligence networks process 3D fragments of visual images in same way
‘What to expect when you’re expecting robots’
Book co-authored by Associate Professor Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers
New tool can diagnose strokes with a smartphone
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new tool created by researchers at Penn State and Houston Methodist Hospital could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency…
Good vibrations for new energy
Nanogenerator ‘scavenges’ power from their surroundings
Robots and humans collaborate to revolutionize architecture
Robotic strength and precision allow for vastly more sustainable processes.
AI and photonics join forces to make it easier to find ‘new Earths’
Australian scientists’ invention will decipher the ‘twinkle’ of stars
New research projects to explore use of drones for medical delivery purposes
Cranfield University is participating in two new research projects that focus on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for medical delivery purposes. There are over 2.5 million movements of medical supplies, samples and other items between hospitals and medical…
New approach could lead to designed plastics with specific properties
Imagine a plastic bag that can carry home your groceries, then quickly degrade, without harming the environment. Or a super-strong, lightweight plastic for airplanes, rockets, and satellites that can replace traditional structural metals in aerospace technologies. Machine learning and artificial…
Pufferfish-inspired robot could improve drone safety
If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now, a team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a robot that can do much…
Paperpal preflight–a one-stop solution for all editorial checks publishers & authors need
Oct 20, 2020, Denmark: Cactus Communications (CACTUS) , a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, launched its new AI-powered manuscript screening tool called Paperpal Preflight today. Powered by machine learning and trained on millions of published articles, Paperpal Preflight helps reduce…
The gravity of play: Quantifying what we enjoy about games
Scientists develop a mathematical model to objectively analyze the appeal of different games and how it has changed throughout history
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara
If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren’t alone. Perhaps it’s time to shelve that notion. In an area of West Africa 30 times larger than Denmark, an international team, led…
Studying new solar tracking strategies to maximize electric production
From making a small calculator work to generating energy to produce the entire output of an important brewery, solar energy has been undergoing significant growth in recent years, taking the place of nonrenewable energy resources that negatively affect the environment.…
AI methods of analyzing social networks find new cell types in tissue
In situ sequencing enables gene activity inside body tissues to be depicted in microscope images. To facilitate interpretation of the vast quantities of information generated, Uppsala University researchers have now developed an entirely new method of image analysis. Based on…
ONR Robotics enter the COVID-19 fight
ARLINGTON, Va.– A decontamination robot funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and designed by several local universities was recently tested in Richmond Va. The robot–initially designed for shipboard firefighting and maintenance tasks–has now been enlisted in the fight…
Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health
12-week double-blind control trial in 148 Air Force airmen
National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards $1 million grant to team
Funding supports computing accessibility research to analyze facial expressions in ASL
Researchers question the existence of the social brain as a separate system
Russian research team gains deeper insight into the workings of the human brain during group problem
Machine learning uncovers potential new TB drugs
Computational method for screening drug compounds can help predict which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases
All-terrain microrobot flips through a live colon
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A rectangular robot as tiny as a few human hairs can travel throughout a colon by doing back flips, Purdue University engineers have demonstrated in live animal models. Why the back flips? Because the goal is…
Researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles
They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affect health