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Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
UBICOMP/ISWC 2020 highlights new visions for anywhere & everywhere computing
Top-line research on mobile and wearable technologies to be presented
Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers’ future pregnancies
New technology can decrease healthcare costs, allowing a majority of mothers and infants to have access to a microscopic placenta examination, according to a report in The American Journal of Pathology
Drones can be a source of disturbance to wintering waterbird flocks
Newly published research, in Bird Study , carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in Scotland, shows that wintering waterbirds, such as ducks, geese, swans and wading birds can easily be scared into flight by drones. In recent…
A small number of self-organizing autonomous vehicles significantly increases traffic flow
With the addition of just a small number of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road, traffic flow can become faster, greener, and safer in the near future, a new study suggests. The study, published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical…
An embedded ethics approach for AI development
‘Ethics must be part of the development process’
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments
ADELPHI, Md. — A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments. In a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory and the University…
Intelligent software tackles plant cell jigsaw puzzle
Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle with so many pieces that even the edges seem indistinguishable from others at the puzzle’s centre. The solution seems nearly impossible. And, to make matters worse, this puzzle is in a futuristic setting where…
Using AI to better assess structural health of bridges
UTA researcher combining machine learning, structural health monitoring for bridges
Researchers set sights on theory of deep learning
DOD-funded team is developing guiding principles for popular form of AI
Brain-inspired electronic system could vastly reduce AI’s carbon footprint
Extremely energy-efficient artificial intelligence is now closer to reality after a study by UCL researchers found a way to improve the accuracy of a brain-inspired computing system.
A young scientist of Samara Polytech invented a glove for the deaf
A unique invention will help people with profound hearing loss to get a better spatial awareness
Georgia State researchers developing deep learning framework to map brain disorders
Their work is funded by a $2.4 million, four-year award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
All that glitters is not gold: Misuse of AI by big tech can harm developing countries
New study explains how Artificial Intelligence, if not regulated, can be a threat to sustainable development
Artificial pancreas can prevent dangerously low blood sugar in people with T1D
New system reduces the risk of exercise-related hypoglycemia
Artificial intelligence learns continental hydrology
The complex distribution of continental water masses in South America has been determined with a new Deep-Learning-Method using satellite data
AI as good as the average radiologist in identifying breast cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden have compared the ability of three different artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify breast cancer based on previously taken mammograms. The best algorithm proved to be as accurate as the…
Brain-inspired electronic system could vastly reduce AI’s carbon footprint
Extremely energy-efficient artificial intelligence is now closer to reality after a study by UCL researchers found a way to improve the accuracy of a brain-inspired computing system
$20 million NSF grant for new artificial intelligence institute for molecule synthesis
A team led by Steven L. Miller Chair professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois, Huimin Zhao, was awarded a five-year $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
New tech extracts potential to identify quality graphene cheaper and faster
Engineers at Australia’s Monash University have developed world-first technology that can help industry identify and export high quality graphene cheaper, faster and more accurately than current methods. Published today in international journal Advanced Science , researchers used the data set…
UC Davis to lead new artificial intelligence institute for next generation food systems
The University of California, Davis, has been awarded $20 million as part of a multi-institutional collaboration to establish a new institute focused on enabling the next generation food system through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The award is…
UT Austin selected as home of National AI Institute focused on machine learning
The National Science Foundation has selected The University of Texas at Austin to lead the NSF AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning, bolstering the university’s existing strengths in this emerging field. Machine learning is the technology that drives AI…
Carnegie Mellon named NSF planning institute for artificial intelligence in physics
Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to work toward creating a National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute in Physics. Today, the NSF announced grants to create 5 full institutes and 10 planning…
Microscopic robots ‘walk’ thanks to laser tech
ITHACA, N.Y. – A Cornell University-led collaboration has created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled – and made to walk – with standard electronic signals. These robots, roughly the size of paramecium, provide…
OSTP, NSF, and DOE announce over $1 billion in awards for AI and QIS research
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $1 billion in awards for the establishment of 12 new artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information…
Scientists use blood test to predict who is likely to develop psychotic disorders
Scientists have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years later. The study is published in the current edition of…
Research will test finger-worn sensor that tracks stroke survivors’ arm movements
UMass Amherst health informatician awarded $2.4 million grant from National Institutes of Health
Cutting surgical robots down to size
Origami-inspired miniature manipulator improves precision and control of teleoperated surgical procedures
Virtual imaging trials optimize CT, radiography for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Computational patient models and human phantom with coronavirus abnormalities via multidiagnostic confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection yield ‘realistic’ texture and shape
Social media information can predict a wide range of personality traits and attributes
Findings could bring new technologies to mental health diagnostics and personalized nudges
Beam me up: Researchers use ‘behavioral teleporting’ to study social interactions
NYU Tandon professor Maurizio Porfiri ‘teleports’ behavior of live zebrafish from one tank to another in real time, allowing researchers to isolate critical elements of animal behavior; the work, using robots, offers new tools for studying social
Machines rival expert analysis of stored red blood cell quality
New AI strategies automate assessments of stored blood, remove human subjectivity
Army robo-teammate can detect, share 3D changes in real-time
ADELPHI, Md. — Something is different, and you can’t quite put your finger on it. But your robot can. Even small changes in your surroundings could indicate danger. Imagine a robot could detect those changes, and a warning could immediately…
Exeter experts organize global Artificial Intelligence summit to tackle pandemics
A global summit which aims to boost effective collaboration between experts working in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being organised by academics at the University of Exeter. Working with MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and STEMM Global, the…
What is artificial intelligence?
A conversation between an AI engineer and a humanities researcher
Exoskeleton research marches forward with NIST study on fit
A shoddily tailored suit or a shrunken T-shirt may not be the most stylish, but wearing them is unlikely to hurt more than your reputation. An ill-fitting robotic exoskeleton on the battlefield or factory floor, however, could be a much…
Understanding the inner workings of the human heart
Researchers have investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibers that line the inner surface of the heart. The study, published in the journal Nature , sheds light on questions asked by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago,…
New clues to a 500-year old mystery about the human heart
Scientists show that muscular structures first described by Leonardo da Vinci are essential for heart function
Machine learning, meet human emotions: How to help a computer monitor your mental state
Researchers from Skoltech, INRIA and the RIKEN Advanced Intelligence Project have considered several state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms for the challenging tasks of determining the mental workload and affective states of a human brain. Their software can help design smarter brain-computer…
Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more science
NASA JPL team uses TACC’s Maverick2 system to develop software, trains models
The Marine Technology Society announces its 2020 award recipients
Recognizing engineers, scientists, technologists, policy-makers, educators, and students who have made a significant impact on the profession or in their community
Army researchers explore self-healing materials
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Army and Texas A&M University researchers developed a new material that can autonomously heal in air and underwater. The first-of-its-kind, 3-D printable and stimuli-responsive polymeric materials are expected to enable massive reconfigurability in future military…
Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm
Most of modern medicine has physical tests or objective techniques to define much of what ails us.
To perceive faces, your brain relies on a process similar to face recognition systems
Imagine if every time you looked at a face, one side of the face always appeared distorted as if it were melting, resembling a painting by Salvador Dalí. This is the case for people who have a rare condition known…
Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm
Computer IDs differences in brains of patients with schizophrenia or autism
Applying machine learning to biomedical science
How deep learning and ensemble methods are working together
Sounds of Action: Using Ears, Not Just Eyes, Improves Robot Perception
Carnegie Mellon Builds Dataset Capturing Interaction of Sound, Action, Vision
An AI algorithm to help identify homeless youth at risk of substance abuse
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While many programs and initiatives have been implemented to address the prevalence of substance abuse among homeless youth in the United States, they don’t always include data-driven insights about environmental and psychological factors that could contribute…
Versatile new material family could build realistic prosthetics, futuristic army platforms
Researchers have developed a new family of polymers that can self-heal, have shape memory and are recyclable
NTU Singapore scientists develop artificial intelligence system for high precision recognition of hand gestures
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that recognizes hand gestures by combining skin-like electronics with computer vision