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UrduMultidisciplinary study of the COVID-19 pandemic and its wide-ranging impact has become an urgent endeavor worldwide. To further and deepen global understanding of the crisis, the Harvard Data Science Review (an open access platform of the Harvard Data Science Initiative…
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Study links severe childhood deprivation to neuropsychological difficulties in adulthood
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton, the University of Bath and King’s College London, have provided compelling evidence of the impact of adversity in childhood on neuropsychological functioning in adulthood. They also showed that neuropsychological difficulties may…
Artificial intelligence can make personality judgments based on our photographs
Russian researchers from HSE University and Open University for the Humanities and Economics have demonstrated that artificial intelligence is able to infer people’s personality from ‘selfie’ photographs better than human raters do. Conscientiousness emerged to be more easily recognizable than…
The moral machine
By ‘reading’ books and news articles, machines can be taught ‘right’ from ‘wrong’ and adopt a human-like moral compass to analyze the development of moral values in societies over time
Using machine learning to estimate COVID-19’s seasonal cycle
Berkeley Lab scientists aim to assess the role of climate variables in disease transmission
Next generation of soft robots inspired by a children’s toy
Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator
Machine-learning tool could help develop tougher materials
Engineers develop a rapid screening system to test fracture resistance in billions of potential materials.
The moral machine
By ‘reading’ books and news articles, machines can be taught ‘right’ from ‘wrong’ and adopt a human-like moral compass to analyze the development of moral values in societies over time
Using machine learning to estimate COVID-19’s seasonal cycle
Berkeley Lab scientists aim to assess the role of climate variables in disease transmission
Next generation of soft robots inspired by a children’s toy
Researchers build a fast-moving jumping soft actuator
Machine-learning tool could help develop tougher materials
Engineers develop a rapid screening system to test fracture resistance in billions of potential materials.
Mount Sinai first in US using artificial intelligence to analyze COVID-19 patients
Mount Sinai researchers are the first in the country to use artificial intelligence (AI) combined with imaging, and clinical data to analyze patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). They have developed a unique algorithm that can rapidly detect COVID-19 based on…
Landmark recommendations on development of artificial intelligence and the future of global health
May 19, 2020 – A landmark review of the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the future of global health published in The Lancet calls on the global health community to establish guidelines for development and deployment of new technologies…
Mount Sinai first in US using artificial intelligence to analyze COVID-19 patients
Mount Sinai researchers are the first in the country to use artificial intelligence (AI) combined with imaging, and clinical data to analyze patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). They have developed a unique algorithm that can rapidly detect COVID-19 based on…
Landmark recommendations on development of artificial intelligence and the future of global health
May 19, 2020 – A landmark review of the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the future of global health published in The Lancet calls on the global health community to establish guidelines for development and deployment of new technologies…
VR and AR devices at 1/100 the cost and 1/10,000 the thickness in the works
Zombies or enemies flashing right before your eyes and the dizzying feeling of standing on the edge of a cliff using virtual reality and augmented reality (AR and VR) are no longer exclusive to the games or media industries. Those…
Comedy club performances provide insights on how robots, humans connect via humor
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Standup comedian Jon the Robot likes to tell his audiences that he does lots of auditions but has a hard time getting bookings. “They always think I’m too robotic,” he deadpans. If raucous laughter follows, he comes…
Early Bird uses 10 times less energy to train deep neural networks
Novel training method could shrink carbon footprint for greener deep learning
Meeting of minds as Oden and Turing Institutes sign MOU
Two leading institutes join forces to advance data-centric engineering and scientific machine learning research
Early Bird uses 10 times less energy to train deep neural networks
Novel training method could shrink carbon footprint for greener deep learning
Meeting of minds as Oden and Turing Institutes sign MOU
Two leading institutes join forces to advance data-centric engineering and scientific machine learning research
‘Like looking for a needle in a haystack’: the global hunt to block COVID-19
Artificial intelligence identifying compounds
A soft touch for robotic hardware
Combined muscles and sensors made from soft materials allow for flexible robots
Faster and more effective scene understanding
People, bicycles, cars or road, sky, grass: Which pixels of an image represent distinct foreground persons or objects in front of a self-driving car, and which pixels represent background classes? This task, known as panoptic segmentation, is a fundamental problem…
Army researchers develop new ways to nudge the brain
For Army scientists, the goal of neuroscience research is pursuing the inner workings of the human brain to advance scientific understanding and improve Soldier performance.
Duality Technologies researchers accelerate privacy-enhanced collaboration on genomic data
In a paper published in PNAS, researchers detail accurate privacy-enhanced genome-wide association studies of over 25,000 individuals using homomorphic encryption to yield results 30 times faster than prior secure computation methods
Duality Technologies researchers accelerate privacy-enhanced collaboration on genomic data
In a paper published in PNAS, researchers detail accurate privacy-enhanced genome-wide association studies of over 25,000 individuals using homomorphic encryption to yield results 30 times faster than prior secure computation methods
Army researchers develop new ways to nudge the brain
For Army scientists, the goal of neuroscience research is pursuing the inner workings of the human brain to advance scientific understanding and improve Soldier performance. Researchers recently applied new techniques to modify brain activity. Not only are these techniques used…
Clever new robot rover design conquers sand traps
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Built with wheeled appendages that can be lifted, a new robot developed with U.S. Army funding has complex locomotion techniques robust enough to allow it to climb sand covered hills and avoid getting stuck. The…
AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, have clinically validated and tested the AI on large sets of CT scans,…
Army researchers develop new ways to nudge the brain
For Army scientists, the goal of neuroscience research is pursuing the inner workings of the human brain to advance scientific understanding and improve Soldier performance. Researchers recently applied new techniques to modify brain activity. Not only are these techniques used…
Clever new robot rover design conquers sand traps
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Built with wheeled appendages that can be lifted, a new robot developed with U.S. Army funding has complex locomotion techniques robust enough to allow it to climb sand covered hills and avoid getting stuck. The…
AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, have clinically validated and tested the AI on large sets of CT scans,…
Designing flexible and stretchable single crystal electronic systems
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in collaboration with a Purdue team have discovered that certain crystals are more flexible and stretchable compared to current materials used for electronic applications. These new materials could therefore be used for…
Planetary exploration rover avoids sand traps with ‘rear rotator pedaling’
The rolling hills of Mars or the moon are a long way from the nearest tow truck. That’s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment…
Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversion
Designing flexible and stretchable single crystal electronic systems
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in collaboration with a Purdue team have discovered that certain crystals are more flexible and stretchable compared to current materials used for electronic applications. These new materials could therefore be used for…
Planetary exploration rover avoids sand traps with ‘rear rotator pedaling’
The rolling hills of Mars or the moon are a long way from the nearest tow truck. That’s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment…
Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversion
Machine learning cracks quantum chemistry conundrum
Artificial intelligence techniques accurately calculate the energy required to make — or break — simple molecules
AI techniques in medical imaging may lead to incorrect diagnoses
Machine learning and AI are highly unstable in medical image reconstruction, and may lead to false positives and false negatives, a new study suggests. A team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge and Simon Fraser University, designed a…
Machine learning cracks quantum chemistry conundrum
Artificial intelligence techniques accurately calculate the energy required to make — or break — simple molecules
How to tune out common odors and focus on important ones
“Imagine a dog playing in a garden and smelling all of these different flowery smells, and then somewhere in the distance a predator appears, like a fox. The raw input coming into the dog’s nose is a smell that consists…
Artificial synapses on design
Tiny material differences are crucial for the functional behavior of memristive devices
UCLA and Carnegie Mellon researchers develop real-time physics engine for soft robotics
Motion picture animation and video games are impressively lifelike nowadays, capturing a wisp of hair falling across a heroine’s eyes or a canvas sail snapping crisply in the wind. Collaborators from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Carnegie…
Multitasking in the workplace can lead to negative emotions
Study finds constant email interruptions create sadness and fear
Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther
Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance tests
‘Data clouds fusion’ helps robots work as a team in hazardous situations
A group of researchers and engineers has created a new way for robots to pool data gathered in real time, allowing them to ‘think’ collectively and navigate their way through difficult, previously unmapped obstacles as a team. Researchers published their…