Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance tests
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
‘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…
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
CT scan database of 1000 sets was created for teaching AI to diagnose COVID-19
The largest CT scan database in the world with COVID-19 features has been collected in Russia
Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build fastest soft robots yet
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. The new soft robotics are…
To climb like a gecko, robots need toes
Robot designers take heed: adjustable hairy toes help geckos run sideways along walls
Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry — new hardware could curb its appetite
Quantum material could offset energy demand of artificial intelligence
Plays exploring human drive and human touch win 2020 Neukom Honors
‘Spec fic’ program expands winner’s list in support of the arts
Using digital twins to design more sustainable cities
HLRS uses supercomputing and visualization to develop comprehensive models of urban environments, supports city planning in Herrenberg, Germany
Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry — new hardware could curb its appetite
Quantum material could offset energy demand of artificial intelligence
Plays exploring human drive and human touch win 2020 Neukom Honors
‘Spec fic’ program expands winner’s list in support of the arts
Using digital twins to design more sustainable cities
HLRS uses supercomputing and visualization to develop comprehensive models of urban environments, supports city planning in Herrenberg, Germany
Could hotel service robots help the hospitality industry after COVID-19?
Lead author Dr Tracy Xu, Lecturer in Hospitality at The University of Surrey’s world-renowned School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, has had her paper published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Free and open-source hardware enables more bang for your buck in research funding
FOSH is rapidly gaining momentum as part of a global “open design movement”, whereby the free release of information on customized research hardware, such as design, schematics and bill of materials are easily accessible anywhere with an internet connection. This…
Study finds stronger links between automation and inequality
Job-replacing tech has directly driven the income gap since the late 1980s, economists report.
Could hotel service robots help the hospitality industry after COVID-19?
A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and hospitality.
Free and open-source hardware enables more bang for your buck in research funding
FOSH is rapidly gaining momentum as part of a global “open design movement”, whereby the free release of information on customized research hardware, such as design, schematics and bill of materials are easily accessible anywhere with an internet connection. This…
Study finds stronger links between automation and inequality
Job-replacing tech has directly driven the income gap since the late 1980s, economists report.
Could hotel service robots help the hospitality industry after COVID-19?
A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and hospitality.
AI — a new tool for cardiac diagnostics
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be an aid to interpreting ECG results, helping healthcare staff to diagnose diseases that affect the heart. Researchers at Uppsala University and heart specialists in Brazil have developed an AI that automatically diagnoses atrial fibrillation and…
Robots help some firms, even while workers across industries struggle
Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops
AI — a new tool for cardiac diagnostics
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be an aid to interpreting ECG results, helping healthcare staff to diagnose diseases that affect the heart. Researchers at Uppsala University and heart specialists in Brazil have developed an AI that automatically diagnoses atrial fibrillation and…
Robots help some firms, even while workers across industries struggle
Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops
Screw cancer: Microneedle sticks it to cancer tissue
Scientists are finding safer ways to keep drug-loaded microrobots attached to cancer tissue
How many jobs do robots really replace?
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation
AI tool speeds up search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Researchers develop machine model that exponentially shortens expert review period
Robot vacuum cleaner conveys seven dwarf personalities by movement alone
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers used a vacuum cleaner and the personalities of three of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White to demonstrate that people can correctly infer a robot’s personality solely by how it…
TACC COVID-19 Twitter dataset enables social science research about pandemic
Leading supercomputing center partners with scholars to collect, distribute, and analyze social media communications
ORBIT project is working with UK’s blind and low vision people to build better AI
The City-led Object Recognition for Blind Image Training (ORBIT) research project is recruiting blind and low vision users to record videos of objects that are important to them. The object will be used in the training and testing of AI
How many jobs do robots really replace?
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation
AI tool speeds up search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Researchers develop machine model that exponentially shortens expert review period
Robot vacuum cleaner conveys seven dwarf personalities by movement alone
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers used a vacuum cleaner and the personalities of three of the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White to demonstrate that people can correctly infer a robot’s personality solely by how it…
TACC COVID-19 Twitter dataset enables social science research about pandemic
Leading supercomputing center partners with scholars to collect, distribute, and analyze social media communications
ORBIT project is working with UK’s blind and low vision people to build better AI
The City-led Object Recognition for Blind Image Training (ORBIT) research project is recruiting blind and low vision users to record videos of objects that are important to them. The object will be used in the training and testing of AI
AI-supported test for very early signs of glaucoma progression
A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, according to results from a UCL-sponsored clinical trial. The technology, supported by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, could help accelerate clinical trials, and eventually…
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Machine learning enhances light-matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures
The research is published in the SPIE-CLP journal Advanced Photonics
Machine learning enhances light-matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures
The research is published in the SPIE-CLP journal Advanced Photonics
The new smartband iFeel-You is able to read body temperature and enforce social distancing
The prototype originates from the research results at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in the framework of the European-funded project An.Dy. Its further development will be possible with the support of interested companies and investors
Stevens leads first NSF Center devoted to financial technology and science
As finance continues its rapid transformation into the digital era, Stevens is designated a leader in guiding the field into a high-tech, big data world
Texas A&M researchers help give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries
Sending small electrical currents to the fingertips of someone operating a robotic arm can help surgeons during robot-assisted procedures, the researchers found
Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life
For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports on three Swedish patients who have…