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UrduTimely detection and accurate segmentation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) are essential for the triaging patient for endovascular therapy. Lesion segmentation is a routine process where the abnormal areas within brain images are qualitatively…
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The desire for information: Blissful ignorance or painful truth?
Researchers develop scale that measures people’s willingness to avoid useful information
Projecting the outcomes of people’s lives with AI isn’t so simple
PRINCETON, N.J.–The machine learning techniques scientists use to predict outcomes from large datasets may fall short when it comes to projecting the outcomes of people’s lives, according to a mass collaborative study led by researchers at Princeton University. Published by…
Army researchers measure reliability, confidence for next-gen AI
ADELPHI, Md. (March 30, 2020) – A team of Army and industry researchers have developed a metric for neural networks–computing systems modeled loosely after the human brain–that could assess the reliability and confidence of the next generation of artificial intelligence…
New tool exploring different paths the corona pandemic may take
Umeå University in Sweden is leading a team of researchers across Europe in the development of a coronavirus simulation framework that can support decision makers to experiment and evaluate possible interventions and their combined effects, in a simulated controlled world.…
Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models
New insights into phase transitions using artificial intelligence
Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materials
Sorting through millions of possibilities, a search for battery materials delivered results in five weeks instead of 50 years.
Interactive product labels require new regulations, study warns
Artificial intelligence will be increasingly used on labels on food and other products in the future to make them interactive, and regulations should be reformed now so they take account of new innovations, a study warns. Thanks to the increased…
COVID-19 should be wake-up call for robotics research
Pandemic response requires ‘dull, dirty, dangerous’ jobs suited for robots
Columbia University creates guidelines to ensure ethical development of neurotechnology
Columbia professor creates NeuroRights and a technocratic oath
How robots can help combat COVID-19: Science Robotics editorial
Can robots be effective tools in combating the COVID-19 pandemic? A group of leaders in the field of robotics, including Henrik Christensen, director of UC San Diego’s Contextual Robotics Institute, say yes, and outline a number of examples in an…
Whole body ownership is not just the sum of each part of the body
Separation of body part ownership from body ownership using virtual scrambled body stimulation
New partnership aims to demystify artificial intelligence ‘black boxes’
The promise of artificial intelligence to solve problems in drug design, discover how babies learn language, and make progress in many other areas has been stymied by the inability of humans to understand what’s going on inside AI systems. Researchers…
Researchers unveil framework for sharing clinical data in AI era
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Clinical data should be treated as a public good when it is used for secondary purposes, such as research or the development of AI algorithms, according to a special report published in the journal Radiology .…
Wearable strain sensor using light transmittance helps measure physical signals better
KAIST researchers have developed a novel wearable strain sensor based on the modulation of optical transmittance of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-embedded elastomer. The sensor is capable of sensitive, stable, and continuous measurement of physical signals. This technology, featured in the…
AI may help predict responses to non-small cell lung cancer systemic therapies
Bottom Line: Using standard-of-care computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), researchers utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to train algorithms to predict tumor sensitivity to three systemic cancer therapies. Journal in Which the Study was…
The right thumb becomes the left arm
Re-association of body parts using virtual reality
Putting artificial intelligence to work in the lab
Automated scanning probe microscopy controlled by artificial intelligence/machine learning
Lehigh University engineers unlock secrets to swimming efficiency of whales, dolphins
Findings of team led by MechE professor Keith W. Moored could influence the design of next-gen underwater robots
Portable AI device turns coughing sounds into health data for flu and pandemic forecasting
UMass Amherst computer scientists tested ‘FluSense’ in campus clinic waiting rooms
Mirror, mirror, on the wall
People rate their own bodies as more attractive when viewed from a third-person perspective
Drones could still be a threat to public safety — New research improves drone detection
Researchers are aiming to set up an open drone database to help design radar systems and drone detection techniques
The European Commission offers significant support to Europe’s AI excellence
ELISE project receives 12 Million Euros in funding from the European Commission
Drones could still be a threat to public safety — New research improves drone detection
Researchers are aiming to set up an open drone database to help design radar systems and drone detection techniques
The European Commission offers significant support to Europe’s AI excellence
ELISE project receives 12 Million Euros in funding from the European Commission
Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
Advances in soft robotics could someday allow robots to work alongside humans, helping them lift heavy objects or carrying them out of danger. As a step toward that future, Stanford University researchers have developed a new kind of soft robot…
Soft robot, unplugged
A new, human-scale soft robot can move untethered and navigate human environments
‘Blind over-reliance’ on AI technology to manage international migration could lead to serious breaches of human rights
Over-reliance by countries on artificial intelligence to tackle international migration and manage future migration crisis could lead to serious breaches of human rights, a new study warns. AI can help states and international organisations prepare for large movements of people,…
AI-powered shoes unlock the secrets of your sole
Stevens Institute of Technology is turning running shoes into portable laboratories
Wire and arc to reduce the cost of additive manufacturing
One of the key features of this technology is that the wire is used instead of powder for metal parts 3D printing.
Machine learning technique sharpens prediction of material’s mechanical properties
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Brown University have developed new approaches that significantly improve the accuracy of an important material testing technique by harnessing the power of machine learning. Nano-indentation –…
Study shows widely used machine learning methods don’t work as claimed
Researchers demonstrated the mathematical impossibility of representing social networks and other complex networks using popular methods of ‘low-dimensional embeddings’
Recruiting Robots: DoD Summit Promotes Robotics in Maintenance and Repair
ARLINGTON, Va.–Inspecting fuel and ballast tanks. Sand-blasting old paint coatings and applying new ones. Removing corrosion on ships, submarines, aircraft and other vehicles. These are some of the unpleasant jobs in naval shipyards and maintenance facilities that could be made…
Tara Behrend named SIOP Fellow
Tara Behrend, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Behrend was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and organizational psychology…
Responding to golden hour emergencies with rescue drones!
The School of Design and Human Engineering (DHE) at UNIST has announced that its rescue drone design concept, ‘911$ Rescue Drone’ has been honored at the international design competition, iF Design Awards 2020. The 911$ Rescue Drone, proposed by Professor…
Robots popular with older adults
Psychologists at the University of Jena (Germany) study relationships between humans and machines
AI taps human wisdom for faster, better cancer diagnosis
A new system combining artificial intelligence (AI) with human knowledge promises faster and more accurate cancer diagnosis. The powerful technology, developed by a team led by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo, uses digital images of tissue samples to…
Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes
The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on weight, unless they change their habits. The project was conducted in Brazil with funding from FAPESP.
The elephant in the server room
Catherine D’Ignazio’s new book, “Data Feminism,” examines problems of bias and power that beset modern information.
A flexible brain for AI
Researchers at Osaka Univ. fabricate an energy efficient reconfigurable computing engine that can be rewired to optimize its performance for artificial intelligence tasks. This work may lead to inexpensive and eco-friendly custom machine learning hardware
A flexible brain for AI
Researchers at Osaka Univ. fabricate an energy efficient reconfigurable computing engine that can be rewired to optimize its performance for artificial intelligence tasks. This work may lead to inexpensive and eco-friendly custom machine learning hardware
Circulatory failure is predictable
Patients in a hospital’s intensive care unit are kept under close observation: clinicians continuously monitor their vital signs such as their pulse, blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation. This furnishes doctors and nurses with a wealth of data about the…
New paragliding spy drone can be fired from 40mm grenade launcher
US Army files for patent
Show me the methane
Researchers use machine learning to augment detection of methane leaks
Robots that admit mistakes foster better conversation in humans
Three people and a robot form a team playing a game. The robot makes a mistake, costing the team a round. Like any good teammate, it acknowledges the error. “Sorry, guys, I made the mistake this round,” it says. “I…
Showing robots how to do your chores
By observing humans, robots learn to perform complex tasks, such as setting a table.
University of Arizona professor Gregory Ditzler Wins NSF CAREER Award
Electrical and computer engineering researcher is making sure machine learning technologies like autonomous vehicles and facial recognition stay secure.
Drones can now scan terrain and excavations without human intervention
Drone pilots may become superfluous in the future; new research from Aarhus University has allowed artificial intelligence to take over control of drones scanning and measuring terrain
Discovery of accurate and far more efficient algorithm for point set registration problems
[Background] A point set registration problem is a task using two shapes, each consisting of a set of points, to estimate the relationship of individual points between the two shapes. Here, a “shape” is like a human body or face,…
Drones can now scan terrain and excavations without human intervention
Drone pilots may become superfluous in the future; new research from Aarhus University has allowed artificial intelligence to take over control of drones scanning and measuring terrain