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Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI’s future potential hinges on consensus: NAM report
The role of artificial intelligence, or machine learning, will be pivotal as the industry wrestles with a gargantuan amount of data that could improve — or muddle — health and cost priorities, according to a National Academy of Medicine Special…
Bochum team wins second place in machine-learning competition
Material research
Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials
Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales
AI’s future potential hinges on consensus: NAM report
The role of artificial intelligence, or machine learning, will be pivotal as the industry wrestles with a gargantuan amount of data that could improve — or muddle — health and cost priorities, according to a National Academy of Medicine Special…
Bochum team wins second place in machine-learning competition
Material research
Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials
Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales
A new concept of future robot manipulators will be developed from studying elephants
The project PROBOSCIS has been funded by the European Commission with 3.5 million euros and it is coordinated by IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; the project represents a completely new approach in the field of bioinspired robotics
Using robots to inspect sewer pipes
Pinpoint technology turns pipe replacement from ‘amputation into microsurgery’
Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say Cambridge researchers
The spread of hate speech via social media could be tackled using the same “quarantine” approach deployed to combat malicious software, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Definitions of hate speech vary depending on nation, law and platform, and just…
Artificial intelligence identifies previously unknown features associated with cancer recurrence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) in Japan has successfully found features in pathology images from human cancer patients, without annotation, that could be understood by human doctors. Further, the AI identified…
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Imagine swarms of robotic insects moving around us as they perform various tasks. It might sound like science fiction, but it’s actually more plausible than you might think. Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a soft robotic insect,…
A new concept of future robot manipulators will be developed from studying elephants
The project PROBOSCIS has been funded by the European Commission with 3.5 million euros and it is coordinated by IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; the project represents a completely new approach in the field of bioinspired robotics
Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say Cambridge researchers
The spread of hate speech via social media could be tackled using the same “quarantine” approach deployed to combat malicious software, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Definitions of hate speech vary depending on nation, law and platform, and just…
Artificial intelligence identifies previously unknown features associated with cancer recurrence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) in Japan has successfully found features in pathology images from human cancer patients, without annotation, that could be understood by human doctors. Further, the AI identified…
Using robots to inspect sewer pipes
Pinpoint technology turns pipe replacement from ‘amputation into microsurgery’
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Imagine swarms of robotic insects moving around us as they perform various tasks. It might sound like science fiction, but it’s actually more plausible than you might think. Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a soft robotic insect,…
AI improves breast cancer risk prediction
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) can outperform existing models at predicting which women are at future risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal Radiology . Most existing breast cancer…
AI improves breast cancer risk prediction
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) can outperform existing models at predicting which women are at future risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal Radiology . Most existing breast cancer…
Suction cups that don’t fall off
Insects in torrential rivers may inspire engineering solutions
Bird migration timing skewed by climate, new research finds
Weather radar detects change on a continental scale
Researchers make robots from self-folding kirigami materials
Researchers have demonstrated how kirigami-inspired techniques allow them to design thin sheets of material that automatically reconfigure into new two-dimensional (2D) shapes and three-dimensional (3D) structures in response to environmental stimuli. The researchers created a variety of robotic devices as…
New platform to help SMEs get started with cyber-physical systems
Small and medium-sized enterprises need better opportunities to exploit the benefits of computer-based models for cyber-physical systems; this is the objective of a new, large-scale, pan-European development project headed by Aarhus University
Bird migration timing skewed by climate, new research finds
Weather radar detects change on a continental scale
Researchers make robots from self-folding kirigami materials
Researchers have demonstrated how kirigami-inspired techniques allow them to design thin sheets of material that automatically reconfigure into new two-dimensional (2D) shapes and three-dimensional (3D) structures in response to environmental stimuli. The researchers created a variety of robotic devices as…
New platform to help SMEs get started with cyber-physical systems
Small and medium-sized enterprises need better opportunities to exploit the benefits of computer-based models for cyber-physical systems; this is the objective of a new, large-scale, pan-European development project headed by Aarhus University
Norwegian researcher wins IEEE Control Systems Society BODE award
First Norwegian and only the second woman to win the award
Researchers reconstruct spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A team of Brown University researchers has used a brain-computer interface to reconstruct English words from neural signals recorded in the brains of nonhuman primates. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications Biology ,…
Norwegian researcher wins IEEE Control Systems Society BODE award
First Norwegian and only the second woman to win the award
Researchers reconstruct spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A team of Brown University researchers has used a brain-computer interface to reconstruct English words from neural signals recorded in the brains of nonhuman primates. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications Biology ,…
A tortoise never forgets: Scientists show tortoises are elephants of the reptile world
Described as “living rocks”, giant land tortoises are lumbering beasts with a reputation for being sluggish in both speed and brainpower. But new research carried out by scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) suggests we have…
IQ test for artificial intelligence systems
Washington State University researchers are creating the first-ever “IQ test” for artificial intelligence (AI) systems that would score systems on how well they learn and adapt to new, unknown environments. Diane Cook, Regents Professor and Huie-Rogers Chair Professor, and Larry…
Artificial intelligence boosts MRI detection of ADHD
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence, can boost the power of MRI in predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence . Researchers said the approach could also…
Artificial intelligence boosts MRI detection of ADHD
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence, can boost the power of MRI in predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence . Researchers said the approach could also…
Making robots more perceptive
Lehigh University’s Nader Motee is investigating ways to improve robots’ awareness and decision-making capabilities, with over $1M in grants from ONR and AFOSR
Insects’ drag-based flight mechanism could improve tiny flying robots
An experiment involving gluing a tiny thrip’s wing to a self-sensing microcantilever was confirmed using 3D computational fluid dynamics simulations
Reducing risk in AI and machine learning-based medical technology
To manage the risks, regulators should focus particularly on continuous monitoring and risk assessment, and less on planning for future algorithm changes
Liquid crystal polymer learns to move and grab objects
Researchers trained material the same way as Pavlov trained dogs
Like Pavlov’s dog, this thermoplastic is learning a new trick: Walking
Researchers in Finland are “training” pieces of plastic to walk under the command of light. The method developed, published December 4 in the journal Matter , is the first time a synthetic actuator “learns” to do new “tricks” based on…
Liquid crystal polymer learns to move and grab objects
Researchers trained material the same way as Pavlov trained dogs
Like Pavlov’s dog, this thermoplastic is learning a new trick: Walking
Researchers in Finland are “training” pieces of plastic to walk under the command of light. The method developed, published December 4 in the journal Matter , is the first time a synthetic actuator “learns” to do new “tricks” based on…
AI helps find signs of heart disease on lung cancer screens
CHICAGO – Artificial intelligence (AI) provides an automated and accurate tool to measure a common marker of heart disease in patients getting chest CT scans for lung cancer screening, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of…
AI helps find signs of heart disease on lung cancer screens
CHICAGO – Artificial intelligence (AI) provides an automated and accurate tool to measure a common marker of heart disease in patients getting chest CT scans for lung cancer screening, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of…
Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
A new deep-learning algorithm can quickly and accurately analyze several types of genomic data from colorectal tumors for more accurate classification, which could help improve diagnosis and related treatment options, according to new research published in the journal Life Science…
Helping machines perceive some laws of physics
Model registers ‘surprise’ when objects in a scene do something unexpected, which could be used to build smarter AI
New framework brings accuracy, efficiency to identifying stop words
Algorithmic approach automatically recognizes uninformative words in large collections of text
Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
A new deep-learning algorithm can quickly and accurately analyze several types of genomic data from colorectal tumors for more accurate classification, which could help improve diagnosis and related treatment options, according to new research published in the journal Life Science…
Helping machines perceive some laws of physics
Model registers ‘surprise’ when objects in a scene do something unexpected, which could be used to build smarter AI
New framework brings accuracy, efficiency to identifying stop words
Algorithmic approach automatically recognizes uninformative words in large collections of text
A close look at a sticky situation
New research finds missing link between soft surface adhesion and surface roughness